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Seven homes destroyed in Branch County during Tuesday's storm
SHERWOOD, MI (WTVB) - What was described as a supercell destroyed seven homes in northwest Branch County Tuesday evening. Cou...
3h ago
Coldwater survives Tornado Warnings with minimal damage
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Despite strong winds and a short period of heavy rain, the City of Coldwater did not suffer any severe...
6h ago
Stempien determines justified deadly force by police in Algarin death
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Prosecutor Zach Stempien has determined that the death of David Algarin Junior on August...
12h ago
Coldwater Farmers Market Seeks Vendors, meeting set for May 23
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Farmers Market Committee is calling all interested Farmers Market Vendors to attend a Ve...
13h ago
Branch County Road Commission paving portion of Central Road this week
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - You might say Wednesday is Opening Day for the Branch County Road Commission. The first of eight 2...
15h ago
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Seven homes destroyed in Branch County during Tuesday's storm
SHERWOOD, MI (WTVB) - What was described as a supercell destroyed seven homes in northwest Branch County Tuesday evening. Cou...
3h ago
Coldwater survives Tornado Warnings with minimal damage
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Despite strong winds and a short period of heavy rain, the City of Coldwater did not suffer any severe...
6h ago
Stempien determines justified deadly force by police in Algarin death
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Prosecutor Zach Stempien has determined that the death of David Algarin Junior on August...
12h ago
Next Women Who Care of Branch County meeting set for May 15
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The next meeting for Women Who Care of Branch County is set for next Wednesday, May 15. It will be hel...
13h ago
Coldwater Farmers Market Seeks Vendors, meeting set for May 23
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Farmers Market Committee is calling all interested Farmers Market Vendors to attend a Ve...
13h ago
State
Seven homes destroyed in Branch County during Tuesday's storm
SHERWOOD, MI (WTVB) - What was described as a supercell destroyed seven homes in northwest Branch County Tuesday evening. Cou...
3h ago
City officials say two tornado touchdowns cause significant damage in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City officials now say they believe two tornadoes touched down in Portage Tuesday evening. They sa...
4h ago
AUDIO: Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense releases report on national measures needed to avoid another pandemic
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new report from the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense is calling for more action by all leve...
17h ago
Gas prices in Michigan down 11 cents a gallon
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices are 11cents a gallon lower to start the week in the state. AAA Michigan says the avera...
May 06, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protests disrupt graduation ceremonies at U of M
ANN ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and chanted anti-war slogans during the University of Mich...
May 05, 2024
Local Sports
Coldwater girls tennis team loses 6-2 at Vicksburg
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater Girls tennis team was defeated by Vicksburg 6-2 on Monday evening. The Cardinals got one...
17h ago
Bronson girls tennis finishes second at league meet, Brackett wins #2 singles title
BROOKLYN, MI (WTVB) - The Bronson girl's tennis team finished in second place in the SMITL league championships which were ho...
21h ago
Coldwater boys golf finishes 11th at BC Lakeview Invitational, Fosdick leads CHS with a 84
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - The Coldwater boys golf team finished 11th out of 17 teams on Monday at the Battle Creek Lakeview I...
May 06, 2024
Gumm, Swan, Nusbaum and DeVault take Butler opening night feature wins
BUTLER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A packed house was on hand Saturday night as Butler Motor Speedway opened its 2024 season. At le...
May 06, 2024
Bronson boys sixth, girls finish fifth at Centreville Track and Field Invitational
CENTREVILLE, MI (WTVB) - The Bronson boys were sixth while the girls team finished fifth on Saturday at the Centreville Invit...
May 06, 2024
National Sports
MLB roundup: Cubs top Padres on Michael Busch's walk-off HR
Michael Busch homered to lead off the ninth inning, lifting the host Chicago Cubs to a walk-off, 3-2 victory over the San Die...
52m ago
NBA-Nuggets' Murray fined $100,000 for throwing objects onto court
(Reuters) - Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has been fined $100,000 for throwing a towel and a heating pad in the direction...
4h ago
Rudy Gobert named Defensive Player of Year for 4th time
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was named the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year for the fourth time on Tuesday. Go...
5h ago
Soccer-Brazil's bid to host the Women's World Cup tops European rival
(Reuters) - Brazil's bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup scored higher than its rival, a joint bid from Belgium, Netherlan...
5h ago
NHL-Sphere in Las Vegas to host 2024 NHL Draft
(Reuters) - The 2024 National Hockey League Draft will be held in Las Vegas at Sphere in what will be the first televised eve...
6h ago
National
Republicans allege US Iran envoy sent classified material to personal email, phone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Republican lawmakers said they believe the security clearance of Rob Malley, who is on unpaid leav...
4h ago
US lawmakers seek to strengthen bill to ensure quick airline refunds
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House and Senate negotiators have agreed to revise language in an aviation re...
5h ago
US explores AI to train immigration officers on talking to refugees
By Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is piloting artificial intelligence to ...
5h ago
Eurovision favourites Croatia, Ukraine qualify for grand final
By Tom Little and Isabelle Yr Carlsson MALMO (Reuters) - Croatia and Ukraine, two favourites to win Eurovision 2024, were amo...
7h ago
John Krasinski's 'IF' brings imaginary world alive for daughters
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - John Krasinski says he made his new film "IF" for his children. The live-action...
8h ago
World
Factbox-Parties vying for power in South Africa's 2024 election
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's election on May 29 could bring momentous change, with polls suggesting the ruling Afr...
20m ago
Pakistan court orders ex-PM Imran Khan's wife to shift to jail from house arrest, lawyer says
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistan court on Wednesday ordered former Prime Minister Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi to shift to a...
30m ago
Russian court says US soldier charged with theft causing 'significant' damage
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. soldier Gordon Black, who has been detained the Russian city of Vladivostok until July 2, has been ch...
49m ago
Russia targets energy facilities in air attack on Ukraine, officials say
By Pavel Polityuk and Gleb Garanich KYIV (Reuters) - A Russian air attack on Ukraine damaged several facilities in a strike t...
1h ago
World's record-breaking temperature streak extends through April
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The world just experienced its hottest April on record, extending an 11-month streak in w...
3h ago
Business
BMW's Q1 automotive margin falls as high costs persist
By Andrey Sychev BERLIN (Reuters) -BMW on Wednesday reported a lower first-quarter profit margin in its automotive segment as...
19m ago
Asia stocks drift, dollar firm as Fed rate path pondered
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks lacked direction on Wednesday, while the dollar remained firm despite lower ...
19m ago
Japan's helping hand with BoE June rate cut window
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - If worries about sterling were a factor preventing the Bank of England cutting interest rate...
20m ago
India expects FY25 growth of more than 7%, chief economic adviser says
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India does not see any nasty upside to inflation at the moment and expects the economy to expand by mor...
29m ago
Thai business group cuts 2024 GDP growth forecast to 2.2%-2.7%
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy is expected to grow 2.2% to 2.7% this year, down from a previous forecast of 2.8% to 3...
29m ago
Politics
Trump documents trial start delayed indefinitely, judge orders
By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) - Donald Trump's trial in Florida on charges of illegally keeping classified documents after le...
8h ago
Biden to condemn antisemitism, praise free speech at Holocaust remembrance
By Trevor Hunnicutt and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Tu...
13h ago
Payments in focus as prosecutors make their case in Trump hush money trial
By Jack Queen, Luc Cohen and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Donald Trump's criminal trial are expected to ...
17h ago
New York state sues group over abortion pill reversal claims
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - New York state's top prosecutor on Monday sued Heartbeat International, an anti-abortion group...
May 06, 2024
US crypto super PACs have raised more than $100 million, report says
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - Outside political groups tied to the cryptocurrency industry have raised more than $102 million to...
May 06, 2024
Health
McKesson misses quarterly estimates as US pharmaceuticals segment weighs
(Reuters) - McKesson Corp reported weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit on Tuesday due to slump in demand for th...
7h ago
Bio-Rad Laboratories reiterates 2024 revenue growth outlook; shares slip
(Reuters) - Diagnostics firm Bio Rad Laboratories reiterated its 2024 sales growth forecast on Tuesday, weighed by persistent...
7h ago
Pfizer reports patient death in Duchenne gene therapy study
(Reuters) - A young boy died due to a cardiac arrest in a mid-stage trial that tested Pfizer's experimental gene therapy for ...
8h ago
Idaho will seek to revive 'abortion trafficking' law in US appeals court
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Idaho will urge a federal appeals court on Tuesday to revive a 2023 law making it a crime to h...
9h ago
AstraZeneca to withdraw Covid vaccine worldwide, The Telegraph reports
(Reuters) - Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca is withdrawing its Covid vaccine worldwide, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday...
9h ago
Science
First crewed test flight of Boeing Starliner capsule targeted for May 17
(Reuters) - The target launch date for the long-awaited first crewed test flight of Boeing Co's new Starliner Space capsule h...
6h ago
Timeline: Boeing's new Starliner set for first crewed flight to space station
(Reuters) - Two years after its initial unmanned journey to the International Space Station (ISS), Boeing's new Starliner ast...
May 07, 2024
Boeing's new Starliner capsule set for first crewed flight to space station
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Boeing Co's new Starliner astronaut capsule was poised ...
May 06, 2024
German company launches candle wax-powered rocket on test flight into space
BERLIN (Reuters) - German company HyImpulse successfully launched on Friday a candle wax-powered rocket capable of carrying c...
May 03, 2024
Factbox-China's missions to the moon - past, present and future
By Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday launched a mission to collect samples from the moon's "h...
May 03, 2024
Technology
Exclusive-Amazon breaks into Europe 5G networks with Telefonica cloud deal
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Telefonica Germany will move one million 5G customers to Amazon Web Services (AWS...
48m ago
Tesla has proposed to launch robotaxis in China, Chinese state media reports
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tesla has proposed to launch robotaxis in China, newspaper China Daily reported on Wednesday, citing unna...
4h ago
Samsung Medison buys AI software firm Sonio SAS for $92 million
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Medison said on Wednesday it is acquiring all of France's Sonio SAS, a fetal ultrasou...
4h ago
FTX files amended reorganization plan, expects between $14.5 billion-$16.3 billion for distribution
(Reuters) - Crypto exchange FTX filed an amended reorganization plan with a U.S. bankruptcy court which will allow for $14.5 ...
6h ago
Luminar says Tesla is biggest customer for its lidar sensors
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Luminar Technologies, a maker of lidar sensors for self-driving cars, said on Tuesday that Tesla wa...
6h ago
Entertainment
SXSW festival to launch European edition in London next year
LONDON (Reuters) - South by Southwest, the music, technology and film festival (SXSW) held annually in Austin, Texas is comin...
1h ago
Factbox-How to vote for your favourite in Eurovision 2024
By Isabelle Yr Carlsson MALMÖ, Sweden (Reuters) - The world's biggest live music event, Eurovision Song Contest, will ta...
8h ago
Security guard wounded in shooting at rapper Drake's Toronto mansion, CBC reports
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Toronto police are investigating a shooting at Canadian rapper Drake's mansion that left a security guard ...
13h ago
Kevin Spacey overturns UK ruling in sex assault case over lawyers' mistake
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar-winning U.S. actor Kevin Spacey on Tuesday overturned a London court ruling which effec...
18h ago
Disney posts surprise profit in streaming, raises earnings forecast
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney's streaming entertainment unit posted its first profit on Tuesday, two q...
19h ago