Category Archives: Top News Stories

Gas prices surge after major refinery goes offline
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The average price for a gallon of gas in Michigan soared to $4.79 per gallon today, the highest level since June of 2022 when prices peaked at a record high of $5.22 per gallon....
Brett Briscoe 3h ago

Historic Angola golf course sold at auction
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - The historic Lake James Golf Course in Angola, was sold at a public auction this week, for a total sales price of $622,200. The 127-acre property, which has been a fixture in Steub...
Brett Briscoe 11h ago Screenshot

Tender vegetation at risk this weekend with forecasted temperatures below freezing
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County and southwest Michigan are bracing for a late-season cold snap this weekend that could bring damaging frost and sub-freezing temperatures to the area. Forecasters ...
Brett Briscoe 12h ago

Gas prices at their highest level since 2022
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Gas prices across Michigan have surged to a four-year high this week, with the statewide average climbing to $4.19 per gallon as of Tuesday. According to AAA , this spike repres...
Brett Briscoe 17h ago

Side Street Bar added to downtown Social District
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council approved a resolution this week adding Side Street Beer Bar to the downtown Social District following the business's full licensure by the Michigan Li...
Brett Briscoe 17h ago

Coldwater man arrested after Monday night multi state high speed chase
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 39-year-old Coldwater man was arrested following a high-speed, multi-state pursuit that began with a traffic stop attempt for a license plate violation in Branch County on Mon...
Brett Briscoe Apr 28, 2026 Screenshot

Quincy State Champion baseball coach Lonney Evon passes away
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - Lonney J. Evon, the revered coach who led the Quincy Orioles to a state baseball championship, passed away on April 21, 2026, at the age of 70. A dedicated educator who taught math...
Brett Briscoe Apr 28, 2026

Coldwater Schools and Coldwater Police extend agreement for Resource Officers
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Community Schools Board of Education approved the extension of a Memorandum of Agreement between City of Coldwater Police Department and C.C.S. for two School Reso...
Brett Briscoe Apr 28, 2026

Branch County high speed chase crosses state line into Indiana
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A driver refusing to pull over for Branch County deputies Monday night, led to a high speed chase that crossed the state line into Indiana. Branch County deputies attempted to s...
Brett Briscoe Apr 28, 2026

Monday storms knock out power to thousands
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Severe thunderstorms and high wind gusts swept through Southwest Michigan on Monday evening, leaving tens of thousands of residents without power and causing significant propert...
Brett Briscoe Apr 28, 2026
Coldwater, MI, USA
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