Indiana will pay for day care and preschool for about 14,000 out of the 35,000 children still on a state waitlist for vouchers, after the State Budget Committee approved Gov. Mike Braun's request for additional money.

As Elkhart develops the area south of downtown, it’s looking for some financial help from the READI Arts and Culture Initiative.

Tieal Bishop, CEO and founder of South Bend-based A Rosie Place for Children, on Thursday announced that country music star Luke Combs picked her nonprofit to receive proceeds from a live eBay auction of collectible Fleer 1985 NBA player cards Friday at 6 p.m. EST.

Transpo riders can weigh in on possible cuts to bus service. A survey asks riders if they’d rather see Transpo eliminate service to areas with lower ridership, or keep serving the same places but with less frequency on busy routes.

St. Joseph County Council President Bryan Tanner says he sympathizes with people living north of the Toll Road who might want to complain about low-frequency sound but it will not be possible to accurately measure sound from the data center when the Toll Road makes so much noise itself.

The South Bend Fire Department is installing alert systems in response rigs to notify drivers that they're responding to nearby emergencies, as well notifying other first responders of their location during emergencies and routine matters.