Category Archives: Local News
All dogs rescued safely as Branch Animal Control Center damaged by fire Thursday
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) – The Branch County Animal Control shelter was heavily damaged by fire late this afternoon. The blaze at the facility located off South Ray Quincy road in Algansee Township bro...
May 29, 2015
First swim meet tonight, official dedication Friday for Aquatic Center in Coldwater
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A pair of significant events in the timeline of the new Dr. Robert W. Browne Aquatic Center in Coldwater are close at hand. The facility, which is owned by the city and le...
May 28, 2015
Another jail overcrowding emergency for Branch County
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – Branch County Sheriff John Pollack today declared a jail overcrowding emergency. It's the second one of 2015 and it happens when the number of inmates exceeds the rate...
May 28, 2015
Big jump in Branch County drunk driving cases
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Drunk driving is a growing problem that appears to be getting much worse in Branch County. Drunk driving cases in the county, according to figures from Branch County Distr...
May 28, 2015
Condition improves for father, son still critical after accidental fire in Matteson Township Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) – The Bronson Hospital Burns Center in Kalamazoo today updated the conditions of a father and his son from Branch County who were badly burned in an accidental fire on a pie...
May 28, 2015
Coldwater golf team advances to State Finals, Union City baseball team falls in district action
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater boys golf team is headed to the State Finals. The Cardinals finished third in yesterday's Division Two Regional at the Binder Park Golf Course hosted by Harp...
May 28, 2015
Bronson City Manager offered same position in Charlevoix, contract negotiations underway
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) – The City of Bronson may soon be searching for a new City Manager. Mark Heydlauff, who has held the post in Bronson since November of 2010, has been selected to become the ne...
May 27, 2015
Elderly Waldron man killed in Hillsdale County farming accident
WALDRON, MI (WTVB) – There was a fatal farm tractor accident in the area last night. It happened northwest of Waldron. The Hillsdale County Sheriff's Department said deputies were dispatched to ...
May 27, 2015
Local donations lead to clothing giveaway in Coldwater this Saturday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A trio of groups is collaborating for a clothing giveaway in Branch County on Saturday with items that were the excess from the wealth of donations received following the ...
May 27, 2015
Bronson firefighters save home and other buildings in Weaver Road blaze early Wednesday morning
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) – Quick work by Bronson firemen early Wednesday protected a 2-story house and other buildings while a nearby semi-truck and trailer were destroyed in a blaze at 1016 Weaver Ro...
May 27, 2015
