Category Archives: Local News
St. Joseph County home invasion and rape suspect formally charged in District Court
CENTREVILLE, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 25-year-old Sturgis man who is a suspect in last month's sexual assault of two young girls during a home invasion was formally charged during an arraignment in St. Jose...
Apr 21, 2024 Chris Potter / CC
MSP investigating theft of marine battery in St. Joseph County
CONSTANTINE TWP, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police troopers from the Marshall post are investigating a weekend larceny of a deep cycle marine battery in St. Joseph County. Troopers say the item was ta...
Apr 21, 2024 Michigan State Police logo
Larceny from Sherwood Township garage being investigated by MSP
SHERWOOD TWP, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police troopers from the Marshall post are investigating a larceny from a garage that took place earlier this week near Oliverda Road in Sherwood Township. Tro...
Apr 19, 2024 Michigan State Police logo
Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce gets Facebook page back
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce says they have their original Facebook account back. The account was hacked around the first of February which forced the Chamber to use t...
Apr 19, 2024 Courtesy original Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook page
Property owners tell Drain Commissioner they want Blackhawk Dam rebuilt
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Drain Commissioner Mike Hard told the Branch County Board of Commissioners during their work session on Thursday that property owners near the Blackhawk Dam want t...
Apr 19, 2024 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel
St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office offering training on new concealed carry gun laws
CENTREVILLE, MI (WTVB) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office says due to the substantial interest of the previous class, they will be providing another refresher training session on concealed pisto...
Apr 19, 2024 Courtesy St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department
Coldwater Community Schools looking to fill two assistant principal openings
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Community School District has two assistant principal positions that need to be filled. One of the open positions is at Coldwater High School where Krista Searls w...
Apr 19, 2024 Coldwater Community Schools logo
Woman injured as vehicle hits utility pole next to Post Office, power cut during repairs
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A traffic crash on South Clay by the U.S. Post Office in Coldwater on Friday morning sent a woman to the hospital. A vehicle crashed into a utility pole just before 9:00 a.m.. A...
Apr 19, 2024
Norman tells Commissioners old Branch County Jail to be gone by middle of August
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Administrator Bud Norman gave the Board of Commissioners a more definite timeline during their work session on Thursday for the demolition of the old Branch County...
Apr 18, 2024 2015 picture of the old Branch County Jail. Photo courtesy Branch County Sheriff's Office Facebook page
Case of alleged misuse of elderly couple's debit card bound over to Circuit Court
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The case of a Sherwood man who along with his wife are facing charges for allegedly misusing a debit card belonging to a nearby elderly couple has been bound over to Branch Coun...
Apr 18, 2024 Chris Potter / CC
