Category Archives: Battle Creek News

Multiple injuries reported following late-night crash near Pullman
LEE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - Details were initially sketchy, but "multiple patients with serious injuries" was reported by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office following a two-vehicle crash near Pul...
Gary Stevens Jun 15, 2025

Truck driver being charged in November 2024 death of motorcyclist in Branch County
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Virginia truck driver involved in a fatal motorcycle accident south of Coldwater last November turned himself into the Branch County Jail Thursday. 53-year-old Brian Lowry is ...
Ken Delaney Jun 13, 2025 londondeposit / Depositphotos.com

Kalamazoo College breaks ground on new $55 million residential facility
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo College officials hope a new $55 million residential facility will be open for up to 218 juniors and seniors in fall 2027. Groundbreaking for the buildings was h...
Ken Delaney Jun 13, 2025 (courtesy Kalamazoo College)

Battle Creek police apprehend bovines
BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - Thursday morning officers with the Battle Creek Police Department responded to an unusual call: three cows on the loose Bedford Township. . The bovine suspect...
Brett Briscoe Jun 13, 2025

Walberg votes in favor of spending bill
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTVB) - President Trump's DOGE-related spending cuts have been approved by the Republican-controlled House. The White House used a rarely-used procedure that recommends Congress take ...
Brett Briscoe Jun 13, 2025

Early morning fire considered suspicious
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Battle Creek Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 576 W. Van Buren St. shortly after 6 a.m. Friday morning. Crews arrived within three minutes t...
Brett Briscoe Jun 13, 2025

Suspicious fire at vacant Battle Creek church under investigation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fire at a vacant Battle Creek church is under investigation for being suspicious. Firefighters responded to the call just after 6 a.m. Friday at 576 West Van Buren St...
Michael Arney Jun 13, 2025 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).

Battle Creek police arrest 24-year-old woman in shooting investigation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have arrested a 24-year-old woman for a shooting that happened Wednesday afternoon on Goguac Street. Officers responded to a report that shots were ...
Michael Arney Jun 13, 2025

Woman is dead, suspected shooter in critical condition in domestic dispute in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A woman is dead and the man who police believe shot her is in critical condition in a domestic dispute in Kalamazoo Thursday afternoon. At 2:09 p.m. officers from the Kala...
Ken Delaney Jun 12, 2025 aijohn784 / Depositphotos.com

Woman facing gun-related charges following shooting incident in Battle Creek Wednesday afternoon
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 24-year-old woman is in custody following a shooting incident in Battle Creek yesterday. Battle Creek Police responded to a report of shots fired in the 200 block of ...
Ken Delaney Jun 12, 2025 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).




