Category Archives: Local News
New trial ordered for parents of Calista Springer
CENTREVILLE, MI (WTVB) – The parents of Calista Springer may get a new trial. 16-year-old Calista Springer died in a fire at her home in 2008 next to the St. Joseph County Courthouse because she...
Oct 31, 2015
I-94 backed up after two semis collide near Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) – A semi-truck driver told Deputies he fell asleep at the wheel and began to drift off onto the shoulder of the road headed westbound on I-94 near the entrance to the Kalama...
Oct 31, 2015
Lakeland Correctional Facility prisoner, daughter-in-law caught defrauding Social Security
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A lifer doing time at Lakeland Correctional in Coldwater figured out a way to break the law without ever leaving his cell, with the help of his daughter-in-law. Collective...
Oct 31, 2015
BUSINESS BEAT: Upcoming Branch County blood drives will benefit from new Red Cross Rapid Pass
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The process to donate blood has been streamlined with this week’s introduction of the Red Cross Rapid Pass online health history system. Donors can now complete pre-...
Oct 30, 2015
Coldwater High School students raise money for CHC Cancer Center
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Community Health Center of Branch County Cancer Center is sending out a big thank you to several Coldwater High School programs as October Breast Cancer Awareness Mont...
Oct 30, 2015
Garbage truck driver killed in Steuben County accident
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) – A traffic accident Thursday in Steuben County, Indiana took the life of garbage truck driver from Angola. 52-year old Thomas Phelps died during surgery at Parkview Medical Re...
Oct 30, 2015
Branch County Democrats hold annual fall dinner
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Branch County Democratic Party Wednesday night held its annual fall dinner and reception at the Coldwater Masonic Temple and heard from keynote speaker Gretchen Driske...
Oct 29, 2015
Former Gillespie Funeral Home demolition denied for now
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The City of Coldwater Historic District Commission has decided that more discussion is needed rather than demolition when it comes to the former Gillespie Funeral Home. La...
Oct 29, 2015
Sherwood man charged with sexually assaulting juvenille
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Bond has been set at $150,000 for a Branch County man accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile girl last summer. 34-year old Charles Miller, who lives on Mendon Road in S...
Oct 29, 2015
Coldwater Historic District Commission to decide fate of Gillespie Funeral Home building tonight
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The City of Coldwater Historic District Commission is expected to decide tonight the fate of the former Gillespie Funeral Home. The building located downtown on Marshall S...
Oct 28, 2015
