Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Richland Township Fire Department receives over $279,000 from FEMA
RICHLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Richland Township Fire Department in Kalamazoo County will receive $279,631 in federal funding to purchase new equipment and provide training. The federal grant comes f...
Aug 28, 2020 EpicTop10.com / CC
Sturgis Public Safety Chief resigns after drunk driving crash
STURGIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Director of Public Safety for the city of Sturgis is stepping down following a crash and drunk driving investigation. On Wednesday, the city commission accepted the res...
Aug 27, 2020 Geoffrey Smith (Photo courtesy of the city of Sturgis via sturgismi.gov/police)
Binder Park Zoo announces birth of stork chick
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Binder Park Zoo officials announced Wednesday that a pair of marabou storks delivered their own bundle with the birth of a stork chick. "It's a mystery why it took the...
Aug 26, 2020 Ruthie and Irving, a pair of marabou storks, build a nest at the Binder Park Zoo. (Photo courtesy of the Binder Park Zoo).
Biker killed in Calhoun County crash
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A bicyclist is dead after he was struck by a vehicle in Calhoun County. Deputies were dispatched to West Dickman Road near Avenue A in Springfield, west of Battle Creek,...
Aug 26, 2020 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Binder Park Zoo now certified to accommodate guests with sensory issues
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Officials with the Binder Park Zoo (BPZ) in Battle Creek announced Monday that the Zoo is now certified to better accommodate guests with sensory issues. The certifica...
Aug 24, 2020 Rafiki, African painted dog at Binder Park Zoo. (Photo courtesy of Binder Park Zoo).
Coloma man critically injured in Calhoun County accident
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) - A Saturday morning accident in Calhoun County sent two people to area hospitals. Sheriff's deputies say that they were summoned at around 10:45 to Dickman Rd near N 32nd St...
Aug 23, 2020
Battle Creek man dies in two vehicle accident
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) -Battle Creek police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred Friday afternoon. Authorities were called to the intersection of Columbia and M66 at around 3:47 pm, and...
Aug 22, 2020
Victim shows up at hospital after Kalamazoo shooting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Safety officers are continuing to investigate a string of shooting incidents, with the latest on the city's Northside. First responders were dispatched to...
Aug 21, 2020
UPDATE: Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A victim of a hit-and-run in Kalamazoo has now died from his injuries. Kalamazoo Public Safety officers have identified the man as 74-year-old Dennis Cronen. He was found ...
Aug 20, 2020
Nine subjects arrested in Van Buren Co. fugitive sweep
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fugitive sweep in Van Buren County has led to the arrest of nine subjects with outstanding felony warrants. The sweep on Wednesday was conducted by the Van Buren ...
Aug 20, 2020
