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Branch County man faces CSC charges for reported ongoing sexual relationship with minor
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A night custodian with the Union City Community Schools faces multiple drug, weapons, and criminal sex...
Mar 29, 2025

Community college remains a popular choice for Branch County graduates
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - While a two-year community college remains a popular choice for many graduating students across Branch...
Mar 29, 2025
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Members of Coldwater's Haitian community face revocation of Temporary Protected Status in August
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Members of the growing Haitian community and their employers in the Coldwater community are facing an ...
Mar 28, 2025

Butler steps down as Quincy Village Manager
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - After five years on the job in what she called a difficult atmosphere, Quincy Village Manager Brittany Bu...
Mar 28, 2025

Burns tells Health Board flu activity starting to decline; says Measles Response Plan is being reviewed
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - After a rough winter for illnesses, Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Health Officer...
Mar 27, 2025
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Branch County pursuit ends in arrest of Bronson man in Indiana
Branch County, MI- (WTVB) One person is in custody following a Saturday afternoon police chase that began in Branch Counties ...
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Branch County man faces CSC charges for reported ongoing sexual relationship with minor
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A night custodian with the Union City Community Schools faces multiple drug, weapons, and criminal sex...
Mar 29, 2025

Stevens faces felony assault charge for attack in downtown Coldwater
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A 38-year-old Sherwood man who police say attacked another man on West Chicago Street in downtown Cold...
Mar 29, 2025
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Jackson man faces new stalking charges against Michigan Attorney General
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - A 42 year old Jackson man is facing charges of two counts of aggravated stalking involving Michigan Atto...
Mar 29, 2025

Community college remains a popular choice for Branch County graduates
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - While a two-year community college remains a popular choice for many graduating students across Branch...
Mar 29, 2025
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Mattawan woman accused of being under the influence in accident that killed eight-year-old girl
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Friday afternoon 31-year-old Sheila Kershner of Mattawan was charged with eight criminal counts in...
Mar 29, 2025

Maximum weeks extended and payouts bigger for Michigan unemployment benefits beginning next month
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Major changes in Michigan's unemployment insurance law go into effect next week. Wednesday, April ...
Mar 28, 2025
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Kalamazoo Township police officer shot, suspect wounded too
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo Township police officer is stable condition snd a suspect is in critical co...
Mar 28, 2025

Second trial for woman accused of 2007 Van Buren County murder of her husband begins this week
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Opening statements are expected today in the retrial of a Van Buren County woman who had previousl...
Mar 27, 2025

AG Nessel promises full accounting of costs with Flint water crisis investigation in eight weeks
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says she will provide a full accounting of the costs her off...
Mar 26, 2025
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Local Sports

Union City boys and girls track win season openers
ATHENS, MI (WTVB)- Despite temperatures in the mid 40's both the Union City boys and girls track teams were victorious is the...
Mar 27, 2025

Downs named Third Team All Conference for KVCC men's basketball team
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) - After helping his Kalamazoo Valley Community College men's basketball team to their first ever confere...
Mar 25, 2025

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...
Mar 22, 2025

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
National Sports
Blue Jays RHP Max Scherzer (thumb) placed on 15-day IL
The Toronto Blue Jays placed Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list Sunday, one day after the veteran right-hander lasted ju...
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Report: 49ers unlikely to trade Brandon Aiyuk before bonus due
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is expected to remain with the team on Tuesday, which grants him a $22.85 mil...
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Villanova names Maryland's Kevin Willard as head coach
Villanova named Kevin Willard as its head basketball coach on Sunday. Contract terms were not announced. Willard guided Maryl...
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Phillies' Trea Turner, J.T. Realmuto out of lineup vs. Nationals
Shortstop Trea Turner is out of the starting lineup for the second straight game as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies conclu...
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Padres standout 3B Manny Machado (calf) exits vs. Braves
San Diego Padres star third baseman Manny Machado departed Saturday's 1-0 victory against the visiting Atlanta Braves due to ...
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National
Analysis-Why Trump's auto tariffs will hurt his working-class supporters
By Kalea Hall, Nathan Gomes and Nora Eckert DETROIT (Reuters) - Working-class car buyers will be the hardest hit by U.S. Pres...
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes Tonga Islands, GFZ says
(Reuters) -A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Tonga Islands on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.T...
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Myanmar faces humanitarian crisis after quake, IFRC says
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Myanmar faces a humanitarian crisis following the 7.7-magnitude quake that has killed...
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Martinique's water woes drive anger at French rule
By Layli Foroudi FORT-DE-FRANCE (Reuters) - In Martinique, a French territory in the Caribbean, tourists flock to crystalline...
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South Korea police say rite at family grave led to deadly wildfire
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police said on Sunday they booked a man suspected of starting what grew into the country's lar...
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World
Trump says he is not joking about third presidential term
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not joking about seeking a third presidential t...
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Greenland's prime minister says the US will not get the island
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -The United States will not get Greenland, Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Sunday in a post...
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EU ready to respond to U.S. on trade tariffs, says Germany's Scholz
BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe wants to cooperate with the United States but the EU is ready to respond as one if Washington leave...
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Finland's Stubb says he told Trump deadline needed for Ukraine ceasefire
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's President Alexander Stubb said on Sunday he had told U.S. President Donald Trump that a deadli...
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Amid earthquake crisis, Myanmar military still bombs towns
(Reuters) - An armed resistance movement against Myanmar's military-run government criticised the junta on Sunday for conduct...
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Business
EU ready to respond to U.S. on trade tariffs, says Germany's Scholz
BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe wants to cooperate with the United States but the EU is ready to respond as one if Washington leave...
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Volvo Cars picks Hakan Samuelsson as new CEO
(Reuters) - Volvo Cars has appointed Hakan Samuelsson as its new chief executive, effective April 1, 2025, it said on Sunday....
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Trump threatens secondary tariffs on Russian oil if unable to make deal on Ukraine
By Andrea Shalal WEST PALM BEACH (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will impose secondary tariffs of 25...
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Australia forecasts hit to resource, energy export earnings from lower US dollar
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's mining and energy export earnings are expected to fall 6% in the financial year through June, ...
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Analysis-Why Trump's auto tariffs will hurt his working-class supporters
By Kalea Hall, Nathan Gomes and Nora Eckert DETROIT (Reuters) - Working-class car buyers will be the hardest hit by U.S. Pres...
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Politics
Trump tells NBC he 'couldn't care less' if car makers hike prices due to tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he did not warn car industry executives against raising p...
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Trump's order on museums sparks debate among Americans on patriotism and history
By Bianca Flowers, Andrew Hay and Julio-Cesar Chavez (Reuters) -Ernest, a lifelong Washington D.C. resident, stood on the Nat...
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No sign Trump will honor US auto tariff protections won by Canada, Mexico in 2018
By David Lawder and David Shepardson (Reuters) - Canada and Mexico won protections against potential new U.S. auto tariffs in...
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Trump commutes Ozy Media founder Watson's nearly 10-year sentence
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has commuted Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson's nearly 10-year prison sentence for def...
Mar 29, 2025
Trump presses advisers for tariff escalation ahead of April 2, Washington Post reports
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is urging senior advisers to take a more aggressive stance on tariffs as the administ...
Mar 29, 2025
Health
WHO proposing to cut jobs and slash budget by a fifth, memo shows
By Olivia Le Poidevin and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization (WHO) is proposing to reduce staff numbe...
Mar 29, 2025
US FDA's top vaccine official Peter Marks steps down, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official, Peter Marks, has stepped down, the Wall Street Journ...
Mar 29, 2025
FBI investigating cyberattack at Oracle, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is probing the cyberattack at Oracle as the hackers broke into the cloud...
Mar 29, 2025
Bluebird bio receives non-binding bid for up to $110.5 million
(Reuters) -Gene therapy maker bluebird bio said on Friday it had received a non-binding offer from peer Ayrmid for up to $110...
Mar 28, 2025
Measles outbreak worsens as Texas, New Mexico cases rise 20% in 3 days
(Reuters) -Texas and New Mexico health departments said on Friday that the number of measles cases in their states rose 20% s...
Mar 28, 2025
Science
German startup's space rocket explodes after takeoff from Norway
OSLO (Reuters) -A test rocket aimed at kickstarting satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded 40 seconds...
6h ago
Airbus UK unit wins $194 million contract for Mars rover landing platform
By Sam Tabahriti LONDON (Reuters) - The British arm of Airbus has won a 150 million pound ($194 million) contract from the Eu...
Mar 29, 2025
European satellite firms in preliminary EU talks over merger plan -source
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - European aerospace companies Airbus, Thales and Leonardo have started preliminary talks with ...
Mar 28, 2025
Tomb of unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh discovered
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egypt...
Mar 27, 2025
NASA, Boeing to start testing Starliner for next flight aimed at early 2026
(Reuters) - NASA said on Thursday it was moving toward certifying Boeing's CST-100 Starliner for crewed flights later this ye...
Mar 27, 2025
Technology
Japan to give crypto assets legal status as financial products, Nikkei says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Financial Services Agency plans to revise the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act to give crypto...
9h ago
FBI investigating cyberattack at Oracle, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is probing the cyberattack at Oracle as the hackers broke into the cloud...
Mar 29, 2025
Musk's xAI buys social media platform X for $45 billion
(Reuters) -Elon Musk said on Friday that his xAI has acquired X, the social media app formerly known as Twitter, in an all-st...
Mar 28, 2025
Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit over disclosure of Twitter stake
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday rejected billionaire Elon Musk's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming he had defraud...
Mar 28, 2025
OpenAI must complete for-profit transition by year-end to raise full $40 billion
By Krystal Hu and Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) - OpenAI must transition to a for-profit company by the end of the year to secure ...
Mar 28, 2025
Entertainment
Heartthrob actor Richard Chamberlain, star of 'Thorn Birds', dies aged 90
By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Richard Chamberlain, the Emmy-nominated actor and 1960s heartthrob who rocketed to fa...
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Bastille want new tour to be 'joyous celebration' of last 15 years
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - British band Bastille say they want to take fans on a joyous celebration of thei...
Mar 28, 2025
Singer Cynthia Erivo honored with GLAAD Award for LGBTQ+ advocacy
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Wicked" actor Cynthia Erivo received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at t...
Mar 28, 2025
Crime families clash in Guy Ritchie's starry new series 'MobLand'
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - British filmmaker Guy Ritchie takes viewers back into the dark world of organised crime i...
Mar 28, 2025
Pop star Selena's murderer denied parole in Texas, 30 years after shooting
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Yolanda Saldivar, the convicted murderer of Latin pop star Selena Quintanilla-Perez, known as the q...
Mar 28, 2025