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City crews discovered the sinkhole on Ivanhoe Street, Friday. It hasn’t yet been determined when Ivanhoe Street will reopen.

The City of Battle Creek has announced several work projects, which may affect your early morning commute beginning Monday.

Due to the replacement of a water service line, Marjorie Street, from Alden Avenue to Post Avenue, and Kingman Avenue E., from Grenville Street to Marjorie Street will be closed and water service temporarily halted.

A possible water main break has made an intersection in the city of Battle Creek very slippery. 95.3 WBCK received reports Friday morning that a large amount of water had entered the intersection of Riverside and Briar Hill Drives, which quickly turned into a sheet of ice.

A meeting has been scheduled in Battle Creek, for the public to discuss proposed changes to the city’s animal ordinance. In a release, the City says that recommendations from animal service organizations spurred the need for a change in the city’s rules, to meet the needs of animals...