Marek Mazurek
/
WVPE
South Bend Common Council Member Oliver Davis pushed for body cameras for more transparency in addressing police misconduct complaints, but he says many people who interact with police can't afford paying $50 an hour for video processing time.
-
ProvidedA new trail system will someday connect parks, nature preserves, towns, and tourism destinations in St. Joseph County. But first, planners want to hear from the public. -
Jeff Parrott/WVPEThe new Amazon facility plans to hire for 1,000 full-time positions with benefits averaging $19 an hour. The jobs will mix physical labor with technical skills developed to operate robotics. -
La Casa de Amistad Executive Director Juan Constantino says the nonprofit Latino advocacy group has been researching and planning the food truck commissary kitchen project for two years because South Bend lacks one. -
Provided by knotperfect.orgNotre Dame student Austin Baron uses his nonprofit and American Ninja Warrior platform to raise funds and awareness in the fight against global hunger. -
St. Joseph County is the fourth Indiana county where the West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes this summer. -
Jeff Parrott/WVPETwo independent witnesses told police they saw the riderless motorcycle heading toward the museum window June 29. South Bend Police quickly impounded the motorcycle and identified the owner but say they have yet to interview him.
WVPE Features
Photos provided by Toiné Houston, Monique Burts, and Hannah Laine
‘The Sauce' with host Dawn Burns is back for the program's June installment Monday July 14th at 7 p.m. eastern
The latest local news from WVPE 88.1
Local News and Stories from the WVPE News Team delivered to your email inbox every week.
July 17th, 5 PM to 7 PM at the Goshen Theater - Martinis & Music
WVPE is a media sponsor for Music in the Gardens at The History Museum on Friday, July 25th, starting at 5:30 PM.
Elkhart’s 28th EnviroFest - Friday, August 8th, from 4 to 8 PM on Island Park in downtown Elkhart
Latest From NPR News
-
The lawsuit comes two weeks after the Trump administration first notified states it was withholding previously approved funds for migrant education, before- and after- school programs and more. -
This week, new horror from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, a funny college do-over from Jeneva Rose, and autofiction from Hannah Pittard. Plus, stories about the American South, and a deep dive into the Earth. -
Several more immigration judges have been fired, even as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement, and after Congress gave the Department of Justice $3 billion, in part to hire judges. -
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended the police minister and launched a sweeping inquiry into alleged sabotage at the highest levels of law enforcement.. -
While serving a life sentence for a murder he was eventually exonerated of committing, Calvin Duncan studied law and helped many wrongfully convicted prisoners. His memoir is The Jailhouse Lawyer.
