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Lindsey legislation to cap medical debt, reduce care-related financial burdens passes Senate
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - In a display of bipartisanship, the Michigan State Senate voted unanimously Wednesday , to pass a comprehensive package of bills aimed at reining in the rising costs of medical de...
Mar 12, 2026
Hernandez to serve jail sentence in Branch County then be deported after 25 year old case comes to an end
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A twenty-five-year game of hide-and-seek with law enforcement and the judicial system has come to an end end in a Coldwater courtroom this week. Forty-nine-year-old Jesus Hernan...
Mar 12, 2026
Monetary donations encouraged to assist with long tornado recovery process
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - In the wake of a devastating EF3 tornado that struck Union City last Friday, the Branch County Community Foundation has partnered with the Branch County United Way to activate ...
Mar 11, 2026
Walsh tells Commissioners FEMA funds will be sought, Sheriff reports on Union Lake devastation
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Administrator Frank Walsh told the Branch County Board of Commissioners Tuesday they will seek Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds for all the expense...
Mar 10, 2026 (photo courtesy 517Drone Video and Photography)
Strong storms and tornadoes possible Tuesday night
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Just days after Branch County was hit with a deadly tornado, the area is once again under the gun for the threat of severe weather tonight into Wednesday morning, after the Nati...
Mar 10, 2026
Walberg and Lindsey tour tornado ravaged areas, Walberg dismisses governor's call for investigation into NWS
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer is demanding a federal investigation into why the National Weather Service (NWS) failed to issue a tornado watch before a series of dead...
Mar 10, 2026
City Council introduces property maintenance code update in front of packed Chamber
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council introduced an ordinance Monday night that would update the International Property Maintenance Code for the city which was first adopted in 2002. The a...
Mar 09, 2026 Courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel
Union City officials hoping for state relief to assist covering the mounting costs of from Friday tornado
UNION CITY, (WTVB) - Residents and Village officials in Union City are beginning the arduous task of rebuilding after a devastating the devastating tornado ripped through the Union City and Union Lake...
Mar 09, 2026
Coldwater City Council passes ordinances which increase parking violation fines up to $25
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council adopted a pair of ordinances Monday night which increases fines for parking violations for the first time in 30 years. Director of Public Safety Joe S...
Mar 09, 2026 Coldwater Director of Public Safety Joe Scheid. Courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel
NWS confirms Union City tornado was EF3 in final report,
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The National Weather Service has confirmed an **EF3** tornado with estimated peak winds of 160 mph struck the Union Lake and Union City area in Branch County,, on March 6, The ...
Mar 09, 2026
