Author Archives: Jim Measel
Man injured in two vehicle crash near Tekonsha
TEKONSHA TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A crash involving a Suburban and a semi just after midnight on Saturday morning seriously injured a man who was a passenger in the Suburban. The Calhoun County Sher...
Jun 26, 2021
Branch County under a Flash Flood Watch, more rain expected
NORTH WEBSTER, IN (WTVB) - Branch County is under a Flash Flood Watch through Sunday morning as the heavy rain is expected to continue through that time. The Flash Flood Watch covers southwest Michiga...
Jun 26, 2021
Special UC School Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday to hire Superintendent
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - A special meeting of the Union City School Board of Education has been scheduled for Wednesday night, June 30 at 6:30 p.m. in order for the board to take formal action on a sup...
Jun 25, 2021
Burns tells Health Board eight cases of Delta variant have been reported in district
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Health Officer Rebecca Burns told the Board of Health on Thursday that there have been eight cases of the Delta variant repor...
Jun 25, 2021
Parts of Branch County no longer in severe drought according to Drought Monitor
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The northern part of Branch County is no longer considered to be in a severe drought thanks to what is turning out to be a wetter-than-normal June. The latest update from th...
Jun 25, 2021 Courtesy U.S. Drought Monitor
BUSINESS BEAT: 2nd year of Hops on Monroe starts July 1
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The second annual Hops on Monroe event series returns to Downtown Coldwater next Thursday night, July 1. Unlike in 2020, there will be no capacity limits since many of the COVID...
Jun 25, 2021 Photo courtesy of Second Story Marketing
Annual Healing Hill of Hope ceremony held on Thursday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - In an effort to raise awareness about abused or neglected children in Branch County, the annual Healing Hill of Hope ceremony was hosted on Thursday by the Coldwater Early Bird ...
Jun 24, 2021
Death of Angola woman at Lake James home determined to be a homicide
LAKE JAMES, IN (WTVB) - A murder investigation is being conducted in Steuben County after a woman was found dead in a Lake James residence on Wednesday afternoon. The Steuben County Sheriff's Office a...
Jun 24, 2021 Lake James home where Angola woman was found murdered on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Steuben County Sheriff's Department
Branch County May unemployment goes back up to five percent
EAST LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Branch County's unemployment rate in May went back up by a half percent to five percent according to data released on Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Manag...
Jun 24, 2021 Bytemarks / CC
Teen injured in Thursday East Long Lake skiing accident
OVID TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A teenager was injured late Thursday morning in a water skiing accident on East Long Lake. The youngster, who was reported to be 17-year-old boy, suffered a laceration to th...
Jun 24, 2021
