Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Armstrong Road closed until Monday in Battle Creek north of West Dickman Road
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Armstrong Road in Battle Creek is closed until Monday, August 4 north of West Dickman Road. City officials say the closure and detour are to allow city sewer crews to c...
Jul 31, 2025
Canadian wildfire smoke triggers air quality alert
COLDWATER, MI ( WKZO AM/FM) The entire state of Michigan is under an air quality alert for unhealthy conditions as Canadian wildfire smoke has again spread into through the region. According to The Na...
Jul 31, 2025
Battle Creek Police investigate shots into apartment
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Police Department (BCPD) is investigating a shots fired incident that happened in Battle Creek Tuesday. They say around 9:30 Tuesday night officers res...
Jul 31, 2025 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
Police looking for woman believed to have been picked up on I-69
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - Police are asking for the public's help with finding a woman missing from near the Branch/Calhoun County line. Michigan State Police say that Saturday, 36-year-old Sha...
Jul 29, 2025
Former state Representative Haadsma running again in 2026
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former state Representative Jim Haadsma of Battle Creek will try to win his seat back in the Michigan House in 2026. Haadsma, a Democrat, lost to Republican challenger ...
Jul 29, 2025 Rep. Jim Haadsma, Battle Creek.
Calhoun County seeks resident input to shape the future of recycling
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Calhoun County residents are being asked for their thoughts about the future of the county's recycling program. The Calhoun County Recycling and Solid Waste Department ...
Jul 28, 2025 Nicolas Raymond / CC
Pedestrian struck and killed in Allegan County late Saturday
SALEM TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A pedestrian died after being struck by a pickup truck just south of the Ottawa/Allegan county line near Burnips late Saturday night. The Allegan County Sheriff's Off...
Jul 27, 2025
Brother shoots sister in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK,MI (WKZO AM/FM) Thursday night around 9:19 p.m., officers from the Battle Creek Police Department responded to a report of a shooting in the 100 block of Inn Road. Upon arrival, officers ...
Jul 25, 2025
Newell Brands to relocated Kalamazoo design center to corporate headquarters in Atlanta
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of consumer and commercial products that opened a division in Western Michigan University's Parkview Campus in 2014 will be reloc...
Jul 24, 2025 (courtesy Newell Brands)
Six arrested in connection to $100,000 burglary in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Six Battle Creek-area residents were arrested following a large-scale burglary investigation that began Wednesday after road patrol officers with the Battle Creek Polic...
Jul 24, 2025
