Category Archives: Local News
Branch County Commissioners wrap up 2025 business, set organizational meeting for January 8
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners took care of mostly routine matters during their final meeting of 2025 on Tuesday afternoon. The Commissioners formally approved a two-y...
Dec 23, 2025 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel
Michigan health officials sounding the alarm over a rise in flu cases
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Michigan health officials have elevated the state's influenza activity to "high" this week as a potent new "super flu" variant, H3N2 subclade K, rapidly spreads across the Great...
Dec 23, 2025
Social Security recipients to see increase in payments next month
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Approximately 2.33 million Michigan residents will see a 2.8% increase in their Social Security benefits starting in January 2026. Officially announced by the Social Security Ad...
Dec 23, 2025
Wortz introduces plan to crack down on foreign organ harvesting
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - State Rep. Jennifer Wortz (R-Quincy) has introduced House Bill 5406, a legislative measure designed to prevent Michigan's healthcare system from supporting international human rig...
Dec 23, 2025
Branch County Board of Commissioners to hold final meeting of the year
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners will convene for its final regular meeting of the year this afternoon. The session marks the conclusion of a transitional year under the...
Dec 23, 2025 Courtesy of Branch County Government
AAA predicts record breaking travel over the Christmas holiday period
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - AAA Michigan predicts a record-breaking holiday season in 2025, with an estimated 3.9 million residents traveling 50 miles or more between December 20 and January 1. This is 1.8...
Dec 22, 2025
Butler Township crash injures two Monday morning
BUTLER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - An accident late this morning in Butler Township injured two people, including an adult female and a juvenile. Emergency crews were dispatched to the area of Clarendon and...
Dec 22, 2025
City of Coldwater announces adjusted holiday schedule
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater and Coldwater Board of Public Utilities (CBPU) have announced service adjustments and office closures in observance of the upcoming Christmas holiday. City...
Dec 22, 2025
More major road construction projects planned for Coldwater streets in 2026
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Enjoy the colder months of driving in Coldwater with little to no road work being performed, that's because City Manager Keith Baker says just like last summer they have several...
Dec 22, 2025
Newspaper typo credited with starting "NORAD Tracking Santa"
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Ever wonder why NORAD tracks Santa every Christmas Eve? Turns out, the whole thing started by accident. In 1955, the folks at what's now known as the North American Aerospace De...
Dec 22, 2025
