Category Archives: Local News
DDA board keeps Caywood and Dirschell as officers; reviews proposed changes to by-laws
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors decided to keep the same officers as they met for the first time in 2026 Wednesday morning. Michael Caywood will ...
Jan 21, 2026 Courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel
Woman charged In overdose deaths In Jackson County, Jonesville woman found dead in hotel
JACKSON COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A 41-year-old Jackson woman is charged with two counts of delivering a controlled substance causing death and two counts of delivering/manufacturing less than 50 grams of a...
Jan 21, 2026 AVFC / Depositphotos.com
Quincy McDonalds to hold "McTeacher Night" for Jennings Elementary
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - The Quincy McDonald's will host a "McTeacher Night" fundraiser to benefit Jennings Elementary School on Tuesday February 3, 2026. From 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM, teachers and staff from J...
Jan 21, 2026
Coldwater Winterfest will go on as scheduled Saturday with some minor changes
COLDWATER,MI (WTVB) -Winterfest will go on Saturday, including the ever-popular sled races, but organizers are making modifications to the popular event due to forecasted sub-zero temperatures. Coldwa...
Jan 21, 2026
Another Winter Weather Advisory issued for early Wednesday
COLDWATER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Even though temperatures will be warming up to more seasonal levels, another blast of snow is on the way. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory...
Jan 20, 2026 antiksu / Depositphotos.com
Weekend storm expected to take far southern track
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Residents of Branch County can breathe a sigh of relief this weekend as a significant winter storm that once threatened the region is now projected to track south. Earlier forec...
Jan 20, 2026
Former Hillsdale County man convicted on CSC charge
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - A Hillsdale County jury has convicted 60-year-old Vincent Allen Payne of Valrico, Florida, for the sexual assault of a minor relative between 2004 and 2008. Michigan Attorney Ge...
Jan 20, 2026 PeandBen / Depositphotos.com
Long awaited Lenawee County murder trial to begin next week
LENEWEE, COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The murder trial for Dale Warner is scheduled to begin next week in Lenawee County, nearly five years after the disappearance of his wife, Dee Warner. Warner faces charges...
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Business Beat : Registrations open for Royal Meet and Greet Ball
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The 9th Annual Royal Meet and Greet Ball, a fundraising event for the Children's Museum of Branch County (CMBC), is scheduled for Sunday, March 8, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p...
Jan 20, 2026
Lindsey says getting a budget to the Governor by June may be difficult
COLDWATER , MI (WTVB) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer does not want a repeat of 2025 when it took lawmakers until October 7th to get her an $81-billion Fiscal Year 2026 budget to sign. Whitmer said last w...
Jan 20, 2026 State Senator Jonathan Lindsey
