Category Archives: Battle Creek News
God's Kitchen of Michigan serving free dinners July 23, 24
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - God's Kitchen of Michigan will serve free community barbecue dinners next week, one in Battle Creek and one in Kalamazoo. On July 23, dinner will be served at First United...
Jul 17, 2025
Kalamazoo County commissioner faces domestic violence and resisting arrest charges
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo County Commissioner is facing charges for an alleged domestic assault earlier this year. St. Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney Deborah J. Davis announced Wedn...
Jul 16, 2025 Best Law
Battle Creek changes course on fire station renovation, building plan
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek will build a new fire station as the city commission has changed its course on their plan to renovate and build new stations that was unveiled last year. S...
Jul 16, 2025 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Deputies apprehend suspect in Springfield business breaking and entering
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is in custody after a break-in Monday morning at a commercial business in the 600 block of Avenue A in the City of Springfield. At around 7:15 a.m. deputies fr...
Jul 14, 2025 (courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport secures $14.1-million grant for runway extension
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Construction of a 450-foot runway extension at the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport is expected to begin next spring, thanks to a $14.1 million dollar federal ...
Jul 14, 2025 Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport logo
18-year-old killed in rollover crash in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An 18-year-old Battle Creek man has been killed in a single-vehicle crash in Battle Creek early Monday morning. Police were dispatched to the crash just after 1:00 a.m....
Jul 14, 2025 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
Battle Creek man killed in Marshall Township crash
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek man was killed in a crash Thursday morning in Marshall Township. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says the 56-year-old man was pronounced dead at...
Jul 11, 2025 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Two Battle Creek men arrested after police seize a pound of meth
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state's Southwest Enforcement Team has arrested two Battle Creek men after officers seized about a pound of methamphetamine during a traffic stop Tuesday. Both me...
Jul 11, 2025
MPSC approves two new major transmission lines, including one through Branch and Calhoun counties
LANSING, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - Despite pushback from homeowners and environmental groups, the Michigan Public Service Commission Thursday approved a pair of new electric transmission lines in the central a...
Jul 11, 2025
Battle Creek Police investigate fatal shooting, the second homicide in two days
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) The Battle Creek Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred late Wednesday night, in the 100 block of South Burdge Street. Officers responded to th...
Jul 10, 2025
