Category Archives: Local News

Michigan to test pay-per-mile system for road funding
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Michigan is launching the planning phase of a pilot program to test a pay-per-mile "road usage charge" system. Backed by $7.65 million in state funding, the study is designed as a...
Brett Briscoe Sep 09, 2026

Commissioners approve grant to hire assistant prosecutor to focus on crimes by non U.S. citizens
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A three year $436,000 federal grant to fund the hiring of an Assistant Prosecutor to serve as a Special Counsel who would focus on drug dealing, human trafficking and fraud bein...
Brett Briscoe Sep 09, 2026 Courtesy of Branch County Government

Coldwater man charged with making threats against police and other community targets
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man has been charged with making a false report or threat of terrorism after allegedly threatening to carry out mass violence against law enforcement and community t...
Brett Briscoe Sep 09, 2026

Coldwater man arraigned on sexual assault charges
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 22-year-old man faces up to five years in prison after being charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving force following an incident in Coldwater. Tayshaun Cru...
Brett Briscoe Sep 09, 2026

Branch County traffic stop leads to drug arrest
UNION TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A Labor Day weekend traffic stop in Branch County led to the arrest of the female driver on drug charges. 49-year-old Dawn Marie Simmons was arrested Saturday morning after...
Brett Briscoe Sep 08, 2026

Weekend fire damages Sturgis commercial building
STURGIS, MI (WTVB) - A commercial building in Sturgis, sustained substantial interior damage following a fire on Saturday. Just after 4:00 p.m., the Sturgis Department of Public Safety (SDPS) Fire Div...
Brett Briscoe Sep 08, 2026

Branch County veterans to remember 9/11 during Friday morning ceremony
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County will hold a special memorial ceremony this Friday, September 11, to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The solemn remembrance ...
Brett Briscoe Sep 08, 2026

Four injures in Reading Township rollover crash
READING TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Four people were hospitalized early Monday morning following a two-vehicle rollover crash at the intersection of M-49 and Bankers Road in Reading Township. The Hillsdale ...
Brett Briscoe Sep 08, 2026 Courtesy Hillsdale County Sheriff's Department Facebook page

Michigan white-tailed deer season set to begin this weekend with Liberty Hunt
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Michigan's white-tailed deer hunting season officially kicks off this Saturday, , starting with specialized events designed for specific groups of outdoor enthusiasts. The openi...
Brett Briscoe Sep 08, 2026

Quincy Township will receive $98,000 annually from DTE solar farm
QUINCY TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Quincy Township board has unanimously approved a "community benefit" agreement to receive $98,000 annually for the next 20 years from DTE Energy's Cold Creek Solar pro...
Brett Briscoe Sep 08, 2026
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Battle Creek, MI, USA
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