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COLON (WTVB) - A new search for Venus Stewart took place yesterday along the St. Joseph Kalamazoo County line, and once again came up empty. It began near Doug Stewart’s parent’s home. Professionals are using some technology and other information resources to focus their search. Doug has been charged ...More

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COLDWATER (WTVB) - Motorists around Branch County continue to see fewer police squad cars on the roads with a resulting drop in the number of tickets being written. The Sheriff’s Department secondary road patrol budget is expected to cut by the state by 50-thousand dollars for 2011. Sheriff Warren Cannon ...More

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COLDWATER (WTVB) - In high school sports last night, in boy’s soccer, Coldwater dropped a 3-to-1 match at Battle Creek Lakeview. The host Spartans led 2-to-0 at halftime and extended their advantage to 3-to-0 before the Cardinals scored on a goal by Kaliel Alisaid with an assist from Aseel Saeed ...More

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COLDWATER (WTVB ) - It wasn’t a drill yesterday at the Branch County Courthouse, where the building was evacuated late Wednesday morning after workers in the basement reported a natural gas odor. County administrator Bud Norman said county complex staff confirmed the smell but when they weren’t able to pinpoint ...More

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MARSHALL (WTVB) - EPA and Enbridge officials say they expect to meet an end of the month deadline for removing the bulk of the crude oil the Kalamazoo River and its banks but it may be next year before the river or Morrow Lake will be reopened to recreational use. The ...More

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COLDWATER (WTVB) - Flu season is about to flare up in Michigan and everyone from the Health Department to the Red Cross is asking everyone to prepare now by getting a flu shot. The Red Cross's Vicki Eichstaedt says just because the flu pandemic of last year didn’t turn ...More

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COLDWATER (WTVB) - The Branch Intermediate Board of Education met in special session Wednesday to continue the search process to find a new B-I-S-D superintendent. Current Superintendent Mike Beckwith, who announced his retirement plans earlier this summer, says the board agreed to hire Northstar Staffing with Northstar’s Carl Hartman heading ...More

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COLDWATER (WTVB) - The Coldwater Department of Municipal Services and the Coldwater Board of Public Utilities are making repairs to the water main and storm sewer on Marshall St. at Liberty. Northbound traffic on Marshall St. is being detoured on East Montgomery to Morse St. then northward to State St. and ...More

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