Deputy 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.
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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.
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A 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.
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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.
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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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"We don’t know if the pause will last six weeks, six months, a year," says St. Joseph County Economic Development Director Bill Schalliol. "They don’t know. We don’t know."
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Elkhart Community Schools' enrollment is currently a little more than 10,200, but there are still more than 13,000 students living in the district whose education is being funded by the state.
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