Category Archives: Local News
BUSINESS BEAT: SMB&T donates $10,000 to food bank
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - On behalf of their valued customers, Southern Michigan Bank and Trust recently made a $10,000 donation to the South Michigan Food Bank to be distributed to local food banks thro...
Dec 29, 2020 Courtesy of Southern Michigan Bank and Trust Facebook page
Andrew Blowers' mother and supporters protest decision not to charge officers
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Marshall woman says her son was "murdered" by police last September. Charese Watson along with about two dozen supporters protested outside of the Calhoun County Court...
Dec 29, 2020 Scott Davidson / CC
Suspect arraigned on five counts in Sunday night knife incident
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - A suspect was arraigned Monday in Branch County District Court after he allegedly threatened his former girl friend and her current boyfriend with a knife in the suspect's Gilead ...
Dec 29, 2020 Chris Potter / CC
First Moderna vaccines administered to PCRH employees
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Respiratory Therapist Jamie Garland (pictured) became the first ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital employee to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Monday morning. Garland...
Dec 28, 2020
Community Health Agency receives initial Moderna vaccine
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch-Hillsdale -St. Joseph Community Health Agency has received an initial allotment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and vaccinations have begun for individuals in the Phase 1...
Dec 28, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Sturgis woman charged with stealing and crashing SCSD patrol unit
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A 25-year-old Sturgis woman is facing numerous charges after she allegedly stole a St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office patrol car and led police on a chase early Monday m...
Dec 28, 2020 Paul Sableman / CC
Free Drive-Through COVID-19 testing at BATA Bus Garage next Tuesday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency has scheduled a free drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic for Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at the Branch Area Transit Author...
Dec 28, 2020 People lined up for drive-thru COVID-19 testing at the Branch Area Transit Authority bus garage on Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Hillsdale Hospital administers first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - Hillsdale Hospital staff and members of the Hillsdale area medical community have received their first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. Those who were given vaccinations last week were...
Dec 28, 2020 Healthcare workers in Hillsdale County receive their first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (Photo courtesy of Hillsdale Hospital)
BUSINESS BEAT: Patio tent installed at Union City's Broadway Grille
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - As a way to get around the current restrictions on indoor dining in Michigan due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Broadway Grille at 204 North Broadway in downtown Union City has ...
Dec 28, 2020 Courtesy of Broadway Grille of Union City's Facebook page
Fiery Hillsdale County crash kills 25-year-old woman
WHEATLAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A Jackson County woman was killed on Sunday afternoon in Hillsdale County when a vehicle went out of control, struck a large tree and burst into flames. Michigan State ...
Dec 28, 2020
