Category Archives: Top News Stories
Maple Lawn to receive $2,895,000 settlement from the IRS
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Officials with Maple Lawn Medical Care and Rehabilitation Facility in Coldwater say they have received welcome news from the Internal Revenue Service. After years of appeals, th...
Jul 22, 2025 Maple Lawn Medical Care and Rehabilitation Facility (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Union City Community Schools bond issue to be decided in three weeks
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - Three weeks from today voters in Union City will head to the polls to decide a bond issue for Union City Community Schools. They are asking voters to approve a $19.11 million, ...
Jul 22, 2025
Walberg supports returning education control back to the states
WASHINGTON DC, (WTVB) - Michigan 5th District Congressman Tim Walberg supports the idea of eliminating the U.S. Department of Education, believing it would improve education by returning control to st...
Jul 21, 2025 Courtesy Congressman Tim Walberg's office
SUP for child care center in former church approved by Planning Commission
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater Planning Commission approved a Special Land Use Permit Monday night which would allow a child care center to operate in a former church at 430 West Chicago...
Jul 21, 2025 Courtesy City of Coldwater
Howell gets 2-10 years in prison, must register as sex offender
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man has been sentenced to 2-10 years with the Michigan Department of Corrections after entering into a plea deal in Branch County Circuit Court. Christopher Howell w...
Jul 21, 2025 albund / Depositphotos.com
Coldwater Township eyes expansion with three potential battery storage projects
COLDWATER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater Township is poised for a significant boost in its clean energy infrastructure with the potential development of three additional battery storage projects, fol...
Jul 21, 2025
Man seriously injured in motorcycle crash in Batavia Township
BATAVIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A motorcyclist was life flighted to a Kalamazoo hospital following an accident Sunday evening near the intersection of M-86 and Tripp Road in Branch County's Batavia Town...
Jul 21, 2025
Grant funding from MEDC and Coldwater Main Street fuels façade festoration in downtown Coldwater!
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Two prominent properties in downtown Coldwater have received a fresh new look thanks to support from Coldwater Main Street and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's (M...
Jul 20, 2025
Bronson Polish Festival continues today
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - The Festival Parade highlights another full day of activities at The Bronson Polish Festival, that will kick off at 1 pm this afternoon and run down US-12 from Division to Lincoln...
Jul 19, 2025
Union City Police seek assistance identifying suspects in storage unit break ins
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - The Union City Police Department is requesting the public's help identifying the vehicle or individuals responsible for breaking into multiple storage units on Railroad Street ...
Jul 18, 2025
