Category Archives: Top News Stories
Michigan U.S. Senators want to know why no tornado watch was in place March 6th
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - Michigan's U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are demanding answers from the National Weather Service (NWS) following a deadly severe weather outbreak on March 6. In ...
Mar 17, 2026
CBPU announces planned maintenance blackout for this weekend
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Board of Public Utilities (CBPU) has announced a scheduled power outage for this Saturday, March 21, to facilitate a necessary voltage upgrade. The outage is expec...
Mar 17, 2026
Coldwater school board approves purchase of vape sensors for CHS and Legg Middle School
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Community Schools Board of Education approved a request Monday night to purchase new vape sensors for Coldwater High School and Legg Middle School. The amount of m...
Mar 16, 2026 Vaping360 / CC
Downtown Coldwater staple closes after 72 years
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - An era came to a bittersweet end on Sunday as The Goodie Shop, a staple of downtown Coldwater for over seven decades, served its final meals. Owner Veronica Carter fired up the ...
Mar 16, 2026
Power restored to thousands in Branch County following overnight storms
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Consumers Energy says power has been restored to the more than 5,000 Branch County residents who were left in the dark following overnight storms. Consumers had originally said ...
Mar 16, 2026
Car crashes into Coldwater Lake early Saturday morning
COLDWATER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A 19-year-old woman from Benton Harbor was hospitalized following a single-vehicle accident that ended in Coldwater Lake, early Saturday morning. Branch County Sheriff'...
Mar 16, 2026
Thousands without power in Branch County
KINDERHOOK TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Overnight storms and high winds have left thousands of Consumers Energy customers in Branch County without power this morning. Over 5,000 Branch County customers are w...
Mar 16, 2026
Coldwater Community Schools to hold bond information meeting Tuesday evening
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Community Schools will host its second community information meeting this Tuesday evening, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school media center. During the session, school off...
Mar 16, 2026
Walsh urges Branch County residents to register for CodeRED alerts, as peak severe weather season approaches
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - In the wake of a historic and deadly EF-3 tornado that devastated the Union City area March 6, Branch County Administrator Frank Walsh is urging all residents to sign up for the...
Mar 16, 2026 Screenshot
Coldwater City Council moves to strengthen financial position with budget amendments
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater is moving to strengthen its financial position, proposing a series of budget amendments for the 2025-2026 fiscal year that would trim the projected deficit...
Mar 14, 2026
