Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Two killed as speeding vehicle being pursued by Albion DPS crashes into tree
ALBION, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two persons were killed Wednesday night when a vehicle that authorities say was traveling at a high rate of speed during a pursuit involving the Albion Department of Public Sa...
Jun 14, 2024 Albion Department of Public Safety logo
Complaint filed with the state over possible pesticide exposure by workers building a solar farm in Union Township
UNION TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDAD) is reportedly investigating after seven construction workers installing solar panels for DTE Energy last...
Jun 13, 2024 actionsports / Depositphotos.com
Coldwater Lake man faces life in prison for allegedly running down elderly couple with his pick-up
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater Lake man is being held on $1 million bond for allegedly using his pick-up truck to run down an elderly couple in Branch County's Kinderhook Township Monday night. 22...
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Man in wheelchair struck and killed by train in Vicksburg Tuesday morning
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police say a man who got his wheelchair stuck on the tracks was struck and killed by a train Tuesday morning in Vicksburg. Vicksburg Police Chief Scott Sanderson Says the ...
Jun 11, 2024 Village of Vicksburg Police Department cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
Reading man dies from injuries in May 30 crash that killed St. Joseph County Assistant Prosecutor
MENDON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The driver involved in the fatal accident that killed St. Joseph County Assistant Prosecutor Melissa Hallack May 30 has died from the injuries he sustained in the cr...
Jun 11, 2024
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)
