South Bend Common Council President Canneth Lee said he was "disappointed" with St. Joseph Superior Judge Jamie Woods' ruling in favor of the officers in the police tapes case. But on Friday Lee stopped short of calling for an appeal.
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Provided/City of St. JosephSt. Joseph officials say extra patrols and staffing are planned at Silver Beach after large crowds of South Bend-area teens prompted a police response. -
U.S. District Judge Damon Liechty found 41-year-old Pamela McDonald abused the public trust but spared her from prison because she had no criminal history, accepted responsibility quickly, and can learn from paying over $21,000 in restitution payments. -
screenshot/YouTubeThe school board Wednesday agreed to recognize bilingual educational specialists and full-time building security staff as unions, represented by Teamsters Local 364. -
Marek Mazurek, WVPE/WVPEAfter a 14-year legal fight between the South Bend Common Council, city administration and a group of officers, St. Joseph Superior Judge Jamie Woods on Thursday ruled the city must destroy the recordings of officers, some of the allegedly saying racially offensive things, because they were made without the officers' consent, in violation of the Indiana and federal wiretap acts. -
ProvidedAlex Ann Allen says she's a big WNBA and Indiana Fever fan, so being selected by the Indy Arts Council would be a "dream come true." -
WSBTCass County's administrator and commissioners refute former Prosecutor Victor Fitz' claims Wednesday that they didn't do enough to provide competitive pay for assistant prosecuting attorneys.
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