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Summer El Niño could lead to flash droughts
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Despite recording one of the top ten wettest springs in local history, Branch County and Southwest Mic...
May 29, 2026
Angola man seriously injured in Hillsdale County moped crash
CAMDEN TOWNSHIP, MI - (WTVB) - A 38-year-old Angola, Indiana man sustained serious injuries Thursday night after his moped co...
May 29, 2026
LOCAL NEWS
Little River Railroad train rides return this weekend
May 29, 2026
Summer El Niño could lead to flash droughts
May 29, 2026
Angola man seriously injured in Hillsdale County moped crash
May 29, 2026
Coldwater downtown historic district had 1.4 million visitors in 2025
May 29, 2026
First ever Dog-O-Rama set for Saturday at the Branch County Fairgrounds
May 29, 2026
Business Beat : VIP Autobody and Towing donates Angel Lights to Sheriff's Department
May 29, 2026
LOCAL SPORTS
HS Baseball: Coldwater wins first District championship in three years
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Cardinals were the only Branch County baseball team to win an MHSAA District champio...
11h ago
HS Softball: Bronson blasts Union City for D3 District title; Coldwater upset by Vicksburg
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Bronson Vikings are the last team from Branch County standing in this year's MHSAA Softball To...
12h ago
Eleven medalists, one state title for Branch County athletes at MHSAA Track FInals
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Branch County athletes taking part in this year's MHSAA Lower Peninsula Track and Field Finals did...
14h ago
MHSAA Baseball and Softball Districts, Track and Field Finals highlight a busy Saturday
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Traditionally in Michigan, the final week of May is capped off with one of the busiest Saturdays o...
May 30, 2026
St. Joseph ends Coldwater's boys volleyball season at Regional Semifinals
RICHLAND, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater's run in the inaugural MHSAA Boys Volleyball Tournament ended Thursday at Gull Lake High Scho...
May 29, 2026
STATE NEWS
Board of State Canvassers removes two from gubernatorial primary ballot
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Southwest Michigan pastor Ralph Rebandt will not be on the Republican primary ballot in August in ...
May 29, 2026
WMU offering buy-out program for some tenured faculty
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University officials hope to save $5 million by offering a "Voluntary Earl...
May 29, 2026
Whitmer says she will not seek Presidency
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that she will not seek the presidency in 2028, ending...
May 28, 2026
Governor Whitmer signs bill funding Selfridge ANG Base improvements
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County will be getting $152-million from t...
May 28, 2026
MSU president leaving for same job at Clemson University
EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State University president Kevin Guskiewicz is leaving East Lansing. He had nearly t...
May 28, 2026
NATIONAL NEWS
How the Supreme Court is reshaping the US midterm elections
By Jan Wolfe May 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court this year already has given a boost to President Donald Trump and his ...
6h ago
Kanye West performs to 118,000 in Turkey despite bans elsewhere
ISTANBUL, May 31 (Reuters) - U.S. rapper Kanye West, who has been barred from performing in several countries due to past ant...
7h ago
Meteor fireball triggered loud boom across New England, NASA confirms
May 31 (Reuters) - A bright fireball streaked across parts of New England in the U.S. on Saturday afternoon, accompa...
10h ago
Eleven confirmed dead in Washington state chemical accident, all bodies recovered
May 30 (Reuters) - The death toll from a chemical tank rupture in the U.S. state of Washington climbed to 11 as crews &zwn...
11h ago
New Jersey governor blames out-of-state agitators for inflaming Newark ICE detention protests
By Karen Freifeld NEWARK, New Jersey, May 31 (Reuters) - Out-of-state agitators have escalated tensions at protests outside a...
15h ago
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