Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Bicyclist struck and killed in Portage Tuesday afternoon
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 20-year-old Portage man was killed after his bicycle was struck by an SUV Tuesday afternoon. The Portage Department of Public Safety says the bicyclist was crossing the st...
Jul 16, 2024 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Jehovah's Witnesses returns to Battle Creek for a pair of three day conventions at Kellogg Arena next month
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One of the largest convention organizations in the world returns to Kellogg Arena next month. Jehovah's Witnesses will present their 2024 "Declare the Good News!" conve...
Jul 15, 2024 Young delegates embrace at a convention of
Jehovah’s Witnesses. (Photo provided by the Public Information Department for the Convention of Jehova's Witnesses)
Flood Watch issued for Calhoun and Kalamazoo Counties, heavy rain expected
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WTVB) - In anticipation of heavy overnight rain, the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a Flood Watch from 9:00 p.m. Monday night through 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday mornin...
Jul 15, 2024 Flooding in Kalamazoo. (Photo by John McNeil).
16 kayakers rescued on Kalamazoo River
BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police and firefighters have rescued 16 kayakers who were stranded in the Kalamazoo River last evening near Battle Creek. Several of them had tipped over in their k...
Jul 15, 2024 Ken Hawkins / CC
VP Harris to make stops in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While the Republican National Convention will be going on in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to make stops in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek th...
Jul 14, 2024 Sheilaf2002 / Depositphotos.com
Boy on mini-dirt bike seriously injured after riding into path of pick-up truck
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An 11-year-old Battle Creek boy is in stable, but critical, after his mini-dirt bike was struck by a pick-up truck Thursday evening. The Battle Creek Police Department ...
Jul 14, 2024
Area fire departments rescue two from the water in St. Joseph County
COLON, MI ( WKZO AM/FM) - A water rescue team had to pull two people from a rain swollen creek in St. Joseph County Friday. At 11:36 a.m. Colon Community Fire and Rescue was dispatched as mutual aid w...
Jul 14, 2024 (courtesy Colon Community Fire and Rescue)
Man arrested in Battle Creek on multiple warrants following loose, aggressive dog complaint
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 36-year-old man is in custody, after being arrested by Battle Creek Police on multiple warrants, following a dog complaint on West Michigan Avenue Tuesday. Battle Cre...
Jul 10, 2024
Detours on both sides of US-131 south of Schoolcraft begin Monday
SCHOOLCRAFT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Starting Monday another road construction project in Kalamazoo County will cause more travel headaches. Beginning July 15, the Michigan Department of Transportation will...
Jul 10, 2024 (courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)
BlueOval Battery Park Michigan receives reduced MEDC incentive package, still worth between $384 million and $409 million
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with Ford Motor Company say their BlueOval Battery Park Michigan remains on track to begin production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in 2026 for Ford's...
Jul 09, 2024 BlueOval Battery Park Michigan under construction in Marshall, MIchigan (courtesy Ford Motor Company)
