Category Archives: Local News

Litchfield man formally charged in connection with alleged shooting of neighbor
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - A Litchfield man was formally charged during an arraignment on Wednesday afternoon in Hillsdale County District Court with allegedly shooting his neighbor in the back of the hea...
Jim Measel Jun 02, 2022 Rumble Press / CC

Commissioners hold public hearing on request from land owner to annex 40 acres into Village of Quincy
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The first of two public hearings on a request from a property owner to annex nearly 40 acres of land in Quincy Township into the Village of Quincy was held during Thursday's Bra...
Jim Measel Jun 02, 2022 Branch County Court House (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

Dowagiac man dies in Thursday morning St. Joseph County crash
CONSTANTINE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A 20-year-old Dowagiac man was killed early Thursday morning in a St. Joseph County one vehicle crash. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite reports the crash took place on Youngs ...
Jim Measel Jun 02, 2022

BUSINESS BEAT: Saturday ribbon cutting scheduled for Good, Better, Best Shop
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A ribbon cutting ceremony has been scheduled for 5:45 p.m. this Saturday afternoon, June 4, at The Good, Better, Best Shop at 101 West Chicago in downtown Coldwater. It's been t...
Jim Measel Jun 02, 2022

Utility companies in Michigan including CBPU face possible power shortfalls this summer
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - There are concerns about a potential shortfall of power for utility companies in most of Michigan this summer. Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Director Paul Jakubczak told t...
Jim Measel Jun 02, 2022

County Planning Commission schedules September 7 public hearing on Master Plan
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The process of getting an updated Branch County Master Plan on the books is continuing. The Branch County Planning Commission on Wednesday morning approved the scheduling of a p...
Jim Measel Jun 01, 2022 Branch County Court House and Clock Tower (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

U.S. Magistrate dismisses Moms for Liberty civil rights complaint against Health Agency and Reading Schools
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WTVB) - A federal magistrate has thrown out a civil rights lawsuit filed against the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency and Reading Community Schools by the Branch a...
Jim Measel Jun 01, 2022 Cal Injury Lawyer

No injuries reported in three vehicle crash in downtown Coldwater
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - No injuries were reported by Coldwater Police following a three vehicle crash at the Four Corners in downtown Coldwater Tuesday night. The crash happened just before 7:00 p.m. w...
Jim Measel Jun 01, 2022 Photo by MWC's Ken Delaney

BUSINESS BEAT: Annual Duck Race set for Saturday at Waterworks Park
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - After nearly three decades, the annual rubber duck race to raise money for charity is in the process of changing hands. The Great Hospice Duck Race is now known as the Coldwater...
Jim Measel Jun 01, 2022 Photo courtesy of ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital

Man shot in head during Hillsdale County neighbor dispute, MSP investigating
LITCHFIELD, MI (WTVB) - An ongoing neighbor dispute apparently led to the shooting of a man early Wednesday morning in Hillsdale County. The Michigan State Police in Jackson say they were dispatched a...
Jim Measel Jun 01, 2022
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