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Consumers Energy files for largest rate increase in more than 20 years
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - Consumers Energy officially submitted a new electric rate increase request to the Michigan Public Servi...
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Meteor lights up Branch County sky Monday night
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A bright fireball meteor lit up the night sky Monday across Branch County with sightings reported as f...
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LOCAL NEWS
Consumers Energy files for largest rate increase in more than 20 years
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Meteor lights up Branch County sky Monday night
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Indiana mayor believes Chicago Bears will move to the Hoosier State
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Business Beat : Century Bank to hold ribbon cutting for new drive-thru
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Hillsdale County township says no to large-scale solar proposal after months of dissent
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Deadline approaching for Branch County Fair King and Queen registrations
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LOCAL SPORTS
Bryce Williams hired as next Quincy boys basketball coach
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - Quincy High School Athletic Director Lucas Meyer announced late last week that Bryce Williams was hired t...
May 31, 2026
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...
May 31, 2026
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...
May 31, 2026
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...
May 31, 2026
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
STATE NEWS

Former Presidents Clinton and Bush to appear in Grand Rapids tonight
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush are scheduled to take the stage together...
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Fifth Third, Comerica to close 75 branches in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The merger of Fifth Third Bank and Comerica Bank will result in 75 branches in Michigan closing ...
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Rx Kids expands in Jackson, Kalamazoo, Muskegon counties
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Rx Kids is now available to more communities in Jackson, Kalamazoo, and Muskegon counties. The p...
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Michigan's average gas price drops 27¢
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Drivers in Michigan are paying 27¢ less per gallon to fill their tanks than last week. Tripl...
Jun 01, 2026

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
NATIONAL NEWS
UN warns of extreme heat risk from El Nino and urges preparedness
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, June 2 (Reuters) - The United Nations weather agency forecast on Tuesday a moderate or possibly...
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Rainfall aids Australia's wheat crop, but dry forecasts loom
CANBERRA, June 2 (Reuters) - Rainfall over large stretches of parched Australian farmland in the last few weeks has triggered...
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Soccer-New Zealand's Payne handling viral social media fame well, says bewildered coach
By Ian Ransom June 2 (Reuters) - New Zealand defender Tim Payne is taking his sudden social media fame in his stride as he pr...
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Gunman kills six family members, then himself, in eastern Iowa, police say
By Steve Gorman June 1 (Reuters) - A gunman killed six members of his family, then took his own life, during a spate of shoot...
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Bus driver charged with five counts of manslaughter in Virginia highway wreck
June 1 (Reuters) - A tour bus driver has been charged with manslaughter stemming from the deaths of five people in a fiery â€...
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