Category Archives: Local News

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A small portion of the west side of the City of Coldwater lost power early this morning apparently because of a lightning strike that hit after most of the Sunday night th...

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Strong thunderstorms with high winds and heavy rain swept through Branch County and Southwest Michigan Sunday night and early Monday, causing thousands to lose power, incl...

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Branch County's third jail overcrowding emergency of 2015 continues today with the lockup holding at least 155 inmates while the rated design capacity of the jail is 142. ...

LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Gov. Rick Snyder ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the state Capitol complex to be lowered to half-staff on Monday to honor former state Sen. Harry Gast, who passed awa...

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – AAA says it's going to get a lot less expensive to fill up the gas tank come the end of August. At last check in Branch County, most stations were charging around $2.35 a ...

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Tibbits Summer Theatre's production of "Peter Pan" in July reached new audiences thanks to a pair of grants through the Branch County Community Foundation. The grant funds...

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Members of the Branch County Community Foundation Youth Advisory Council or YAC have made the decision to provide a grant to encourage homeless youth to take part in recre...

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Branch County Sheriff John Pollack has declared the county's third jail overcrowding emergency of 2015. Sheriff Pollack made the move on Friday, a day after the lockup had...

LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has told businesses in Michigan that unemployment taxes has gone down, effective at the first of this month, due to a $500 reducti...

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – As bad as the mosquitoes have been this summer in Branch County and Southwest Michigan, you had to know it was just a matter of time. Health officials have been testing mo...