Category Archives: Local News
Fifth District GOP Congressional Primary could have one less candidate
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - A Republican candidate in the newly created 5th Congressional District is one of 18 candidates who could be thrown off the August Primary ballot because she did not have enough va...
May 24, 2022 DonkeyHotey / CC
Sowards enters guilty pleas to three felony B and E charges, sentencing set for July 11
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man who had six criminal cases filed against him in connection with breaking and entering complaints between last October and this past February entered into a plea ...
May 24, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
BUSINESS BEAT: SMB&T offering incentive to customers to switch over to paperless eStatements
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Southern Michigan Bank and Trust want their customers to go paperless. They say eStatements are convenient and gives customers safe access to their SMB&T bank account st...
May 24, 2022 Courtesy Southern Michigan Bank and Trust
City Council take action on two downtown properties
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council took action on two downtown properties during Monday's meeting. They approved sales and development agreements in regards to the former Lefty's Lounge...
May 23, 2022 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Exhibition driving ordinance passed by City Council, goes into effect June 13
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council adopted an ordinance on Monday night on so called exhibition driving in the city. The ordinance prohibits rapid acceleration, squealing, peeling or bu...
May 23, 2022
Fort Wayne man charged in crash at Fremont and Copeland Roads
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Fort Wayne man was formally charged during an arraignment on Monday in Branch County District Court in connection with an April 2021 crash at the intersection of Fremont and C...
May 23, 2022 Chris Potter / CC
Hillsdale County arraignment scheduled for Monday in shooting death of Somerset teenage boy
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - An arraignment was scheduled for Monday afternoon in Hillsdale County District Court after a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed during a fight Saturday night in Somerset Townsh...
May 23, 2022 Alan Cleaver / CC
MSP release name of person killed in Friday Branch County crash
BETHEL TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - The Michigan State Police have released the name of the person killed in a Branch County crash late Friday afternoon. Laurie Bradley of Bath was a passenger in a pick...
May 23, 2022
Commissioners bring ham radio antenna bill forward, prefer it be paid from 911 budget
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners decided during their work session on Monday to bring forward a bill for over $4,900 for the moving of a ham radio club antenna as part o...
May 23, 2022 Branch County Court House and Clock Tower (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
City of Bronson water hydrant flushing starts on June 6, will last for three days
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - In keeping with the practice of regular routine water main cleaning, the City of Bronson will be flushing starting on June 6. The hydrant flushing will begin 12:01 a.m. that morni...
May 23, 2022 Courtesy City of Bronson Facebook page
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