Category Archives: Local News
1,800 Consumers Energy customers in Branch County lose power in wind storm
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A fast moving cold front which featured strong winds gusting up to 60 mph in some areas caused the power to go out for nearly 1,800 Consumer's Energy customers in Branch Cou...
Dec 13, 2021
Dense fog a factor as Bronson resident is injured in Friday morning Hillsdale County crash
HILLSDALE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Friday morning's dense fog was a factor in a Hillsdale County crash which sent a Bronson woman and her juvenile passenger to ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital. The ...
Dec 11, 2021
NWS issues Wind Advisory for Saturday, winds are expected to gust up to 50 MPH
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Better tie down your outdoor Christmas decorations. Branch County is included in a Wind Advisory which is in effect from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. National Weat...
Dec 10, 2021 Courtesy National Weather Service Facebook page
BHSJCHA asks Kent County visitors to get tested for COVID-19 and to monitor themselves
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - With the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announcing the first identified Michigan case of the Omicron variant being found in Kent County, the Branch-Hillsdale-S...
Dec 10, 2021 Tim Reckmann / CC
Board of Health meeting rescheduled for Monday, will be conducted on Zoom
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency meeting which was not conducted on Thursday has been rescheduled for Monday morning, December 13, at 8:00 a.m.. Administr...
Dec 10, 2021
Two arrested in Union Township after BCSD find drugs in vehicle
UNION TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Two men were arrested by the Branch County Sheriff's Department on Wednesday in Union Township after deputies say they found methamphetamine and 80 grams of marijuana in th...
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Commissioners bring Correction Officers personal and sick extension request forward
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners voted on Thursday to bring forward to next week's meeting a request to allow Corrections Officers at the Sheriff's Department to carry o...
Dec 10, 2021 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
Seven persons escape injury in Friday morning crash on Grand Street
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Police say seven persons escaped injury Friday morning after their vehicle hit a parked vehicle on Grand Street between Taylor and West Pierce. The crash was reported ...
Dec 10, 2021 Coldwater Police vehicle (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
BUSINESS BEAT: Bronson Knights of Columbus raising money for KC Club
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - The Bronson Chamber of Commerce says the Bronson Knights of Columbus #2924 will be hosting a Salisbury steak or Beef and Noodle Dinner on Saturday, December 11 from 5:00 p.m. unti...
Dec 10, 2021
14-year-old confesses to CCSD about making threats against Homer Schools
HOMER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says a 14-year-old student was responsible for a threat made against Homer Schools that was discovered on Thursday. According to a Sheriff's...
Dec 10, 2021
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