Category Archives: Local News
Tornado victims face June deadline to apply for low interest SBA disaster relief loans
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - Michigan residents and business owners affected by the deadly March 6, 2026, tornado outbreak have until June 29, 2026, to apply for low-interest physical damage disaster loans...
May 11, 2026
Saturday a busy day for the Branch County Car Show and Swap Meet
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - An estimated 800 plus cars, trucks, and motorcycles packed the Branch County Fairgrounds Saturday on day two of the annual Branch County Car Show and Swap Meet. With only a hand...
May 10, 2026
Coldwater Housing Commission breaks ground on outdoor family engagement space at Family Promise of Branch County Shelter
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Housing Commission, along with their nonprofit Coldwater Housing Matters, broke ground this week on a new outdoor family engagement space at the Family Promise she...
May 09, 2026
Life Care Ambulance just misses metric on Priority One calls
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - LifeCare Ambulance response time goals for priority one calls for the first quarter of 2026 were just under the criteria established under terms of a three-year contract with Br...
May 09, 2026
Nelson sentenced in death of two year old Octavia Bohne
ST JOSEPH, COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Frederick Nelson was sentenced on Friday to 40 to 60 months in prison for his role as an accessory after the fact in the 2024 suffocation death of two-year-old Octavia B...
May 09, 2026 Screenshot
Coldwater Township man arrested in MSP drug raid, criminal history dates back to 1992
COLDWATER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater Township man is facing a potential life sentence following a major drug raid by the Michigan State Police Marijuana Tobacco Investigation Section Thursday. ...
May 08, 2026 Screenshot
Branch County drivers flocking to Indiana to fill up
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Drivers in Branch County and other southern Michigan border communities are flocking across the state line to Indiana to fuel up following Governor Mike Braun's decision this we...
May 08, 2026 Screenshot
Warner sentenced to at least 70 years for killing wife
ADRIAN, MI (WTVB) - Lenawee County judge sentenced Dale Warner to up to 70 years in prison on May 7, 2026, for the murder of his wife, Dee Warner, following a high-profile investigation that lasted fi...
May 08, 2026
Quincy Township Ordinance restricts battery storage facilities to industrial zones
QUINCY TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Quincy Township officials recently adopted a restrictive new ordinance for battery energy storage systems (BESS) to maintain local authority over utility-scale energy proj...
May 08, 2026
Branch County broadband expansion expected to be completed by early fall
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A $37 million expansion of broadband fiber throughout Branch County is expected to be wrapped up this September which would be three months ahead of the scheduled completion dat...
May 08, 2026
