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LOGAN Community Resources responds to White House claims linking acetaminophen in pregnancy to autism, stressing evidence-based guidance and family support.
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"We’re going to have to find additional cuts, in order to fund cost of living increases and inflation costs,” Mayor James Mueller told common council members during Monday's budget hearing.
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Author Mac Barnett, who specializes in and promotes picture books as a way of engaging kids with reading, will visit Concord Community Schools Oct. 13 and 14 as part of a four-state tour.
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Police agencies throughout St. Joseph County jointly asked for federal help to fight drug trafficking but said Tuesday they weren't ready to talk publicly about the effort.
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Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is encouraging school superintendents to remove teachers who’ve made social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s assassination — using a South Bend teacher as an example of why it would be legal.
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Retired cardiologist Dr. Bill Sarnat started the annual mass CPR trainings with nonprofit enFocus, hoping to increase out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates. The rate already rose from 5% to 11% locally and nationally from 2017 to 2024.
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Notre Dame hosts a summit on AI, faith, and human flourishing, launching the DELTA framework to guide ethical conversations about AI’s impact.
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Yvonne Castañeda is the author of Pork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety, a memoir that explores eating disorders, depression, and identity in the Latino community
Disney’s High School Musical - October 3rd through 12th, 2025 at The South Bend Civic Theatre Wilson Auditorium
The 14th annual Michiana Pottery Tour, September 27th and 28th
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Authorities are investigating a shooting Wednesday at an immigration detention facility in Dallas. The Department of Homeland Security says there is at least one fatality, and a suspect is died.
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This fall, New York City voters will weigh in on a proposal that could move future city elections to even-numbered years. It's part of a growing trend to consolidate election dates.
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For NPR's Word of the Week: Things are getting spicy. We explain how a word referring to cinnamon and pepper turned less literal by the 19th century.
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For the first time, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge has a returning champion: a California fifth grader who explored a dark chapter in U.S. history during World War II.
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Typhoon Ragasa whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned seas rough on the southern Chinese coast after leaving deadly destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines.