Category Archives: Top News Stories
Walberg responds to State of the Union address
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTVB) - Michigan 5th District Congressman Tim Walberg is responding to President Trump's nearly two hour State of the Union speech last night. Trump said jobs, investments, and trilli...
Feb 25, 2026 Courtesy Congressman Tim Walberg's Facebook page
Branch County taxpayers may be paying less for new jail in the near future
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County taxpayers maybe getting a financial break in the financing of the Branch County Jail. Branch County approved a millage for the new jail in 2018. The total bond was...
Feb 24, 2026 Courtesy of Branch County Government
Commissioners bring forward Sheriff's Department request for evidence and evacuation garage
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Sheriff's Department is once again asking County Commissioners to authorize the use of excess millage funds to complete a proposed evacuation and evidence gara...
Feb 24, 2026 Branch County Sheriff's Department patch
Michigan Economic Development Corporation under fire from state legislature
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Michigan state lawmakers are intensifying their efforts to dismantle or overhaul the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), citing concerns over transparency and the ...
Feb 24, 2026
Coldwater City Council introduces ordinances which increase parking violation fines
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater City Council introduced a pair of ordinances Monday night which would increase fines for parking violations for the first time in 30 years. Director of Public Safe...
Feb 23, 2026 Coldwater Director of Public Safety Joe Scheid. Courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel
$2,500 reward offered for info after break-in at American Copper and Brass
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The company is offering a $2,500 cash reward for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible for a break-in at American Copper and Brass this past weekend. The Col...
Feb 23, 2026 (photos courtesy of American Copper and Brass)
Names released in last week's fatal scooter accident on North Union City Road
COLDWATER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of a fatal collision involving an electric scooter that occurred last week in Coldwater Township. 60-year-o...
Feb 23, 2026
Michigan's high school graduation rate reaches 84%, how do Branch County schools compare?
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The State of Michigan has set a record for students who graduate high school in four years. That rate is now just over 84%, a rise of 1.2% from the rate for 2023-2024. Michigan'...
Feb 23, 2026
Steuben County traffic stop leads to arrest for Dealing and Possessing Methamphetamine
FREMONT, IN (WTVB) - An Indiana State Police probationary trooper made a significant drug bust during one of his first solo patrols early Saturday morning in Steuben County. Just after midnight on Sat...
Feb 23, 2026
Lawsuit against City of Coldwater won't be resolved anytime soon
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A class action lawsuit seeking refunds for thousands of Coldwater Board of Public Utilities customers is unlikely to reach a resolution anytime soon, as the legal battle over "p...
Feb 23, 2026
