Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Police look for pick up truck following Sherwood hit-and-run
SHERWOOD, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan State Police along with other law enforcement authorities are looking for a pickup truck after a female pedestrian was struck in Sherwood on Sunday night. Troopers s...
Oct 05, 2020
UPDATE: Battle Creek woman killed when vehicle hit motorcycle
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A 54-year-old woman from Battle Creek has died after her motorcycle was struck by a vehicle near Burlington. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department says it happened a...
Oct 04, 2020
Sturgis homicide suspect taken into custody, victim shot multiple times
STURGIS, MI (WTVB) - One man is dead and a suspect is in custody following a shooting in Sturgis on Friday evening. The Sturgis Police Department says police and fire were dispatched at 5:37 p.m. to t...
Oct 03, 2020
Ann Avenue water main work set for Monday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN) - The City of Battle Creek says their crews will continue water main work on Ann Avenue that requires temporary water shutoffs beginning Monday morning. This work will require ...
Oct 02, 2020 Thomas Hammer / CC
Electronics and Scrap Tire Collection scheduled for Albion
ALBION, MI (WTVB) - A free electronics and scrap tires collection will take place for all Calhoun County residents on Saturday, October 10 in Albion. The items will be collected from 9:00 a.m. until 1...
Oct 02, 2020 randychiu / CC
Calhoun COVID-19 cases surge in the past week
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department is reporting a surge of positive COVID-19 cases during the past week. Between September 24 and October 1, the county reporte...
Oct 02, 2020 Olgierd (3rd account) / CC
Fight results in gunshots in Calhoun County
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- An investigation is underway after a fight led to shots fired outside a gas station near Battle Creek. Calhoun County Sheriff's deputies say the altercation occurred ju...
Oct 02, 2020
Lieutenant Gov. Gilchrist visits Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, endorsing candidates
BATTLE CREEK/KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist is making stops in Southwest Michigan. He will visit Battle Creek and Kalamazoo on Friday to endorse State Representativ...
Oct 02, 2020 (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor)
BC gets $3.4 million from HUD for lead-based paint and home hazards
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Battle Creek has received $3.4 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of an effort to protect children and families from ...
Oct 01, 2020
Battle Creek man arrested in Kalamazoo Township shooting
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Battle Creek man has been arrested in connection to a shooting that occurred in Kalamazoo Township last week. Just before 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, ...
Sep 29, 2020 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
