Category Archives: Battle Creek News
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)
Bronson schools to close the rest of the week after students test positive
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - After earlier in the day announcing that four students had tested positive for Covid-19, the Bronson Community Schools district in Branch County announced late Tuesday that they w...
Sep 22, 2020 (courtesy of Bronson Community Schools)
Kalamazoo to install additional ballot drop boxes, extra Clerk branch at WMU
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo City Clerk Scott Borling says the city is doing everything it can to encourage voting in its citizens. During a virtual city meeting Monday night, Borling spoke...
Sep 22, 2020 Ballot drop box in Downtown Kalamazoo (Photo by Will Kriss)
Annual downtown Kalamazoo holiday parade canceled over health concerns
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The annual downtown Kalamazoo holiday parade is the latest event to be canceled over COVID-19 concerns. The Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership said Tuesday that the event inv...
Sep 22, 2020 Kalamazoo Holiday Parade 2017 (photo by John McNeil)
Two dogs saved from Battle Creek house fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Battle Creek Fire Marshal is looking into the cause of a house fire where two dogs were found inside. It broke out around 5:15 a.m. Tuesday at a single-family home...
Sep 22, 2020 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
