Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Three Rivers, Union City school districts closed today
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three Rivers Community Schools and Union City Community Schools are both closed today as a result of the tornadoes that devastated the two communities Friday. Three Riv...
Mar 09, 2026 Three Rivers Middle School, Three Rivers, MI
State Of Emergency declared for Friday tornadoes
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for Branch, Cass, and St. Joseph counties as a result of the four tornadoes that hit the area Friday afternoon. T...
Mar 09, 2026
Severe damage, at least four deaths, and multiple injuries being reported from Friday tornadoes in southwest Michigan
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A pair of tornadoes struck southwest Michigan Friday afternoon, causing severe damage in both Cass, St. Joseph and Branch counties, with three deaths reported in Branch...
Mar 06, 2026
Severe weather hits Branch County Friday afternoon, several Tornado Warnings issued
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The northwest portion of Branch County got pounded by heavy wind, rain, and hail as severe storms popped up Friday afternoon. The National Service in Northern Indiana issued th...
Mar 06, 2026
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office warns of dangerous fentanyl pills disguised as candy and vitamins
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is warning area residents about the growing danger of illegal pills containing the powerful opioid fentanyl that are being disguis...
Mar 06, 2026
Battle Creek firefighters rescue 62-year-old woman who crashed into Kalamazoo River
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 62-year-old Battle Creek woman is alive after the city's fire department had to pull her from her Jeep Wrangler after she crashed it into a light pole and went into t...
Mar 06, 2026
Battle Creek man dies in two car crash in Barry County
JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Barry County Sheriff's Office says a 54-year-old Battle Creek man has died in a crash south of Dowling on M-37 yesterday. They say the driver was southbound o...
Mar 06, 2026 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
I-94 near Marshall to be closed this weekend as Michigan Avenue bridge is demolished
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Eastbound and westbound I-94 at Marshall will be closed this weekend as crews demolish the M-96 (Michigan Avenue) bridge over I-94 as part of the Marshall Modernization Pro...
Mar 05, 2026 sourabh2 / Depositphotos.com
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office gets $50,000 grant for AEDs
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is receiving a $50,000 grant from Walbridge that will be used to purchase 22 Stryker Lifepak CR2 Automated External Defibrillators, ...
Mar 05, 2026
Kalamazoo men, Battle Creek teen charged with U.P. prison drug drop
LUCE COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two men from Kalamazoo and a teenager from Battle Creek are facing charges in the Upper Peninsula for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into the Newberry Correctional Fa...
Mar 05, 2026 Scott Davidson / CC
