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Police say man assaulted in downtown Coldwater late Tuesday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Police say a man was assaulted by a homeless person in downtown Coldwater late Tuesday evening. Just a...
5h ago
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DDA Board recommends streetscape improvements/Randall Plaza reconstruction to City Council
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Downtown Development Authority Board recommended to the City Council on Wednesday morning that a s...
10h ago

DDA Board approves mural for Children's Museum, plans announced for mural at 25 West Chicago
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - If everything goes according to plan, art will be busting out throughout downtown Coldwater in the nea...
12h ago

Commissioners give formal support to companies seeking broadband grants
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners gave their formal support to three companies Tuesday who are ...
Mar 25, 2025
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Michigan lawmakers, including Lindsey, petition U.S. Supreme Court to throw out voter-approved election laws
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Nearly a dozen Michigan Republican lawmakers, including Branch County's representative in the State Sena...
Mar 25, 2025
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Police say man assaulted in downtown Coldwater late Tuesday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Police say a man was assaulted by a homeless person in downtown Coldwater late Tuesday evening. Just a...
5h ago
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Indiana Senate committee approves billboard ban on marijuana ads
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WTVB) - If you have ever driven north out of Indiana into Michigan you have no doubt noticed the number of ...
9h ago

DDA Board recommends streetscape improvements/Randall Plaza reconstruction to City Council
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Downtown Development Authority Board recommended to the City Council on Wednesday morning that a s...
10h ago

DDA Board approves mural for Children's Museum, plans announced for mural at 25 West Chicago
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - If everything goes according to plan, art will be busting out throughout downtown Coldwater in the nea...
12h ago

BUSINESS BEAT: Rate increase for Consumers Energy will lead to electric reliability upgrades
JACKSON MI (WTVB) - After a rate hike approved last week by the Michigan Public Service Commission that will provide funding,...
13h ago
State

AG Nessel promises full accounting of costs with Flint water crisis investigation in eight weeks
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says she will provide a full accounting of the costs her off...
11h ago
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputy shoots, kills attacking dog in Menards parking lot
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputy has shot and killed a dog that was attacking him in ...
12h ago

Governor Whitmer, other state officials, on economic development trip to UK, Ireland
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is in the United Kingdom and Ireland this week on an economic developmen...
Mar 25, 2025

Michigan Retail Sales Index fell dramatically in February
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The February Retail Sales Index in Michigan took a nosedive compared to January. The Michigan Reta...
Mar 25, 2025

Michigan couple jailed in Mexico, family members looking for answers
SPRING ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A couple from Spring Arbor in Jackson County is in a Mexican jail according to their daughter...
Mar 25, 2025
Local Sports

Downs named Third Team All Conference for KVCC men's basketball team
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) - After helping his Kalamazoo Valley Community College men's basketball team to their first ever confere...
Mar 25, 2025

Union City baseball and softball teams start spring sports season at White Pigeon
WHITE PIGEON, MI (WTVB) - While the 2024-25 winter sports season in Michigan will conclude Saturday with the MHSAA Girls Bask...
Mar 22, 2025

CHS boys swim team finish 14th at MHSAA D3 finals, Otto earns all state honors in 50 freestyle
YPSILANTI, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater boys swim and dive team had a successful finish to their season over the weekend at the ...
Mar 16, 2025

Coldwater alum headed to postseason
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) - Brandon Downs a 2023 graduate of Coldwater High School and a sophomore guard at Kalamazoo Valley Commu...
Mar 14, 2025

Four Coldwater players make I-8 All Conference girls basketball team
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Four members of the Coldwater Cardinals girls basketball team have been named to the 2024-25 Interstat...
Mar 14, 2025
National Sports
VCU hires Phil Martelli Jr. as new head coach
VCU filled its coaching vacancy with the hiring of Bryant coach Phil Martelli Jr. on Wednesday. Martelli went 43-25 in two se...
1h ago
Baseball-From the grocery store to the majors, minor leaguer Senger earns Mets call-up
NEW YORK (Reuters) - After seven years toiling in the minors and off-seasons spent working at a grocery store, catcher Hayden...
1h ago
Panthers hopeful F Brad Marchand makes debut on Friday
Winger Brad Marchand's time sitting out due to an upper-body injury could end Friday, Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice sai...
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NFL competition committee proposes replay, kickoff changes
The NFL competition committee proposed changes to rules for next season around replay review and kickoff rules, which will be...
2h ago
Reds OF Austin Hays (calf) to open season on 10-day IL
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Austin Hays will start the season on the 10-day injured list because of a left calf strain, manage...
2h ago
National
US Social Security agency delays, rolls back some service cuts after complaints
By Nathan Layne and Tim Reid (Reuters) -The U.S. Social Security Administration said on Wednesday it would delay planned phon...
52m ago
US judiciary launches task force on security, independence after Trump criticism
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The U.S. federal judiciary on Wednesday launched a task force focused on ensuring the continued se...
52m ago
Deadline of Petrobras deal with vessel adds pressure to Foz do Amazonas request
By Marta Nogueira and Fabio Teixeira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian oil firm Petrobras needs to be granted an environme...
2h ago
Bolivia declares emergency after floods kill over 50
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian President Luis Arce declared a national emergency on Wednesday after torrential rains and severe ...
2h ago
Why target these law firms? For Trump, it's personal
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting elite U.S. law firms have shared ...
2h ago
World
Mass Russian drone attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv, nine injured
(Reuters) - Russian forces launched a mass drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, late on Wednesday, injurin...
57m ago
Rubio says US will evaluate Russian demands for Black Sea ceasefire
By Humeyra Pamuk KINGSTON (Reuters) - The United States will evaluate demands made by Russia after Moscow had agreed "in...
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Hamas spokesperson Qanoua killed in Israeli airstrike, Hamas media say
CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas spokesperson Abdel-Latif Al-Qanoua has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza's Jabalia...
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Bolivia declares emergency after floods kill over 50
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian President Luis Arce declared a national emergency on Wednesday after torrential rains and severe ...
2h ago
South Sudan VP Machar's party trying to locate him after arrest warrant issued
(Reuters) -The party of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar said on Wednesday it was trying to locate him after th...
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Business
IMC sells stake of KFC in Brazil for $35 million, forms joint venture
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian restaurant franchise operator IMC said on Wednesday it has signed a binding agreement to crea...
47m ago
Goldman Sachs raises end-2025 gold price forecast to $3,300 per ounce
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs on Wednesday raised its end-2025 gold price forecast to $3,300 per ounce from $3,100, citing strong...
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Canada will react to Trump's 'attack' soon, could impose tariffs, says Carney
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada will soon respond to new tariffs on imported vehicles announced by U.S. President...
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Ex-Intel CEO Gelsinger joins venture capital firm Playground Global
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Pat Gelsinger, the former CEO of Intel, on Wednesday joined venture capital firm ...
48m ago
Trump announces automobile import tariffs
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Wednesday the United States will effectively charge a 25% tariff on all ...
1h ago
Politics
US Social Security agency delays, rolls back some service cuts after complaints
By Nathan Layne and Tim Reid (Reuters) -The U.S. Social Security Administration said on Wednesday it would delay planned phon...
52m ago
US judiciary launches task force on security, independence after Trump criticism
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The U.S. federal judiciary on Wednesday launched a task force focused on ensuring the continued se...
52m ago
Why target these law firms? For Trump, it's personal
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting elite U.S. law firms have shared ...
2h ago
Exclusive-US Democrats move to force House vote on Signal chat leak
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives sought on Wednesday to f...
2h ago
Judge spurns Trump administration request to recuse from law firm case
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge declined on Wednesday to step aside from a lawsuit challenging Donald ...
2h ago
Health
US prosecutors probe tip about timing of Pfizer's COVID vaccine, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are probing a claim by GSK that Pfizer delayed announcing its COVID shot's succes...
2h ago
US FDA greenlights first-ever treatment for rare genetic disorder
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Soleno Therapeutics' drug to treat a rare genetic disorder on Wedne...
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Explainer-What to know about US measles cases on the rise
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Measles, one of the world's most contagious illnesses, was declared eliminated from the United Stat...
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UnitedHealth has scrapped mentions of DEI from website, TechCrunch reports
(Reuters) -UnitedHealth Group has removed most mentions of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies from its websit...
2h ago
US government pulls back over $11 billion funding to state health departments
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services canceled more than $11 billion in fe...
2h ago
Science
Webb telescope spots galaxy at pivotal moment in the early universe
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified an ancient and faraway ...
5h ago
Weird Mongolian dinosaur wielded 'big, sharp and nasty' claws
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Fossils unearthed during construction of a water pipeline in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia have reve...
Mar 25, 2025
Firefly Aerospace selects Blue Origin unit to explore volcanic formations on moon
(Reuters) - Firefly Aerospace has partnered with Blue Origin's Honeybee Robotics to supply a rover for its third lunar missio...
Mar 24, 2025
German space startup postpones rocket launch from Norway
OSLO (Reuters) - German startup Isar Aerospace said on Monday it has postponed the launch of a space rocket from Norway due t...
Mar 24, 2025
Swiss scientists hope to save biggest glacier in the Alps even as ice loss accelerates
By Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse JUNGFRAUJOCH, Switzerland (Reuters) - The biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be pa...
Mar 21, 2025
Technology
Ex-Intel CEO Gelsinger joins venture capital firm Playground Global
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Pat Gelsinger, the former CEO of Intel, on Wednesday joined venture capital firm ...
48m ago
Trump says he may give China reduction in tariffs to get TikTok deal done
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he may give China a little reduction in tariffs to get a...
2h ago
OpenAI does not expect to be cash-flow positive until 2029, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - OpenAI is not expecting its cash flow to turn positive until 2029, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a...
4h ago
X to report first annual ad revenue growth since Musk's takeover, data shows
By Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) - Elon Musk-owned social media platform X is poised for the company's first year of advertising r...
5h ago
Trump's SEC pick pledges 'rational' crypto regulations
(Reuters) - Paul Atkins, President Donald Trump's pick to run the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, pledged on Wednesd...
5h ago
Entertainment
K-pop group TXT energised and excited for European tour debut
By Natasha Mulenga and Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Popular K-pop group Tomorrow X Together, also known as TXT, is making...
Mar 25, 2025
Actor Depardieu admits in court to grabbing woman by hips, denies assault
By Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) - French movie star Gerard Depardieu admitted in court on Tuesday to grabbing by the hip...
Mar 25, 2025
French actor Depardieu expected in court for sexual assault trial
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) - French actor Gerard Depardieu was expected in court as his trial over alleged sexual a...
Mar 24, 2025
Conan O'Brien receives Mark Twain humor prize at revamped Kennedy Center
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conan O'Brien takes home the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday but the spotl...
Mar 23, 2025
Tom Cruise, Superman and 'Avatar' hold keys to 2025 box office
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tom Cruise takes on what may be his final "Mission: Impossible," a new Sup...
Mar 21, 2025