Category Archives: Local News
Union City baseball game postponed Thursday, Coldwater to host tournament Saturday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – In Branch County high school sports, Thursday's baseball in Union City between the Chargers and Parma Western was rained out and rescheduled for this afternoon. The only o...
Apr 10, 2015
2 woman assaulted in Quincy, alleged attacker in custody
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) – Two women were beaten early Friday in the Village of Quincy with one of them seriously injured while the man accused of the domestic violence is now behind bars at the Branch...
Apr 10, 2015
Despite tornado warning from National Weather Service Thursday evening, Branch County misses out on brunt of severe weather
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Branch County has had its first bout with severe spring weather this year and the Thursday outbreak of strong storms in Michigan prompted a tornado warning early in the ev...
Apr 10, 2015
BUSINESS BEAT: Kevin Vaughn named Vice President of Finance for Southern Michigan Bank & Trust
COLDWATER (WTVB) – Kevin Vaughn was named Vice President of Finance for Southern Michigan Bank & Trust in an announcement made by John H. Castle, Chairman and CEO of Southern Michigan Bank &...
Apr 09, 2015
Study: 10% of Americans are angry, impulsive and carry guns
UNDATED (WTVB) – If you wonder why there are so many shootings, a new study says nearly ten percent of all Americans are angry, impulsive, and carrying a gun. The findings published Wednesday in...
Apr 09, 2015
Proposal for recreational marijuana use in Michigan to be submitted to State Board of Canvassers
LANSING (WTVB) – Supporters of recreational use of marijuana in Michigan are expected to submit a ballot proposal with the State Board of Canvassers today. Matt Marsden with the Michigan Cannabi...
Apr 09, 2015
Could Kellogg Field be the new home for Cyber Security?
BATTLE CREEK (WTVB) – Branch County's representative in the House on Capitol Hill, Republican Tim Walberg, has signed on to an effort to have the headquarters for Cyber Security in the U.S. to b...
Apr 09, 2015
50th Anniversary of Palm Sunday tornadoes that struck Coldwater Lake, region is this Saturday
COLDWATER LAKE (WTVB) – Today's severe weather forecast for Branch County comes two days and fifty years following the deadly April 11th 1965 Palm Sunday Tornado outbreak that claimed 21 lives a...
Apr 09, 2015
Part of Michigan's Sex Offender Registry Act ruled unconstitutional
DETROIT (WTVB) – A federal judge has ruled that the Michigan's Sex Offender Registry Act’s requirement of a 1,000 foot buffer around schools is too vague to be constitutional. The ACLU's M...
Apr 08, 2015
Blue Cross Blue Shield group rates going down
LANSING (WTVB) – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan officials say that small group customer rates will go down, based on a filing slated this week with state regulators. Employers who renew duri...
Apr 08, 2015
