Elkhart County marks Child Abuse Prevention Month with thousands of pinwheels as advocates stress reporting concerns and supporting children and families.

Responding to rising AI demand, Las Vegas-based Hyperscale Data Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Alliance Cloud Services, plans to roughly double the size of its property at The Business Center of Southwestern Michigan in Dowagiac, where it operates a data center.

“Communities are going to thrive, and the economic opportunities that this will open up for people, as far as education, as far as jobs and connectivity to one of the largest economies in the world is good for Northwest Indiana,” said U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan (D-Highland).

After Microsoft announced it won't seek property tax breaks for its data centers, four St. Joseph County Council members have asked Amazon to renegotiate their $4 billion property tax abatement over 35 years.

South Bend schools examine discipline disparities, outlining possible causes and strategies as officials emphasize data analysis and long-term solutions.

Court records say when confronted about his "trash talking" a student at practice, Demetrius Jackson said, "This is my court, I can say whatever . . . I want." Marian High School named the court after Jackson in 2019 after he donated money to buy it.