Category Archives: Local News
Enbridge sued by Marshall resident over illness caused by oil spill
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) – Enbridge may not have spent its last dollars on the aftermath of that huge oil spill in Calhoun County after all, if Chance Lowery gets his way. Lowery sued the pipeline fi...
Apr 4, 2015
Gas pricing heading back up around Branch County for Easter weekend
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Just in advance of one of the busier travel holidays of the year, gas prices have taken leap at many pumps in Branch County and across Southwest Michigan. Prices have gone...
Apr 3, 2015
Branch County's jobless rate now back below 6%
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Branch County's jobless rate has dropped back down under 6%. The February number released by the state this week pegged the rate at 5.4%. It was 6% even in January to begi...
Apr 3, 2015
Some governmental office closings, Way of the Cross procession planned for Good Friday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Christians today are solemnly marking Good Friday, the traditional date when Jesus Christ was crucified outside Jerusalem. A reminder that on this Good Friday, the Branch ...
Apr 3, 2015
High school sports scene quiet for Spring Break, MHSAA moves wrestling finals out of Battle Creek
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – the beginning of Spring Break today means there's very little on the high school sports schedule around Brach County until a week from Monday, April 13 when classes resume...
Apr 3, 2015
Spring weight restrictions lifted on state roads, still in effect for Branch County local roads
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Michigan Department of Transportation said today that effective at midnight this morning, April 2, weight restrictions have been lifted on all state trunkline highways...
Apr 2, 2015
Senator Stabenow pushes for "Hope for Alzheimers Act"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) – Senator Debbie Stabenow is using her spring break to barn storm the state to raise support for her "Hope for Alzheimers Act". At a forum yesterday in Kalamazoo, Stabenow o...
Apr 2, 2015
St Mark's Episcopal Church donates nearly 1/2 ton to Branch Area Food Pantry
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The need never ends and the work for volunteers is on-going at the Branch Area Food Pantry in Coldwater where yesterday another sizeable donation was received. Nearly 900 ...
Apr 2, 2015
BUSINESS BEAT: Cameron Hospital teams with Pokagon Shrine Club for pediatric screenings
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) – Cameron Memorial Community Hospital is proud to partner with the Pokagon Shrine Club to offer a pediatric screening to help identify children that could benefit from the care...
Apr 2, 2015
Coldwater wins girls soccer "Battle of the Birds" again, Quincy sweeps baseball doubleheader
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – In Branch County high school sports, last night in girls soccer, in a matchup of county rivals, Coldwater beat visiting Quincy 1-0. The Cardinal's third straight victory o...
Apr 2, 2015
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Battle Creek, MI, USA
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