Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Man arrested for domestic assault, firing shots in Marengo Township
MARENGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 45-year-old Marengo Township man is in the Calhoun County Jail on a charge of assault with intent to cause great bodily harm less than murder. He was arrested in ...
Jun 27, 2025 Calhoun County Sheriff's Office cruisers. (Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office).
Branch County man convicted of sexually assaulting minor in 2016
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 55-year-old Branch County man has been found guilty by a jury of two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of second-degree criminal sexual co...
Jun 27, 2025 chrisdorney / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo County's unemployment rate up to 5.3 percent in May, Calhoun County rises to 6.2 percent
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) - Kalamazoo County's unemployment rate rose to 5.3 percent in May, following along with most counties in the state. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget sa...
Jun 26, 2025 Feverpitch / Depositphotos.com
Coldwater man extradited from Florida convicted of sexually assaulting minor female
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man recently recently extradited from Florida has been convicted by a Branch County Circuit Court jury of two counts of First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct and one ...
Jun 26, 2025 Alex New (courtesy of Michigan Sex Offender Registry)
Michigan Senate passes bills co-sponsored by Kalamazoo's McCann to better protect bicyclists, others on the roads
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday proposed by Senators Sean McCann of Kalamazoo and Thomas Albert of Lowell that they say will help keep bicyclists, ...
Jun 25, 2025 MoBikeFed / CC
Portage Public Safety says armed robbery suspect in custody, facing multiple felony charges
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect believed to be responsible for a series of armed robberies at Aldi stores across Michigan is now in custody and facing multiple felony charges. 34-year-old Kaleb M...
Jun 24, 2025 Kaleb Michael Shaffer (courtesy Portage Public Safety)
Investigators continue to piece together details from St. Joseph County crash that killed teen passenger
NOTTAWA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - We are learning more about an accident in St. Joseph County Sunday night that claimed the life of a 13-year-old girl. Michigan State Police say in addition to the the 13-...
Jun 24, 2025
13-year-old killed in St. Joseph County crash Sunday night
NOTTAWA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police say a teenager was killed in St. Joseph County after being ejected from a vehicle during a crash Sunday night. Troopers responded to the single vehi...
Jun 23, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
One cut with knife in Battle Creek; one arrested
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - A woman was arrested after another woman was cut with a knife early Saturday morning in Battle Creek. Shortly after midnight, officers with the Battle Creek Police Depar...
Jun 23, 2025
Battle Creek man drowns in Goguac Lake Saturday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 20-year-old Battle Creek man is dead after drowning in Goguac Lake Saturday afternoon. At 5:39 p.m., the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to Willard Bea...
Jun 22, 2025
