Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Nearly $5M grant will help WMU, school districts create new pipeline to fill teacher shortage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new partnership between Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Public Schools, and Benton Harbor Area Schools will develop a new pipeline to fill what's described as a d...
Nov 12, 2020 Bronco statue on the campus of Western Michigan University (Photo by John McNeil)
Allegan and Calhoun County health departments prioritize contact tracing efforts
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Calhoun and Allegan County health officials are issuing new guidance in how they will investigate and track COVID-19 cases going forward. The Calhoun County Public Heal...
Nov 12, 2020 EpicTop10.com / CC
Spectrum Health sets limits during latest COVID-19 surge
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated with the correct Allegan County test dates. HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- How bad is this COVID-19 surge in West Michigan? Spectrum Health, which operates 14 hospi...
Nov 12, 2020 Corewell Health Butterworth. Courtesy, Corewell Health Butterworth.
Police chase ends with crash in Battle Creek, search continues for suspects
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is searching for suspects involved in a larceny and police pursuit that ended in a crash Tuesday night. Around 9:13 p.m., deputie...
Nov 11, 2020
BC Mayor Behnke tests positive for COVID-19
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One week after he became the first citizen elected Battle Creek Mayor, it was announced during Tuesday's Battle Creek City Commission meeting that Mayor Mark Behnke had...
Nov 11, 2020 Battle Creek Mayor Mark Behnke (courtesy of the City of Battle Creek)
God’s Kitchen of Michigan holiday dinners in jeopardy of being canceled
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with God's Kitchen of Michigan, a hunger-relief charity servicing Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, say they are in jeopardy of having to cancel this year's Thanksgivi...
Nov 11, 2020 The God's Kitchen of Michigan Battle Creek Christmas Dinner, December 19, 2019 (courtesy of God's Kitchen of Michigan)
UPDATE: Charges filed against Battle Creek man in connection to child death
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- UPDATE: Tuesday, WWMT reported that charges are now being filed against Henry Lewis Jones Jr. in connection to the death of a child. Sgt. Joel Case told WWMT that the ...
Nov 10, 2020 Henry Lewis Jones Jr. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Police Department).
Calhoun County COVID-19 cases continue to climb
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department reported six more COVID-19 related deaths over the weekend which brought the county's death toll up to 80. They also said there ha...
Nov 10, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
BC City Hall and BCPD will close to the public next Monday due to COVID-19
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - More buildings in Battle Creek are being closed to the public through the rest of November in an effort to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The City of Battle Creek's ...
Nov 10, 2020
BCU owns McCamley Plaza following court settlement
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Unlimited is the new owner of the McCamly Plaza Hotel. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports Battle Creek Unlimited gained ownership of the hotel last Tuesday ...
Nov 10, 2020 Photo courtesy of hurb.com
