Category Archives: Battle Creek News

Former CCSO Corrections Officer enters no contest plea to child porn charge
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A former Calhoun County corrections deputy entered a no contest plea Tuesday to a charge of having child sexually abusive material. 34-year-old Kurtis Cunkle is facing...
Jim Measel May 29, 2024 Rumble Press / CC

Bystander helping at Springfield crash scene struck by hit-and-run vehicle
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two persons including a bystander who was trying to help were injured in a two vehicle crash on Tuesday night. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office that deputies responded...
Jim Measel May 29, 2024 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.

BC Police release name of 21-year-old man found shot to death last Saturday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police have released the name of the man who was killed in a shooting early Saturday morning at the Teal Run apartment complex on Horizon Drive. The fatal s...
Jim Measel May 28, 2024

Police investigating fatal Battle Creek shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police are investigating the shooting death of a 21-year-old Battle Creek man at the Teal Run apartment complex on Horizon Drive early Saturday. Battle Creek Police res...
Ken Delaney May 25, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Inmate in ICE custody dies after trying to commit suicide at Calhoun County Jail
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 39-year-old man who was being detained at the Calhoun County Jail by the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement has died after he tried to commit sui...
Jim Measel May 25, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

MSP looking for vehicle involved in Friday afternoon Calhoun County chase
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Michigan State Police are investigating a fleeing and eluding incident in Calhoun County on Friday afternoon. Troopers say the suspect vehicle was passing multiple car...
Jim Measel May 25, 2024

Man arrested after five-hour standoff with Battle Creek police
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have arrested a man after a five-hour standoff during a mental health crisis yesterday. Officers were called to the home on Lathrop Avenue near Eucl...
Michael Arney May 24, 2024

United Way helps funnel over $466,000 in federal grants to food, shelter, and utility needs in the area
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Eight programs in Kalamazoo County and 10 in Calhoun county have received federal funds through the United Way of South Central Michigan to provide food, shelter and utili...
Ken Delaney May 22, 2024 United Ways of South Central Michigan logo. (Image courtesy United Ways of South Central Michigan).

Huizenga introduces bipartisan legislation to rename Battle Creek Post Office in honor of Sojourner Truth
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Congressman Bill Huizenga Monday announced the introduction of H.R. 8405, legislation to rename the Battle Creek Post Office located at 90 McCamly Street South as the "...
Ken Delaney May 20, 2024 Sojourner Truth monument in Battle Creek, MI

Coldwater man killed in Friday night crash in Branch County
COLDWATER TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 48-year-old Coldwater man was killed late Friday night in a single vehicle fatal crash on Michigan Road just north of State Road in Coldwater Township. Troopers ...
Jim Measel May 20, 2024




