COLDWATER, Mich. (WOOD) — The Branch County Prosecutor’s Office says it will not file charges after a double murder suspect was shot and killed following a police chase in 2023.

BRANCH COUNTY—After analyzing cases sent to his office, Prosecutor Zack Stempien said 2024 the lowest crime rate in his four years as elected prosecutor. There was a 16% drop in felonies when ...

Stempien said the Branch County commissioners need to step up to fund his office faced with the state-paid staffing for the Public Defender. "The disparity raises the question of whether this ...

COLDWATER, Mich. (WOOD) — The Branch County prosecutor says additional charges, including three counts of stalking, have been filed against a Coldwater man who allegedly hit two people with his ...

BRANCH COUNTY — No charges will be filed against any officer involved in the Aug. 6, 2023 shooting death of 30-year-old David Algarin, Jr., the suspect in a Sturgis double homicide. Based on an ...

Alex New, 55, from Branch County, was convicted of sexually assaulting a minor after being extradited from Florida to ...