Category Archives: Battle Creek News
COVID-19 outbreak reported at Calhoun County Jail
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department reported on Monday that the Calhoun County Jail has experienced an outbreak of COVID-19 within two pods of the correctional ...
Oct 26, 2020 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Battle Creek Transit will offer free rides on election day
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Monday, the City of Battle Creek announced its public transit bus system will offer free rides on November 3, or election day. Officials say the move is meant to bette...
Oct 26, 2020 Mr Thinktank / CC
Clarendon Township man injured after being dragged by tractor
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is reporting that a Clarendon Township man was injured Monday after being dragged by a tractor. Around 11:40 a.m., deputies were ...
Oct 26, 2020
Superintendents ask for community help to keep schools, events open
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - School superintendents in Branch and Calhoun counties are pleading with residents to help prevent the further cancellation of extracurricular activities, and even the closing of...
Oct 24, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Kalamazoo Red Roof Inn suffers extensive damage in Friday night fire
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fire Friday night at the Red Roof Inn on East Cork Street in Kalamazoo has caused extensive damage to the hotel. Officials say the fire started around 10:00 p.m. on the ...
Oct 24, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Battle Creek police release dashboard videos of shooting incident
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Police Department Friday released dashboard camera videos of the moments when an officer shot a suspect earlier this week. The video released compiles ...
Oct 24, 2020 A screenshot of a Battle Creek Police Department dashboard video from an October 20, 2020 shooting incident (courtesy of BCPD)
Allegan police chase has watery end
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A police chase ended with a splash Wednesday in the City of Allegan, according to Allegan County Sheriff's Lt. Bretton Ensfield. It started, Ensfield said in an email to med...
Oct 21, 2020 Jason Rojas / CC
Propane tank explodes inside Battle Creek home
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek fire officials say propane tanks resulted in a small explosion inside of a home. Crews were called to the 400 block of Kendall Street near Vineyard Avenue...
Oct 21, 2020 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Calhoun County COVID-19 related deaths rise to 53
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - The latest report from the Calhoun County Public Health Department show that five more county residents have passed away since last Thursday after testing positive for COVID-...
Oct 21, 2020 sergio santos / CC
UPDATE: Battle Creek City Commissioners vote to approve police body camera plan
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday night, the Battle Creek Board of Commissioners approved a plan for the Battle Creek Police Department (BCPD) to be outfitted with new body cameras. Under the a...
Oct 20, 2020 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
