Category Archives: Battle Creek News
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
Computer glitch narrows Frisbie lead in 44th State House race
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A programming error has tightened up the race for the 44th District State House seat between Republican challenger Steve Frisbie and Democratic incumbent Jim Haadsma. Calho...
Nov 09, 2024 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Sturgis Township mother charged with murder in death of her child
STURGIS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The mother of a two-year-old Sturgis Township child has been charged with open murder in connection with the youngster's death. 21-year-old Paige Nichole Bohne is b...
Nov 09, 2024 Best Law
After six years, murder suspect identified in Kalamazoo cold case
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After remaining a cold case since 2018, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety now says a suspect has been identified and arraigned for the murder of Marcus Kyle Ford. ...
Nov 08, 2024 Olivier26 / Depositphotos.com
Veterans Day program at Fort Custer National Cemetery set for Monday
AUGUSTA, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The 2024 Veterans Day Program at the Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta will take place on Monday morning at 11:00 a.m.. All military members that served our nation wil...
Nov 08, 2024 Colonel James Rossi. Photo courtesy Fort Custer National Cemetery Advisory Committee
