Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Branch County Prosecutor determines justified deadly force by police in Algarin death
COLDWATER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Branch County Prosecutor Zach Stempien has determined that the death of David Algarin, Jr. August 6, 2023 was the result of justified deadly force by the responding deputie...
May 07, 2024 (courtesy Sturgis Department of Public Safety)
MDOT says completion of repaving I-94/I-69 interchange starts Sunday
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Transportation is scheduled to complete the repaving of the I-94/I-69 interchange over the next couple of weeks. Work between this Sunday, May 12 ...
May 07, 2024
Request to remove St. Joseph County Sheriff still under review by governor's office
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Even though she has received a report from the state's Attorney General, Governor Whitmer has not acted on a request from the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners to...
May 07, 2024 Mugshot for St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite Feb 26, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Co Sheriff's Office)
Stray dog shot on Lathrop Avenue, Battle Creek Police investigating possible animal cruelty charges
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police are investigating possible animal cruelty charges after a stray dog was shot last Saturday on Lathrop Avenue. Police say they responded to an animal ...
May 06, 2024
Man gets into angry confrontation at Springfield car dealership, stabs himself in the abdomen
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department says a 48-year-old man from Battle Creek walked into a car dealership on Dickman Road in Springfield on Monday afternoon and stabb...
May 06, 2024 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Condom distribution program called "Wear One" starts in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Saying they want to decrease sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies, the Calhoun County Public Health Department announced on Monday the launch of i...
May 06, 2024 Courtesy Calhoun County Health Department Facebook page
Driver of four-wheeler killed in Allegan County accident
SALEM TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The driver of a four-wheeler near Burnips in Allegan County was killed in a single-vehicle crash Saturday evening. Allegan County Sheriff's Sergeant Bernard Austhof d...
May 05, 2024 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
One injured as car crosses centerline and crashes into another
PORTER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person was injured in a two vehicle crash in Cass County's Porter Township Saturday night. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened near the i...
May 05, 2024 (courtesy Cass County Sheriff's Office)
Two free recycling events scheduled for Calhoun County in May
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - There will be two free recycling events in Calhoun County during the month of May as part of the county's solid waste and recycling program. Both events accept residential m...
May 03, 2024
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office asking for public's help in search for missing woman
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office has issued a missing person report for a 28-year-old woman. They are asking for the public's help in locating Wynikqua Dean. She wa...
May 03, 2024 Courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Office
