Category Archives: Local News

Money dispute led to violent Kinderhook Township baseball bat attack
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 64-year-old Kinderhook Township man has officially been charged with felony aggravated assault after a violent dispute over money left a 27-year-old victim in a medically indu...
Brett Briscoe Apr 8, 2026 Screenshot

Branch County Commissioners approve lease of Bater Road property to MSU
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners formally approved a nine year draft lease between Branch County and Michigan State University for the county's Bater Road property durin...
Brett Briscoe Apr 8, 2026

Steuben County Director of Building and Planning arrested on Criminal Confinement and Misconduct charges
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - Steuben County Sheriff's detectives say they arrested Steuben County Director of Building and Planning, Clinton W. Knauer, on an active Steuben County warrant following an investig...
Brett Briscoe Apr 7, 2026 Screenshot

WMU Cold Case Program assists MSP in solving decades old cases
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) - The Western Michigan University Cold Case Program, a pioneering partnership with the Michigan State Police, has successfully assisted in resolving several long-standing cold cas...
Brett Briscoe Apr 7, 2026

Coldwater Lake Association kicks off boating season with boater safety class
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Sixteen boaters completed the Coldwater Lake Association's first safety session of the season on March 21 at the association's headquarters, led by Branch County Marine Patrol o...
Brett Briscoe Apr 7, 2026

Burnside Center to host kitchen fire safety for residents 50 and older
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County residents aged 50 and older are invited to a specialized kitchen fire safety presentation on Wednesday, April 22, at 10:00 a.m., Led by Coldwater Fire Department M...
Brett Briscoe Apr 7, 2026

Nessel to intervene in latest Consumers rate request
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Monday, her intervention in Consumers Energy's upcoming June electric rate increase request, citing the utility's "relentless and u...
Brett Briscoe Apr 7, 2026 Screenshot

Coldwater Planning Commission approves new drive through coffee kiosk
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Planning Commission approved a pair of special land use permits on Monday night for the installation of gasoline pumps at Bill's Market on Marshall Street and for ...
Brett Briscoe Apr 7, 2026

State audit finds more than $44,000 missing from Steuben County Parks, Assistant Superintendent target of investigation
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - An audit investigation by the Indiana State Board of Accounts (SBOA) has revealed that more than $44,000 in taxpayer funds is missing from the Steuben County Parks Department. The ...
Brett Briscoe Apr 6, 2026 Screenshot

Stempien sworn in as 15th Circuit Court Judge
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Lifelong Coldwater resident Zachary W. Stempien was officially sworn in as the 15th Circuit Court Judge on Monday. The ceremony was presided over by Probate Judge Kirk Kashian a...
Brett Briscoe Apr 6, 2026
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