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A researcher who studies the long-term consequences of unwanted pregnancy on people’s lives expects abortion bans will cause the greatest hardship to people with the fewest resources.
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South Bend Mayor James Mueller underwent an unexpected surgery at Memorial Hospital on Friday.
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The roughly $77 billion plan includes a $54.8 billion for state departments as well as a combined $22.1 billion for school aid, community colleges, and public universities.
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Recent mass shootings in New York and Texas have renewed the national conversation around gun reform. But in Indiana, access to guns is becoming easier.
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The majority of laws passed each year by the Indiana General Assembly take effect July 1. But there are always a few that take a little longer
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Criminal cases stemming from the Flint water crisis have hit a major roadblock. As part of the weekly series MichMash...
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The South Bend Police Department says dating app users should take precautions in light of a recent string of armed robberies.
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Researchers say many women who seek abortion do so for economic reasons. They say barring abortion care will further strain low-income families.
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The first probable case of monkeypox in Michigan was identified Wednesday in an Oakland County patient.
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Some Republican prosecutors also say they’re not bound by the Court of Claims order. But no abortion providers have been charged with violating the ban.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Indiana and 18 other states in a case to limit how the federal government can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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The St. Joseph County Department of Health is calling on state lawmakers to support access to affordable healthcare in the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade.
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Indiana legislators passed more than 170 new laws this year and the vast majority take effect July 1.
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The St. Joseph County Department of Health is releasing its first health equity report, a 200-page document spearheaded by the department’s Health Equity, Epidemiology and Data team.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer is asking insurance companies in Michigan to provide health coverage for abortion services as legal fights over abortion rights in the state continue to play out.
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Pete Arredondo stepped down from his position in the City Council just weeks after being sworn in following allegations that he erred in his response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
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As July Fourth approaches, federal regulators are warning people to use fireworks safely, as a new report shows that fireworks-related injuries have been increasing.
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An industrial support ship operating has sunk in a storm with the possible loss of more than two dozen crew members, rescue services in Hong Kong said Saturday.
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Tyrone and Michelle Ferrens build some successes out of their complex story.
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Former President Trump's influence is growing — with fringe candidates, who are refusing to admit defeat even after they've been trounced.