Category Archives: Local News

City Council approves request to buy south side property, traffic realignment planned at South Clay/Division
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council voted 8-1 on Monday night to approve a city request to make a $75,000 offer to buy property at 295 South Clay so that the intersection of South Clay a...
Jim Measel Apr 21, 2024 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)

St. Joseph County home invasion and rape suspect formally charged in District Court
CENTREVILLE, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 25-year-old Sturgis man who is a suspect in last month's sexual assault of two young girls during a home invasion was formally charged during an arraignment in St. Jose...
Jim Measel Apr 21, 2024 Chris Potter / CC

MSP investigating theft of marine battery in St. Joseph County
CONSTANTINE TWP, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police troopers from the Marshall post are investigating a weekend larceny of a deep cycle marine battery in St. Joseph County. Troopers say the item was ta...
Jim Measel Apr 21, 2024 Michigan State Police logo

Larceny from Sherwood Township garage being investigated by MSP
SHERWOOD TWP, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police troopers from the Marshall post are investigating a larceny from a garage that took place earlier this week near Oliverda Road in Sherwood Township. Tro...
Jim Measel Apr 19, 2024 Michigan State Police logo

Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce gets Facebook page back
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce says they have their original Facebook account back. The account was hacked around the first of February which forced the Chamber to use t...
Jim Measel Apr 19, 2024 Courtesy original Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook page

Property owners tell Drain Commissioner they want Blackhawk Dam rebuilt
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Drain Commissioner Mike Hard told the Branch County Board of Commissioners during their work session on Thursday that property owners near the Blackhawk Dam want t...
Jim Measel Apr 19, 2024 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel

St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office offering training on new concealed carry gun laws
CENTREVILLE, MI (WTVB) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office says due to the substantial interest of the previous class, they will be providing another refresher training session on concealed pisto...
Jim Measel Apr 19, 2024 Courtesy St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department

Coldwater Community Schools looking to fill two assistant principal openings
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Community School District has two assistant principal positions that need to be filled. One of the open positions is at Coldwater High School where Krista Searls w...
Jim Measel Apr 19, 2024 Coldwater Community Schools logo

Woman injured as vehicle hits utility pole next to Post Office, power cut during repairs
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A traffic crash on South Clay by the U.S. Post Office in Coldwater on Friday morning sent a woman to the hospital. A vehicle crashed into a utility pole just before 9:00 a.m.. A...
Jim Measel Apr 19, 2024

Norman tells Commissioners old Branch County Jail to be gone by middle of August
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Administrator Bud Norman gave the Board of Commissioners a more definite timeline during their work session on Thursday for the demolition of the old Branch County...
Jim Measel Apr 18, 2024 2015 picture of the old Branch County Jail. Photo courtesy Branch County Sheriff's Office Facebook page

