Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Red Cross Michigan Region names new executive director of Southwest Michigan Chapter
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Raul Galvan has been named the new executive director of the Southwest Michigan Chapter of the American Red Cross Michigan Region, the same chapter where his Red Cross car...
Aug 23, 2025
Emmett Township man killed in Bedford motorcycle crash
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 64-year-old Emmett Township man died Thursday night following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Bedford Township. At approximately 9:37 p.m. Battle Creek police an...
Aug 22, 2025
Battle Creek police: no injuries in Wednesday shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police say a back window of an SUV was shot out Wednesday, but no one was injured. The shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. on Freedom Lane near Forest Stree...
Aug 22, 2025
Indiana manufacturer to open second facility in Battle Creek, creating 50 jobs
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A $300,000 performance based grant from the State of Michigan is assisting a northern Indiana manufacturer to open a second location in Battle Creek. ProTec Panel &...
Aug 21, 2025
U.S. Senator Peters to begin annual motorcycle tour of Michigan Monday
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - U.S. Senator Gary Peters will launch his ninth motorcycle tour across Michigan on Monday. The Democrat will start in Fenton Township, head to Lansing, and then Battle Cre...
Aug 21, 2025 U.S. Senator Gary Peters in Kalamazoo to start the Kalamazoo to the Soo motorcycle tour
Battle Creek police warning of email scam
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police are putting out a warning for people to be on alert for a new email scam of fraudulent invoices that appear to come from an official city of Battle ...
Aug 21, 2025 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
Kalamazoo Airport pre-check event rescheduled for October
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The TSA PreCheck Enrollment Event that had been scheduled to begin this week at the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport has been postponed until October. Idemia, ...
Aug 20, 2025 Image from Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport's Facebook page.
Amtrak to refund passengers stuck on train near Battle Creek
EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Amtrak says it will issue refunds for the passengers who were stuck for about four hours on a train in Emmett Township near Battle Creek last week. The train was hea...
Aug 20, 2025 Biker loads his bike onto the Amtrak train. (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Michigan's average gas price drops 11-cents
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price for a gallon of gas in Michigan is down 11-cents from last week. AAA Michigan says the average is now $3.12 a gallon, down eight-cents from last month and...
Aug 18, 2025
Amtrak train stuck near Battle Creek four hours Friday night
EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Passengers on an Amtrak train were stuck for four hours Friday night near Battle Creek. Mechanical problems are blamed for the issue, and Amtrak says the passengers ...
Aug 18, 2025 Richard Eriksson / CC
