Category Archives: Local News
$2,500 reward offered for info after break-in at American Copper and Brass
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The company is offering a $2,500 cash reward for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible for a break-in at American Copper and Brass this past weekend. The Col...
Feb 23, 2026 (photos courtesy of American Copper and Brass)
Names released in last week's fatal scooter accident on North Union City Road
COLDWATER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of a fatal collision involving an electric scooter that occurred last week in Coldwater Township. 60-year-o...
Feb 23, 2026
14 months long investigation leads to multiple felony molestation charges against Angola man
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - A 44-year-old Angola man, was arrested around noon Monday without incident by Steuben County Sheriff's deputies in the 1400 block of North Wayne Street. Martin Joseph Boyd Jr. was ...
Feb 23, 2026 Screenshot
Michigan's high school graduation rate reaches 84%, how do Branch County schools compare?
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The State of Michigan has set a record for students who graduate high school in four years. That rate is now just over 84%, a rise of 1.2% from the rate for 2023-2024. Michigan'...
Feb 23, 2026
Steuben County traffic stop leads to arrest for Dealing and Possessing Methamphetamine
FREMONT, IN (WTVB) - An Indiana State Police probationary trooper made a significant drug bust during one of his first solo patrols early Saturday morning in Steuben County. Just after midnight on Sat...
Feb 23, 2026
Business Beat : Coldwater Chamber to AI training session Tuesday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce is set to host an "AI for Small Business" training session tomorrow, Tuesday, February 24, 2026, aimed at helping local entrepreneurs demy...
Feb 23, 2026
Quick action by first responders saves overdose victim in St Joseph County
FLOWERFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - 47-year-old woman is in stable condition following a rapid emergency response to an overdose in Flowerfield Township on Friday. St. Joseph County Sheriff's deputies, ...
Feb 23, 2026 Courtesy St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department Facebook page
Lawsuit against City of Coldwater won't be resolved anytime soon
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A class action lawsuit seeking refunds for thousands of Coldwater Board of Public Utilities customers is unlikely to reach a resolution anytime soon, as the legal battle over "p...
Feb 23, 2026
Coldwater looks to modernize parking regulations
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council tonight will consider ordinances 881 and 882 to modernize parking regulations, which include increasing fines for front yard and 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m...
Feb 23, 2026
Branch County's farmland acreage falls 12.1% over 20 year period
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Even though Michigan 9.4 million acres of agricultural land, a combination of investors, developers, and renewable energy projects has caused the state to lose 670,000 acres of ...
Feb 20, 2026 maxym / Depositphotos.com
