Category Archives: Local News

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners brought forward a request from Administrator Frank Walsh during their work session on Thursday to find a surveyor to do work along the M...

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Branch County Road Commission worker was critically injured on Thursday, when a semi-truck rear-ended his mowing tractor on southbound I-69 near Jonesville Road. The tractor d...

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - - A plan to reorganize the Branch County Building Department was brought forward by the Board of Commissioners during their work session on Thursday. Administrator Frank Walsh s...

STURGIS,MI (WTVB) - Sturgis High School has been closed until further notice. The decision came after a contractor working on classroom renovations accidentally cut into a floor tile that may contain ...

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Both northbound and southbound lanes of I-69 are currently blocked in Coldwater. According to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), the closure affects the stretch o...

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A committee made up of employees from Branch County buildings has selected Michael Plyley to take over as the County's Complex Manager. Plyley currently works in the Building an...

BURR OAK, MI (WTVB) - An appellate court has granted a new trial to Demetrius Ivory in connection with his 2022 conviction for the sexual abuse of three young children in Burr Oak. Ivory was originall...

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County residents may catch a glimpse of the vibrant aurora borealis tonight, as a strong geomagnetic storm barrels toward Earth. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admi...

BATAVIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Batavia Township Planning Commission has officially approved a special land-use permit for educational purposes, clearing the final administrative hurdle to lease the...

MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) - Marshall Community Credit Union (MCCU) achieved record participation during its annual April Youth Month promotion, awarding over $9,900 in incentives to more than 700 young memb...