Albion, MI

FLORISSANT, Mo. — The 13-year-old boy who police said caused a single-vehicle crash killing two other 13-year-olds and a 9-year-old was driving a decommissioned Hillsdale police car he had taken without the owner’s knowledge, according to a source familiar with the investigation. The 9-year-old was the driver's cousin...

JACKSON, MI – A “haunted house” that likely will live on forever in Jackson legend and lore is no more. The home at 820 Maltby St., whose spooky happenings brought national attention to town in the early 1960s, met the wrecking ball in early June. Vacant for...

In the basement of Hyacinth House, a longtime florist in Lansing’s Baker-Donora neighborhood, Leocadia Lovelace’s workspace remains as she left it last week. Fading residue from flower stems sticks to the blade of a large, floral stem cutter on her table. Her latest arrangements are preserved in a nearby cooler. And in a craft coffee mug...

People are really loyal to their favorite tattoo artists. I have a friend who comes in from Nashville, Tennessee, just to get work done with her favorite tattoo artist, and she’ll make the trip as often as necessary. I think getting a tattoo is such a personal thing, so once you find that perfect tattoo artist, it’s hard to part with them.

A preliminary injunction from a Court of Claims judge is temporarily blocking enforcement of a 1931 Michigan law that bans abortions unless they’re done to save a pregnant person’s life. Michigan’s Democratic Attorney General says the ruling makes clear abortion is currently legal in the state and that...

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COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A dispute between Coldwater High School Athletic Director Todd Farmer and Cross-Country / Track Coach Jim Bilsborrow over the type of starting line that was to be used for distance races during Coldwater’s home track and field meet on May 9 has led to Bilsborrow submitting his resignation to the district of all his coaching positions after 49 years of service.

A man who pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence in a 2020 murder has been sentenced to probation.

NAPOLEON, MI – Bob Seger and Billy Joel tribute bands are coming to the Jackson area for an outdoor concert in July. Country Boots & Bands and Raine Productions are bringing the bands Lookin’ Back and Allentown to Aggies Sports Bar, 108 Brooklyn Road, at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 30.

Jackson High School has a new varsity head football coach in Jackson’s Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center Director Antonio Parker.

The remaining two suspects in the alleged Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot return to court Thursday, hoping to convince a judge to do something a jury could not: acquit them. Adam Fox, 38, of Potterville, and Barry Croft, 46, of Delaware, are facing a retrial after a jury deadlocked in April following a 20-day trial that ended in no convictions. The jury acquitted 24-year-old Daniel Harris, of Lake Orion, and 34-year-old Brandon Caserta, of Canton Township, on all counts. Jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict for Croft and Fox.

It’s that time of year when throngs of vehicles, heading for the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival, are clogging local roadways in the vicinity of the Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field. The five-day event normally attracts between 100,000 to 120,000 visitors, flocking...

By a 6-3 vote, Coldwater City Council on Monday approved a bid for $822,663 with Spencer Manufacturing of South Haven to purchase a new fire truck.  The city specification called for a polybody rather than an aluminum body limiting the bidders to two of the six manufacturers. Fire Chief Dave Schmaltz received criticism for not obtaining at least bids for both style trucks to determine the price difference.  ...

HILLSDALE, Mich. (WLNS) – Tightly wrapped in a blanket and hat, these baby dolls are a gentle sense of comfort for seniors living with Alzheimer’s or dementia. “Really it’s just I saw a need and I saw that it’s something I could do,” said Founder of Ladies with Babies, Aimee Potts. Potts helps deliver these […]

Saturday, Somerset Township will host an all-day Independence Day celebration at McCourtie Park.  The celebration will have everything from food trucks and a kitten adoption to a firework show and live music. All are open to the public. “Please come join us for the day and take advantage of all the events we have...

The skies over Calhoun County will be dotted with colorful hot air balloons, aircraft and fireworks this week in celebration of Independence Day. Battle Creek's signature summer festival returns to Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field with the Field of Flight, the nation's largest combined air show and balloon festival. ...

Battle Creek announced its holiday weekend road closures and service changes Wednesday, ahead of the city’s Fourth of July celebrations.

Thursday, just before noon, Coldwater Police Lieutenant Nick Thornton made his last call for the department and signed off with Central Dispatch. After 21 years, Thornton turned his blue uniform and will begin orientation and training as a Department of Natural Resources conversation officer for the state. He rose from patrolman to sergeant. He was recently appointed as the department lieutenant.