Elkhart police on Tuesday say they arrested a man who was found looking into windows at Beardsley Elementary School. They had to arrest him again later after he ran from the hospital in the nude.
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The Community Foundation of St. Joseph County has awarded WVPE a $500,000 grant over three years, allowing the nonprofit station to add two reporters. -
The city of South Bend says KCG Development has encountered extra environmental cleanup costs in building a 50-unit affordable housing complex on the city's south side. -
Mike Murrell/ProvidedThe Community Foundation of Elkhart County has named Ken Julian as its interim CEO after the resignation of Pete McCown. Its board will next decide whether to make Julian the permanent CEO or launch a search outside the organization. -
Niles Police Chief James Millin says detectives continue running down leads in the deaths of Alexa Navarro and Vanessa Bautista, including a possible encounter with a Niles man. -
Jury selection started Monday in Elkhart Circuit Court in the murder trial of Nicholas Stanley, charged in the slaying of convicted sex offender Allen Cogswell, who had molested Stanley's relative. -
South Bend police are investigating two shootings that took place within a mile of each other Saturday night.
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