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Westland woman charged with smuggling drugs into Lakeland Correctional Facility
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Yet another visitor to the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater was arrested after allegedly being caught with contraband during a scheduled visit with an inmate. Accordi...
Sep 29, 2025 AVFC / Depositphotos.com
Rotary Park construction project forces cancellation of Haunted Forest
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - What has become a Halloween tradition over the last decade has had to be cancelled this year. The Coldwater Recreation Department announced over the weekend that due to the impr...
Sep 29, 2025
Warmer than normal with no rain in Branch County this week
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The calendar says it's the first full week of fall and we should be breaking out the hoodies and pumpkin spice, but as it turns out Mother Nature has other ideas. As we wrap up ...
Sep 29, 2025
White Pigeon man with firearm arrested after making threat at the St. Joseph County Courthouse
CENTREVILE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 64-year-old White Pigeon man is in custody after making a threat Friday against staff at the St. Joseph County Courthouse. Sheriff Chad Spence says due to the rapid and...
Sep 28, 2025
Recent rains deliver no relief to area drought conditions
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County received some much needed rain this past week but it did very little to lesson the drought conditions that are plaguing the area. The National Drought Mitigation C...
Sep 26, 2025
Botched tree removal shuts down Cutter Ave Thursday night
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A botched attempt at cutting down a large pine tree on Cutter Avenue in Coldwater Thursday led to the street being closed for several hours. According to Coldwater Police, a pri...
Sep 26, 2025
Bronson Township mobile home suffers heavy damage in overnight fire that killed family dog
BRONSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Bronson firefighters were called out overnight for a structure fire on Holmes Road. Bronson Fire Chief Scott Wilber says flames were showing from the single wide mobile h...
Sep 26, 2025 D4E / CC
Crash sends SUV driver to Kalamazoo hospital
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - An accident Wednesday afternoon between an SUV and semi tractor trailer in the eastbound lane of US 12 just east of Fox Road sent the driver of the SUV to a Kalamazoo hospital. ...
Sep 25, 2025
Committee formed by Commissioners to look into Branch County's Bater Road property
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to form a committee to make a recommendation on the future of the county's 168-acre Bater Road property. Action on form...
Sep 24, 2025 Courtesy of Branch County Government
Coldwater Police use K9 to track and arrest wanted man
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Early Wednesday morning Coldwater Police with the assistance of K9 Murph arrested a man armed with a knife who was wanted for assault and battery. Coldwater police were called t...
Sep 24, 2025
