Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Michigan's average gas price up 4¢
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The weekly rise in the average gas price in Michigan has slowed down, rising 4 a gallon. Triple-A Michigan says the average price is now $3.96 a gallon, 97 more than last m...
Mar 30, 2026
Battle Creek Police recover stolen vehicle following coordinated arrest
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested a suspect Thursday evening after coordinating with a victim who reported the vehicle had been listed fo...
Mar 30, 2026 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
Organizers say No Kings Rally draws 8,000 in Kalamazoo Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Organizers say more than 8,000 showed up on North Drake Road in Kalamazoo for a No Kings Rally to oppose the actions of the Trump administration. The rally was part of a n...
Mar 28, 2026
Judge upholds life sentence without parole for Calhoun County man
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Calhoun County Judge Sarah Lincoln has ruled a man's life without parole sentence for beating, raping, and killing five-year-old Nicole VanNoty in 1994 will stand. Jaso...
Mar 27, 2026 AVFC / Depositphotos.com
Pedestrian struck and killed on South Westendge Avenue
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 52-year-old man was killed Wednesday evening after being struck by one of two vehicles that were traveling at a high rate of speed on South Westnedge Avenue. At approxim...
Mar 26, 2026 Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office gets grant for OCSR 360 Capture Kit
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office has been awarded a $7,259 Momentum Grant from the Marshall Community Foundation to purchase advanced crime scene technology that wil...
Mar 25, 2026
WMed welcoming over 70 resident physicians this summer in Kalamazoo, Battle Creek
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - More than 70 resident physicians are coming to Kalamazoo and Battle Creek this summer at the WMU Homer Stryker School of Medicine. There were 53,373 applicants for the pro...
Mar 25, 2026 (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Michigan gas prices up 33¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are at their highest level since August, 2023. AAA Michigan says the average price is up 33 from last week to $3.92 a gallon, which is $1.07 more tha...
Mar 23, 2026
Pedestrian struck and killed on US-131 in Oshtemo Township Saturday night
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 21-year-old man from Illinois is dead after being struck by a vehicle on northbound US-131 Saturday night. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says the man was ...
Mar 22, 2026 Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com
Shooting victim in critical condition, KDPS looking for suspect who fled the scene
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is asking for the public's help to identify a suspect following an early Saturday morning shooting. Just after midnight KDPS offi...
Mar 21, 2026 zimmytws / Depositphotos.com
