Battle Creek News

Kellogg Community College employees surpassed their goal, donating $16,775 to the United Way of Greater Battle Creek on Friday, November 13, 2009.

ARMED ROBBERY: A Battle Creek man, 24, was arrested on charges of armed robbery, possession of cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm after a Shell Gas Station at 1439 W. Michigan Ave.

Crisis counselors are on hand today at a Battle Creek area high school, after a well-liked student was killed in a car accident last night.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. Questions of air quality have shut down part of the Toeller building in Battle Creek once again.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. On Wednesday the US Department of Agriculture reported that twelve percent of Michigan residents are "food insecure." That means that 1.2 million, or one in eight, Michigan residents are at risk for hunger and lacking adequate resources to get the food they need.

If you've attended a Community Collaborative Against Violence meeting sometime since the group started meeting in July, you have probably heard the phrases, 'Get in Where you Fit In' and a 'Piece of the Peace.' The CCAV group as done a lot of talking about stopping the violence in our community since July.

The Battle Creek Morning Musical Club has selected two local college students as recipients of its 2009-2010 college music awards.

An East Leroy woman who police say led them on a chase through three counties at speeds that eclipsed 100 mph was arraigned on two charges Monday.

Tracy Nofs will retire at the end of January, ending a short tenure as the principal of Battle Creek Central High School.

No money for road improvements, no money for schools, cities cutting jobs , people losing their homes, people losing their jobs every week.

Authorities say a 38-year-old Battle Creek-area woman led police on a high-speed chase at speeds topping 100 mph.

Warrants are being sought for two men, one 37 and the other 34, after they fought early Sunday.

Native American Performing Family, the Fast Horses, will perform in Kellogg Community College's Student Center on Monday, November 16 from 11 am to 11:45 am and 12:15 pm to 1 pm.

Some big changes down the road for Big rigs. A new law will require them to reduce diesel emissions by 85 percent, costing thousands of dollars in filters and cleaner engines.

Just in time for holiday shopping BCHS Auxiliary is sponsoring a Holiday Raffle, with the following prizes: 1st prize, $500 in Groceries and Merchandise; 2nd prize, $300 gas card; 3rd prize, $100 in cash.

The body of a man reported missing on Tuesday was found inside his truck at the bottom of a pond Thursday in the 1100 block of Harmonia Road in Battle Creek.

November 13, 2009 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation will continue the work to rebuild the I-94 bridges over Riverside Drive in Battle Creek until the weather becomes prohibitive, but delays earlier this year will push completion of the project into spring 2010.

BATTLE CREEK - Today U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, D-Battle Creek, defended his vote in favor of health care reform by saying it will help insure an additional 36,000 people in Michigan's 7th Congressional District and increase employer-based benefits for an estimated 400,000 district residents.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. The new city commission is on the job in Battle Creek. One week after the election, commissioners held their first meeting with a lot of new faces.

The 2009 Battle Creek Health System Volunteer Awards Luncheon was held recently with over 200 in attendance.