Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Road Rage Incident on I-94 leads to arrest for felonious assault
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB)- A Pennfield man was arrested following an alleged road rage incident Wednesday afternoon. According to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department, at approximately 2:20 p.m. Deputies...
Jun 11, 2025 outchill / Depositphotos.com
One arrested for assault with a firearm in Cass County
WAYNE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is in custody after police say he threatened a family member with a firearm Thursday morning in Cass County's Wayne Township. At approximately 10:30 a.m. de...
Jun 11, 2025
AUDIO: Calhoun County first responders get new, upgraded radio system
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Calhoun County first responders have a new radio system that officials say will be a big improvement from what they had been using. Police, fire, and EMS can now more e...
Jun 11, 2025
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office seeks public assistance in larceny and property damage case
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public's assistance in identifying individuals involved in a larceny and malicious destruction of property incident t...
Jun 10, 2025
Second Battle Creek Cereal Sale of 2025 coming up Friday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The second Battle Creek Cereal Sale of 2025 will happen Friday, June 13 to benefit three Battle Creek nonprofit organizations. It's sponsored by Post Consumer Brands an...
Jun 10, 2025
Kalamazoo arsonist sentenced to 17 to 40 years in prison
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -A Kalamazoo man who pled guilty to setting multiple fires in the city between June and September last year has been sentenced a to 17 to 40 years in prison for the string o...
Jun 09, 2025 VadimVasenin / Depositphotos.com
Road to Restoration clinic planned for June 17 in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Area drivers who have lost their license can get information on ways of getting it back, as the Secretary of State and other community partners host aRoad to Restoratio...
Jun 09, 2025 (courtesy of the State of Michigan at michigan.gov/sos)
Kalamazoo mother being charged in the accidental shooting of her three-year-old
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney has authorized criminal charges against a 35-year-old Kalamazoo woman in the shooting of her three-year-old child. Ashley Howard ...
Jun 06, 2025 londondeposit / Depositphotos.com
Measles case reported in Allegan County
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Measles has come to Allegan County. The county's health department reported Friday a confirmed case of an unnamed resident who contracted the highly contagious disease earli...
Jun 06, 2025 AndreyPopov / Depositphotos.com
Calhoun County teen honored with statewide Young Hero Award for life-saving actions
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB/WNWN)- A Calhoun County teenager was recently honored with the 2025 Michigan Young Hero Award, recognizing her quick thinking and courage during a life-threatening emergency inv...
Jun 06, 2025
