Battle Creek News

Spring Clean-up Starts Monday
Curbside yard waste pickup begins the week of March 26th.Yard waste pickup will continue through Nov. 30 this year. City residents may place yard waste items at the curb on their regular trash/recycling pickup days each week.
Arcadia Brewing Company Closing Its Battle Creek Location
The Arcadia Brewing Company, a downtown fixture in Battle Creek since 1996, has announced on its Facebook page that they will be closing the flagship Battle Creek location on September 2nd.
In 2014, Arcadia Brewing Co. opened a larger brewery, in Kalamazoo, which sits on the Kalamazoo River riverfron…
Man Struck and killed In Bedford
A 56-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle on West Michigan Avenue, around 1:50 AM Saturday morning, in Bedford Township.
Calhoun County Dispatched had received a call of a man standing in the roadway waving his hands at a vehicle which then turned onto a side street...
Woman In Critical Condition After Falling From Van
A 41 year-old Battle Creek woman is in very critical condition after allegedly falling from a moving vehicle in the 900 block of East Michigan Avenue, Friday afternoon.
Jodi Thompson was transported to Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. Witnesses say that Thompson fell from the passenger side of a white …
Kellogg Announces Job Cuts
The Kellogg Company has announced job cuts at its distribution centers across the United States, 211 of those affected are workers at the Detroit facility in New Hudson. Those cuts will begin July 29th, ending August 17th.
Over 1,000 jobs will be cut as the company transitions from using distribution…