Category Archives: Local News
Drivers feeling the pain at the pump
COLDWATER, MI, (WTVB) - Gasoline prices are soaring as the price of oil tops 100 dollars a barrel for the first time since July 2022, one of the ripple effects of the conflict in Iran. In Coldwater pr...
Mar 09, 2026 aapsky / Depositphotos.com
Union City residents return to their property, clean up begins
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - Recovery and cleanup efforts are intensifying in Union City today as the community begins grappling with the aftermath of a devastating EF3 tornado that struck Friday evening. ...
Mar 09, 2026
Business Beat : Battle Jacks to partner with Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame has officially partnered with the Battle Creek Battle Jacks to designate MCCU Field at C.O. Brown Stadium as an approved partner site. This...
Mar 09, 2026
Branch County United Way launches Union City tornado relief effort
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - In response to the devastating EF3 tornado that struck Union City on Friday, March 6, Branch County United Way has established the Union City Tornado Relief Fund to provide dire...
Mar 09, 2026
All three Branch County tornado victims have been identified
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Sheriff's office has identified another victim killed Friday tornadoes ripped through Union City. The Sheriff's office says 63-year-old William Andrew Akers, ...
Mar 09, 2026
Fire destroys mobile home and damages two residential homes in Steuben County
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - A Sunday night fire that destroyed a mobile home and severely damaged a residential home in Steuben County is under investigation this morning. Angola fire crews were dispatched ju...
Mar 09, 2026
Oil prices surge past $100 per barrel, gas could approach $4 per gallon
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Oil has hit $100 per barrel for the first time since July 2022. The ripple effects from the conflict in Iran are continuing to hit global markets, with U.S. crude oil futures up...
Mar 09, 2026
Union City tornado will go down as one of the strongest March twisters in Michigan history
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Friday tornado in Union City will go down as one of the strongest March tornados in Michigan weather history. As of Sunday night, the National Weather Service was still ass...
Mar 09, 2026
As clean up begins in Union City more severe storms are possible on Tuesday across southern Michigan
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - As Branch County residents begin the arduous task of clearing debris from Friday's devastating EF3 tornado, which claimed three lives in the Union City area, meteorologists are ...
Mar 09, 2026
Upgrade proposed for traffic signal at the intersection of State and Marshall Streets.
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Due to increased bulb failures and the age of the equipment overall, the City of Coldwater is looking to replace the traffic signal at the intersection of State Street and Marsh...
Mar 08, 2026
