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Many Elkhart residents lost power and suffered property damage during Thursday night's storms. The city set up a resource table with phone charging stations at its Rhapsody Music & Crafts Festival Friday at Island Park.
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Mike Murrell/WVPEA cold front from the west collided with warm and humid air in Michiana Thursday night, creating high winds that caused property damage but no known injuries. -
Cass County Historical Society/ccmihistoricalsociety.org"With our ownership, the historical society can secure the resources necessary to restore, maintain, protect it and protect it for generations to come," said Melissa Bettinger. -
FILE PHOTO: Justin Hicks/IPB NewsThe HAILEY Act would let police issue Amber Alerts for anyone under 18 who they believe to be a high-risk missing person. Currently, they’re only for cases when an abduction can be confirmed and a child is believed to be in immediate danger. -
Jeff Parrott/WVPEElkhart County residents are being asked to submit storm damage reports to Indiana 211. -
Jeff Parrott/WVPEThe 174-unit Beacon Heights Apartments on South Bend's northwest edge will receive their first major investment since their construction in the 1940s. Federal tax credits will keep the new owners from raising rents to pay for the renovation. -
Courtesy Elkhart Community Schools“Unfortunately, to right the ship, to have a cost reduction, the option really is in wages and benefits,” said April Fitterling with Policy Analytics.
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