Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Man shot while advancing on police in Van Buren County's Paw Paw Township
PAW PAW TOWNHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 49-year-old Wisconsin man is in critical condition after being shot while confronting police in Van Buren County's Paw Paw Township. Van Buren County Sheriff Danie...
Feb 19, 2021 (Photo by John McNeil)
President Biden to arrive for Pfizer plant tour this afternoon
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Details have finally been released on President Joe Biden's visit to Michigan today to tour Pfizer's plant in Portage. The president will meet with workers making Pfizer's C...
Feb 19, 2021 Peter Stevens / CC
BCFD save family pets from Oakhill Drive fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek firefighters were able to safely remove some family pets from a home on Thursday afternoon when a fire broke out at 91 Oakhill Drive. The fire is believed t...
Feb 19, 2021 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
UPDATE: Victim identified in Barry County homicide
UPDATE: The Barry County Sheriff's Department has identified the victim as 18 year-old Gracyn-Michael Brickley of Ionia County. HASTINGS MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Barry County authorities are continuing their...
Feb 18, 2021
Bad weather forces rescheduling of Calhoun COVID-19 clinics
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - Due to this week's winter weather event, the Calhoun County Public Health Department has announced that second dose vaccination clinics were rescheduled to Saturday and Monda...
Feb 18, 2021 Alachua County
VAMC announces vaccination of one millionth veteran, over 4,500 in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Wednesday, the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Veterans Health Administration announced the vaccination of its one millionth veteran with their first dose of COVID...
Feb 17, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
UPDATE: Portage Mayor says President Biden visit delayed until Friday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- UPDATE: WWMT reported on Wednesday that President Joe Biden's expected visit on Thursday has now been postponed to Friday. Mayor Randall says this decision was made due to ...
Feb 17, 2021 jlhervàs / CC
MSP - Cruiser involved in crash on I-94
EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Troopers at the Marshall post of the Michigan State Police (MSP) are reminding drivers to slow down in snowy conditions after a crash involving an MSP cruiser was re...
Feb 15, 2021 This crash occurred on 2/15/21. (Photo courtesy of the Michigan State Police Twitter page).
Princesses & Carriages special kids event announced for March at Gilmore Car Museum
HICKORY CORNERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- An all new event aimed at children called Princesses & Carriages will take place in March at the Gilmore Car Museum. The museum says the event will combine an i...
Feb 15, 2021 Beauty Princess, Cinderella and Mermaid Princess with 1934 Auburn Boattail Speedster-min (Courtesy Gilmore Car Museum)
Woman crashes vehicle into Battle Creek business during police chase
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A driver who fled from police, and eventually crashed through a business in Battle Creek over the weekend, was said to be heavily intoxicated when they were arrested, ...
Feb 15, 2021
