"We want to keep our kids in Elkhart," said Director of Secondary Schools Cary Anderson. "We want to provide them with an equitable online solution, and we think that we have the people in place and the programming already in place to be able to establish this virtual school."

"These rallies play a major role in helping us all rediscover what it means to be a citizen and democracy," said Merle Baker with Elkhart County Indivisible. "They help us realize the power and the possibility of the people."

The Humane Society of St. Joseph County apparently won't be able do add all the things it had planned for this year under a compromise they've reached with county commissioners.

“When you have friends or family come to South Bend and they say, ‘Where should I go?’ and, like, what we want people to think about is this area,” said Planning Director Tim Corcoran.

Developer David Matthews' bankruptcy filing comes three years after the city of South Bend sued him, seeking $7.5 million in tax incentives and penalties because he failed to incorporate a grocery store in his apartment high-rise project.

Cass County leaders held a forum to better understand data centers, as officials prepare for potential impacts tied to growth in artificial intelligence and computing demand.