Category Archives: Local News
McDaniel gets probation in Coldwater pepper spray incident
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 22-year-old Coldwater man will server probation for his part the now infamous Monroe Street pepper spray incident in February 2025. Dakota McDaniel avoided jail time after ple...
Mar 10, 2026
Storm victims advised to take action for potential property tax relief
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB)- Following last weeks Union City tornado, Village officials are urging residents with significant property damage to take immediate action to secure potential tax relief. While c...
Mar 10, 2026
Strong storms and tornadoes possible Tuesday night
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Just days after Branch County was hit with a deadly tornado, the area is once again under the gun for the threat of severe weather tonight into Wednesday morning, after the Nati...
Mar 10, 2026
Walberg and Lindsey tour tornado ravaged areas, Walberg dismisses governor's call for investigation into NWS
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer is demanding a federal investigation into why the National Weather Service (NWS) failed to issue a tornado watch before a series of dead...
Mar 10, 2026
City Council introduces property maintenance code update in front of packed Chamber
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council introduced an ordinance Monday night that would update the International Property Maintenance Code for the city which was first adopted in 2002. The a...
Mar 09, 2026 Courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel
Union City officials hoping for state relief to assist covering the mounting costs of from Friday tornado
UNION CITY, (WTVB) - Residents and Village officials in Union City are beginning the arduous task of rebuilding after a devastating the devastating tornado ripped through the Union City and Union Lake...
Mar 09, 2026
Traffic signal at State and Marshall to be replaced following approval of $42,200 bid by City Council
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A new traffic signal will be going in soon at the intersection of State and Marshall Streets. The Coldwater City Council approved a bid of just over $42,200 from Severance Elect...
Mar 09, 2026
Coldwater City Council passes ordinances which increase parking violation fines up to $25
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council adopted a pair of ordinances Monday night which increases fines for parking violations for the first time in 30 years. Director of Public Safety Joe S...
Mar 09, 2026 Coldwater Director of Public Safety Joe Scheid. Courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel
Conservation Easement approved by City Council for attempts to save old Indian Marker Tree
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - In the hopes that the old Indian Marker Tree next to the North Oak Grove Cemetery can be saved after it was badly damaged in the February 2023 ice storm, the Coldwater City Coun...
Mar 09, 2026 Photo courtesy Branch County Historical Society Facebook page
NWS confirms Union City tornado was EF3 in final report,
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The National Weather Service has confirmed an **EF3** tornado with estimated peak winds of 160 mph struck the Union Lake and Union City area in Branch County,, on March 6, The ...
Mar 09, 2026
