Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Fire at ReConserve in Battle Creek results in no injuries
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fire at ReConserve in Battle Creek is under investigation. The Battle Creek Fire Department says they found fire and smoke coming from a large exterior hopper attache...
Jun 11, 2024 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
Two suspects in custody following Graphic Packaging Plant break in
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police say two men are in custody following an apparent breaking and entering at the former Graphic Packaging Plant early Monday morning. Police say they ha...
Jun 11, 2024
Overheated electrical device causes $7,000 fire at Pinnacle Care of BC
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - An overheated portable patient/visitor temperature reading machine is being listed as the cause of a late Wednesday night fire at Pinnacle Care of Battle Creek on Wagner...
Jun 07, 2024 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
National Cereal Festival starts in downtown Battle Creek on Friday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The National Cereal Festival, which is Battle Creek's signature summer event celebrating its heritage as the birthplace of the cereal industry, is set to return to the d...
Jun 07, 2024
Motorcyclist from Plainwell killed after crashing into van in Barry County
ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Barry County Sheriff's Office says a 34-year-old man from Plainwell is dead after his motorcycle slammed into a van in Barry County's Orangeville Township W...
Jun 05, 2024 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
MDOT crews to start resurfacing westbound I-94 near Albion on Sunday
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Michigan Department of Transportation crews are scheduled to start resurfacing a nine mile stretch of westbound I-94 near Albion on Sunday. The work will take place between ...
Jun 05, 2024
Possible attempted abduction of 10-year-old being investigated by CCSD
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department is investigating what they are calling an attempted child abduction that took place Monday afternoon in Springfield. The Sheriff's...
Jun 05, 2024 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Body of unidentified person recovered in Kalamazoo River at Albion
ALBION, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A body that was discovered on Tuesday afternoon in the Kalamazoo River at Albion has been turned over to the Calhoun County Medical Examiner. The Albion Department of Public S...
Jun 05, 2024 Albion Department of Public Safety logo
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office investigate larceny from Veterans Motors
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is investigating the larceny of a 2020 White Silverado truck from Veterans Motors in the City of Springfield. The Sheriff's Office say...
Jun 03, 2024 Courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Office
Three Battle Creek area men arrested after break-in at dispensary in Lawrence early Sunday
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -Police have three men in custudy and are looking for one more after an early Sunday morning break-in at a dispensary in Lawrence. Around 3:30 a.m., deputies with the Van Bur...
Jun 02, 2024 Van Buren County Sheriff's Office cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
