Following a grand jury indictment, Elkhart County prosecutors charged County Clerk Christopher Anderson and his chief deputy, Carol Smith, with felony official misconduct. Prosecutors says he paid her for 80 hours of work every two weeks when she only worked 72.
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Jennifer Weingart/WVPENotre Dame has received a $50.8 million Lilly Endowment grant to expand a faith-based AI ethics framework launched earlier this fall. -
St. Joseph County Council Democratic President Pro Tem Bryan Tanner says Democrats' coalition with Republican Dan Schaetzle worked well, including tapping cash reserves to shore up police pensions and double road repair spending. -
Justin HicksWith highs staying below freezing, warming centers are open across Michiana. Libraries and community spaces are offering a safe place to get out of the cold. -
Elkhart Police Department/Facebook"You don’t have to have a perfect history," Police Chief Dan Milanese told the Elkhart Board of Public Safety last week. "That’s not what we look for, but there are some significant things that people have in their past that we’re unable to rectify, when it comes to that background process in hiring." -
FILE PHOTO: Justin Hicks/IPB NewsWhen it comes to keeping highways clear from snow and ice, the Indiana Department of Transportation says it starts preparing long before the first flakes fall. INDOT Northeast District Public Relations Director Hunter Petroviak says training and planning start early in the fall, and crews constantly monitor weather forecasts once winter arrives. -
Provided/SBCSCThe South Bend school board is forming a committee to review discipline data under a decades-old federal desegregation order and report findings in January.
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