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The West Michigan city is one of eight communities across the country where talent will be scouted for the cable channel's "Showville. ...]]> Wed, May 22 2013, 11:10 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_holland-mich-site-amc-shows-premiere-425.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_-interview-binder-park-zoo-corks-conservation-wine-tasting-event-424.shtml?wap=0
You'll be able to sample some of the best wine Michigan has to offer while helping to save endangered species.

Wednesday morning we were joined by Marketing Manager Kari Parker and Director of Wildlife Conservation Jenny Barnett to tell us more about it. ...]]> Wed, May 22 2013, 08:39 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_-interview-binder-park-zoo-corks-conservation-wine-tasting-event-424.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_-west-mich-teen-gets-break-tv-show-423.shtml?wap=0
Jordan Ledford from Hudsonville is appearing in Wednesday night's two-part season finale of “Criminal Minds.”

He's in the second episode. We're told Jordan doesn't have any lines, but he does appear in three scenes. ...]]> Wed, May 22 2013, 08:38 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_-west-mich-teen-gets-break-tv-show-423.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_barbara-walters-daughter-arrested-dui-florida-422.shtml?wap=0
Officers in Naples took 44-year-old Jacqueline Danforth into custody on Sunday.

According to TMZ, police responded to reports of an SUV being driven without headlights. ...]]> Wed, May 22 2013, 12:03 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_barbara-walters-daughter-arrested-dui-florida-422.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_taylor-swift-cleans-up-at-billboard-music-awards-421.shtml?wap=0
“You are the best and longest relationship I ever had!" said Swift.

The songstress took home eight awards, including artist of the year. ...]]> Mon, May 20 2013, 08:15 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_taylor-swift-cleans-up-at-billboard-music-awards-421.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_worlds-largest-model-museum-opens-420.shtml?wap=0
The building was created using original Ford blueprints and is designed to look like a 1928 Ford dealership. ...]]> Fri, May 17 2013, 07:47 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_worlds-largest-model-museum-opens-420.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_waterfront-film-festival-reveals-film-choices-419.shtml?wap=0
Thursday evening, the films were announced at the festival's new home in South Haven.

With the 15th annual festival kicking off in mid-June, the announcement is getting everyone along the lakeshore excited. ...]]> Fri, May 17 2013, 07:06 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_waterfront-film-festival-reveals-film-choices-419.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_lineup-announcement-coming-waterfront-film-fest-418.shtml?wap=0
Waterfront Film Festival is set to announce this year's lineup Thursday.

There are some big changes for the festival this year. For the first time in Waterfront's 15-year history it will not be held in Saugatuck. ...]]> Thu, May 16 2013, 08:09 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_lineup-announcement-coming-waterfront-film-fest-418.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_rapper-jayz-his-1930s-lookalike-417.shtml?wap=0
A new picture of the rapper's near-doppelganger is fueling a lot of talk.

The talk all centers around a black and white photo of a Harlem man with a striking resemblance to Jay-Z. ...]]> Tue, May 14 2013, 11:07 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_rapper-jayz-his-1930s-lookalike-417.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_astronaut-does-one-last-thing-before-return-earth-416.shtml?wap=0
Astronaut Chris Hadfield sings the David Bowie song "Space Oddity," while floating around in zero gravity on the Space Station. ...]]> Mon, May 13 2013, 08:25 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_astronaut-does-one-last-thing-before-return-earth-416.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_youtube-introduce-pay-channels-415.shtml?wap=0
It's the first time the site will charge for watching videos.

Prices range from 99 cents a month to $2.99 for unlimited viewing.

Youtube is playing catch-up to services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon, which all have millions of paying customers. ...]]> Fri, May 10 2013, 11:42 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_youtube-introduce-pay-channels-415.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_chance-meet-kalamazoo-area-brewers-414.shtml?wap=0     
Five new breweries will open this year in Kalamazoo and, at a free event at The Bureau Friday night, you can celebrate with four of them. ...]]> Fri, May 10 2013, 08:30 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_chance-meet-kalamazoo-area-brewers-414.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_-wmu-becomes-medieval-mecca-413.shtml?wap=0     
The 48th International Congress on Medieval Studies kicked off Thursday on WMU’s campus. ...]]> Fri, May 10 2013, 08:29 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_-wmu-becomes-medieval-mecca-413.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_wi-photographer-shoots-tree-pix-every-day-412.shtml?wap=0
Reporter Mark Koehn traveled to Platteville to get a first-hand look at a mighty burr oak that's on the verge of becoming famous in the video report above.

Mark Hirsch is a professional photographer. ...]]> Thu, May 09 2013, 01:21 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_wi-photographer-shoots-tree-pix-every-day-412.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_young-restless-star-jeanne-cooper-dies-at-84-411.shtml?wap=0
A network spokeswoman said Cooper's family told the network of her death. Her son Corbin Bernsen's Facebook and Twitter accounts also said Cooper had died.

Cooper played grande dame Katherine Chancellor on CBS' "The Young and the Restless" for nearly four decades. ...]]> Wed, May 08 2013, 05:03 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_young-restless-star-jeanne-cooper-dies-at-84-411.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_-exhibit-displays-trendy-outfits-1800s-410.shtml?wap=0  
A brand new exhibit at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum gives people a peek into the past, by exploring clothing from the late 1800s to early 1900s. ...]]> Wed, May 08 2013, 09:04 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_-exhibit-displays-trendy-outfits-1800s-410.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_special-effects-master-ray-harryhausen-dies-at-92-409.shtml?wap=0
Biographer and longtime friend Tony Dalton confirmed that Harryhausen died Tuesday at London's Hammersmith Hospital. ...]]> Tue, May 07 2013, 04:03 PM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_special-effects-master-ray-harryhausen-dies-at-92-409.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_-worlds-largest-swing-dance-begins-gr-408.shtml?wap=0
Nearly a thousand people come together every Tuesday night at Rosa Parks Circle, just to dance.

The Grand Rapids Original Swing Society holds the Guinness World Record for "Most Swing Dancers in One Place. ...]]> Tue, May 07 2013, 09:47 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_-worlds-largest-swing-dance-begins-gr-408.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_-former-wmu-hockey-standout-wins-amazing-race-407.shtml?wap=0
Anthony Battaglia and his brother Bates won the “Amazing Race" Sunday night here on Newschannel 3.

The brothers say there victory was even sweeter because they got to compete together. ...]]> Mon, May 06 2013, 08:28 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_-former-wmu-hockey-standout-wins-amazing-race-407.shtml?wap=0 http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_slayer-guitarist-jeff-hanneman-dies-at-49-406.shtml?wap=0    
Slayer spokeswoman Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says Hanneman died Thursday morning of liver failure at a Los Angeles hospital with his wife, Kathy, by his side. ...]]> Fri, May 03 2013, 09:03 AM EDT http://www.wwmt.com//shared/entertainment/features/entertainment/stories/wwmt_slayer-guitarist-jeff-hanneman-dies-at-49-406.shtml?wap=0