Category Archives: Battle Creek News
One person was killed while working on disabled vehicle on US 131 in Allegan County
GUN LAKE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO/WHTC) - A person working on a disabled vehicle on US 131 was struck and killed Wednesday morning in Allegan County. The Allegan County Sheriff's Office says the two people ...
Aug 14, 2024 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
23-year-old Battle Creek man injured in drive by shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A early Tuesday morning shooting that injured a 23-year-old man is being investigated by Battle Creek Police. Police say the shooting at the intersection of Cliff Street...
Aug 13, 2024
Two Friday morning shooting incidents reported in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Battle Creek Police Department responded to two separate gun-related incidents early Friday morning. A 24-year-old man is in custody following reports of shots fired...
Aug 10, 2024
WK Kellogg plans improvements in BC but will close Omaha facility
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - WK Kellogg has announced plans to invest in new infrastructure, equipment, technology, and capabilities at three of its plants including the one in Battle Creek but they...
Aug 08, 2024 Kellogg's company logo
Battle Creek City Manager Rebecca Fleury announces retirement by end of '24
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek City Manager Rebecca Fleury has announced she will retire from her position by the end of the year. Fleury formally notified Battle Creek Mayor Mark Behnke ...
Aug 07, 2024 Rebecca Fleury
Beckley Road roll over crash victim freed after being pinned in vehicle
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Rescue crews had to free an injured driver from a vehicle that rolled over Tuesday night in the 3500 block of Beckley Road in Battle Creek. The Battle Creek Fire Departm...
Aug 07, 2024 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Roof of a manufacturing facility in Three Rivers torn off during Tuesday morning storm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three months after a series of tornadoes swept through southwest Michigan causing massive damage in the Portage area, Kalamazoo County escaped relatively unscathed Tuesday...
Aug 06, 2024 The roof of the Three Rivers manufacturing facility was damaged in a storm August 6, 2024 (courtesy St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office)
Indiana man dies in two boat crash on Coldwater Lake
OVID TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A Grabil, Indiana man died from his injuries at a Kalamazoo hospital following a collision involving two speed boats on Coldwater Lake near Pearl Beach and the south Pearl R...
Aug 05, 2024
Woman rescued from sinking minivan in St. Joseph County lake
WHITE PIGEON TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 37-year-old woman from Las Vegas had to be dramatically rescued Friday morning from her sinking minivan after it crashed into a lake southeast of White Pigeon...
Aug 03, 2024 Courtesy Michigan State Police
Jackknifed semi slows traffic on eastbound I-94 Friday afternoon
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Friday afternoon traffic on eastbound I-94 in Kalamazoo County was backed up for miles as a jackknifed semi-tractor trailer has partially blocked the expressway before Porta...
Aug 02, 2024 Traffic backed up on eastbound I-94 in Kalamazoo County due to a jackknifed semi Aug 2, 2024 (courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)
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