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Coldwater Community Schools looking to fill two assistant principal openings
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Community School District has two assistant principal positions that need to be filled. ...
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Woman injured as vehicle hits utility pole next to Post Office, power cut during repairs
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A traffic crash on South Clay by the U.S. Post Office in Coldwater on Friday morning sent a woman to t...
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Norman tells Commissioners old Branch County Jail to be gone by middle of August
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Administrator Bud Norman gave the Board of Commissioners a more definite timeline during...
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Fritz and Stanley prohibited from working with youth in Kalamazoo Diocese
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) - Two former Branch County priests are among those on a list released Thursday by the Diocese of Kalamaz...
Apr 18, 2024
Branch ISD announces 2023-2024 "Make A Difference" award winners
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch Intermediate School District has announced their annual "Make a Difference Awards"...
Apr 18, 2024
Local
St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office offering training on new concealed carry gun laws
CENTREVILLE, MI (WTVB) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office says due to the substantial interest of the previous class, t...
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Coldwater Community Schools looking to fill two assistant principal openings
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Community School District has two assistant principal positions that need to be filled. ...
1h ago
Woman injured as vehicle hits utility pole next to Post Office, power cut during repairs
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A traffic crash on South Clay by the U.S. Post Office in Coldwater on Friday morning sent a woman to t...
2h ago
Norman tells Commissioners old Branch County Jail to be gone by middle of August
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Administrator Bud Norman gave the Board of Commissioners a more definite timeline during...
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Case of alleged misuse of elderly couple's debit card bound over to Circuit Court
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The case of a Sherwood man who along with his wife are facing charges for allegedly misusing a debit c...
Apr 18, 2024
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State
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be on Michigan presidential ballot
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be on Michigan's presidential ballot in November as the Natural Law Par...
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Fewer Michigan inmates are going back to prison after their release
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new study from the Michigan Department of Corrections says less inmates released from prison are...
Apr 18, 2024
AUDIO: Nuclear Regulatory Commission holds forum on future of Palisades
BENTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is inspecting the Palisades nuclear power plant in Cover...
Apr 18, 2024
Democrats regain control of Michigan House after two special election wins Tuesday
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democrats have regained their two-seat majority in the Michigan House of Representatives with yest...
Apr 17, 2024
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Former Michigan State House Speaker, wife charged on multiple counts
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield is being charged with 13 counts of embezzlement, consp...
Apr 17, 2024
Local Sports
Cardinal baseball team drop doubleheader at Three Rivers
THREE RIVERS, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Cardinals came within one out of getting a split of their doubleheader at Three River...
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Quincy girls soccer win conference match at Lenawee Christian
ADRIAN, MI (WTVB) - The Quincy girls soccer team opened conference play on Thursday with a 3-1 victory at Adrian Lenawee Chri...
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Coldwater girls softball drop two games at Three Rivers
THREE RIVERS, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater girls softball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader at Three Rivers on Thursday b...
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Quincy girls softball defeats Concord twice, win Tuesday suspended game
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - The Quincy Orioles scored two runs in the top of the seventh thanks to a bases loaded double by Alyssa Mc...
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Coldwater finishes 15th, Quincy 21st at Cardinal boys golf invitational
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater finished 15th while Quincy was 21st on in the 24-team Coldwater Cardinal Invitational on Thu...
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National Sports
2024 NFL Draft: 10 sleepers to know
The third day of the NFL draft is the spotlight moment for the hard-working area scouts and position coaches behind the curta...
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Report: UConn G Stephon Castle declares for NBA draft
UConn freshman Stephon Castle, who dazzled on the national stage in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, has thrown his nam...
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Olympics-McKeown breaks Australian all-comers record in 50 metres backstroke
(Reuters) - Kaylee McKeown continued her excellent form, swimming the fifth fastest 50 metres backstroke of all time to win t...
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Tennis-Bulgarian umpire banned for life over corruption violations
(Reuters) - Bulgarian umpire Pavel Atanasov has been banned from tennis for life after withdrawing his appeal for betting-rel...
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Eating disorders still a "huge problem" in climbing, gold medallist Garnbret says
PARIS (Reuters) - Eating disorders remain a "huge" issue in climbing, Olympic gold medallist Janja Garnbret said, e...
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National
World Bank to provide $416 million loan to Turkey to reduce air pollutants
ANKARA (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Friday that it signed a $416 million loan agreement with the Development and Invest...
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US air safety agency requires more down time for traffic controllers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will require 10 hours off between shifts for air traffic cont...
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US designates PFAS chemicals as Superfund hazardous substances
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial c...
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Spanish hospital enlists therapy dogs to boost ICU patients' morale
By Guillermo Martinez BARCELONA (Reuters) - Joel Bueno shed tears of joy as his four-legged guests entered the intensive care...
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Blinken says U.S. not involved in "any offensive operations" when asked about Iran
CAPRI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeatedly declined to confirm a reported Israeli attack on Iran on ...
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World
NATO allies pledge additional air defence systems for Kyiv, Stoltenberg says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO allies on Friday agreed to provide Kyiv with additional air defence systems, NATO chief Jens Stolte...
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Ukraine needs at least seven Patriot air defence systems, Zelenskiy tells NATO
KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told NATO members on Friday that Ukraine needed a minimum of seven Patriot or ...
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Italian judge throws out case against migrant NGOs after seven years
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian judge on Friday cleared three migrant sea rescue charities that had been accused of abetting irre...
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Azerbaijan says Armenia agrees 'historic' return of four villages
BAKU (Reuters) - Armenia has agreed to return to Azerbaijan four villages situated on their shared border, Azerbaijani Foreig...
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Trump campaign launches effort to fight voter fraud
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's campaign and the Republican National Committee launched a program on F...
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Business
Column-Powell's 'restrictive' emphasis maximizes Fed flexibility: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Central bankers choose their words carefully, so recent comments from the Fede...
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Hedge funds turn bearish in April, Goldman says
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds globally have turned the most bearish they've been on equities this year, a ...
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Fed policy on hold because of 'stalled' progress on inflation, Goolsbee says
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) -Progress on bringing down inflation has "stalled" this year, Chicago Federal Reserve Presi...
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Morgan Stanley consumer IPO banker Passi leaving the bank, sources say
By Echo Wang and Abigail Summerville NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's North America head of consumer and retail equity c...
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US equity funds see sharp outflows as investors brace for extended high rates
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds suffered sharp outflows in the seven days to April 17 as investors anticipated prolonged restri...
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Politics
US House Speaker Johnson risks fellow Republicans' wrath with Ukraine vote
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson looks set to push forward this weekend on a $95 billio...
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Lawyers aim to wrap up jury selection in Trump criminal trial
By Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers in Donald Trump's criminal trial are expected on Frid...
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US aid to Ukraine moves closer to possible passage
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress moved closer on Thursday to ending a months-long stalemate and ...
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Republican-led states sue to block US rules curbing tailpipe emissions in cars, light trucks
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Twenty-five Republican-led states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to b...
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US lawmakers introduce bill to support nuclear fusion development
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators from both parties introduced legislation on Thursday to accelerate de...
Apr 18, 2024
Health
Eating disorders still a "huge problem" in climbing, gold medallist Garnbret says
PARIS (Reuters) - Eating disorders remain a "huge" issue in climbing, Olympic gold medallist Janja Garnbret said, e...
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WHO says wider alert on contaminated J&J cough syrup 'likely'
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is likely to issue a wider warning about contaminated John...
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Explainer-How freezing embryos plays a crucial role in IVF
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The practice of freezing embryos as part of in vitro fertilization (IVF) was thrown into chaos in ...
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EU Commission seeks feedback on Vifor's commitments in rival's disparagement case
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union antitrust regulator said on Friday it was seeking feedback on the commitments offered...
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Blackstone nears deal to sell S.Korean pharma wholesaler to MBK Partners, sources say
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Inc is nearing a deal to sell its controlling stake in South ...
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Science
Three Russians parachute from stratosphere to North Pole
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three Russians set a world record for parachuting from the Earth's stratosphere to the North Pole last wee...
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Fossils of colossal snake Vasuki unearthed in India mine
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fossil vertebrae unearthed in a lignite mine are the remains of one of the largest snak...
Apr 18, 2024
Gigantic marine reptile's fossils found by British girl and father
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset, England belongs to...
Apr 17, 2024
Head of Russian space agency says work under way on modernised Angara rocket
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is working on a modernised Angara-A5M rocket capable of launching manned spacecraft, and plans to l...
Apr 17, 2024
Astronomers detect Milky Way's second-largest known black hole
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have discovered a black hole with a mass about 33 times greater than that o...
Apr 16, 2024
Technology
China moves to boost foreign investment in domestic tech companies
BEIJING (Reuters) - China published measures on Friday aimed at promoting overseas investment in its technology sector, in a ...
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Dutch privacy watchdog recommends government organisations stop using Facebook
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch privacy watchdog AP on Friday said it was recommending that government organizations should s...
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Nigerian court adjourns Binance and executives' tax evasion trial to May 17
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - A Nigerian court on Friday adjourned a tax evasion trial against cryptocurrency exchange B...
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India's Wipro beats Q4 revenue estimates
By Sai Ishwarbharath B (Reuters) - Wipro, India's fourth-largest software company, posted a bigger-than-expected fourth-quart...
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Pornhub, XVideos, Stripchat face strict EU rules, Commission says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Adult content companies Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will have to do risk assessment r...
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Entertainment
Taylor Swift surprises with extra tracks on 'Tortured Poets Department' album
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Taylor Swift surprised fans with her new record "The Tortured Poets Department&...
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Sony, Apollo discuss joint bid for Paramount, says source
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management are discussing making a joint bid fo...
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Netflix handily beats subscriber targets but misses on revenue forecast
By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Netflix blew past Wall Street expectations on new customers for ...
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NBA's exclusive TV rights talks with Disney, Warner likely to end without deal, CNBC reports
(Reuters) -The National Basketball Association's exclusive media rights negotiating period with current partners Walt Disney ...
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Alec Baldwin's criminal case hinges on a Wild West revolver
By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) - A Colt .45 "Peacemaker" revolver, a symbol of the American Wild West, is...
Apr 18, 2024