Category Archives: Battle Creek News
WMU College of Aviation receives $819,000 in federal funding to expand workforce development
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with Western Michigan University's College of Aviation say a new $819,000 federal grant will help them bolster aviation workforce training at the school. The mon...
Feb 23, 2026 (courtesy WMU College of Aviation)
One dead, one wounded in shooting after dispute at child's birthday party Sunday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is still at large in a shooting that killed another man and injured a woman at a birthday party Sunday afternoon in Kalamazoo. Around 5:00 p.m. officers with the...
Feb 23, 2026 zimmytws / Depositphotos.com
Pennfield Township man arrested on charges including domestic violence
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Pennfield Township man is in the Calhoun County Jail on domestic violence charges. The sheriff's office arrested him Saturday at a home in the 10000 block of Br...
Feb 23, 2026 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Gas prices drop 13¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are 13 cents a gallon lower than last week. AAA Michigan says the average price is now $2.85, four cents less than last month and down 24 cents from ...
Feb 23, 2026
Downtown Kalamazoo vandalism suspect arraigned
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 46-year-old man arrested Thursday after allegedly going on a vandalism spree in downtown Kalamazoo was arraigned Friday. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says A...
Feb 20, 2026 Andrew Anthony Blackmun (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Calhoun County Deputy placed on administrative leave following arrest
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - A Calhoun County Sheriff's deputy was arrested by the Battle Creek Police Department on February 18, 2026, following an investigation into an alleged domestic assault. The de...
Feb 20, 2026 Screenshot
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office seizes 61 dogs from Sheridan Township home
SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Animal cruelty charges are being sought after 61 dogs were removed from the residence in Calhoun County's Sheridan Township Thursday. Around 9:30 a.m., the Calhoun...
Feb 19, 2026 ellandar / Depositphotos.com
Sturgis man dies in head-on crash Wednesday evening
NOTTAWA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Sturgis area man was killed Wednesday evening in a head-on crash as he was attempting to pass another vehicle in St. Joseph County's Nottawa Township. Around 6:20...
Feb 19, 2026 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Galesburg man arrested after allegedly making violent threats toward a Battle Creek-area school and its students
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have arrested a 57-year-old Galesburg man after he allegedly made violent threats toward a Battle Creek-area school and its students on a social med...
Feb 19, 2026 AVFC / Depositphotos.com
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office deputy placed on administrative leave
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says a member of its Road Patrol Division was taken into custody by the Battle Creek Police Department Wednesday following an invest...
Feb 19, 2026 (courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)
