Category Archives: Local News
State audit finds more than $44,000 missing from Steuben County Parks, Assistant Superintendent target of investigation
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - An audit investigation by the Indiana State Board of Accounts (SBOA) has revealed that more than $44,000 in taxpayer funds is missing from the Steuben County Parks Department. The ...
Apr 06, 2026 Screenshot
Stempien sworn in as 15th Circuit Court Judge
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Lifelong Coldwater resident Zachary W. Stempien was officially sworn in as the 15th Circuit Court Judge on Monday. The ceremony was presided over by Probate Judge Kirk Kashian a...
Apr 06, 2026
Cell phone distraction leads to school bus rollover accident
STEUBEN COUNTY, IN (WTVB) -The Steuben County Sheriff's Office is investigating a school bus crash that occurred just after 9:30 a.m. Monday morning in rural Otsego Township. According to the Sheriff'...
Apr 06, 2026
Kinderhook man arrested following violent Monday morning altercation
KINDERHOOK, MI (WTVB) - A 64-year-old Kinderhook man, Jeffery Clyde Badgley, was arrested and lodged at the Branch County Jail following a violent altercation early Monday morning that left another ma...
Apr 06, 2026 Screenshot
Low flying helicopter to conduct groundwater surveys beginning this week
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Starting this week, Branch County residents may notice a helicopter towing a 60-foot-wide hexagonal sensor hoop approximately 100 feet above the ground. This aerial survey is pa...
Apr 06, 2026 Screenshot
UM hosting watch party of National Championship game tonight
ANN ARBOR, MI (WTVB) - The University of Michigan is opening the doors of the Crisler Center tonight at 7:30 p.m. for a campus-wide watch party as the Wolverines take on UConn for the NCAA Division I ...
Apr 06, 2026
City of Coldwater awarded $16K Michigan Arts and Culture Council grant
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater has been awarded a $16,000 grant from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC) to bolster its downtown cultural initiatives for fiscal year 2026. Selec...
Apr 06, 2026 Screenshot
Business Beat : Bobilya Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram to host annual Notre Dame Day this Friday
Bobilya Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM in Coldwater, Michigan, is gearing up to host its 3rd Annual Notre Dame Day on Friday, April 10. The community event, themed "Drive Like a Champion Today," will take pl...
Apr 06, 2026
BHSJ CHA's Environmental Health Services returning to Three Rivers
THREE RIVERS, MI (WTVB) -The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency will move Environmental Health services in a new temporary location in Three Rivers beginning Tuesday. The new location...
Apr 06, 2026 Courtesy Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Facebook page
Branch County officially emerges out of drought conditions just ahead of planting season
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County is now 100 % drought-free following an active winter and a rainy start to spring, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor . The county has officially cleared ...
Apr 06, 2026
