Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Governor orders flags across Michigan lowered to half-staff Friday in honor of fallen Battle Creek soldier
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB)- Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff on Friday, to honor Staff Sergeant Troy Smith Knutson-Collins, a Bat...
May 01, 2025
High winds hamper Battle Creek firefighters putting out flames at a home
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek firefighters were able to put out a fire at a home on North Mason Avenue Tuesday afternoon in about 30 minutes, but had to battle high winds to do it. They...
Apr 30, 2025
Investigation continues in killing of Marshall man on Easter Sunday
JACKSON, MI (WTVB)- it has now been over a week since a homicide in Jackson, left 45-year-old John Lusch of Marshall dead from multiple gunshot wounds. The incident occurred in a home in the 900 block...
Apr 28, 2025
Sinkhole shuts down Battle Creek road
BATTLE CREEK,MI (WTVB) - A portion of Riverside Drive in Battle Creek is closed until further notice due to a giant sinkhole that collapsed a section of the road north of Columbia Avenue early this mo...
Apr 25, 2025
Suspect arrested after series of armed robberies in the Galesburg area
GALESBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in connection with a series of armed robberies that occurred earlier this year in the Galesburg area. Thursday aft...
Apr 24, 2025 philberrry@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
Calhoun County Celebrates Ott Biological Preserve Upgrades
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN)- Calhoun County Parks and Recreation will host a ribbon cutting at the newly renovated trailhead for Ott Biological Preserve, on Friday, May 2, at 1 p.m., located at 112...
Apr 24, 2025
Consumers Energy debuts all electric bucket truck
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - Consumers Energy debuted its first all-electric bucket truck on Wednesday. In a release, Consumers Energy says that electric vehicles come in all shapes and sizes to meet people's...
Apr 24, 2025
Marshall groups, volunteers to plant dozens of trees this Saturday
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) - Volunteers from the Marshall Area Conservation Committee (MACC), in partnership with the city of Marshall, will plant about 60 trees Saturday, as part of an event called "The Gre...
Apr 23, 2025 City of Marshall MI logo
Registration for fall classes is open now at Kellogg Community College
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB)- Registration for Kellogg Community College classes offered during the Fall 2025 semester is open now and can be completed online via the KCC website or in person at any of the...
Apr 23, 2025
Abraham and Mary Lincoln come to life this weekend in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Association of Lincoln Presenters (ALP) is holding its 29th annual conference in Kalamazoo from Thursday evening, April 24 through Sunday morning, April 27. The group ...
Apr 23, 2025 A statue of Abraham Lincoln in Kalamazoo's Bronson Park
