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Union City and Three Rivers plan send off Samaritan's Purse volunteers Wednesday evening
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Union City and Three Rivers communities will gather tonight, , to host a heartfelt appreciation send-off for Samaritan's Purse volunteers. The event is scheduled for 7:00 P...
Brett Briscoe Mar 25, 2026

Regional airports feeling little impact so far from TSA staffing shortages
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - As a partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) enters its sixth week, air travelers in Michigan and Indiana are facing increasingly unpredictable ...
Brett Briscoe Mar 24, 2026

Are we done with snow ? History says not quite yet
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Residents across Branch County and Southwest Michigan can typically expect the final snowflakes of the season to fall between late March and mid-April. According to historical d...
Brett Briscoe Mar 24, 2026

What is next for proposed Chick-fil-A in Coldwater?
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The proposed Chick-fil-A in Coldwater must now undergo a site plan redesign after the City of Coldwater Zoning Board of Appeals denied a critical zoning variance last week. Deve...
Brett Briscoe Mar 24, 2026

Coldwater resuming lead line replacement, replacing traffic signal this week
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) -The City of Coldwater is pushing forward with several infrastructure upgrades this week, highlighted by the replacement of an aging traffic signal at the intersection of State an...
Brett Briscoe Mar 24, 2026

Branch County Secretary of State office to close for one week for move to temporary location
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) The Coldwater Secretary of State office at 7 Vans Ave. will close for one week as it moves to a temporary location while its current building is remodeled. The office will be clos...
Brett Briscoe Mar 23, 2026

State seeking to halt lawsuit on 24 percent marijuana tax
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - The State of Michigan is formally petitioning the Michigan Supreme Court to freeze ongoing legal proceedings regarding the state's controversial new 24-percent wholesale tax on ma...
Brett Briscoe Mar 23, 2026

Union City Fire Department quick response saves home
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - A quick response to a reported house fire in Union City Sunday morning is being credited with saving a home. Fire crews were dispatched to the home on St Joseph Street at 8:30 ...
Brett Briscoe Mar 23, 2026

Volunteers spend Saturday clearing historic Union City Cemetery of storm debris
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - Over the weekend community members from Union City and from around Branch County gathered for another milestone in the recovery process from the March 6 tornado with the cleanu...
Brett Briscoe Mar 23, 2026 Screenshot

Indianapolis police officer charged with illegal deer harvesting
STEUBEN COUNTY, IN (WTVB) -An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officer has been placed on administrative duty after being charged with illegally harvesting deer in Steuben County. Aa...
Brett Briscoe Mar 22, 2026
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