Category Archives: Local News
Coldwater City Hall and Rec Center to remain closed into start of 2021
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater City Manager Keith Baker says in order to assist in protecting residents, customers and staff, the Henry L. Brown Municipal Building will remain closed to the public u...
Dec 12, 2020
Three C.H.A. Board of Health members say good bye
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Thursday's Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Board of Health meeting was the last for three members of the board. All three are stepping down from the Board as...
Dec 11, 2020 Former Branch County Prosecutor and Commissioner Terri Norris
MDOC reports first Lakeland Correctional COVID-19 related death since May 30
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Corrections says a prisoner who was originally housed at the Lakeland Correctional Facility died on Monday after testing positive for COVID-19. It's t...
Dec 11, 2020 sergio santos / CC
McCann waives preliminary exam, shooting case bound over to Circuit Court
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The case of a man who has been charged in connection with a shooting incident in Matteson Township last month has been bound over to Branch County Circuit Court. 28-year-old Tra...
Dec 11, 2020 Best Law
Walberg signs onto suit challenging election results
(Washington, DC) -- Seventh District Republican Congressman Tim Walberg is among four G.O.P. House members from Michigan who have signed onto a lawsuit from Texas which challenges the Presidential ele...
Dec 11, 2020 Christopher Michel / CC
Buehrer gets 30 years in prison in Hillsdale County fatal drug case
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) - A North Adams man was sentenced on Monday to 30 years in a federal prison for distributing a fatal dose of the deadly synthetic opioid carfentanil to Tyler Herendeen of Hillsdal...
Dec 10, 2020 Steve Mays / CC
Local health official says law enforcement not helping with dine in eateries
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Normally, the holiday season is filled with joy and good wishes but this year's COVID-19 pandemic has led to a lot of anger and frustration especially when it comes to the subje...
Dec 10, 2020
COVID-19 vaccination plans explained during Health Board meeting
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - With COVID-19 vaccines ready to roll out, Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Health Officer Rebecca Burns went over vaccination plans with the agency's Board of...
Dec 10, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Dense fog listed as factor in early morning crash near Angola
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, IN (WTVB) - Thursday morning's dense fog was a factor in a two vehicle crash west of Angola, Indiana. The Steuben County Sheriff's Department says the crash happened just after 5:30 ...
Dec 10, 2020
BUSINESS BEAT: Endeavor Ag & Energy offering scholarships
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Scholarship opportunities for area students are available through Endeavor Ag & Energy as part of a partnership between the parent cooperatives of Ceres Solutions and Co...
Dec 10, 2020
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Battle Creek, MI, USA
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