Category Archives: Battle Creek News
BC elementary school locked down during police foot pursuit, suspect in custody
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police have a suspect in custody after a traffic stop on Friday turned into a police chase which led to a brief lockdown at a nearby elementary school. Batt...
Apr 13, 2024
MDOT closing two Emmett Township roads at I-94 this weekend
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Transportation will be closing two local roads at I-94 this weekend for bridge work as part of the three-year, $160 million project. The pro...
Apr 13, 2024
City of Battle Creek schedules series of meetings on future of fire stations
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The City of Battle Creek is inviting residents to a series of meetings about a proposal to upgrade and reimagine the city's fire station buildings. A press release from ...
Apr 12, 2024 Courtesy City of Battle Creek
Two persons of interest in Kalamazoo murder arrested on unrelated charges
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two persons of interest in the shooting death of a man in Kalamazoo Tuesday night have been arrested on unrelated charges. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says d...
Apr 11, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
SWET West team members make arrests in Hartford, Watervliet
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A search warrant executed in Hartford by Southwest Enforcement Team (SWET) West detectives led to an arrest, and pointed to another situation in Watervliet that resulted in ...
Apr 11, 2024 SWET members execute search warrants in two locations, with two arrests.
Local United Way to administer FEMA grants for nonprofits tackling hunger, homelessness
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Local food and shelter programs in Kalamazoo County and the surrounding region covered by the United Way of South Central Michigan are eligible for a share of $466,232 in ...
Apr 10, 2024 United Ways of South Central Michigan logo. (Image courtesy United Ways of South Central Michigan).
Motorcyclist critically injured in crash on South Sprinkle Road
BRADY TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A motorcyclist was critically injured Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle that apparently turned in front of him. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office ...
Apr 09, 2024
Final year of US-131 rebuilding in Kalamazoo County begins next Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A major multi-year roadway project in Kalamazoo County resumes next Monday. Work on the second year of the two-year, $51 million project to rebuild and repave 13.4 miles o...
Apr 08, 2024
Calhoun County free recycling event set for Bailey Park on April 22
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Office of Community Development has announced there will be a free recycling event on April 22 at Bailey Park in Battle Creek from noon until 5:30 p.m...
Apr 08, 2024 Courtesy Calhoun County Government
Battle Creek man jailed in wife's death
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek man is jailed after his wife's death in February was ruled a murder last week. Susan Hayes was found dead in her home on Orchard Lane around 9 a.m. on Fe...
Apr 08, 2024
