Category Archives: Local News

Sturgis man facing 39 counts for being in possession of fake ID cards and counterfeit money tools
SHERMAN TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A traffic stop in St. Joseph County on Friday night led to the booking of a 40-year-old Sturgis man on 39 felony counts. St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite says de...
Jim Measel Feb 28, 2022 EpicTop10.com / CC

ISP steps up enforcement to stop drunk and aggressive driving
STEUBEN COUNTY, IN (WTVB) - If you travel to the south of Branch County, don't drink and drive and watch your temper when you get behind the wheel. The Indiana State Police says they have stepped up p...
Jim Measel Feb 28, 2022

Two passengers in Sunday crash flown out in serious condition
OVID TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Two passengers in a single-vehicle crash in southern Branch County just before noon Sunday were flown by helicopter to Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo in serious condition. Th...
Jim Measel Feb 27, 2022 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch

Coldwater business receives state grant to expand meat processing and more, with new retail location
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has awarded a Coldwater area business a $70,000 grant to setting up a brick and mortar location for meat processing ...
Ken Delaney Feb 26, 2022 The Butternut Ridge Beef farm at 457 Dayburg Road, Coldwater M( (courtesy of Butternut Ridge Beef)

Prosecutor says suspected Coldwater Golf Course thief now charged with five other area business break-ins
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 36-year-old Coldwater man who was charged in the break-in at the Coldwater Golf Course clubhouse earlier this month has now been charged with break-ins at other area businesse...
Ken Delaney Feb 25, 2022 A Michigan State Police cruiser outside the Coldwater Golf Course after a break-in Feb. 13, 2022 (courtesy of the Michigan State Police)

Weight restrictions on Branch County roads start Tuesday morning
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It's a sign that spring is not that far away. Rising and falling temperatures and the impact on roads mean that yearly weight restrictions on roads in Branch County will be enfo...
Jim Measel Feb 24, 2022

Annual Coldwater Rotary Show begins Thursday night at Tibbits Opera House
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The annual show that pokes fun at anything and anyone in Branch County is back after last year's COVID-19 cancellation. The 2022 Coldwater Rotary Show called "Celebrate with Rot...
Jim Measel Feb 24, 2022

Burns reports to Health Board about COVID-19 Recovery Phase as case numbers drop
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Health Officer Rebecca Burns reported to the Board of Health on Thursday what steps will be taken as the State of Michigan is...
Jim Measel Feb 24, 2022 Jernej Furman / CC

Walberg calls Putin "a thug", Stabenow and Peters also condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTVB) - Michigan seventh district Republican Congressman Tim Walberg called Russian leader Vladimir Putin "a thug" in a statement his office released on Thursday morning following Ru...
Jim Measel Feb 24, 2022 Courtesy Congressman Tim Walberg's Facebook page

Downtown survey results presented to DDA Board as Main Street Program gets rolling
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Results of a recent survey concerning downtown Coldwater were presented Wednesday night both in person and on the City of Coldwater's You Tube channel. The survey was conducted ...
Jim Measel Feb 24, 2022
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