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To promote bipartisanship, Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will come to Notre Dame on Friday, Sept. 19 for "Pragmatism Over Polarization: A Conversation with U.S. Governors."
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Mike Murrell/WVPESt. Joseph Medical Center in Mishawaka held a September 11 remembrance ceremony Wednesday to mark the 24th anniversary of the attacks. -
Mike Murrell/WVPENotre Dame opens its home football schedule this weekend, and fans heading to campus will see some changes inside the stadium along with familiar rules outside of it. -
It’s been four months since a box truck crashed into the New Prairie High School baseball team’s buses. Now, one of the players seriously hurt in the crash is finally leaving the hospital. -
Lauren Chapman/IPB NewsResidents of the South Bend area have a chance to speak with members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus this weekend. -
ProvidedThe shooting of a 1-year-old girl Tuesday night came about three weeks after a 12-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl were injured by gunfire in separate incidents around South Bend. -
ProvidedSt. Joseph County parks officials, after the county council approved $2.1 million of funding in June, are eager to finally build a park on Anderson Park land they've owned for 22 years. They hope to receive bids again at a special meeting Sept. 30.
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Disney’s High School Musical - October 3rd through 12th, 2025 at The South Bend Civic Theatre Wilson Auditorium
The 14th annual Michiana Pottery Tour, September 27th and 28th
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