Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Charges being sought after Vicksburg child dies in a car in a grocery store parking lot
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Charges are reportedly being sought for a father whose three-year-old died in August after being left in a car at the Vicksburg Family Fare. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Off...
Nov 15, 2024 (Photo by John McNeil)
Body of missing Delton man has been found
DELTON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The body of a missing Delton man who had been missing for days has been found. Michigan State Police say Michael Hodge's body was found during an "extensive K-9 search" in Ba...
Nov 15, 2024 Michigan Hodge of Delton, MI (courtesy Michigan State Police)
Battle Creek receives $1.5 million state grant for residential lead hazard control services
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Battle Creek will received $1.5 million from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to expand residential lead hazard control services to elig...
Nov 14, 2024 VERSUSstudio / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo man arraigned on Open Murder charge for shooting last Saturday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man has been formally arraigned on Open Murder charges in the shooting death of another man Saturday. In addition to murder, 43-year-old Jasper Jay Hopkins is ...
Nov 14, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Frisbie campaign files lawsuit against Canvassers to stop counting absentee ballots
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Calhoun County Board of Canvassers continues to count the votes in the 44th District State House race even though the campaign for Republican challenger Steve Frisbie h...
Nov 14, 2024 zolnierek / Depositphotos.com
Portage man arrested after allegedly threatening deputy with knife
HOMER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 64-year-old Portage man was arrested in Homer on Tuesday morning after he allegedly threatened a Calhoun County Sheriff's Department deputy with a knife. The Sheriff's Depart...
Nov 12, 2024 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Man dies in head-on crash with another vehicle after striking a deer near Bangor
BANGOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 28-year-old Bangor-area man was killed in a head-on crash caused by a deer near Bangor Monday morning. The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office says the fatal crash happened a...
Nov 11, 2024 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
East Van Buren Street fire under investigation, 3 dogs and 3 cats die in the flames
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The cause of a Sunday afternoon house fire in the 100 block of East Van Buren Street which claimed the lives of three dogs and three cats remains under investigation by ...
Nov 11, 2024 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Westbound ramp from I-94 to northbound U.S. 131 could be expanded in 2026
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A project that would widen the westbound ramp from I-94 to northbound U.S. 131 to accommodate a second lane of traffic is being proposed for 2026 by the Michigan Departmen...
Nov 11, 2024 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
Two arrested in Battle Creek following reports of early Saturday morning gunfire
BATTLE CREEK,MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two men were arrested and are facing firearm-related charges after Battle Creek Police responded to the 200 block of Taft Court shortly before 4:00 a.m. Saturday a witne...
Nov 10, 2024
