Category Archives: Battle Creek News
ICE detainee at Calhoun County Jail dies apparently from natural causes
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department says a 58-year-old man died in the Calhoun County Jail last Friday morning. The inmate past away at 11:38 a.m. that morning. The ...
Feb 09, 2021
Warrant issued for Calhoun County man accused of brutally assaulting girlfriend at motel
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Calhoun County man is sought by authorities, accused of physically assaulting his girlfriend several times at a motel over the weekend. 34-year-old Philip Young...
Feb 09, 2021 Philip Young - Calhoun County Sheriff's office
First B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variants identified in Calhoun County
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department reported on Monday the first cases of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant in their county. This variant was identified in two separa...
Feb 08, 2021
Battle Creek boyfriend accused of vicious assault on girlfriend, her children, and a puppy
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police in Battle Creek arrested a man on several charges after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend, and then assaulted her children and a puppy. Police were called at...
Feb 08, 2021 200 Graves Avenue - Google Satellite View
Bronson introduces new COVID-19 vaccination scheduling process
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bronson Healthcare is introducing a new scheduling process for COVID-19 vaccinations. With demand outweighing supply, Bronson is initially only encouraging adults 65 and o...
Feb 07, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Michigan approved for Pandemic-EBT benefits assistance for school meals
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Approximately 810,000 Michigan children whose access to school meals had been affected by COVID-19 are set to receive over 741 million dollars in assistance. Governor Gretch...
Feb 07, 2021
Sexual Assault Services looking for volunteers in Calhoun and Van Buren Counties
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) - Sexual Assault Services is looking for volunteers to help support victims is Van Buren and Calhoun Counties. According to Bronson Healthcare's Carolyn Wyllie, those who are...
Feb 06, 2021 Bronson Battle Creek (Photo by John McNeil)
First West Michigan case of B.1.1.7. COVID-19 variant confirmed in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The first case of the new, more contagious B.1.1.7. variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Kalamazoo County. The Health & Community Services Department identified ...
Feb 05, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
Van Buren County man to stand trial for 2012 sexual assault case in Marshall
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Van Buren County man has been ordered to trial in Calhoun County on five counts of sexual assault after a woman testified she was a victim back in 2012. The woman, w...
Feb 04, 2021 Brian Turner / CC
Winter weather advisory in place until Friday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for several areas in Southwest Michigan. The alert concerns the counties of Kalamazoo, Calhoun, B...
Feb 03, 2021 Michigan Department of Transportation snowplow (Photo by MDOT)
