Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Aggressive dog incident in Pennfield Township results in use of force
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB)- At approximately 5:11 p.m. on Friday, May 23, the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) responded to a report of aggressive dogs in the 8000 block of Swift Road in Pennfiel...
May 24, 2025
Calhoun County Prosecutor's Office displays survivor artwork in support of sexual assault awareness
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Prosecutor's Office is displaying what they are calling a "powerful piece of artwork" in the Victims' Unit. The artwork was created by sexual assault...
May 20, 2025
I-69 traffic stop in Branch County yields enough drugs "to kill approximately one million people"
COLDWATER TOWNSHIP, MI - Michigan State Police say a driver they stopped for speeding on I-69 on Branch County Saturday had over two kilograms of heroin/fentanyl in her vehicle, with a street value of...
May 19, 2025 VadimVasenin / Depositphotos.com
After several police chases over five days, suspect now lodged in Branch County Jail
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - A wanted felon has been apprehended following multiple attempts to evade law enforcement over several days throughout Branch County. Last Wednesday deputies with the Branch County...
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Kalamazoo woman jailed after accident that killed a bicyclist in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 70-year-old Battle Creek man was killed in a vehicle-bicycle accident in the Urbandale neighborhood, late Sunday. Battle Creek Police responded to tye accident in the...
May 19, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Consumers Energy says 90% of customers affected by storms have power back
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -As of Sunday evening, Consumers Energy crews have restored over 90% of the nearly 287,000 customers affected by the string of tornadoes, thunderstorms and hail that swept t...
May 18, 2025
Almost 250 Ascension Borgess support staff being laid off prior to hospital sale
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 244 contract employees who work at Ascension Borgess hospitals will be laid off in advance of the hospital sales to an Indiana-based health care system. The employees work...
May 18, 2025 Photo courtesy Ascension Borgess Hospital.
Cable and internet services down also due to storm damage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with Spectrum, which provides cable and internet service to thousands of homes in southwest Michigan say the severe thunderstorms, high winds, and tornadoes that...
May 18, 2025
Local state of emergency declared for Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County has declared a local state of emergency after severe thunderstorms swept through the area Thursday evening, causing widespread damage and power outages. A...
May 18, 2025
Thousands remain without power after Thursday night storm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While the number has dropped significantly, over 15,000 Consumers Energy customers in Kalamazoo County remain without power Sunday. That has dropped from around 50,000 in ...
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