Battle Creek Enquirer

Blizzard warnings have been issued for Kalamazoo and Barry counties, while Calhoun County will go under a winter weather advisory this evening. Full Story »

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Community Inclusive Recreation held its annual Winter Wonderland Extravaganza on Tuesday night at Kellogg Arena, featuring the hip-shaking crooning of Elvis impersonator Steve Gagnon, also known as the Big E. Full Story »

Marshall City Council on Monday unanimously approved Oaklawn Hospital's proposal to rezone its property to allow for a parking lot at the hospital's new outpatient health center. Full Story »

Two men, shot several times Monday night, are expected to survive, police said Tuesday. Full Story »

Getting input from the public during the next month will be crucial to the search process for the new Battle Creek Public Schools superintendent, Richard Dunham, director of superintendent services for the Michigan Association of School Boards, told trustees Tuesday night. Full Story »

Following board action Tuesday, Albion Public Schools will work to close Washington Gardner Middle School "as soon as we possibly can," Superintendent Frederick Clarke said. Full Story »

The perceptive downtown ambler might have noticed new additions to a few empty storefronts. Instead of a reflection staring back through the empty glass, there are artifacts of the Cereal City's past. Full Story »

Social networking returns to its roots as the new Battle Creek Area Young Professionals finds success in hosting downtown gatherings. Full Story »

Battle Creek-based Kellogg Co. has promoted Ronald Dissinger to be its chief financial officer effective Jan. 3. Full Story »

Donations at $6,054 Full Story »

ASSAULT: A Battle Creek man, 54, told Battle Creek police he was assaulted and robbed of his cell phone after picking up a woman early Tuesday. The man said he saw the woman walking near Capital Avenue Northeast and Union Street about 1:45 a.m. and asked if she needed a ride. She directed the man to an alley off Union Street south of Capital Avenue where she said she lived. But the man said, as ... Full Story »

Gov. Jennifer Granholm has appointed two area men to state boards. Full Story »

Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) announced today that Ronald Dissinger has been promoted to chief financial officer, Kellogg Company, effective Jan. 3. Full Story »

National Weather Service forecast for Battle Creek at 4 p.m. This Afternoon: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 34. East southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than 1 inch possible. Full Story »

Using cell phones to text or check e-mail while driving is coming under increasing scrutiny in Michigan. But lawmakers aren’t sure how far they should go to crack down on the practice. Full Story »

A fierce storm moving across the Midwest was expected to hit parts of Michigan with heavy snow and strong winds. Full Story »

General Motors Co. is getting close to hiring a new chief financial officer, its CEO said today. Full Story »

Friday is the application deadline for the permanent position of Athens community development director, according to village Councilman Eric Tobin. Full Story »

A person familiar with the negotiations says the Yankees, Tigers and Diamondbacks are nearing agreement on a three-team trade that would send star center fielder Curtis Granderson from Detroit to New York. Full Story »

Swine flu vaccines will be available to all Michigan residents by next week as demand has ebbed among the high-risk groups that previously were the focus of the state’s vaccination efforts, health officials said today. Full Story »

A leading researcher and director of the University of Michigan’s A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute says the university now can accept private donations of unused human embryos for creating new stem cell lines. Full Story »

The Battle Creek area appears likely to be clipped by a winter storm that will roar through the western Great Lakes starting tonight. Full Story »

A National Guard unit has returned to Michigan after an 8-month deployment to Afghanistan. About 130 members of the Army National Guard 464th Quartermaster Company came home three months early after having suffered no casualties or injuries, the Flint Journal reported. Full Story »

Two men, ages 19 and 18, were shot and seriously wounded outside Sam's Market at 862 North Ave., in Pennfield Township. Full Story »