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Branch County unemployment rate edges up to 5.2% in January
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Not seasonally adjusted jobless rates rose in all 18 Michigan labor market areas for January, includin...
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Timeline in place for screening and interviews for new BISD superintendent
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB)- With the deadline for applications now April 22, the Branch Intermediate School District Board of Educa...
16h ago
LOCAL NEWS

Branch County unemployment rate edges up to 5.2% in January
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Commissioners bring forward Bailiff/Court Security Deputy pay request
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Steuben County fugitive wanted on rape charges arrested in Florida
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Branch County Sheriff's Office accepting applications for Road Patrol Deputy
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Timeline in place for screening and interviews for new BISD superintendent
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Business Beat: Adventure Zone opens outdoor attractions
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STATE NEWS

Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario requests all U.S. flags be removed from city properties
SARNIA, ONTARIO (WKZO AM/FM) - The mayor of Sarnia, Ontario has issued a request to have all U.S. flags removed from city pro...
Mar 20, 2025
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State House approves $3.1-billion plan to fund road fixes in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state House has approved a $3.1-billion plan to fund fixing Michigan's roads. House Speaker Ma...
Mar 20, 2025
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Even though they haven't announced yet, James and Dixon lead Republican race for governor in 2026
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new poll from Mitchell Research and Communications shows Congressman John James and Tudor Dixon ...
Mar 20, 2025

Car crashes into multiple vehicles in Kalamazoo gas station parking lot, injuring at least two people
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A speeding vehicle veered off the road and into a gas station lot on South Westnedge Avenue in K...
Mar 19, 2025

Michigan House passes bill lowering income taxes to 4.05%
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan House has approved a bill to lower income taxes to 4.05% from the current 4.25%. The ...
Mar 19, 2025
LOCAL SPORTS

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...
5h ago

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

Coldwater Boys swim/dive team competing at MHSAA D3 Finals
YPSILANTI, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater will be well represented at the M.H.S.A.A. Division Three Swimming and Diving Finals on Frid...
Mar 13, 2025
NATIONAL NEWS
U.S. homeland department targets oversight in government cuts
By Ted Hesson and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday gutted three oversigh...
6h ago
US immigration officials ask pro-Palestinian Cornell student to surrender
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. immigration officials on Friday sent an email to the legal team of Momodou Taal...
6h ago
Voice of America employees sue Trump administration over shuttered US-funded news outlets
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - Voice of America employees, journalists and unions sued the Trump administration in N...
7h ago
US transportation chief to unveil plan to upgrade air traffic control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will unveil a plan next week to upgrade the aging, under-staffed U...
8h ago
US Justice Department to probe leak of intelligence on Venezuelan gang, official says
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a leak of what it called classified i...
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