Category Archives: Battle Creek News
City Commission to vote on police body cameras
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN) - The Battle Creek City Commission is scheduled to vote Tuesday night on a contract worth over $737,000 which will provide body-worn cameras for Battle Creek Police officers. D...
Oct 20, 2020 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Vehicle passenger reaching for gun, shot and injured by Battle Creek Police officer
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two Battle Creek Police officers are on paid administrative leave as Michigan State Police investigate an officer-involved shooting during a traffic stop. It happened ...
Oct 20, 2020
Landlord who confessed to murder of Battle Creek couple arraigned in court
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Monday, the landlord who confessed to murdering a Battle Creek couple was arraigned on charges of murder in court. 34-year-old Joseph Soule and 31-year-old Jaclyn Lepi...
Oct 19, 2020 Jaclyn Lepird and Joseph Soule (Photos courtesy of the Battle Creek Police Department)
Deer causes 7 vehicle crash on I-94 in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Calhoun County Sheriff's deputies say a single car/deer crash resulted in several other chain reaction crashes on I-94 Sunday night. A 19-year-old from Indiana was tr...
Oct 19, 2020
Home where Battle Creek murders took place catches fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A home that was the scene of a recent double murder caught on fire Sunday morning and Battle Creek fire officials are trying to determine what caused the blaze. The fro...
Oct 18, 2020 Jaclyn Lepird and Joseph Soule (Photos courtesy of the Battle Creek Police Department)
Bodies of missing Battle Creek couple found, landlord faces murder charges
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police say they have found the bodies of a couple who had been missing for over a week and a murder suspect is now in custody. 34-year-old Joseph Soule and...
Oct 15, 2020 Jaclyn Lepird and Joseph Soule (Photos courtesy of the Battle Creek Police Department)
Battle Creek Police search for missing couple
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police are asking for the public's help locating a couple missing since early October. 34-year-old Joseph Soule and 31-year-old Jaclyn Lepird of Battle Cr...
Oct 14, 2020 Jaclyn Lepird and Joseph Soule (Photos courtesy of the Battle Creek Police Department)
Sturgis man dies in Fawn River Township crash
FAWN RIVER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- One man is dead after a Fawn River Township crash in St. Joseph County, WOOD TV reported Tuesday. According to reports, troopers with the Michigan State Police ...
Oct 13, 2020 Michigan State Police cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
Battle Creek man dies from crossbow injury in U.P.
BARAGA COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, WOOD TV reported that a Battle Creek man has died after being shot with a crossbow. According to WOOD TV, the Baraga County Sheriff's Office began their inve...
Oct 13, 2020 Jason Rojas / CC
Barry Co. Sheriff on stage with Whitmer kidnapping suspects; residents call for resignation
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Some residents in Barry County are calling for the resignation of their Sheriff, Dar Leaf. This comes after footage of Leaf was released, which showed him onstage with ...
Oct 13, 2020 (Photo courtesy of barrycounty.org)
