Category Archives: Top News Stories
Bronson man enters no contest pleas to three sex charges, sentencing set for January 9
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Bronson man who was charged with numerous sex crimes is scheduled to be sentenced on January 9 after he entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors on Monday in Branch Coun...
Nov 23, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Free Thanksgiving dinners being served at several area locations
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - There are several options on Thanksgiving Day for those who can't get home for the holiday. The Coach Eby Youth and Family Center at 89 West Chicago in Coldwater will host a...
Nov 23, 2022 Dan4th Nicholas / CC
Whelan announces retirement/resignation as Coldwater School Superintendent effective June 30
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Community School Superintendent Terry Ann Whelan announced during Monday's Board of Education meeting that she would be retiring next June. Reading from a prepared sta...
Nov 22, 2022
Another Special Land Use permit for West Garfield marijuana grow operation approved
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Planning Commission approved a request from Craft Leaf, LLC, on Monday night for a Special Land Use Permit so that they can operate a Adult Use Recreational Mariju...
Nov 22, 2022 Brett Levin / CC
Six foster children united with new families during Branch County Adoption Day
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Tuesday was a special day for the Family Division Juvenile Unit and Branch County Circuit Court. Adoption Day is an annual tradition that typically takes place on the Tuesday be...
Nov 22, 2022
Quincy School Board approves land transfer agreement with Village of Quincy
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - After months of discussion, the Quincy School Board of Education approved a land transfer agreement with the Village of Quincy on Monday night. The transfer involves about four-and...
Nov 22, 2022 Courtesy Village of Quincy
911 service outages reported around Michigan, several area counties affected
(UNDATED) - 911 services around the State of Michigan went down late Monday afternoon which left emergency officials scrambling for over an hour. The Coldwater Public Safety Department issued a Facebo...
Nov 22, 2022 Scary Side of Earth / CC
Brouse gets concurrent sentences of between 14 months to 15 years on two CSC counts
COLDATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man was sent to the Michigan Department of Corrections on Monday morning in Branch County Circuit Court after he entered no contest pleas to two charges of second deg...
Nov 21, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Coldwater firefighters save puppy after accidental fentanyl patch overdose
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It wasn't a call Coldwater firefighters can expect on a normal day. They say a puppy by the name of Whip got into a fentanyl patch that was in a garbage can on Saturday and over...
Nov 21, 2022 Photo courtesy Coldwater Firefighters Local 2555 Facebook page
Branch County snowfall pales next to U.S. 131 corridor as over 2 feet was reported
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County got a fair amount of lake effect snow but nothing like what was reported along with the U.S. 131 corridor between Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids between last Wednesday...
Nov 21, 2022 Courtesy National Weather Service
