Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Winter Weather Advisory for Friday and into early Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another two to five inches of new snow is expected to blanket the the area over the next few days, with the National Weather Service issuing a Winter Weather Advisory for ...
Jan 09, 2025
Area school districts, including Kalamazoo, involved in data hack
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A number of school districts around Michigan, including the Kalamazoo Public Schools, are working to determine the extent of a cybersecurity breach that happened late last...
Jan 09, 2025 solarseven / Depositphotos.com
Battle Creek police investigating drive-by shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police are investigating a drive-by shooting yesterday afternoon in the 100 block of East Goguac Street. At least one person was in the home that was shot ...
Jan 09, 2025 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Farmer named Calhoun County Chief Deputy and Jail Administrator
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Calhoun County Sheriff Steve Hinkley has announced that Michael Farmer is the department's new Chief Deputy and Jail Administrator. According to a press release from t...
Jan 09, 2025 Courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Department Facebook page
Sturgis man gets 70 month prison sentence in dark web fake drug scheme
KALAMAZOO, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Sturgis man has been ordered to serve 70 months in prison after he was charged by the United States District Attorney's Office last May with numerous drug trafficking cri...
Jan 08, 2025 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
$40 million ethanol production plant in Constantine receives tax break in addition to state funding
CONSTANTINE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An innovative agricultural processing plant proposed in Constantine that has already received $2.5 million in funding from the Michigan Strategic Fund now has been grant...
Jan 08, 2025 An artist's rendering of the Dairy Distillery Alliance ethanol plant to be built in Constantine, MI (courtesy Dairy Distillery)
Two arrested near Colon for trying to sell $2,000 stolen walnut tree
COLON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two men were arrested near Colon after authorities say they stole a tree that had previously been cut down in Cass County and were trying to sell it. Cass County Sheriff Clint...
Jan 07, 2025 AVFC / Depositphotos.com
Battle Creek home destroyed by fire Tuesday morning
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek firefighters responded to a house fire at 53 Lark Street just after 6:00 a.m. Tuesday. The single family home was flames engulfing the first floor when fir...
Jan 07, 2025 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
Battle Creek men arrested for gun theft in Charlotte
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A pair of Battle Creek men have been arrested for breaking and entering in Charlotte in a gun theft on December 28th. The two were taken into custody on several warrant...
Jan 07, 2025 Ken Hawkins / CC
Teen sentenced after entering guilty plea to carjacking in Snyder death
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One of two teenagers charged as adults in the February 2023 death of Battle Creek Central High School senior Jack Snyder was sentenced on Monday. WWMT-TV reports 14-yea...
Jan 07, 2025 Chris Potter / CC
