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Results of "First Impression Tourism" assessment to be revealed Wednesday evening
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater residents are invited to the historic Tibbits Opera House on Wednesday, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:...
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Tibbits 47th Annual Auction raises over $100,000 Saturday night
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Tibbits Opera House raised more than $100,000 Saturday night during the 47th Annual Auction, theme...
9h ago

Health Agency to offer measles and flu vaccines
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - In response to confirmed measles cases within the jurisdiction, the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Commun...
Nov 7, 2026

Wright ready to lead Coldwater Chamber
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Monday will begin the transition to new leadership at the Coldwater Chamber of Commerce as newly named...
Nov 6, 2026

Bronson to host Economy Garage ribbon cutting Monday
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - The Bronson Chamber of Commerce and the City of Bronson will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony this Monday ...
Nov 6, 2026
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Grandfather and Grandson die from suspected Carbon Monoxide
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - Joint funeral services have been scheduled for 78-year old Donald Hawkins, , and his 25- year old gra...
2h ago

Early November snow blanketed Branch County and Southern Michigan one year ago today
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It was one year ago today Branch County along with all of southwest Michigan received a sudden blast ...
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Results of "First Impression Tourism" assessment to be revealed Wednesday evening
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater residents are invited to the historic Tibbits Opera House on Wednesday, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:...
4h ago

Michigan gas prices plummet, down 38 cents a gallon in Branch County
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Michigan's average gas price has plummeted 41-cents a gallon in the past week. AAA Michigan says the p...
8h ago

Measles confirmed in St. Joseph County
STURGIS, MI (WTVB) - Health officials have confirmed two cases of measles in St. Joseph County, marking the latest infections...
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Michigan National Guard to deploy to southwestern U.S. border
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - About 125 members of the Michigan Army National Guard will be deployed to the southwestern U.S. bo...
7h ago

Michigan's average gas price plummets 38¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's average gas price has plummeted 38¢ a gallon in the past week. AAA Michigan says ...
8h ago

Governor Whitmer issues executive order protecting reproductive health data
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has issued an executive order to protect reproductive health data four y...
Nov 6, 2026

U.S. Senator-elect El-Sayed backing Van Hollen for Majority Leader
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's U.S. Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed says he supports Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland...
Nov 6, 2026

Consumers Energy, DTE Energy sue state over Proposal 2
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy and DTE Energy are suing the state in federal court over Proposal 2. Voters gave ...
Nov 6, 2026
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Local Sports

Cross country season concludes with LP Finals at MIS
BROOKLYN, MI (WTVB) - Over two thousand cross country runners converged at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday for th...
13h ago

Coldwater girls swim team finishes eighth at SMAC Championship
PORTAGE, MI (WTVB) - Coldwater finished eighth at the SMAC Girls Swimming Championship meet over the weekend at Portage North...
14h ago

MHSAA Football Playoffs: Chargers stopped by Jonesville in D7 District Final
UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - Union City reached the end of the road in their 2026 MHSAA Football Playoff journey, as the red-hot J...
Nov 7, 2026

Quincy wins first MHSAA Girls Volleyball District title in 49 years
JONESVILLE, MI (WTVB) - The Quincy Orioles have advanced to the MHSAA Division 3 Girls Volleyball regionals following their s...
Nov 6, 2026

Bronson bows out of MHSAA Girls Volleyball Tournament
SCHOOLCRAFT, MI (WTVB) - A lengthy string of consecutive MHSAA Girls Volleyball District championships ended for the Bronson ...
Nov 5, 2026
National Sports
Soccer-Messi returns to FIFPRO World 11, Ballon d'Or winner Kane misses out
Nov 9 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi returned to the FIFPRO Men's World 11 for a record-extending 18th selection on Monday, but Bal...
1h ago
Boxing-Ramla Ali wins first world title at 37 in Texas
Nov 9 (Reuters) - British-Somali boxer Ramla Ali captured her first world title at the age of 37 with a split-decision vic...
6h ago
Factbox-Soccer-Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo
Nov 5 (Reuters) - Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo announced on Thursday that he was retiring from international football. ...
Nov 5, 2026
Soccer-Ronaldo exits Portugal stage with records intact and farewell clouded by rift
By Fernando Kallas Nov 5 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo has spent more than two decades making himself impossible to ignore in...
Nov 5, 2026
Tennis-Alcaraz into Paris quarter-finals after Berrettini withdraws
Nov 5 (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz received a walkover into the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters after Matteo Berrettini wit...
Nov 5, 2026
National
US vows to speed up deployment of counter-drone systems to address threats
(Refiles to fix formatting, no changes to text) By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The Trump administration sa...
2h ago
US farm agency reorganization lacks transparency, federal watchdog says
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The US Department of Agriculture did not provide documentation showing it analy...
2h ago
US FDA orders new eye risk warnings for Ozempic, Zepbound
Nov 9 (Reuters) - The US FDA on Monday informed patients and healthcare providers of a potential increased risk of a serious ...
3h ago
US Congress gets first post-'Blue Wave' crack at data centers with permitting bill
By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A sweeping bipartisan energy bill has unexpectedly emerg...
6h ago
Trump administration's embrace of "perp" futures sets off risk alarms for Wall Street stalwarts
By Laura Matthews and Hannah Lang NEW YORK, November 9 (Reuters) - The Trump administration's push to bring novel offshore pe...
7h ago
World
Exclusive-French officials suspect Iran is behind refrigerator hacks, sources say
By Raphael Satter and Gabriel Stargardter PARIS, Nov 9 (Reuters) - French officials suspect that Iranian state-backed hackers...
2h ago
Cyprus leaders agree to open new border crossings and future talks
By Yiannis Kourtoglou NICOSIA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders agreed on Monday to open two new b...
2h ago
EU's Kallas: sees no sign of Russian goodwill to negotiate peace
PARIS, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The European Union's foreign policy chief said on Monday she saw little sign of goodwill from &zw...
3h ago
Millions fill Buenos Aires streets as Pope Leo hails strength of South American Church
By Joshua McElwee and Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Vast crowds thronged one of the main boulevards in Buenos ...
6h ago
IMF launches Ukraine loan review that could unlock $1.67 billion
KYIV, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund began a review of Ukraine's lending programme on Monday that could un...
6h ago
Business
Sable Offshore sinks to record low after warning of going-concern risk
Nov 9 (Reuters) - Sable Offshore slumped 60.5% to a record low on Monday after the oil producer raised "substantial doub...
1h ago
Honda to build new $3 billion auto plant in Ohio, adding 2,000 jobs
WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Honda Motor said Monday it will build a new $3 billion auto plant in ce...
2h ago
NY Fed survey finds Americans more worried over future jobless levels
By Michael S. Derby Nov 9 (Reuters) - Americans last month grew more worried about the labor market outlook, according to a s...
2h ago
Exclusive-UniCredit to win unconditional EU nod for Commerzbank deal, sources say
By Foo Yun Chee and Valentina Za BRUSSELS/ROME, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Italy's UniCredit is set to secure unconditional EU antitru...
2h ago
US farm agency reorganization lacks transparency, federal watchdog says
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The US Department of Agriculture did not provide documentation showing it analy...
2h ago
Politics
Head of US Justice Department's civil division resigns, says Blanche
By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - US Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate, head of the Justice Departm...
3h ago
US Congress gets first post-'Blue Wave' crack at data centers with permitting bill
By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A sweeping bipartisan energy bill has unexpectedly emerg...
6h ago
Soaring diesel prices helped usher in Democratic sweep
By Timothy Gardner, Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek WASHINGTON/CHICAGO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Record Election Day diesel and gasoli...
Nov 5, 2026
Midterms over, Democrats plunge into wide-open 2028 presidential race
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - With the US midterms over, Democrats are turning to what could become one of their ...
Nov 5, 2026
Democrats to investigate Trump deals, with eye on 2028 race
By Alexandra Ulmer Nov 5 (Reuters) - After sweeping both chambers of the US Congress, Democrats will turn their new investiga...
Nov 5, 2026
Health
Boehringer, Zealand's obesity drug did not raise heart risks in trial, data shows
Nov 9 (Reuters) - Zealand Pharma and Boehringer Ingelheim's experimental obesity drug did not increase the risk of serious he...
2h ago
Food industry pushes back on WHO guidance for products with added colour, sweeteners
By Alexander Marrow and Jennifer Rigby LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Governments should consider regulating foods that include ad...
3h ago
Lilly's weight-loss pill improves sleep apnea in late-stage trial
By Mariam Sunny Nov 9 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly said on Monday its oral weight-loss drug Foundayo significantly reduced breathing...
3h ago
Zura Bio's skin disease drug fails mid-stage trial
By Sahil Pandey Nov 9 (Reuters) - Zura Bio said on Monday its experimental drug failed the main goal of a mid-stage study in ...
5h ago
How the US was left exposed to the flesh-eating screwworm, years into the outbreak
MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - For decades, planes dropped billions of factory-bred sterile flies to keep the fles...
7h ago
Science
Pungent gas above Martian fissures hints at ongoing volcanism
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - An orbiting atmospheric research spacecraft has detected the pungent gas hydroge...
Nov 4, 2026
NASA's Swift satellite telescope heads for fiery re-entry 22 years after launch
By Steve Gorman Nov 3 (Reuters) - An aging NASA satellite telescope that a robotic spacecraft was sent to retrieve on a faile...
Nov 3, 2026
Evidence of red blood cells seen in dinosaur fossil from Brazil
By Will Dunham Nov 2 (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered what they consider the strongest evidence yet of blood cells in a...
Nov 2, 2026
Crew from NASA's simulated Mars mission emerges after 378 days in isolation
By Will Dunham Nov 1 (Reuters) - The four members of a crew who took part in a simulated mission to Mars have emerged after 3...
Nov 1, 2026
Strange beaked 'hell chicken' is the first fruit-eating dinosaur
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - While dinosaurs ate a lot of different things, including each other, fruit long...
Oct 30, 2026
Technology
'No ordinary CEO': Why the AI race cannot do without Nvidia's Jensen Huang
By Aditya Soni Nov 9 (Reuters) - On the streets of Taipei and Seoul, fans of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang mob him for autographs o...
2h ago
Exclusive-French officials suspect Iran is behind refrigerator hacks, sources say
By Raphael Satter and Gabriel Stargardter PARIS, Nov 9 (Reuters) - French officials suspect that Iranian state-backed hackers...
2h ago
Wall St brokerages say AI selloff overdone, downplay Democrat regulation risks
Nov 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street brokerages including Morgan Stanley and UBS called last week's rout in the AI trade overdone, a...
3h ago
US Congress gets first post-'Blue Wave' crack at data centers with permitting bill
By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A sweeping bipartisan energy bill has unexpectedly emerg...
6h ago
Tech set to still sway US stock market's course despite AI-driven swoon
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Even with the steep pullback in AI names, the US stock market is poised to rel...
7h ago
Entertainment
UK's Russell Brand sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in jail for rape, sexual assault
By Sam Tobin LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Comedian Russell Brand, once one of Britain's most high-profile broadcasters and a Hol...
8h ago
Factbox-Details of Russell Brand's convictions
LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - British comedian Russell Brand was found guilty on Thursday of rape and three sexual assaults. Here...
Nov 5, 2026
The rise and fall of Russell Brand
By Michael Holden LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Russell Brand was once considered so culturally important that the opposition lea...
Nov 5, 2026
Comedian Russell Brand found guilty by UK court of rape and sexual assaults
By Sam Tobin and Michael Holden LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Comedian Russell Brand, once one of Britain's most high-profile bro...
Nov 5, 2026
Jordan Firstman brings a softer side to screen in directorial debut 'Club Kid'
By Francesca Halliwell LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Actor and filmmaker Jordan Firstman wanted his directorial debut, "Club...
Nov 5, 2026


