Category Archives: Local News

Cell phone distraction leads to school bus rollover accident
STEUBEN COUNTY, IN (WTVB) -The Steuben County Sheriff's Office is investigating a school bus crash that occurred just after 9:30 a.m. Monday morning in rural Otsego Township. According to the Sheriff'...
Brett Briscoe Apr 6, 2026

Kinderhook man arrested following violent Monday morning altercation
KINDERHOOK, MI (WTVB) - A 64-year-old Kinderhook man, Jeffery Clyde Badgley, was arrested and lodged at the Branch County Jail following a violent altercation early Monday morning that left another ma...
Brett Briscoe Apr 6, 2026 Screenshot

Low flying helicopter to conduct groundwater surveys beginning this week
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Starting this week, Branch County residents may notice a helicopter towing a 60-foot-wide hexagonal sensor hoop approximately 100 feet above the ground. This aerial survey is pa...
Brett Briscoe Apr 6, 2026 Screenshot

UM hosting watch party of National Championship game tonight
ANN ARBOR, MI (WTVB) - The University of Michigan is opening the doors of the Crisler Center tonight at 7:30 p.m. for a campus-wide watch party as the Wolverines take on UConn for the NCAA Division I ...
Brett Briscoe Apr 6, 2026

City of Coldwater awarded $16K Michigan Arts and Culture Council grant
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater has been awarded a $16,000 grant from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC) to bolster its downtown cultural initiatives for fiscal year 2026. Selec...
Brett Briscoe Apr 6, 2026 Screenshot

Business Beat : Bobilya Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram to host annual Notre Dame Day this Friday
Bobilya Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM in Coldwater, Michigan, is gearing up to host its 3rd Annual Notre Dame Day on Friday, April 10. The community event, themed "Drive Like a Champion Today," will take pl...
Brett Briscoe Apr 6, 2026

BHSJ CHA's Environmental Health Services returning to Three Rivers
THREE RIVERS, MI (WTVB) -The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency will move Environmental Health services in a new temporary location in Three Rivers beginning Tuesday. The new location...
Brett Briscoe Apr 6, 2026 Courtesy Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Facebook page

Branch County officially emerges out of drought conditions just ahead of planting season
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County is now 100 % drought-free following an active winter and a rainy start to spring, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor . The county has officially cleared ...
Brett Briscoe Apr 6, 2026

Branch County Secretary of State office reopens at temporary Marshall Street location
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Secretary of State office is officially resuming services at 9:00 a.m. today at its new temporary location at 490 Marshall Street in Coldwater. The branch had ...
Brett Briscoe Apr 6, 2026

Coldwater yard waste and brush collection begins Monday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater's annual spring cleanup commences Monday, April 6, with weekly paper-bagged yard waste collection and scheduled brush pickup on the first Mondays of April and May. Res...
Brett Briscoe Apr 3, 2026
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Battle Creek, MI, USA
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