Category Archives: Top News Stories
GoFundMe established to assist Amish family crash victims
HILLSDALE COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A GoFundMe account has been established to support the Graber family after their horse-drawn buggy was struck by a pickup truck in Hillsdale County's Camden Township, Dec...
Dec 30, 2025
Coldwater prepares for first begin event of 2026, Winterfest is January 24th
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Just as we are putting the wrap on 2025, the City of Coldwater is preparing for the first big event of 2026. Winterfest, scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 2026, from 10:00 a.m...
Dec 30, 2025
Michigan implements major marijuana wholesale tax hike on January 1
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Michigan's cannabis industry is set for a significant shake-up as a new 24% wholesale excise tax on adult-use marijuana transactions takes effect when we ring in the new year on...
Dec 30, 2025 Taxing the sale of marijuana, A golden piggy bank and calculator on a wood background with a marijuana leaf
Michigan given low road safety ranking
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Michigan is one of only nine states receiving a "Danger" rating in the 2026 Roadmap to Safety report from Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, which highlights weaknesses in t...
Dec 29, 2025
Blankenship recaps year of progress for Branch County Sheriff's Department
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Sheriff Blankenship's year-end review of his department is highlighting 2025 as a period of substantial operational advancement and improved public safety. Blanken...
Dec 29, 2025 Courtesy Fred Blankenship for Sheriff Facebook page
National Weather Service says it's best to delay travel plans today
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A combination of snow and high winds across all of southern Michigan and Northern Indiana is causing some travel issues this morning and according to a special statement from th...
Dec 29, 2025
Battery storage facility under consideration in Quincy Township
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - EDF Power Solutions plans to build a new utility-scale battery energy storage system in Quincy Township , which would be the fifth such facility in Branch County. The project was r...
Dec 29, 2025
Michigan minimum wage and unemployment benefits set to increase January 1st
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Hundreds of thousands of Michigan workers are preparing for a significant boost in their paychecks as the state's minimum wage is set to rise January 1, 2026. The increase, part...
Dec 29, 2025 jjvallee / Depositphotos.com
Consumers Energy prepares for more potential power outages due to winter weather
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - Consumers Energy is again preparing crews to be ready to restore power ahead of a second strong storm that will end 2025 with powerful winds and the potential for power outages. T...
Dec 28, 2025 Courtesy Consumers Energy
All of Michigan bracing for winter weather impacts to begin final days of 2025
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Winter weather is making a definitive return to Branch County and the rest of Michigan as a powerful storm system, dubbed Winter Storm Ezra, sweeps across the Great Lakes region...
Dec 28, 2025
