Category Archives: Local News
Basketball and gymnastics with postseason awards
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Both the Coldwater girls basketball and girls gymnastic teams have held their post-season banquets. In the girls basketball team awards voted on by the players, Carlee Cra...
Mar 20, 2017
Meth bust made at home in California Township
CALIFORNIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – A pair of 22-year-olds were arrested Sunday morning in California Township after alleged methamphetamine labs were found in a home on Delmar Road. The Branch Cou...
Mar 20, 2017
Infrastructure work for new Clemens plant continuing
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Construction associated with the new Clemens Processing Plant is continuing. Coldwater Interim City Manager Keith Baker reported to the City Council last week that the was...
Mar 20, 2017
Traffic stop leads to big drug bust near Constantine
CONSTANTINE, MI (WTVB) – Two men were taken into custody late Saturday night in St. Joseph County when a traffic stop turned into a large drug bust. Michigan State Police say they stopped a car ...
Mar 20, 2017
Hillsdale County fugitive captured following chase
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) – A man who had been wanted by the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department since early February on a number of felony charges was captured following a police chase Frida...
Mar 20, 2017
Alcohol use suspected in crash near Mendon
MENDON, MI (WTVB) – Michigan State Police say alcohol may have been a factor in a crash early Saturday morning in St. Joseph County’s Mendon Township. Troopers say 23-year-old Tylre Gaiser...
Mar 20, 2017
JCPenney to close Lakeview Square location
UNDATED (WKZO-AM/FM) — JCPenney announced last month that it planned to close over 100 stores nationwide, including a pair in west Michigan. Stores at the Lakeview Square Mall in Battle Creek an...
Mar 18, 2017
Quincy to award bid for $1.28 million water project
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) – The Quincy Village Council is scheduled to award a low bid of over $1,280,000 Tuesday night for a major water line renovation project. Hoffman Brothers of Battle Creek submit...
Mar 17, 2017
Health agency warns pregnant women
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is getting the word out to pregnant women that there is free help available if they want to quit smoking and the us...
Mar 17, 2017
Branch Co unemployment up in January
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – As usually is the case, Branch County's unemployment rate in January 2017 went up according to figures released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & ...
Mar 17, 2017
