Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Governor Whitmer, Speaker Hall believe budget deal still possible
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One week from today is the deadline for state lawmakers to get a budget for the next fiscal year passed and on the desk of Governor Gretchen Whitmer or state government shut...
Sep 23, 2025 Exterior of Michigan Capitol building (courtesy State of Michigan)
Kalamazoo Public Safety wants person who shot video of shooting to come forward
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Video of a shooting that happened around 3:15 Saturday morning near Two Fellas Grill on West Michigan Avenue near Howard Street is circulating online. Kalamazoo Public Saf...
Sep 23, 2025 New location for Two Fellas Grill at 2730 W. Michigan Ave. in Kalamazoo. (Photo by Will Kriss).
Battle Creek man charged in connection to assault on repo agent
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek man is in custody for allegedly trapping a repo agent between two vehicles. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to the 2100 blo...
Sep 19, 2025
West Michigan drought worst since 2012
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - From Holland to the Muskegon County line and east to Grand Rapids, the summer's drought is the most significant since 2012. The U.S. Drought Monitor says that part of t...
Sep 19, 2025
Man arrested for pinning repo agent with vehicle
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man for pinning a repossession agent between two vehicles in Pennfield Township. It happened just before 10:30 ...
Sep 19, 2025 Calhoun County Sheriff's Office cruisers. (Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office).
Battle Creek man arrested in drug raid
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek man is facing multiple charges following a drug bust on Thursday in Pennfield Township. According to the Michigan State Police, The Southwest Enfor...
Sep 18, 2025
Lights will flicker for some in Allegan County early Thursday
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO) -Consumers Energy is giving a heads-up to over 1,300 Allegan County residents that they will see their lights flicker early Thursday as crews replace equipment in a local sub...
Sep 17, 2025
Kalamazoo man sentenced to 10-30 years in prison for stabbing another homeless man in 2023
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man has been sentenced to 10 to 30 years in prison in connection with a 2023 homicide that occurred on the city's east side. 42-year-old Jason Lawrence Blough ...
Sep 16, 2025 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Michigan Supreme Court revives lawsuit against Blue Oval Battery plant in Marshall
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Supreme Court has revived a lawsuit aimed at derailing Ford Motor Company's $2.5 billion electric vehicle battery park in Marshall. In a brief order late last week, ...
Sep 16, 2025
Air Zoo receives $819,000 grant for Making Space in Michigan project
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Air Zoo project called Making Space in Michigan now has the green light, thanks to an $819,200 grant from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity's 20...
Sep 15, 2025
