Category Archives: Local News
Updated Coldwater Park Ordinance makes some offenses misdemeanors
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council formally approved updating the city's Municipal Park Lands Ordinance Monday night to make some misuses of land and fixtures in the city a criminal mis...
Jan 26, 2026 Coldwater City Council. Photo courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel
Council introduces sale of Western Meadows lots, hears complaints about builder
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council introduced a pair of resolutions Monday night regarding the proposed $180,000 sale of nine vacant parcels on Wallace Lane as part of the first phase o...
Jan 26, 2026 Karen Kline complains to the Coldwater City Council about the way their residence on Thompson Boulevard was constructed by Allen Edwin Homes. Photo courtesy of City of Coldwater You Tube channel
Lansing man arraigned on Branch County CSC charges
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 49-year-old Lansing man with a violent past was arraigned in Branch County Circuit Court late last week. Gregory Oswald-Matthew Wines, faces serious felony charges following a...
Jan 26, 2026
Business Beat: Century Bank and Trust main Coldwater branch closed Monday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Due to unforeseen mechanical issues, the Main Office of Century Bank and Trust in Coldwater will be closed to the public today, Monday, January 26. While the main branch is inac...
Jan 26, 2026
Contracted school worker sentenced to 5 years for assaulting Mendon students
CENTREVILLE, MI (WTVB) - A former contracted food service worker for Mendon Community Schools was sentenced to prison Friday for the sexual assault of two teenage boys, according to the St. Joseph Cou...
Jan 26, 2026
The bitter cold continues with no big relief in the near future
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Residents of Branch County and southwest Michigan are bracing for another week of brutal winter weather as the ongoing cold snap shows no signs of relenting. with additional sno...
Jan 26, 2026
Continued cold temperatures make clearing the roads more challenging
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - With the combination of snow on nearly a daily basis combines with very cold temperatures clearing the roads becomes more of a challenge for area road crews. Branch County Road ...
Jan 26, 2026
Another snow day Monday for Branch County students
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Old Man Winter has claimed another school day for area students. All schools in Branch, Hillsdale, and St. Joseph counties, as well as many in Calhoun County are closed again Mo...
Jan 25, 2026 karenr / Depositphotos.com
Michigan residents involved in serious Steuben County crash
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - The Steuben County Sheriff's Office is investigating a serious three-vehicle crash that occurred on Saturday evening, just before 6:00 p.m. on US 20 near Silver Lake in rural Pleas...
Jan 25, 2026
Cardboard sled races highlight chilly Winterfest at Heritage Park
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Despite below zero temperatures, organizers say it was a good turnout for Saturday's annual Winterfest at Coldwater's Heritage Park. While horse drawn carriage rides and a sled ...
Jan 25, 2026
