Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Opponents of Ford's BlueOval Battery Plant appeal to Michigan Supreme Court
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Opponents of Ford Motor Company's planned BlueOval Battery Plant in Marshall are planning to appeal a Michigan Court of Appeals decision to the Michigan Supreme Court. The ...
Mar 03, 2026 Courtesy Ford Blue Oval Park
One injured in Pennfield Township shooting
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person is hospitalized after being shot and injured in Pennfield Township near Battle Creek. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says the shooting happened ar...
Mar 03, 2026 (courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)
More work at I-94/U.S. 131 interchange begins this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A $13 million project to add a lane to the westbound I-94 to northbound U.S. 131 interchange near Kalamazoo began Monday. Work is expected to be completed by September 202...
Mar 03, 2026 (courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)
Gas prices statewide up 14¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's average price for gas is up 14 in the past week to $2.99. Triple-A Michigan says that price is 9 more than last month and 2 more than last year. A 15-gallon tank...
Mar 02, 2026
Police say alcohol and speed factors in double fatal crash
PARK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people were killed after a pickup truck slammed into a tree early Saturday morning in St. Joseph County. At 12:08 a.m. deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff'...
Mar 01, 2026 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Two Battle Creek firefighters recovering after injuries in Friday morning house fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two firefighters sustained minor injuries after falling through a large hole that had burned through the first-floor dining area of a home in Battle Creek Friday mornin...
Feb 27, 2026
St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office offering free Boater Safety Education Courses
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office will host two Boater Safety Education Courses in April. The first will be April 4th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the second on Apri...
Feb 27, 2026
"Move Over or Get Pulled Over" enforcement in Calhoun County during March
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office will participate in the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning grant-funded "Move Over or Get Pulled Over" enforcement campaign ...
Feb 27, 2026
Woman gets 20-40 years in prison for fatal Stadium Drive crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 24-year-old old woman could spend four decades in prison for a fatal 2023 crash in Kalamazoo. Nyra Antinique Whitelow was sentenced this week to 20-40 years in prison fo...
Feb 26, 2026 Nyra Antinique Whitelow (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Cereal Sale returns to Battle Creek; 10,000 boxes for sale to tackle food insecurity
BATTLE CREEK, MI WKZO AM/FM) - WK Kellogg Co and Post Consumer Brands will be celebrating National Cereal Day a day early with a cereal sale offering 10,000 boxes of cereal to benefit United Way of So...
Feb 26, 2026
