Category Archives: Local News

Coldwater City Council to consider request Branch Area Careers Center to manage goose population
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council will entertain a resolution this evening which would authorize the Branch Area Careers Center (BACC) to manage a growing Canada goose population on ci...
Brett Briscoe Apr 13, 2026 hydrobiolog / Depositphotos.com

Coldwater hydrant flushing begins next week
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater will begin its annual spring hydrant flushing program on Monday, April 20, with staff operating in two shifts from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. to remove sedime...
Brett Briscoe Apr 12, 2026 trongnguyen / Depositphotos.com

Tornado victims face a long road to rebuild
SHERWOOD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Five weeks after a powerful EF-3 tornado devastated the Union Lake area March 6, residents are facing steep regulatory and logistical hurdles that threaten to stall the ...
Brett Briscoe Apr 11, 2026

Leader of Ocean's Eleven style burglary ring in Michigan among six sentenced to federal prison
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WTVB) - A Colombian national who led a sophisticated, multi-state burglary ring was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison Thursday. 29-year-old John Sebastian Quintero-Herrera ple...
Brett Briscoe Apr 11, 2026

Coldwater downtown cleanup scheduled for April 22
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) -The City of Coldwater and Coldwater Main Street are inviting the community to kick off Earth Month with a downtown cleanup Wednesday, April 22 at 2:00 p.m. This annual tradition ...
Brett Briscoe Apr 10, 2026

Quincy Fire to end mutual aid service to Butler Township
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - In a move that could strain emergency response capabilities, the Quincy Fire Association board has voted to formally end mutual aid assistance to Butler Township, citing an "unsafe...
Brett Briscoe Apr 10, 2026

Additional charges filed against suspect in March drug raid in Bronson
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - One of two people arrested in a March drug raid in Bronson is now facing additional charges stemming from that investigation. 32-year-old Star Lea Overton was originally only ch...
Brett Briscoe Apr 10, 2026

Four arrested in violent Pennfield Township assult
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Four individuals were arrested early Thursday morning following a violent assault and robbery in Pennfield Township involving a gel-pellet blaster. After responding to ...
Brett Briscoe Apr 10, 2026

Coldwater resident critically injured in Barry County crash
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A 19-year-old Coldwater man is fighting for his life following a serious two-vehicle collision Thursday afternoon in Barry Counties Assyria Township. The Barry County Sheriff...
Brett Briscoe Apr 10, 2026

Quincy voters to decide school bond issue in just over three weeks
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - Voters in the the Quincy Community Schools district are preparing to cast their votes in a little more than three weeks on a $60 million bond proposal set for the May 5, ballot. Th...
Brett Briscoe Apr 10, 2026
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