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Branch County unemployment rate drops 0.4% in March
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Similar to most labor markets in the state, Branch County's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate dr...
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Branch Area Careers Center 16 ft tall tree sculpture to be permanent part of the Four Corners
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB)- The city of Coldwater celebrated Arbor Day and its 19th year as a "Tree City USA" participant...
Apr 25, 2025
LOCAL NEWS

Branch County unemployment rate drops 0.4% in March
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Walsh says jail agreement with Macomb County to be reviewed by Branch County's legal team
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Consumers offers spring recycling for old appliances
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Branch Area Careers Center 16 ft tall tree sculpture to be permanent part of the Four Corners
Apr 25, 2025

Sinkhole shuts down Battle Creek road
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STATE NEWS

Trump to visit Michigan next week
MACOMB COUNTY, MI (WTVB)- President Donald Trump will mark his first 100 days in office next week with a rally in Michigan, h...
Apr 24, 2025

Winning Lotto 47 ticket for Wednesday's $5.46 million jackpot sold at Speedway station in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Someone who purchased a Michigan Lottery Lotto 47 ticket at the Speedway gas station at 3908 Sou...
Apr 24, 2025

WMU appoints alum Russ Kavalhuna as the university's new president
KALAMAZOO, Mich.- A WMU alumnus has been selected as the next president of Western Michigan University. The Board of Trustees...
Apr 23, 2025

Damage assessments underway after northern Michigan ice storm in March
GAYLORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Damage assessments are underway in northern Michigan by federal, state, and local officials. The i...
Apr 23, 2025
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WMU Board of Trustees to name successor to Montgomery this Wednesday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The search for a new president at Western Michigan University appears to be over. The WMU Board ...
Apr 22, 2025
LOCAL SPORTS

Quincy boys golf seventh, Union City 12th at St. Philip Tiger Invitational
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - The Quincy and Union City boys golf teams spent their Saturday in Battle Creek at the Binder Park G...
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Rain puts a partial damper on Friday HS sports schedule
UNDATED (WTVB) - The rain that moved through Branch County Friday afternoon didn't completely wash out the high school sports...
17h ago
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Last-minute goal lifts Pennfield to victory over Coldwater
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Pennfield's Gabbi Hill scored the game-winning goal with sixteen seconds left to lift the Panthers to ...
17h ago

Cardinal boys golf team finishes thirteenth at Marshall Invite
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater traveled to the Marshall Country Club Friday to take part in the Tom Reynolds Memorial Invita...
17h ago

Coldwater track teams win Union City Invitational, Quincy and UC in top three; Bronson competes at Schoolcraft
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - Branch County track teams had a great day Friday at Alumni Field for the Union City Invitational, and...
18h ago
NATIONAL NEWS
Trump says American ships should be allowed to travel through the Panama and Suez canals for free
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that American military and commercial ships should be all...
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Two-year-old US citizen appears to have been deported 'with no meaningful process'
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration appeared to have deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen "with...
17h ago
Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide, her family says
By Brad Brooks and Samuel McKeith (Reuters) - Virginia Giuffre, one of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent...
17h ago
In reversal, US Justice Department says media records can be seized in leak probes
By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department under President Donald Trump made it...
19h ago
Maverick US House Republican Don Bacon considering retirement
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Don Bacon, one of the few Republicans in Congress willing to take p...
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