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Officials are working to reassure residents that South Bend’s LaSalle Park area is safe, but the Environmental Protection Agency continues to analyze the site.
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Tom Arthur/Wikimedia CommonsSt. Joseph County Democratic Party chair Don Westerhausen said Republican Clerk Amy Rolfes' staff told the five Democratic candidates that their paperwork was correct. He vowed to get them returned to the ballot for the Nov. 3 elections. -
The man accused of holding five people hostage at a Mishawaka home last December and shooting at SWAT officers has been found guilty on all counts. -
Jeff Parrott/WVPERepublicans on the St. Joseph County Council are calling for a two-year data center moratorium, while Democrats and the business community say that would jeopardize local control on major land use projects and close the door to future economic growth. -
Jakob Lazzaro/WVPEThe county commissioners Thursday agreed to hire DLZ to survey the county’s portion of the state line, at a cost of $70,800. -
A U.S. 7th Circuit appeals court this week ruled that a 2017 Indiana law barring health care providers from counseling minors on where abortions remain legal outside of the state violated Planned Parenthood's First Amendment free speech rights. -
provided/Saint Joseph Health SystemSaint Joseph Health System says it plans to invest $25 million in a new cancer center at its Mishawaka facility.
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