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provided/LaPorte County Sheriff's OfficeDeputy Jon Samuelson underwent about eight hours of surgery, and medical staff are optimistic about his recovery, according to an update provided by the sheriff's office on behalf of his family. -
Michael Gallenberger/WVPEOnce a month, young people gather at Elkhart’s Tolson Center for a haircut. The barbers are residents of the Indiana Department of Correction’s South Bend Community Reentry Center. -
Pope Leo XIV has made cautious and critical remarks about the ethical ramifications of artificial intelligence. On Monday he'll release his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, a teaching document on the ethical use of AI. -
FILE PHOTO: Justin Hicks/IPB NewsA shooting in a hospital emergency room has left a LaPorte County sheriff’s deputy in critical condition. Indiana State Police believe Sharod Grafton Jr., 22, of Chicago, shot deputy Jon Samuelson, 33, on Friday morning at Franciscan Health Michigan City. -
South Bend Mayor James Mueller won't publicly discuss the South Bend Reparatory Justice Commission's report because he says it's not finalized, but the commission says it is. The commission is waiting for Common Council President Canneth Lee to introduce the report to the council so they can start publicly discussing its findings. -
After the Indiana Supreme Court declined to hear Tamara Kay's appeal, Special Judge Stephen David has ordered her to pay $200,000 to the Irish Rover, Notre Dame's conservative student newspaper, to pay its attorney fees.
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