Category Archives: Local News
Volunteers being sought for Branch County Sheriff's Victim Service Unit
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) -Branch County Sheriff Fred Blankenship is calling for dedicated volunteers to join the Sheriff's Victim Services Unit (VSU), a nonprofit organization that provides immediate, com...
Mar 20, 2026
CBPU will conduct planned power outage Saturday night
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB)- The Coldwater Board of Public Utilities (CBPU) will conduct a planned power outage for Saturday night, from midnight to 6:00 a.m. Sunday, to perform essential infrastructure upgr...
Mar 20, 2026
Walberg praises federal student aid program, says it will simplify student aid and better serve students and families
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTVB) - In a move to assist the defaulted student loan process, the U.S. Education Department is handing off its trillion-dollar portfolio of federal student aid programs to the Treas...
Mar 20, 2026 designer491 / Depositphotos.com
South Michigan Food Bank's Mobile Market program returning to Coldwater and Union City this spring
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - A regional food bank is bringing back its traveling food distribution program to Coldwater and Union City this spring. South Michigan Food Bank's Mobile Market program is des...
Mar 20, 2026 (courtesy South Michigan Food Bank)
Missing St Joseph County woman found safe
ST JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The St Joseph County Sheriff's Department says the have located a woman who had been reported missing on Wednesday. They say 31-year-old Casey Marie White, has been safel...
Mar 20, 2026 Screenshot
Michigan woman returned to Steuben County to face charges
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - A Kalamazoo woman was extradited to Steuben County this week to face multiple felony charges following a 2024 retail theft and a high-speed pursuit that injured a police officer. 2...
Mar 20, 2026 Screenshot
Woman who drove drunk the wrong way in I-69 to serve prison time
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The woman who drove the wrong way on I-69 last October and collided head-on with a semi-truck has been sentenced to prison for operating while intoxicated. On Thursday, 36-year-...
Mar 20, 2026 Screenshot
Business Beat: Construction begins at Century Bank and Trust in Coldwater
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Construction is underway at the Century Bank and Trust main office in Coldwater to enhance the facility for customers and staff. While the main office remains active, customers ...
Mar 20, 2026
Tornado responders thanked during Commissioners meeting, recovery update presented
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A number of public safety members as well as individuals, businesses and non-profit groups were publicly thanked during the Branch County Board of Commissioners work session on ...
Mar 19, 2026
County Commissioners approve Union Lake tornado demolition fee waiver through April 8
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - An emergency waiver of demolition fees for Union Lake residents impacted by the March 6 tornado was approved on Thursday by Branch County Commissioners following a recommendatio...
Mar 19, 2026
