Michigan Senate quashes marijuana transport bill for now
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State legislators have stalled an attempt to repeal a statute that regulates vehicular transportation of marijuana. The Michigan Senate voted 19-16...
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Prior planning helps Mishawaka avoids major flooding issues
The City of Mishawaka didn’t take any major flood damage during the recent situation. Mayor Dave Wood said there were reasons for that. Mayor Wood...
Threat reported at Elkhart Central High School
The Elkhart Community Schools informed parents Monday that they were aware of a potential threat against the schools. Officials said that a note was discovered...
Former Hartford fire fighter sentenced for causing seven fires
A former firefighter who lit seven structures on fire in southwest Michigan is going to prison. 40-year-old Kyle Norden was sentenced Monday to six to...
Elkhart man takes plea deal in Cassopolis factory stabbing case
CASSOPOLIS, Mich. (AP) — An Elkhart man is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the January 2017 fatal stabbing of a co-worker...
South Bend man found guilty but mentally ill in stomping death
The man who was accused of stomping his roommate to death in 2016 has been found guilty but mentally ill. 39 year-old Joshua Walker told...
Elkhart holding donation drive for flood victims
More than 800 structures in the City of Elkhart have been impacted by last week’s heavy rains and flooding. As flood waters slowly recede, crews...
Wooden Indian Motel bought by IUSB, to be demolished
The Wooden Indian Motel will soon become a thing of South Bend’s past. Indiana University-South Bend has purchased the 66-year-old motel on Lincolnway West between...
Small lab explosion injures Notre Dame staffer
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Authorities evacuated an academic building at the University of Notre Dame following what’s described as a small explosion in a...