Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Otsego man and Battle Creek woman killed in separate US-131 accidents Thursday
SHELBYVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Otsego man was struck and killed by a semi tractor trailer, while a Battle Creek woman was killed in a separate multi-vehicle accident Thursday along a stretch of US-...
Dec 11, 2020
Four Michigan Republicans join Texas lawsuit against Michigan
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Four Michigan Congressmen, all Republicans, have joined a lawsuit from Texas trying to overturn the Presidential election. U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga of Zeeland; John Moolenaar o...
Dec 11, 2020 Detail from Michigan's response to Texas elections lawsuit.
BCFD looking into cause of Thursday night Elm Street fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The cause of a Thursday night fire at 35 Elm Street in Battle Creek is unknown at this time. The Battle Creek Fire Department says they were called to the two story prop...
Dec 11, 2020 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief positive for COVID-19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief Vernon Coakley is recuperating at home after being diagnosed with COVID-19 Wednesday evening. In a press release issued by the ...
Dec 10, 2020 (Photo courtesy of KDPS)
Sherwood man dies in two vehicle St. Joseph County crash
FAWN RIVER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - A Sherwood man was killed and two other persons were injured Wednesday morning in a Saint Joseph County two vehicle crash. St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhi...
Dec 10, 2020 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
B.C. City Commission may change waste hauler next Tuesday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The City of Battle Creek is looking to change their waste hauler services from Waste Management to Republic Services. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports that Battle Creek...
Dec 09, 2020 Ash Kyd / CC
Calhoun County COVID-19 cases go over 6,000, residents urged to follow protocols
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department reported on Tuesday that there has been a cumulative total of 6,003 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with a total of 133 deaths attribu...
Dec 09, 2020
Free Christmas dinners will still happen in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek next week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Despite having to cancel their free Thanksgiving dinner due to a lack of finds, God's Kitchen of Michigan is going ahead with its free Christmas dinners in Kalamazoo and B...
Dec 09, 2020 A God's Kitchen of Michigan volunteer assembles free meals (courtesy of God's Kitchen of Michigan)
Final defendants convicted in Battle Creek-area drug scheme
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The last two of eleven defendants accused in a drug trafficking operation have been convicted in federal court, according to a report from WWMT Tuesday. That incident ste...
Dec 08, 2020 Best Law
Leroy Township vehicle larceny suspect in custody
LEROY TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Michigan State Police at Marshall say a suspect is in custody following numerous vehicle larcenies last week in Leroy Township. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports a...
Dec 08, 2020
