Category Archives: Battle Creek News
"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)
One arrested for allegedly shooting, killing neighbor in Schoolcraft
SCHOOLCRAFT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office has arrested a suspect for allegedly shooting and killing their neighbor Sunday night in Schoolcraft. Deputies were called along wi...
Sep 30, 2024 (Photo by John McNeil).
Battle Creek's Restaurant Week kicks off Saturday at Kellogg Arena with Food Prize 2024
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek's Restaurant Week kicks off Saturday at Kellogg Arena with Food Prize 2024. The event will be a pitch competition from 3 to 6 p.m. at the arena and entrepr...
Sep 30, 2024
Tekonsha man dies following ATV crash in Calhoun County
CLARENDON TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 26-year-old man from Tekonsha lost his life early Saturday morning following an off-road vehicle crash in Calhoun County. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office say...
Sep 30, 2024
US House unanimously approves renaming Battle Creek Post Office for Sojourner Truth
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. House of Representatives has voted unanimously to approve a bill to rename the Battle Creek Post Office. Congressman Bill Huizenga introduced the bill in May to ...
Sep 24, 2024 Sojourner Truth monument in Battle Creek, MI
WMU's three academic labor unions approve "no confidence" vote for President Edward Montgomery
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As negotiations continue on new contracts, all three of Western Michigan University's academic unions last week approved a vote of "no confidence" in university President ...
Sep 24, 2024 President Edward Montgomery of Western Michigan University. (Photo via WMU Announcement video).
