Category Archives: Battle Creek News
More charges filed against Branch County man, bond increased to $10 million
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Additional charges have been filed against a Coldwater Lake man who is now being held on a $10 million bond in Branch County. 22-year-old McCain Matthew Snyder was originally ch...
Jun 22, 2024 Best Law
UPDATE: Triple stabbing suspect taken into custody late Friday
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke says just before 11:00 p.m. Friday the department received notification from a resident on Spring Lake Road in St. Joseph County...
Jun 21, 2024 Triple stabbing suspect John Henry Coons (courtesy Cass County Sheriff's Office)
Morehart selected as new Calhoun County Commissioner for District Three
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A vacancy on the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners was filled Thursday night. On a 4-2 vote, the Commissioners selected Albert Morehart as the new District 3 represe...
Jun 21, 2024 Courtesy Calhoun County Government
Michigan Court of Appeals affirms judges BlueOval Battery Plant ruling
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - The BlueOval Battery Plant in Marshall continues to take shape as the Michigan Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging Ford's facility where the manuf...
Jun 19, 2024 City of Marshall MI logo
Boyfriend in custody after shooting his pregnant girlfriend during an argument in Allegan County
LEE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 23-year-old Allegan County man is in custody after police say he accidently shot his girlfriend during an argument, then fled the scene. Allegan Central Dispatch rece...
Jun 18, 2024
Capital Avenue rehab project gets underway, work to be done in two phases
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Despite the stifling heat, contractor crews for the City of Battle Creek have started the milling and paving stage of the Capital Avenue rehabilitation project from Van ...
Jun 18, 2024 Courtesy City of Battle Creek
Residents urged to protect against mosquito bites after first 2024 detection of JCV in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Local health officials are urging Calhoun County residents to take precautions against mosquito bites as mosquitos collected in the county on Thursday, May 23, have te...
Jun 17, 2024 Courtesy Calhoun County Health Department Facebook page
Battle Creek Police to place extra officers on traffic patrol next week
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - In order to address traffic concerns that has been raised by residents, Battle Creek Police will place extra officers on traffic patrol between June 23 and 29 in the cit...
Jun 17, 2024 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Motorcyclist killed in two vehicle Calhoun County crash
TEKONSHA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A Jackson man was killed and two other persons were injured Saturday afternoon in a two-vehicle fatal crash involving a motorcycle and pickup truck in Calhoun County. Th...
Jun 17, 2024 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Dangerous heat and humidity expected this week, NWS issues Excessive Heat Watch through Friday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Some of the hottest weather in recent years is expected to dominate the weather this week. The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch from Monday morn...
Jun 16, 2024
