Category Archives: Local News
Hooker departs Bahamas as search for wife continues
FREEPORT, BAHAMAS (WTVB) - Brian Hooker, a native of Onsted, Michigan, has left the Bahamas just days after being released from police custody without charges. His attorney, Terrel Butler, says Hooker...
Apr 16, 2026
NWS working with local officials to determine if a tornado touched down Wednesday morning
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The National Weather Service (NWS) said late Wednesday afternoon they were aware of storm damage caused during a pair of tornado warnings early Wednesday morning across the ...
Apr 16, 2026
Barker appointed to Bronson Board of Education
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - The Bronson Community Schools Board of Education officially appointed Frank Barker to fill a vacant seat during its regularly scheduled meeting this week. Barker, a resident of th...
Apr 16, 2026
Branch County to consider joining Cass and St Joseph counties in applying for tornado relief funding
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners is reviewing a resolution to join Cass and St. Joseph counties in applying for up to $400,000 in Michigan Strategic Fund CDBG Urgent Nee...
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Tuesday night storms leave behind damage in Ovid Township
OVID TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Tuesday night storms that prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a pair of tornado warnings for Branch County in the early hours of Wednesday morning left thei...
Apr 15, 2026
CPD : Overall crime dropped in Coldwater in 2025, fraud cases and car accidents increase
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Public Safety Director Joe Shied says overall crime numbers in the city dropped by 7% in 2025 compared to 2024 but his department has seen a dramatic increase in fraud...
Apr 15, 2026
Business Beat : Insight Hospital & Medical Center Coldwater Cancer Center to host cancer survivorship celebration in May
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) Insight Hospital & Medical Center Coldwater, in partnership with the Cancer Survivorship Group Coldwater, will host a Cancer Survivorship Celebration on Tuesday, May 12, 2026....
Apr 15, 2026
Hops on Monroe returning to downtown Coldwater this summer
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council officially approved the seventh season of "Hops on Monroe" during their meeting this week, adopting Resolution No. 26-36 to facilitate the popular sum...
Apr 15, 2026
Branch County road projects begin next month
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Road Commission has announced plans to repave roughly 8.57 miles and reseal over 52 miles of county roads during the 2026 construction season, which officially...
Apr 15, 2026
Michigan warns public about fast-spreading invasive plant
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Michigan natural resources officials are warning residents about the rapid spread of lesser celandine, a non-native invasive plant currently blooming across parts of the state. ...
Apr 15, 2026
