Category Archives: Top News Stories
Jerome native graduates from MSP Trooper Recruit School, assigned to Marshall Post
LANSING, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Michigan State Police post in Marshall has a new trooper after last Friday's graduation of 57 troopers from the 139th Trooper Recruit School. Trooper Brock Bowers of Jero...
Aug 23, 2021 Photo courtesy of the Michigan State Police
New school year starts on Monday in Branch County
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Students head back to the classroom in the Coldwater, Quincy and Bronson districts on Monday for the start of the 2021-2022 school year. Union City students go back to schoo...
Aug 22, 2021 Coldwater Community School buses (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Western Avenue/State Street project wraps up in time for start of school
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - One of the many road and street construction projects that has taken place in the City of Coldwater this summer has wrapped up just in time for the start of the school year on M...
Aug 21, 2021 Myrtle Beach TheDigitel / CC
City of Coldwater population increases, Branch County has a slight decrease
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater City Manager Keith Baker says in his report for Monday's City Council meeting that the City's total population according to the 2020 Census is 13,822 which is about a ...
Aug 21, 2021
Two Clear Lake Storage Garage burglary suspects charged with 15 counts
ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) - Two of the suspects arrested last weekend in connection with numerous burglaries and auto thefts at the Clear Lake Storage Garages have been formally charged with 15 felony counts ...
Aug 20, 2021
Quincy Main Street Festival returns next weekend after 2020 cancellation
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - After being cancelled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the third edition of the Quincy Main Street Festival will be held next weekend. The Main Street Festival is put on...
Aug 20, 2021
Branch County approaches 5,000 COVID-19 cases since start of pandemic.
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County is approaching 5,000 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020 thanks to the recent spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. The Branch...
Aug 20, 2021 sergio santos / CC
New Ovid Township Supervisor Jeff O'Dell begins duties
OVID TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Jeff O'Dell has taken over as the new Ovid Township Supervisor. The Ovid Township Board of Trustees appointed him to the position during a special meeting last Friday aftern...
Aug 19, 2021 Courtesy Ovid Township web site
Coldwater ZBA turns down 85 foot sign height variance request
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A request from Birds of a Feather, LLC for an 85 foot sign height variance was turned down by the Coldwater Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday night. The owners of the Tree Ho...
Aug 19, 2021 Henry L. Brown Municipal Building in Coldwater (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
All Consumer's Energy customers back on line after last week's storms
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The last of the Consumer's Energy customers in Branch County who lost their power following a week long series of storms are now back on line. The last of the power outages ...
Aug 19, 2021
