Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Battle Creek firefighter injured battling house fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One firefighter has been injured while the Battle Creek Fire Department fought a house fire early yesterday morning. They were called to the fire on Clark Street near A...
Oct 08, 2024 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
UPDATE: Battle Creek police say missing 56-year-old man found safe
UPDATE: Piper was located, in good health, on M-37 in Bedford Village. He is now safe and at home with family. BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police are trying to find a missing 56-year-...
Oct 07, 2024
Pedestrian struck in Calhoun County, MSP looking for hit and run driver
SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Troopers from the Michigan State Police post in Marshall are investigating a hit and run incident involving a pedestrian that happened early Saturday morning. They ...
Oct 07, 2024 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
BC man facing numerous charges following Saturday night pursuit
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 46-year-old Battle Creek man was arrested Saturday evening following a high-speed chase that went through Calhoun and Barry Counties and reached speeds of up to 90 mil...
Oct 07, 2024
20-year-old Marshall motorcyclist killed in crash at 94/69 interchange
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 20-year-old Marshall man was killed Thursday night in a motorcycle crash at the I-94/I-69 interchange. Michigan State Police from the Marshall post say the crash hap...
Oct 04, 2024 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
"Dangerous" building condemned in 300 block of Hamblin Avenue in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - What officials call a "dangerous" building in the 300 block of Hamblin Avenue has been condemned by Battle Creek Code Compliance. An administrative search warrant was e...
Oct 04, 2024
Paw Paw Later Elementary principal elevated to superintendent for the district
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In searching for a new superintendent, Paw Paw Public Schools has turned to someone close to home. The district's Board of Education has unanimously appointed Jeremy Davison...
Oct 03, 2024 Paw Paw Public Schools logo
Schoolcraft man charged with Open Murder in the shooting death of his neighbor Sunday night
SCHOOLCRAFT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 45-year-old Schoolcraft man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of his neighbor Sunday night. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says Eric Newman was...
Oct 01, 2024 Eric Newman of Schoolcraft, MI (courtesy of Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office)
Several ways for Calhoun County residents to vote in upcoming election
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - With Election Day just over a month away, Calhoun County Clerk and Register of Deeds Kimberly Hinkley is reminding voters that there are multiple ways to vote. Registe...
Oct 01, 2024 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Armed robbery suspect who also shot at KDPS officer sentenced to 17-40 years in prison
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man who pled guilty to 14 felonies during an armed robbery and assault last August has been sentenced to 17-40 years in prison. Juan Alvarado-Lopez also receiv...
Sep 30, 2024 Juan Alvarado-Lopez (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
