Category Archives: Battle Creek News

Legislation approved by state Senate would help development of proposed event center in Kalamazoo
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Assistance for the development of a proposed event center in downtown Kalamazoo won approval Friday in the Michigan Senate. State Representative. Brandt Iden had originally ...
Ken Delaney Dec 18, 2020 sugarfrizz / CC

UPDATE: Police say man stabbed parents before being shot by Sheriff's deputy
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police say a man was shot dead by a Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputy after stabbing his parents inside their home near Kalamazoo, and then attacking the deputy. Th...
Ken Delaney Dec 18, 2020 KCSD investigating fatal one car accident in Comstock

One man shot and killed by Kalamazoo County deputy in Oshtemo Township
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police say a suspect is dead and two other people are injured after a stabbing and shooting incident in Oshtemo Township this morning. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff'...
Ken Delaney Dec 18, 2020 (Photo by John McNeil).

Suspect allegedly confesses to shooting and running over Galesburg murder victim
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Court documents show that a Galesburg woman whose body was found in a Kalamazoo County lake had been shot and run over with a car, and the suspect in the murder al...
Ken Delaney Dec 17, 2020 Chad Michael White. (Photo courtesy of the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office).

Road commission employee dies behind the wheel of heavy equipment he was operating
NEWTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Authorities say a Calhoun County Road Department employee apparently suffered a medical emergency and died behind the wheel of his grader Thursday morning. The Calho...
Ken Delaney Dec 17, 2020

Pop-Up Neighborhood Testing Thursday at Battle Creek site
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will offer pop up testing for COVID-19 on Thursday at the Second Missionary Baptist Church at 485 Washington Avenue....
Jim Measel Dec 17, 2020 EpicTop10.com / CC

First shipment of COVID-19 vaccine in Calhoun County this weekend
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Public health Department says they will receive its first shipment of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines as soon as this weekend. The vaccines are being shipped t...
Jim Measel Dec 17, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC

Battle Creek woman in custody over boyfriend stabbing death
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- One woman is in custody after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death, the Battle Creek Enquirer reported Wednesday. The Battle Creek Police Department (BCPD) confir...
Will Kriss Dec 16, 2020 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).

BC School Board votes to put bond proposal on May ballot
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN) - The Battle Creek Public Schools school board voted on Monday night to move forward with the next steps for a bond measure to transform Northwestern Middle School into a K-8 v...
Jim Measel Dec 15, 2020 Mike Cohen / CC

MSP investigate suspicious vehicle fire in St. Joseph County
CONSTANTINE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police Troopers from the Marshall Post are investigating a suspicious fire that was reported over the weekend in St. Joseph County. State Police ...
Jim Measel Dec 14, 2020




