Category Archives: Battle Creek News

Three persons shot following argument in parking lot of Battle Creek bar
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police say an argument in the parking lot of the #1 Legends Club on Porter Street in the Post Addition eventually led to the shooting of three persons short...
Jim Measel Sep 16, 2024

Gun owner injured after gun goes off in her purse at Kalamazoo County store
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A woman whose firearm went off accidentally in her purse at a Kalamazoo County store Sunday afternoon was injured, as well as another nearby customer. The Kalamazoo...
Ken Delaney Sep 15, 2024 (Photo by John McNeil).

Two killed, multiple injuries in two Cass County crashes
PORTER TOWNSHIP, MI ( WKZO AM/FM) - A late night rollover crash Friday was one of two fatal weekend accidents in Cass County. Deputies with the Cass County Sheriff's Office responded to the first fata...
Ken Delaney Sep 15, 2024 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)

Human case of West Nile Virus confirmed in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department announced on Friday they are tracking a human case of West Nile Virus in a Calhoun County resident. According to a news rel...
Jim Measel Sep 13, 2024 Courtesy Calhoun County Health Department Facebook page

Whitmer files appeal of FEMA's tornado assistance denial
LANSING, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has written a letter to President Joe Biden which appeals FEMA's decision to deny the governor's Major Disaster Declaration request for Bra...
Jim Measel Sep 12, 2024 Lori Higgins took this picture of a tornado touching down on Prairie Corners Road, just south of Mendon. Courtesy Clayton Lyczynski II - Community Connector Facebook page

Crews begin work on Claude Evans Park project in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - City contractors have begun construction work at Claude Evans Park in Battle Creek. In addition to new parking lots, the improvement project will deliver a new cul-de-sa...
Jim Measel Sep 10, 2024 Courtesy City of Battle Creek

Three mile stretch of H Drive North in Calhoun County closed for road work
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Road Department says work has begun on H Drive North in Marshall Township. That means a three mile section of road will be closed for about four ...
Jim Measel Sep 09, 2024 Courtesy Calhoun County Road Department

Alleged drunk driver charged in U.S. 131 fatal crash
GUN PLAIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WKZO AM/FM) - Charges have now filed against a 20-year-old man who is accused of driving intoxicated in a crash that killed a man and injured another near Plainwell last mon...
Ken Delaney Sep 08, 2024 (courtesy Allegan County Sheriff's Office)

Calhoun health officials keeping an eye on COVID-19 cases
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Officials with the Calhoun County Public Health Department say they are keeping a close eye on COVID-19 cases. Calhoun County, along with the rest of the US, saw a small...
Jim Measel Sep 06, 2024 Courtesy Calhoun County Health Department Facebook page

Calhoun Commissioners approve $600,000 in Opioid Settlement funds
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - The Calhoun County Board of Commissioners approved the 2024 Opioid Settlement Funds Appropriation on Thursday as they awarded up to $600,000 to eight community organizations ...
Jim Measel Sep 06, 2024 Find Rehab Centers / CC




