Indiana lawmakers concluded the 2026 legislative session Friday. Deregulatory bills and legislation to entice the Chicago Bears to move across state lines passed. Democrats say efforts to improve affordability fell short.

The project will include a park called Love Plaza, containing a sculpture memorializing a mural painted by Elkhart artist Kelby Love, who died in 2018.

More first responders are being trained on how to help those experiencing a mental health crisis. The Elkhart County Crisis Intervention Team held a graduation ceremony for its latest class Friday.

Anti-abortion rights student groups at Notre Dame had planned a protest Friday night on campus over Susan Ostermann's appointment to direct the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies.

Harris Township Trustee Ken Lindsay says Clay Fire Territory is losing personnel to other departments that pay higher wages.

"To be able to add that to the stadium will also bring more sales taxes, more income taxes and so forth," South Bend Cubs Owner Andrew Berlin told the South Bend Common Council on Monday. "We’ll have to hire more people and more jobs."