Category Archives: Battle Creek News
May election underway with several proposals in southwest Michigan communities
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Today is the May election and several items are on ballots in Southwest Michigan communities. In Kalamazoo, a special education millage proposal is on the ballot for KRES...
May 04, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Police in Battle Creek say they have person of interest in weekend murder case
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police detectives say they have a person of interest in the weekend shooting death of a Battle Creek man. Detective Sgt. Joel Case told the Battle Creek Enquirer that ...
May 04, 2021
Armed man causes school lockdown in Calhoun County
HOMER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An armed man claiming he was conducting a 2nd Amendment Audit caused a school lockdown in Homer Monday, according to a report from the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office. Officia...
May 03, 2021 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Police take 18 year old into custody following Pennfield Township pursuit and reckless driving
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - An 18-year-old suspect from Battle Creek is in police custody after the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department says he drove recklessly and tried to get away from law...
May 03, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Binder Park Zoo opens for 2021 Season
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek's Binder Park Zoo opened for the first time in 2021 on Saturday, May 1st. President and CEO Diane Thompson said it had been a very long winter, but they w...
May 02, 2021 Entrance to Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek, MI. (Photo courtesy of the Binder Park Zoo).
Battle Creek police investigating man found dead in his home as a homicide
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police are investigating after a Battle Creek man was found dead in his home on Saturday. The victim is identified as 61-year-old Daniel Murray who was found by police...
May 02, 2021 Crime scene tape
Large number of gunshots heard near WMU campus; police investigating
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Western Michigan University Public Safety is investigating what they are calling a "large number of gunshots" heard near campus early Saturday morning. According to a WMU...
May 01, 2021 Police lights
Man accused in Calhoun County dispatch threats also may have been targeting Gov. Whitmer
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It turns out that a man, who was wanted for involvement in the January 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol and also made threatening calls to the Calhoun County Sheriff's office,...
Apr 29, 2021 Leonid Mamchenkov / CC
Statistics show over 32 percent of Calhoun residents totally vaccinated
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A vaccine dashboard from the State of Michigan shows that as of Wednesday, 77,415 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Calhoun County residents, from vari...
Apr 28, 2021
Man involved in January 6 U.S. Capitol riots threatened Calhoun County dispatch 143 times the day before
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man from New York accused of assaulting a federal officer during riots at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. on January 6, apparently made over 100 threatening call...
Apr 28, 2021 Credit: Tyler Merbler - U.S. Capitol riots on January 6, 2021
