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Coldwater Police and Fire Scholarship deadline this Friday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Graduating seniors have until 3 p.m. this Friday, March 6, 2026, to submit applications for the Coldwa...
3h ago

ITC schedules meet and greets for land owners effected by HELIX-HIPLE transmission line project
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) -The Michigan Electric Transmission Company (METC) is hosting two open house events for landowners affec...
4h ago

Commissioners bring forward Sheriff's request to change jail medical services company
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners brought forward a request from Sheriff Fred Blankenship durin...
4h ago

Branch County sees decline in marijuana tax revenue for 2025
COLDWATER, MNI (WTVB) - Local governments in Branch County are seeing a decline in marijuana tax revenue shares as statewide...
10h ago

Gas prices rising, experts warn they could potentially approach $4 per gallon
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Michigan gas prices have surged over the past 24 hours to a state wide average of $3.13 per gallon mar...
Mar 03, 2026
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Coldwater Police and Fire Scholarship deadline this Friday
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Graduating seniors have until 3 p.m. this Friday, March 6, 2026, to submit applications for the Coldwa...
3h ago

ITC schedules meet and greets for land owners effected by HELIX-HIPLE transmission line project
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) -The Michigan Electric Transmission Company (METC) is hosting two open house events for landowners affec...
4h ago

Commissioners bring forward Sheriff's request to change jail medical services company
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Board of Commissioners brought forward a request from Sheriff Fred Blankenship durin...
4h ago

2026 fishing licenses now available for purchase
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Anglers in Branch County can now gear up for the upcoming season as 2026 Michigan fishing licenses of...
5h ago

Steuben County residents will have say in casino process
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WTVB) - Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed House Bill 1038, authorizing a potential $500 million resort-sty...
6h ago
State

Secretary of State bringing back "I Voted" sticker contest
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says her office is bringing back the "I Voted" sticker...
8h ago

State House passes $152-million for Selfridge Air National Guard Base
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan House has approved spending $152-million to build new runways at Selfridge Air Nation...
8h ago

Perrigo to lay off 7% of workforce
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Pharmaceutical manufacturer Perrigo is going to lay off around 7% of its workforce in a two-year e...
8h ago

Benson lays out housing agenda
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner Jocelyn Benson is laying out her housing agenda if she i...
Mar 03, 2026

New wholesale tax drops cannabis revenue in Michigan 16% in January
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM.FM) - The cannabis industry in Michigan is reeling from the results of a 24% wholesale tax that took eff...
Mar 03, 2026
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Local Sports

Legg Middle School teams fall to Jackson Northwest
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Legg Middle School 8th girls basketball fought hard yet came up short on the scoreboard Tu...
8h ago
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Coldwater's Otto breaks another school record during "Last Chance" meet
PORTAGE, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater High School boys swim and dive team traveled to Portage Central Tuesday for a "Last C...
8h ago

Boys Basketball: Bienz pours in 42, leads Schoolcraft to win against Bronson in D3 Regional Semis
BANGOR, MI (WTVB) - The last team from Branch County remaining in this year's MHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament ran into a pur...
15h ago

Coldwater prevails over Loy Norrix on opening night of Girls Basketball Districts
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater opened its quest for a fourth straight MHSAA Girls Basketball District trophy Monday nigh...
Mar 03, 2026

Quincy takes care of business against Hillsdale in District opener
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - Quincy's girls basketball team asserted themselves from the opening tip of their MHSAA Division 3 Girls B...
Mar 03, 2026
National Sports
Orioles RHP Andrew Kittredge (shoulder) likely to miss Opening Day
Veteran Orioles reliever Andrew Kittredge has a "low probability" of being available for the start of the season du...
1h ago
Maple Leafs D Chris Tanev has season-ending core muscle surgery
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev underwent core muscle surgery on Wednesday and will miss the rest of the ...
1h ago
Report: Cowboys restructure three contracts, under salary cap
The Dallas Cowboys are in compliance with the 2026 salary cap of $301.2 million following a series of contract restructure...
1h ago
Report: Rams to acquire All-Pro CB Trent McDuffie from Chiefs
The Los Angeles Rams are acquiring All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie from the Kansas City Chiefs in a blockbuster tr...
1h ago
NBC tabs Jason Benetti as Sunday Night Baseball broadcaster
Jason Benetti has been tabbed as the play-by-play broadcaster for NBC and Peacock's newly acquired "Sunday Night Basebal...
2h ago
National
TV host Gayle King signs new contract with CBS News
March 4 (Reuters) - Television host Gayle King has signed a new contract to remain at CBS News, a person familiar with the...
2h ago
White House submits Warsh nomination as Fed chair to Senate
By Ann Saphir March 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday sent the U.S. Senate his nomination of former Federal R...
2h ago
Pentagon sought fresh supply of 13 critical minerals day before Iran attack
By Ernest Scheyder March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. military asked mining companies last Friday to help boost domestic supplies o...
2h ago
US to hold classified briefing for senators on Texas drone incidents
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. officials will give key senators a classified briefing on Wednesday ...
3h ago
US government workforce shrunk by 12% since September 2024
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. government's civilian workforce shrank by 12% between September...
4h ago
World
Mexico court orders army to hand in missing documents on students that disappeared
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY, March 4 (Reuters) - A Mexican court ordered the army to hand over long-awaited documents that co...
2h ago
Portuguese leader, in contrast with Spain, defends decision to let US use base in Iran campaign
LISBON, March 4 (Reuters) - Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro defended his decision to let the United States use the ...
2h ago
US extends flight restrictions to Haiti capital until early September
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it was extendin...
2h ago
'Everyone cheered': stranded Gulf travellers gamble on their route home
By Lucy Craymer, Raghed Waked and Alessandro Parodi DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) - Stranded passengers in the Gulf states are wai...
2h ago
Hardline cleric Arafi joins wartime leadership as Iran juggles conflict, succession
By Michael Georgy DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) - Ayatollah Alireza Arafi has emerged as a central figure in Iran's power structur...
3h ago
Business
US retailers scramble to navigate shifting tariffs as consumer caution lingers
March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. retailers are beginning to cautiously re-evaluate their strategies as the tariff landscape shifts ag...
1h ago
Fortnite to return to Google Play worldwide
March 4 (Reuters) - Epic Games' popular battle royale title Fortnite will be made available ...
1h ago
Tesla's UK sales plummet in February but outpace BYD, New Automotive data shows
March 4 (Reuters) - Tesla's UK sales fell sharply in February, but still outpaced Chinese rival BYD, dat...
1h ago
Exclusive-Owner of Four Loko explores sale of storied alcohol brand, sources say
By Abigail Summerville March 4 (Reuters) - The parent company of Four Loko, the canned alcoholic beverage that became a colle...
2h ago
Allstate must face privacy lawsuit over cellphone tracking of drivers
By Jonathan Stempel March 4 (Reuters) - Allstate must face a privacy lawsuit accusing the home and auto insurer of illegally ...
2h ago
Politics
White House submits Warsh nomination as Fed chair to Senate
By Ann Saphir March 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday sent the U.S. Senate his nomination of former Federal R...
2h ago
Trump to meet tech giants on energy pledge ahead of midterms
By Jarrett Renshaw and Laila Kearney March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet on Wednesday with leaders...
8h ago
Iran crisis tests Trump standing with young men who helped power 2024 win
By Nathan Layne and Aleksandra Michalska MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, March 4 (Reuters) - When Michael Leary learned the United...
8h ago
US lawmakers set to vote on war powers as Iran conflict widens
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate were set to begin voting on Wednesday on a ...
8h ago
Four takeaways from the first primaries of 2026 US midterm elections
By Tim Reid and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - America's 2026 midterm congressional elections kicked off on Tues...
14h ago
Health
Moderna rises on $2.25 billion settlement, clearing COVID vaccine patent dispute overhang
By Puyaan Singh March 4 (Reuters) - Moderna shares rose 9% on Wednesday after it settled a long-running legal battle over the...
6h ago
Health Rounds: Laser treatment before immunotherapy helps brain cancer patients live longer
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) Marc...
7h ago
Vatican warns against cosmetic surgery's 'cult of the body'
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 4 (Reuters) - Jesus will still love you as you age, even if you have a few wrinkles on ...
7h ago
Drugmaker Aspen targets Mounjaro approval in sub-Saharan Africa this year
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG, March 4 (Reuters) - Aspen Pharmacare aims to secure sub‑Saharan African approval for Eli Li...
10h ago
Belgium's UCB in autoimmune drug deal with Antengene
Belgian drugmaker UCB has entered into an agreement to licence Antengene's experimental autoimmune disease therapy ATG-201...
15h ago
Science
Italy basilica bust re-attributed to Michelangelo after centuries in obscurity
(Clarifies timeframe in third bullet point) By Giselda Vagnoni ROME, March 4 (Reuters) - A marble bust that has stood for cen...
4h ago
Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive
DAKAR, March 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. mining company backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is in a tangle with Belgium...
11h ago
Spain's PLD Space raises $209 million in latest funding round
MADRID, March 4 (Reuters) - Aerospace engineering firm PLD Space said on Wednesday it had closed a 180 million euro ($209 mil...
13h ago
Russia says damaged launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome has been repaired
MOSCOW, March 3 (Reuters) - Russia's space agency said on Tuesday that repair work had been completed at a damaged s...
Mar 03, 2026
Rare Earths Norway says estimate of deposit, biggest in Europe, jumps 81%
LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - An estimate of the mineral resources at a mine being developed by Rare Earths Norway, Europe's la...
Mar 03, 2026
Technology
Fortnite to return to Google Play worldwide
March 4 (Reuters) - Epic Games' popular battle royale title Fortnite will be made available ...
1h ago
Allstate must face privacy lawsuit over cellphone tracking of drivers
By Jonathan Stempel March 4 (Reuters) - Allstate must face a privacy lawsuit accusing the home and auto insurer of illegally ...
2h ago
Intel CEO Tan reconsidering fate of chipmaker's new manufacturing tech, CFO says
March 4 (Reuters) - Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is now starting to recognize its 18A manufacturing technology as a potential offerin...
2h ago
Exclusive-Anthropic investors push to de-escalate Pentagon clash over AI safeguards, sources say
By Deepa Seetharaman, Krystal Hu and Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO, March 4 (Reuters) - Some Anthropic investors are racing to...
2h ago
India seeks Dutch knowhow in semiconductor push
By Toby Sterling EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, March 4 (Reuters) - A trade delegation from India visited the Dutch semiconductor hu...
3h ago
Entertainment
Berlin Film Festival director to stay in role after Gaza tensions
BERLIN, March 4 (Reuters) - Berlin Film Festival director Tricia Tuttle will remain in her role but has been given a set of n...
2h ago
Maggie Gyllenhaal gives Frankenstein's monster's companion a voice in 'The Bride!'
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal's new film "The Bride!" began...
11h ago
Meet Geeta Gandbhir, the director with two separate Oscar-nominated films
By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, March 3 (Reuters) - American filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir is making waves in thi...
21h ago
Soccer-Reynolds and McElhenney set for candid Wrexham commentary
LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney will swap the directors' box for a seat behind...
22h ago
Kevin Spacey accused of sexual assaults dating back decades in UK civil lawsuits
By Sam Tobin LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Three British men suing Oscar-winning U.S. actor Kevin Spacey over alleged sexual as...
Mar 03, 2026


