Category Archives: Local News
BUSINESS BEAT: Fresh Food distributed in Ponderosa parking lot
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The first weekly Fresh Food Distribution from the South Michigan Food Bank took place this past Wednesday in the parking lot of the Ponderosa Steakhouse at 411 East Chicago in C...
Apr 10, 2020
Teen shot in the head in Three Rivers; suspect arrested
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A teen girl is in critical condition after she was shot in the head in Three Rivers. It occurred around 12:30 a.m. Thursday in the 500 block of Thomas Street off ...
Apr 10, 2020
Shirkey and Senate GOP propose revisions to Stay Home order
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey is calling on Governor Whitmer to make what he is calling common sense revisions to her Stay Home Stay Safe Executive Order which she ext...
Apr 09, 2020
Marshall's Oaklawn Hospital laying off workers due to COVID-19 outbreak
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A Calhoun County hospital is being forced to layoff staff after facing drastic financial challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Oaklawn Hospital network is laying o...
Apr 09, 2020
C.H.A. reports two more local deaths from COVID-19
COLDWATER, MI. (WTVB) – A second Branch County death from COVID-19 was reported on Thursday by the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency. In addition, there was another Hillsdale C...
Apr 09, 2020
UC Memorial Day parade cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - One of Branch County's Memorial Day traditions will not take place this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials for the annual Union City Memorial Day Parade announced on ...
Apr 09, 2020
Seven COVID-19 cases reported at Laurels of Bedford in BC
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) – The Calhoun County Public Health Department reported on Thursday morning that there were seven laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the Laurels of Bedford in Battl...
Apr 09, 2020
Police standoff on Park Place ends with apparent suicide
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A police standoff ended sadly overnight when a 43-year-old Coldwater man died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after firing at Coldwater police officers from a ...
Apr 09, 2020
BUSINESS BEAT: Century Bank says small business funding is available
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Century Bank and Trust says funding is now available to help support small businesses with the SBA Paycheck Protection Program and other funding. These loans will be made direct...
Apr 09, 2020
From the 70's to the 30's; dramatic shift in weather
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – As a cold front moved through Branch County Thursday morning, temperatures dropped from the upper 40’s into the mid-30’s, bringing with it some snow and ice. T...
Apr 09, 2020
