Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Battle Creek woman out $10,000 following email scam in April
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek police are investigating an email scam that left a woman out $10,000. The 27-year-old reported the incident to officers on Tuesday. She said back in April...
May 07, 2021 Andrew Mason / CC
Family of Andrew Blowers files wrongful death lawsuit against police
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The family of a man shot to death during a police confrontation last September has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Battle Creek and Calhoun County as ...
May 07, 2021 Patrick Feller / CC
Horrock's Market in Battle Creek moving from downtown to Lakeview Square Mall
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A longtime staple for grocery shopping in downtown Battle Creek is getting ready to make a big move, one that has been speculated for years. The owners of Horrock's Ma...
May 06, 2021 Horrock's Market - Google Street View
Galesburg-Augusta Schools asking for recount after narrow loss for proposal in election
GALESBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A recount will be requested following razor-thin election results to a local school bond proposal in Tuesday's election. Voters in the Galesburg-Augusta School District v...
May 06, 2021 Galesburg-Augusta High School - Google Street View
Sturgis man charged with 11 counts including murder in Branch County bike hit and run
COLDWATER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - 42-year-old Daniel Gerard Silich of Sturgis was formally charged with 11 counts including a charge of second degree murder during an arraignment on Wednesday in Branch Coun...
May 05, 2021
Preliminary exam held Tuesday for suspect in 2020 Battle Creek murder case
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Battle Creek man charged in a stabbing death from August of last year has written an apology to the family of the victim, according to testimony by detectives. A pre...
May 05, 2021 Best Law
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
