Before trading fire with the shooter and being hit with a bullet, Corporal Paul Vandenburg had been urging two bystanders who were capturing video with their phones to run away.
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Elkhart Parks is inviting residents to participate in a series of community conversations aimed at shaping the future of the city’s parks, programs, and facilities.
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Dutch Creek Farm Animal Park will reopen to the public on May 1st after a legal dispute over multiple violations of the Animal Welfare Act.
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Annie Rocha's mother told investigators that her daughter had told her that a man had been harassing her at the store but she did not tell co-workers or Martin's management, and prosecutors don't know whether it was Sanchez.
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Annasue "Annie" Rocha, 19, was killed Jan. 27 while working as a cashier at the Elkhart Jackson Boulevard Martin's Supermarkets store.
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Part of this year’s House GOP legislative priorities focuses on bringing down health care costs. A House committee approved legislation with a “comprehensive plan” that tackles health costs from more than just one angle.
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Each month, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development releases a report with the latest state and local labor market data.
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A property tax reform debate kicks into high gear. Senate lawmakers advance a bill to cut in half the number of early, in-person voting days. And a Senate committee debates an education measure to promote “fostering a national identity."
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Advocates of making the Michigan legislature and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office more transparent saw success this week in Lansing. But, is this the year the state Capitol really becomes more open? Plus, new names in the 2026 race to be Michigan's next governor.
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Chris Swanson has been the sheriff of Genesee County since being appointed in 2019. He’s twice been elected to the job, in 2020 and 2024. But he told Thursday evening's campaign launch audience he’s been planning to run for governor for the past five years.
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The Indiana Senate approved a bill Thursday to ban diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in state government and public schools.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s new budget proposal includes a big increase in the state surcharge on dumping waste in landfills.
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SB 523 says chaplains who work in schools would provide secular support and advice to staff and students. It specifies that they could only provide religious or spiritual guidance to minors with explicit parental permission.
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The Elkhart Clinic is temporarily setting up doctors to see patients in its other buildings throughout the area.
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Pharmacy benefits managers, or PBMs, are meant to act as a middleman between drug manufacturers and insurance companies, with the goal of lowering prices.
Sunday, February 16th - St. Margaret’s House Winter Walk 2025
February 20, 5 PM to 7 PM at the Goshen Theater
February 28th through March 9th in the South Bend Civics’ Wilson Auditorium.
Saturday, March 1st, at 7:00 p.m. - St. Joseph Public Library's Leighton Auditorium - Downtown South Bend
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest target of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
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Former presidents are historically given intelligence briefings after leaving office. But Trump said he was following precedent set by Biden four years ago, when Biden revoked Trump's access.
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Trump has accused South Africa of "human rights violations" and a land grab. The South African government has hit back.
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The Federal Highway Administration said the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program is under review. It was part of the Biden administration's clean energy push.
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The case, brought by the American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees was intended to block the administration's efforts to dismantle USAID.