Category Archives: Top News Stories
Branch County's farmland acreage falls 12.1% over 20 year period
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Even though Michigan 9.4 million acres of agricultural land, a combination of investors, developers, and renewable energy projects has caused the state to lose 670,000 acres of ...
Feb 20, 2026 maxym / Depositphotos.com
Match on Main grant opens March 1 for downtown Coldwater businesses
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater has announced the return of the Match on Main grant program, a state-funded initiative designed to support new and expanding businesses in the downtown dis...
Feb 20, 2026
Coldwater man killed after being struck while riding his electric scooter
COLDWATER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A man riding a scooter just north of Coldwater was struck and killed Thursday afternoon in Branch County's Coldwater Township. The Branch County Sheriff's Office says a...
Feb 19, 2026
Coldwater property owners receiving Notice of Assessment and Tax Valuations this week
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Property owners in the City of Coldwater are receiving their 2026 Notice of Assessment and Tax Valuations this week. These notices serve as the baseline for upcoming tax bills, ...
Feb 19, 2026 AndreyPopov / Depositphotos.com
Consumers completes power line upgrades in Bethel Township
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - Consumers Energy has officially completed a significant power line upgrade spanning 2.5 miles from the city of Bronson into Bethel Township , aimed at bolstering local grid reliab...
Feb 19, 2026
Coldwater ZBA denies variance request for asphalt millings in Dearth Center parking lot
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A variance request from the Branch County Fair to install asphalt millings to replace the existing asphalt parking surface at the Dearth Community Center was turned down by the ...
Feb 18, 2026 Courtesy City of Coldwater
Quincy man provides lift to hunters with disabilities
QUINCY,MI (WTVB) - Quincy resident Ervin Schmucker, who was diagnosed with juvenile Parkinson's at age 25, has spent the the better part of a year engineering a specialized, handicap-accessible huntin...
Feb 18, 2026 Screenshot
Police renew search for leads in killing of Fremont Town Marshall Bobby Moore nearly 40 years later
FREMONT, IN (WTVB) - Indiana State Police investigators are renewing their call for public assistance in the 1988 unsolved killing of Fremont Town Marshall Bobby Moore. Moore, a former Washington D.C....
Feb 18, 2026 Screenshot
Law firm suing the City of Coldwater has a history of similar litigations
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater and its Board of Public Utilities (CBPU) are facing a class-action lawsuit alleging that the municipality has been overcharging residents through illegal "...
Feb 18, 2026
Woman struck by Hillsdale County utility vehicle, air lifted to Ohio hospital
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - A woman sustained serious injuries Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a Hillsdale County utility vehicle in a downtown crosswalk in Hillsdale Tuesday afternoon. According t...
Feb 17, 2026
