Category Archives: Local News

Business Beat : Branch County Association of REALTORS® present annual awards
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Association of REALTORS (BCAR) recently hosted its 2025 Christmas Party, bringing together members and affiliates to celebrate the past year, recognize years o...
Brett Briscoe Dec 22, 2025

Gas prices continue to fall as Christmas travel begins
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - As we begin a new work week and enter the Christmas travel week, there is some good news if you are looking to fill up the gas tank before heading out of town. The average price...
Brett Briscoe Dec 22, 2025

Unseasonable warmth dampens "White Christmas" hopes in Branch County
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Residents across Branch County and southern Michigan who were counting on a picturesque white Christmas may be disappointed this year as a significant warm-up is forecast for th...
Brett Briscoe Dec 20, 2025

Coldwater receives grant for Optimist Park renovations
COLDWATER , MI (WTVB) - Earlier this month, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) awarded the City of Coldwater a Recreation Passport grant for significant upgrades to Optimist Park. Thi...
Brett Briscoe Dec 20, 2025

Fugitive sex offender arrested in Calhoun County on Steuben County Warrant
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - A 48-year-old fugitive sex offender was apprehended in Calhoun County, on Thursday, , following a two-month investigation. Travis Lee Krontz was taken into custody without incident...
Brett Briscoe Dec 19, 2025

Steuben County men injured in Ohio crash with a semi
WILLIAMS COUNTY , OH (WTVB) - A Fremont, Indiana man is in serious condition crash involving a semitruck in Williams County, Ohio. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), the crash happened...
Brett Briscoe Dec 19, 2025

Sturgis mother sentenced in daughter's death
STURGIS, MI (WTVB) - Just over a year after her daughter was found unresponsive in a Sturgis mobile home park, Paige Bohne was given a lengthy sentence this week in connection to her two-year-old daug...
Brett Briscoe Dec 19, 2025

Business Beat : Maryanna Cox to retire from Insight Hospital and Medical Center Coldwater after nearly 50 years
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - After 49 years of dedicated service to Insight Hospital and Medical Center Coldwater and the surrounding community, Maryanna Cox will punch out for the final time on December 30...
Brett Briscoe Dec 19, 2025

City Council approves funding for fire department to replace CPR device
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council this week gave there approval to the Coldwater Fire Department to replace a CPR device that broke earlier this year and due to it's age no longer has ...
Brett Briscoe Dec 19, 2025 Coldwater Fire Chief Dave Schmaltz. Courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel.

Branch County residents urged to review updated flood maps as 90-day appeal period begins
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Residents and business owners in Branch County now have an opportunity to review updated preliminary flood risk information and new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) to understa...
Brett Briscoe Dec 19, 2025

