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Coldwater City Council moves to strengthen financial position with budget amendments
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater is moving to strengthen its financial position, proposing a series of budget ame...
Mar 14, 2026
Annual "Roof Sit for a Cause" raises over $20,000 for The Branch County Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Despite winds clocking in at over 45 mph at times, Coldwater and Branch County rallied together Friday...
Mar 14, 2026
LOCAL NEWS
Coldwater City Council moves to strengthen financial position with budget amendments
Mar 14, 2026
Annual "Roof Sit for a Cause" raises over $20,000 for The Branch County Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Mar 14, 2026
Dedicated Facebook page established for tornado recovery information
Mar 14, 2026
Marshall MSP Post to add eight new troopers this summer, restoring 24 hour patrols to Branch County
Mar 13, 2026
Coldwater announces special March leaf collection
Mar 13, 2026
Whitmer joins law enforcement for update on synagogue attack
Mar 13, 2026
LOCAL SPORTS
Six medalists, one champion for Branch County wrestlers at MHSAA Individual Finals
DETROIT, MI (WTVB) - All six wrestlers from Branch County that made it to the second day of the MHSAA Individual Finals at Fo...
Mar 09, 2026
Taylor named MVP at Coldwater boys basketball banquet
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Senior Gavin Taylor was voted by his teammates as Most Valuable Player for the Coldwater Cardinal boys...
Mar 09, 2026
Coldwater girls basketball coach Ken Smoker announces retirement after 14 seasons
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater girls basketball coach Ken Smoker has announced his retirement after leading the Lady Cardin...
Mar 08, 2026
Chargers fall to Schoolcraft in relocated D3 Girls Basketball District Final
CENTREVILLE, MI (WTVB) - Branch County's last remaining team in the 2026 MHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament was eliminated Sat...
Mar 08, 2026
HS Girls Basketball: Sturgis defeats Coldwater in D1 District Final, Schoolcraft-UC game rescheduled
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater's bid for a fourth straight MHSAA Division 1 Girls Basketball District championship was t...
Mar 07, 2026
STATE NEWS
Four people fined, banned from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
MARQUETTE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Four Illinois residents have been fined and banned from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the...
Mar 12, 2026
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Michigan House passes nearly $5 billion in property tax cuts
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -The Michigan House of Representatives took a key step toward property tax reform on March 11, 2026,...
Mar 12, 2026
Whitmer sends letter asking Congress to enact statutory restraints on presidential tariff power
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has sent a letter signed by 18 other governors to Congress to u...
Mar 12, 2026
State House Republicans Spotlight "Project Lighthouse" Effort to Turn Back Renewable Energy Mandates
YouTube video courtesy Michigan House Republicans LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 12, 2026) - Energy was on the mind of majorit...
Mar 12, 2026
Stryker Corporation hit by Iranian cyberattack
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Stryker Corporation in Portage has been hit by a cyberattack linked to Iran. The medical technolog...
Mar 12, 2026
NATIONAL NEWS
US airline CEOs urge Congress to end standoff, pay airport security officers
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - The CEOs of major U.S. airlines urged Congress on Sunday to move quickly...
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Oscars' top prize up for grabs as unease hangs over Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, March 15 (Reuters) - Hollywood rolls out the red carpet for Sunday's Oscars, the film industry's highest honors,...
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US identifies six service members killed in plane crash over Iraq
WASHINGTON, March 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense on Saturday identified the six U.S. airmen who were killed...
16h ago
Australian government deploys military to assist flood-hit Northern Territory
SYDNEY, March 15 (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that troops would be deployed to h...
18h ago
FCC's Carr warns broadcasters while reposting Trump comments on Iran reports
By Dan Catchpole March 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Saturday renewed his cr...
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