Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Census deadline a major concern for those not counted in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo/Battle Creek area could lose tens of millions of dollars in federal funding over the next decade because of a Census under-count. CNN is reporting that Comm...
Sep 29, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Saugatuck Brewing Company to finalize merger with Gonzo’s Biggdogg Brewing
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Douglas-based Saugatuck Brewing Company (SBC) announced Monday that it is finalizing the process of merging with Kalamazoo's Gonzo's Biggdogg Brewing (GBDB). "We could no...
Sep 28, 2020 Saugatuck Brewing Company - Singapore IPA. (Photo by Will Kriss)
Discarded smoking materials to blame for Battle Creek fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) responded to a structure fire early Monday morning. Around 12:20 a.m., the department was called to 55 Fremont Street on a repo...
Sep 28, 2020 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
Finley's Grill and Smokehouse in Kalamazoo permanently closes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another restaurant in Kalamazoo is closing its doors for good. On Monday, Finley's Grill and Smokehouse posted on their Facebook page announcing that the restaurant will n...
Sep 28, 2020 snowpea&bokchoi / CC
DeWitt man arrested on OWI, assault charges
MARSHALL (WKZO AM/FM) - A DeWitt man is pending charges after an incident Saturday morning in Calhoun County. Deputies were summoned to WB 94 near exit 104 at around 1:30 am on a report of a one car a...
Sep 27, 2020
Suspected drunk driver assaults deputies in Calhoun County
EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man could be facing drunk driving charges after he crashed his car on I-94 and then assaulted the first responders who were trying to help him. It occurred around...
Sep 27, 2020 Scott Davidson / CC
Man robbed and run over in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police are searching for a suspect that robbed an elderly man and then ran him over with his getaway vehicle. It occurred Friday just before 10:30 a.m. at...
Sep 25, 2020
Barry County EEE patient being released from hospital
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Barry County man known as Michigan's first case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in 2020 is being released from the hospital. 58-year-old Jeff Wescott of Hastings wi...
Sep 25, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Motorcyclist killed in crash on U.S. 131 in Allegan County
MARTIN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A motorcyclist is dead after he rear-ended another vehicle in a traffic backup on U.S. 131 in Allegan County. It happened just before 7 p.m. Tuesday on northbound U...
Sep 23, 2020 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Calhoun County set to be sprayed for EEE mosquitoes Tuesday night
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Aerial treatment to combat the potentially deadly mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) is expected to occur in three counties tonight (Tuesday, September...
Sep 22, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
