Category Archives: Local News
Wortz says proposed One-Buck Rule wouldn't solve the state's deer overpopulation issues
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today unveiled a series of sweeping proposals to the Natural Resources Commission aimed at curbing an "over-abundance" of deer in th...
Apr 08, 2026
How a rare "Super El Niño" could impact Branch County weather
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Super El Nio it's term you will probably hear a lot in the coming weeks and months. Meteorologists are warning that a rapidly developing Super El Nio in the Pacific Ocean could ...
Apr 08, 2026
Business Beat : Hillsdale Hospital Chief Administrative Officer Stacy Feltz named CHRO to Know by Becker's Hospital Review
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - Hillsdale Hospital Chief Administrative Officer Stacy Feltz has been named to the prestigious "CHROs and chief people officers to know" list by Becker's Hospital Review, recogni...
Apr 08, 2026 Screenshot
Lenawee County woman missing after falling off boat in The Bahamas, daughter calls for thorough investigation
HOPE TOWN, BAHAMAS (WTVB) - Authorities in the Bahamas have shifted their search to a recovery operation for 56-year-old Lynette Hooker , Lenawee County woman who went missing Saturday night after rep...
Apr 08, 2026
Bus driver relieved of duties following Monday rollover accident
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - The Metropolitan School District of Steuben County says they have terminated bus driver Jennie Hammond following an internal investigation that revealed she was using a cell phone ...
Apr 08, 2026
Sweeping changes proposed for Michigan deer hunters
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has unveiled a suite of sweeping proposals aimed at reshaping the state's deer hunting landscape to better manage a surging popu...
Apr 08, 2026 schlag / Depositphotos.com
Money dispute led to violent Kinderhook Township baseball bat attack
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 64-year-old Kinderhook Township man has officially been charged with felony aggravated assault after a violent dispute over money left a 27-year-old victim in a medically indu...
Apr 08, 2026 Screenshot
Branch County Commissioners approve lease of Bater Road property to MSU
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners formally approved a nine year draft lease between Branch County and Michigan State University for the county's Bater Road property durin...
Apr 08, 2026
Steuben County Director of Building and Planning arrested on Criminal Confinement and Misconduct charges
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - Steuben County Sheriff's detectives say they arrested Steuben County Director of Building and Planning, Clinton W. Knauer, on an active Steuben County warrant following an investig...
Apr 07, 2026 Screenshot
WMU Cold Case Program assists MSP in solving decades old cases
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) - The Western Michigan University Cold Case Program, a pioneering partnership with the Michigan State Police, has successfully assisted in resolving several long-standing cold cas...
Apr 07, 2026
