Category Archives: Local News
Apartment resident killed, firefighter injured in Sturgis New Year's morning fire
STURGIS, MI (WTVB) - An apartment resident was killed while a firefighter was injured on New Year's morning when a fire broke out in Sturgis. The Sturgis Department of Public Safety reports the fire i...
Jan 03, 2023 Courtesy Sturgis Department of Public Safety Facebook page
Investigators have "person of interest" in Sturgis murder
STURGIS, MI (WTVB) - Sturgis Police say they have a person of interest in connection with the shooting death of a man on Thursday evening at the Country Hearth Inn on South Centerville Road. According...
Dec 31, 2022
2023 brings in new Branch County Commissioner and change in representations
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners will have a new member and different areas of representation with the start of 2023. Alan McClellan defeated two other candidates in the...
Dec 30, 2022 Branch County Court House (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Coldwater Police announce hiring of two new officers
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Police Department has announced the hiring of two new officers. Chase Kreucher and Mohamed Saleh are the newest members of the department. Both are graduates of Co...
Dec 30, 2022
Man shot to death at Sturgis motel, police investigating
STURGIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Sturgis police are investigating after a man was shot and killed at a motel in Sturgis on Thursday. It happened around 6:05 p.m. at the Country Hearth Inn on South Centervil...
Dec 30, 2022 Gregory Skylar / CC
Coldwater Fire Department responds to a pair of Wednesday fires
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Wednesday turned out to be a busy for the Coldwater Fire Department as they had to respond to a pair of fires. A structure fire was reported in the 500 block of East Chicago Str...
Dec 30, 2022 Coldwater Fire Department (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Sergeant Fred Pyles retires from CPD after 30 years of service
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 30 year veteran of the Coldwater Police Department has retired. The Coldwater Police Department honored and thanked Sergeant Fred Pyles upon his retirement this week. Pyles se...
Dec 30, 2022
YEAR IN REVIEW: Union City's new Senior Center dedicated during September ceremony
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - A building which has stood in Union City since 1851 was formally dedicated on September 24 as the Union City Senior Center. It has taken four years and cost $210,000 to flip th...
Dec 30, 2022 Photo courtesy of Village of Union City Facebook page
YEAR IN REVIEW: Renovated downtown Coldwater Four Corners Park rededicated
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The renovated Four Corners Parks was formally re-dedicated on September 17 during a short program which included a ribbing cutting. Coldwater City Manager Keith Baker said renov...
Dec 29, 2022
Branch County November unemployment rate drops to 3.7%
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Branch County's unemployment rate in November dropped three-tenths of a percent to three-point-seven percent according to data released Wednesday by the Michigan Department of Tec...
Dec 29, 2022 Jernej Furman / CC
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