Category Archives: Local News
Coldwater Winterfest will go on as scheduled Saturday with some minor changes
COLDWATER,MI (WTVB) -Winterfest will go on Saturday, including the ever-popular sled races, but organizers are making modifications to the popular event due to forecasted sub-zero temperatures. Coldwa...
Jan 21, 2026
Another Winter Weather Advisory issued for early Wednesday
COLDWATER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Even though temperatures will be warming up to more seasonal levels, another blast of snow is on the way. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory...
Jan 20, 2026 antiksu / Depositphotos.com
Weekend storm expected to take far southern track
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Residents of Branch County can breathe a sigh of relief this weekend as a significant winter storm that once threatened the region is now projected to track south. Earlier forec...
Jan 20, 2026
Former Hillsdale County man convicted on CSC charge
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - A Hillsdale County jury has convicted 60-year-old Vincent Allen Payne of Valrico, Florida, for the sexual assault of a minor relative between 2004 and 2008. Michigan Attorney Ge...
Jan 20, 2026 PeandBen / Depositphotos.com
Long awaited Lenawee County murder trial to begin next week
LENEWEE, COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The murder trial for Dale Warner is scheduled to begin next week in Lenawee County, nearly five years after the disappearance of his wife, Dee Warner. Warner faces charges...
Jan 20, 2026 xr:d:DAF1GSTinyQ:3,j:3025703275836401159,t:23112417
Business Beat : Registrations open for Royal Meet and Greet Ball
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The 9th Annual Royal Meet and Greet Ball, a fundraising event for the Children's Museum of Branch County (CMBC), is scheduled for Sunday, March 8, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p...
Jan 20, 2026
Lindsey says getting a budget to the Governor by June may be difficult
COLDWATER , MI (WTVB) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer does not want a repeat of 2025 when it took lawmakers until October 7th to get her an $81-billion Fiscal Year 2026 budget to sign. Whitmer said last w...
Jan 20, 2026 State Senator Jonathan Lindsey
Coach Eby Youth and Family Center extending warming shelter operations
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Officials at the Coach Eby Youth and Family Center have announced an extension of the emergency warming shelter located in the center's gymnasium at 89 W. Chicago St. in Coldwat...
Jan 20, 2026
Dangerous temperatures and drifting snow cause school closings Tuesday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Due to dangerous windchills and potential of drifting roads, school districts in Branch County and around the region have canceled classes for Tuesday. Morning temperatures are ...
Jan 19, 2026 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
Winter weather creates travel problems across Southwest Michigan
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Dangerous winter conditions have gripped Branch County today, as the National Weather Service issued the first Snow Squall Warning in the county's history. The Sheriffs departme...
Jan 19, 2026
