Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Protesters fill Bronson Park ahead of Trump inauguration
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -In conjunction with protests around the country, more than 300 people showed up in Bronson Park Saturday as part of the Kalamazoo Women's March, just prior to the inaugurat...
Jan 18, 2025 Protesters in Kalamazoo's Bronson Park Jan.18, 2025 (courtesy WOOD TV-8)
Battle Creek police arrest four marijuana dispensary break-in suspects
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Four suspects have been arrested by Battle Creek police for a marijuana dispensary break-in on December 30, 2024. Three of them are juveniles and one is 18-years-old. A...
Jan 17, 2025
King remains Calhoun Commissioners Chair, Saxton chosen Vice Chair
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Derek King will remain the Chairperson of the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners. The Commissioners decide to keep King as Chair during their organizational meeting on Th...
Jan 17, 2025 Pictured from left to right, are Vice Chair Matt Saxton, Chairperson King, and Judge Michael Jaconette. Photo courtesy of Calhoun County Government
Man arrested for Three Rivers hit-and-run, one injured in Cass County car-bike crash
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three Rivers police have arrested a 33-year-old man for a hit-and-run yesterday afternoon that hospitalized a 47-year-old woman. The crash happened just after 4:30 p.m....
Jan 16, 2025 Premium_shots / Depositphotos.com
Michigan State Police looking for Jeep in Calhoun County hit-and-run
ATHENS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police troopers are searching for a white Jeep Gladiator that was involved in a hit-and-run crash in Calhoun County Monday night. The crash happened j...
Jan 15, 2025
Calhoun Deputies rescue two dogs from burning Marengo Twp home
MARENGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two dogs were saved from a burning home in Calhoun County's Marengo Township late Saturday afternoon. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department assisted the Marengo To...
Jan 14, 2025 Calhoun County Sheriff's Office cruisers. (Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office).
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says dynamite sticks found in Pennfield Township basement
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says seven to ten sticks of dynamite were discovered in the basement of a Pennfield Township home Sunday. The homeowner contac...
Jan 14, 2025 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Another Winter Weather Advisory issued, with the possibility of three to six inches of new snow
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Lake effect snow Monday night and Tuesday, coupled with colder temperatures, will keep the winter weather machine rolling to start the week. The National Weather Service h...
Jan 13, 2025 (courtesy National Weather Service, Grand Rapids)
Elderly woman killed in South Burdick Street fire Sunday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person died and several others had to rescued in a series of fires in Kalamazoo Sunday afternoon and evening. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety was dispatched ...
Jan 13, 2025 KDPS crews on scene at a fire in the 2800 block of South Burdick Street Jan 12, 2025 (courtesy KDPS)
Two die as vehicle rolls and lands in St. Joseph County lake
FAWN RIVER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two men are dead after their vehicle crashed into a lake near Sturgis Sunday morning. Michigan State Police say the accident happened at 8:11 a.m. when a 30-year...
Jan 13, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
