Category Archives: Battle Creek News

Driver in crash that killed high school senior identified and charged
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - A driver has been charged in connection to a crash last month that killed Calhoun Community High School senior Daelnn Roark. 18-year-old Gavin Christopher Scott, was official...
Brett Briscoe Aug 15, 2025

Firefighter injured battling flames in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One firefighter was treated and released from a Battle Creek hospital after being injured battling flames at an abandoned home yesterday. The fire was reported just aft...
Michael Arney Aug 14, 2025

Charges authorized for driver involved in crash that killed a Calhoun Community High School senior
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Charges have been authorized against a driver involved in a fatal reckless driving crash last month that claimed the life of a Calhoun Community High School student and...
Brett Briscoe Aug 13, 2025

Amanda Zimmerlin chosen as Battle Creek city manager
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek city commissioners have named Amanda Zimmerlin as their new city manager. She has been the city manager for Clayton, Ohio from February 2020 and was the as...
Michael Arney Aug 13, 2025

Battle Creek fire does over $1 million in damage
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Sunday morning just after 10 a.m. The Battle Creek Fire Department responded to a roof fire at ReConserve of Michigan. The first units on the scene found fire and smoke...
Brett Briscoe Aug 11, 2025 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).

Two arrested in connection with CSC Investigation in Calhoun County
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Arkansas man and Michigan woman are in custody on criminal sexual conduct and child abuse charges in Calhoun County. Acting on information about an ongoing cri...
Brett Briscoe Aug 11, 2025

Two arrested in connection with criminal sexual conduct investigation
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people are in the Calhoun County Jail on child abuse, kidnapping, and 1st degree criminal sexual conduct charges. The sheriff's office carried out a search wa...
Michael Arney Aug 11, 2025 Calhoun County Sheriff's Office cruisers. (Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office).

Gas prices up a dime on average in Michigan
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Drivers are paying ten cents more per gallon to fill up their gas tank than last week. Triple-A Michigan says the statewide average is now $3.23, which is six cents less th...
Michael Arney Aug 11, 2025

Kalamazoo man dies in two vehicle crash, alcohol is believed to be a factor
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -A 24-year-old Kalamazoo man is dead after a two vehicle crash in early Saturday. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says around 2:00 a.m. officers were dispatched to...
Ken Delaney Aug 09, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)

One person dies in Battle Creek house fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person died in a Battle Creek house fire Saturday morning. The Battle Creek Fire Department says it responded to a residential structure fire Saturday morning on Gr...
Ken Delaney Aug 09, 2025




