Category Archives: Top News Stories
Patient facing charges for attacking hospital staff
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - We are learning more about an attack this past weekend at Insight Hospital & Medical Center Coldwater. Branch County Prosecutor Zach Stempien has formally charged a 38-year-...
Feb 05, 2026
Commissioners hear presentation from MSU Department of Forestry on Bater Road property
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners heard a presentation from the Michigan State University Department of Forestry Chair during their Thursday work session on a possible 25...
Feb 05, 2026 Courtesy of Branch County Government
Former Michigan Governors call for civility in rare forum
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Michigan's four living former governors are calling for civility in politics. Republicans John Engler and Rick Snyder along with Democrats Jim Blanchard and Jennifer Granholm gath...
Feb 05, 2026
House approves Wortz plan to allow deer baiting
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - State Rep. Jennifer Wortz (R-QUINCY) - championed the House passage of House Bill 4445, which would lift the 2019 ban on deer baiting and feeding in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Th...
Feb 05, 2026
CBPU Board approves fence improvements at Garfield and Bennett substations
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - In hopes of stopping animal related power outages at the Garfield substation, the Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Board of Directors approved a request Wednesday night to in...
Feb 04, 2026 Courtesy City of Coldwater You Tube channel
Winners announced from Coldwater "Love Local" event
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Another "Love Local" event is officially in the books for downtown Coldwater, proving that nothing warms the heart-or the stomach-quite like a little community competition. Desp...
Feb 04, 2026
What has changed to receive SNAP benefits in Michigan ?
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Michigan continues to implement significant changes to its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), marked by the recent expiration of long-standing waivers and the int...
Feb 04, 2026
Lions fan files $100 million lawsuit in connection to altercation with Steelers player
DETROIT, MI (WTVB) - Detroit Lions season ticket holder Ryan Kennedy is suing Pittsburgh Steelers receiver DK Metcalf, former receiver Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson, and several media companies. Kennedy is...
Feb 04, 2026
McDaniel takes plea deal for his part in Coldwater pepper spray incident
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - 22-year-old Dakota McDaniel, pleaded guilty on Monday, February 2, 2026, to a felony charge of assault with a dangerous weapon for his role as an accomplice in a February 2025 p...
Feb 04, 2026
70-year-old Quincy man arraigned on CSC charges
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 70-year-old Quincy man is facing minimum 25 years in prison following his arraignment on Criminal Sexual Conduct charges. Dennis Lee Ferris was arraigned in Branch County Dist...
Feb 03, 2026
