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Resurfacing project to begin Monday on M 66
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is set to begin a $900,000 resurfacing project on M-66 beginning Monday, April 13. The work will span approximately 3.2 mile...
Brett Briscoe 3h ago Screenshot

Area Counties see rise in unemployment numbers for January
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 5.0% in January 2026, marking no change from the revised December 2025 rate. Despite the overall stability, the sta...
Brett Briscoe 3h ago

Branch County Road Commission explores local fix for buggy damage
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Road Commission is pursuing a local ordinance to address ongoing road damage caused by horse-drawn vehicles after previous state-level legislative efforts stal...
Brett Briscoe 5h ago

Husband of missing Lenawee County woman arrested in Bahamas
HOPETOWN, BAHAMAS (WTVB) - Authorities in the Bahamas arrested 59-year-old Brian Hooker Wednesday night in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker. The arrest occurred in Marsh H...
Brett Briscoe 10h ago Screenshot

Branch County looking to replace Code Red Alert system
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County 9-1-1 Director Bob Swick told the County's 9-1-1 Board on Wednesday morning they are looking to replace Code Red alert system after numerous issues developed durin...
Brett Briscoe 20h ago

Wortz says proposed One-Buck Rule wouldn't solve the state's deer overpopulation issues
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today unveiled a series of sweeping proposals to the Natural Resources Commission aimed at curbing an "over-abundance" of deer in th...
Brett Briscoe Apr 08, 2026

How a rare "Super El Niño" could impact Branch County weather
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Super El Nio it's term you will probably hear a lot in the coming weeks and months. Meteorologists are warning that a rapidly developing Super El Nio in the Pacific Ocean could ...
Brett Briscoe Apr 08, 2026

Money dispute led to violent Kinderhook Township baseball bat attack
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 64-year-old Kinderhook Township man has officially been charged with felony aggravated assault after a violent dispute over money left a 27-year-old victim in a medically indu...
Brett Briscoe Apr 08, 2026 Screenshot

Branch County Commissioners approve lease of Bater Road property to MSU
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners formally approved a nine year draft lease between Branch County and Michigan State University for the county's Bater Road property durin...
Brett Briscoe Apr 08, 2026

Steuben County Director of Building and Planning arrested on Criminal Confinement and Misconduct charges
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - Steuben County Sheriff's detectives say they arrested Steuben County Director of Building and Planning, Clinton W. Knauer, on an active Steuben County warrant following an investig...
Brett Briscoe Apr 07, 2026 Screenshot
Coldwater, MI, USA
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