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Notre Dame says having a dedicated bioengineering department will allow it to offer a new undergraduate degree, and focus its faculty and research programs.
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provided/LaPorte County Sheriff's OfficeThe sheriff’s deputy who was critically injured in a hospital shooting is now back in LaPorte County. -
Democratic South Bend Mayor James Mueller has not announced to news media whether he'll seek re-election to a third term next year but he's planning campaign events this week and next. -
LaPorte County police on Tuesday announced that a DNA match shows that Carl David Phillips murdered 31-year-old Juanita Boyd in 1981. Phillips died in 2017. -
Jeff Parrott/WVPESouth Bend Mayor James Mueller on Tuesday announced the city is increasing its annual funding for Ready to Grow St. Joe, a nonprofit child care advocacy group. -
South Bend Mayor James Mueller says a council bill to bar city staff from signing confidentiality agreements about projects is overly broad and "unworkable." -
Jeff Parrott/WVPESouth Bend Mayor James Mueller says a common council bill barring city staff from entering confidentiality agreements is too broad and would force employees to violate state and federal laws or be fined.
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Mennonite Mission Network Mobilize for Peace fundraising campaign.
The City Of Elkhart Parks and Recreation presenting WinterFest. Saturday, 5th, 2026
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Saturday, November 14, at 7:00 p.m. when blues rocker and acoustic blues solo artist Denny Snyder, performing as Southside Denny,takes the stage at Wild Rose Moon Performing Arts Center, joined by WVPE's bluesman Ole Harv for a live taping of the Wild Rose Moon Radio Hour
2026 Faith Mission Turkey Stampede! Thanksgiving Morning (11/26/26) at 8:30 am!
Goshen Theater's Lobby from 5p-7p November 12th
South Bend Civic Theater presents Miracle on 34th Street
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In a state that hasn't had a Democrat in office since 1980 and hasn't sent a Black Senator to Washington since the 1870s, Colom's win represents a massive upset in state politics. -
A Supreme Court ruling that further weakened the Voting Rights Act paved the way for a record drop in Black representation in Congress. But a midterm blue wave helped hold off such a decline for now. -
The Swedish star slows her glitchy synth bangers to a slower, more reflective pace, and reaches back to transform the teen pop hit that started it all. -
The text of what lawmakers are considering isn't always made available for public review before it is voted on. A group of open governance advocates is calling on Senate leadership for a change. -
When ICE agents show up at a school, educators rely on a patchwork of policies to know what to do. This year, many state legislatures tried to update those policies.
