Category Archives: Local News
Courthouse renovations begin today
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Administrator Frank Walsh has announced that courtroom renovations at the Branch County Courthouse will begin today. The Branch County Probate Courtroom will be sh...
Jul 07, 2025 Proposed Branch County Circuit Court room. Courtesy Branch County web site and Abonmarche Byce
Recently resurfaced tennis courts damaged by fireworks
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater city officials are looking for information on who was responsible for shooting off fireworks and damaging the Heritage Park tennis courts on Friday night. The city spe...
Jul 06, 2025
Man dies in Steuben County motorcycle accident
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - Saturday afternoon, just before 4:30 pm, Steuben County Sheriff's deputies and other first responders were called to the southbound lanes of I-69 near the 355 mile marker in rural ...
Jul 06, 2025
AUDIO: Walberg calls Big Beautiful Bill passage a win for Michigan Families
WASHINGTON, DC (WTVB) - Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) in a razor-thin 218-214 vote, sending the sprawling budget reconciliation package to Pr...
Jul 03, 2025
New sculpture unveiled in downtown Coldwater
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The latest sculpture in downtown Coldwater has been erected. "Balanced Beams" by artist Gregory Mendez is the latest sculpture to join downtown's growing outdoor gallery. Mendez...
Jul 03, 2025
Branch County courtroom renovations will begin next week
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Administrator Frank Walsh has announced that courtroom renovations at the Branch County Courthouse will begin next week. Beginning Monday, July 7, the Branch Count...
Jul 03, 2025 Proposed Branch County Circuit Court room. Courtesy Branch County web site and Abonmarche Byce
Walberg supports Big Beautiful Bill in overnight remarks on the house floor
WASHINGTON DC, (WTVB) - House Republicans have been working through the night to get members of their own party to vote for President Trump's massive spending bill. A key procedural vote to move the b...
Jul 03, 2025 Courtesy Congressman Tim Walberg's office
Kayaker located safely after multi-agency search
WHITE PIGEON TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office is reminding residents and summer visitors to prioritize water safety after a kayaker was reported missing on Fawn River and l...
Jul 03, 2025 Courtesy St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department Facebook page
CBPU Director Jakubczak receives two percent salary increase
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Director Paul Jakubczak received a two percent salary increase on Wednesday night. The CBPU Board approved the pay hike after a nearly 40 min...
Jul 02, 2025
CBPU Board approves North Willowbrook Real Estate Purchase Agreement
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A sales agreement for a proposed multi-family apartment complex at 421 North Willowbrook Road cleared another hurdle on Wednesday night. The Coldwater B.P.U. Board of Directors ...
Jul 02, 2025 Courtesy City of Coldwater
