Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Calhoun County authorities continue to search for missing Pennfield High School student
PENNFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public's help in locating a missing juvenile. They say 15-year-old Glenn Lee Brown was last seen Tuesday, May 7, 2025...
May 12, 2025 Glenn Lee Brown (courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)
EPA awards Calhoun County $1.5 million grant from Brownfields Assessment Program
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The federal Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $1.5 million grant to Calhoun County. The Calhoun County Land Bank Authority says the money is from the EPA's ...
May 12, 2025 DonkeyHotey / CC
Pedestrian struck and killed early Sunday in Cass County
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Cass County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck by a car in Lagrange Township early Sunday morning. Deputies were called to th...
May 11, 2025
MDOT to work on I-94 Business Loop in Battle Creek starting Monday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation along with contractor Lakeland Asphalt Corporation will start resurfacing the I-94 Business Loop, also known as East Michigan ...
May 09, 2025
Frisbie: volunteer fire, EMS personnel deserve tax relief for lifesaving work
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A local lawmaker who is the former vice president of Lifecare Ambulance is co-sponsoring bills supporting Michigan's volunteer firefighters and emergency services personnel....
May 08, 2025 State Reps. Steve Frisbie (left), of Pennfield Township, and Matthew Bierlein, of Vassar, introduce House Bills 4431 and 4432 at the state Capitol in Lansing May 1, 2025 (courtesy Michigan House Republicans)
M-311 bridge repairs over I-94 in Calhoun County to start May 12
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation will be closing the M-311 bridge over I-94 as well as two ramps for bridge deck repairs beginning Monday, May 12. The $150,000 inv...
May 08, 2025 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
Scott Miles takes over as new Battle Creek Battle Jacks owner
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -The Battle Creek Battle Jacks today announced Scott Miles has taken over as the club's new owner. The club says Miles is a lifelong baseball enthusiast and accomplished ...
May 07, 2025
Battle Creek Police looking for man wanted in 2024 murder
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - The Battle Creek Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in locating 21 year old Jamareon Antonio Stein-Harris,who is wanted in connection with the murde...
May 07, 2025
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office seeks public assistance in death investigation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB/WNWN)- On February 15th of this year, deputies from the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office responded to the 8000 block of 6 Mile Road for a reported death. Upon investigation, it w...
May 06, 2025
Indiana tomatoes sold in Michigan recalled by FDA
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WTVB) - An Indiana company is recalling tomatoes sold by Gordon Food Service in eleven states due to a risk of salmonella. The FDA issued an alert for the produce distributed under t...
May 05, 2025
