Category Archives: Battle Creek News
KDPS - Chief Thomas to step down at end of month
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Wednesday evening, the City of Kalamazoo announced that the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) Chief Karianne Thomas will be stepping down from her position at ...
Sep 16, 2020 KDPS Chief Karianne Thomas and other city leaders during a press conference in response to civil disturbances and vandalism downtown early Tuesday morning. (Courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Man claims he was robbed, attempts to solicit money in Pennfield Twp.
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Calhoun County Sheriff's deputies are searching for a man accused of attempting to solicit money in the Pennfield Township area. On Tuesday, authorities received...
Sep 16, 2020 Scott Davidson / CC
Teens detained for Homer business robberies
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Three teens could be facing charges following a string of burglaries in Calhoun County. Deputies say that a several businesses and vehicles were broken into in the V...
Sep 16, 2020 Jason Rojas / CC
UPDATE: Jill Biden visits West Michigan
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Dr. Jill Biden is making stops in West Michigan. The former second lady and wife to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden tpured Kids' Food Basket in Grand Rapids ...
Sep 15, 2020 Marc Nozell / CC
Police investigating Springfield home invasion case, suspect at large
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is investigating a home invasion that took place Tuesday morning. Around 9:30 a.m., Calhoun County Sheriff's Deputies were sent to a...
Sep 15, 2020 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Two arrested in Calhoun County drug overdose crash
EAST LEROY TOWNSHIP (WTVB) - Two persons were arrested on Sunday night in Calhoun County in what the Michigan State Police are calling a drug overdose one-vehicle crash. Troopers say it happened on B ...
Sep 15, 2020
No injuries in suspicious garage fire in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Authorities are looking into the cause of an early morning garage fire at a home in Battle Creek. Firefighters were dispatched to Cherrywood Lane off of Helmer Road So...
Sep 10, 2020 Fire Investigation Image, copyright © Midwest Communications
Preliminary autopsy report shows police shot man who drove towards them
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Michigan State Police say a preliminary report from an autopsy indicates 22-year-old Andrew Blowers of Marshall died from multiple gunshot wounds early Saturday morning foll...
Sep 09, 2020 JOHN LLOYD / CC
Marshall man dead after high-speed chase and shooting
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) - A Marshall man is dead and three officers are on paid administrative leave following an incident involving a shooting and a high-speed chase in Battle Creek early Saturday ...
Sep 06, 2020
Man killed in off road vehicle crash in Calhoun County
BEDFORD CHARTER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Sheridan Township man is dead following an off-road vehicle crash in Calhoun County. It happened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday in the 24000 block of O Drive N...
Sep 06, 2020 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
