Michigan City riders can now travel for free as the city ends all bus fares, a move officials say boosts access, saves money and keeps existing routes in place.

Required by this year's Indiana General Assembly, Indiana University trustees Friday finalized a new process to review faculty each year, allowing for even tenured faculty to be fired if they don't meet the standards.

The county commissioners Thursday finalized a three-percent cost of living adjustment for non-union employees, along with matching increases for the prosecutor, sheriff and treasurer. That’s in line with the raises they got at the beginning of this year. But the clerk/register will see a raise of more than 12 percent, and the drain commissioner will get a raise of more than six percent.

South Bend Mayor James Mueller says that if the Board of Public Works approves the acquisition Tuesday, he expects the city's redevelopment commission next year to start funding renovation of the vacant building.

Salvation Army of Elkhart Major Tim Nauta on Thursday said he was making a "major appeal" to the community to donate to red kettles outside area stores this holiday season. Nauta says giving is down but community needs continue to grow.

“This give and take is being forced on us, due to losses in certain funding and huge increases in the cost of things like insurance, proposed increases in salaries and equipment to run the city,” City council member Bryant Dabney said during Tuesday's meeting.