Category Archives: Battle Creek News

Battle Creek man arrested for assaulting woman inside Pennfield bank
PENNFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 33-year-old Battle Creek man had been arrested after assaulting a female inside the Huntington Bank branch in Pennfield in what police say was a domestic violence incide...
Ken Delaney Mar 27, 2024 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.

Former owner of Dark Horse Brewery pleads guilty to 20-year felony
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The former owner of Dark Horse Brewery in Marshall had pled guilty to stealing money from his employees. 47-year-old Aaron Morse of Marshall entered a guilty plea in Ca...
Ken Delaney Mar 27, 2024 (courtesy Dark Horse Brewery)

170 gun safes for households in Kalamazoo and Van Buren counties provided in just two days
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In an effort that Michigan State Police say has resulted in making hundreds of households in Kalamazoo and Van Buren counties safer, a total of 170 pistol gun safes and 49 r...
Ken Delaney Mar 27, 2024 (courtesy Michigan State Police)

NFL Legend Mike Singletary to be keynote speaker during BC Prayer Breakfast
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Organizers for the 42nd annual Community Prayer Breakfast in Battle Creek have announced that NFL legend Mike Singletary will be delivering the keynote address during th...
Jim Measel Mar 27, 2024 Courtesy Battle Creek Prayer Breakfast

MSP investigating break-in and ransacking on Leroy Township home
LEROY TWP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Michigan State Police at Marshall are investigating the break-in and ransacking of a Calhoun County home. They say a residence in the 1300 block of Hoffman Road in Lero...
Jim Measel Mar 27, 2024

Unattended cooking listed as cause of $550,000 fire in BC apartment building
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A resident had to be treated for smoke inhalation on Saturday night when a fire broke out at the River Villa Apartments on Wagner Drive. The cause of the fire was determ...
Jim Measel Mar 25, 2024 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).

Suspect identified by Calhoun investigators after man dies in Springfield shooting
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - An initial suspect has been identified after a 29-year-old Springfield man was shot at the Thunderbird Village trailer park. Calhoun County Sheriff's Deputies were dispat...
Jim Measel Mar 25, 2024 Calhoun County Sheriff's Office cruisers. (Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office).

Disagreement over placement of Easter eggs leads to stabbing in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A dispute over the placement of eggs for an Easter egg hunt led to a stabbing on Sunday morning at the Valley View Elementary School in Springfield. The Calhoun County Sh...
Jim Measel Mar 25, 2024 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.

Kalamazoo man found shot to death in his vehicle Saturday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 25-year-old Kalamazoo man was found shot to death in his vehicle late Saturday night. Just after 11:30 p.m., Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers responded to ...
Ken Delaney Mar 24, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Fatal crash in Richland remains under investigation
RICHLAND MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A two vehicle accident Friday afternoon in Richland Township resulted in the death of one person. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a report of an acci...
Jim McKinney Mar 22, 2024 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)




