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With school almost out for the summer, Mark Tarner hopes to open June 20 but notes that's "a goal"
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IUSB's faculty senate voted 104-21 to call for Pam Whitten's termination this week.
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The health department says it doesn't yet know details on how much the two doctors will be paid
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Tonya Robinson was finally sentenced to 9 years in prison and two years of probation for her role in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme as director of South Bend Housing Authority.
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Connie Grabowski was awarded $600,000 by a jury after they agreed South Bend schools wrongfully retaliated against her
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‘The Sauce Live’ EP 5 presents Brad Billmaier's Artificer Quartet in concert at Merrimans’ Playhouse
‘The Sauce Live' with host Dawn Burns Monday May 20th at 7 p.m. eastern.
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Teachers who have not been able to sign up for literacy training funded by the Indiana Department of Education will have additional opportunities. The IDOE announced more spots will open for Keys to Literacy courses after thousands of educators registered in less than a month.
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At least one emergency room has transferred a major heart attack patient to another health system, while others have canceled elective surgeries, according to staff.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Braun’s choice for running mate is creating questions — and potential issues — for his campaign.
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The Michigan House of Representatives approved the proposal for the state’s next budget Wednesday.
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Educators from across the state spoke out against a new literacy endorsement and revised graduation requirements at the State Board of Education meeting on Wednesday. They said training for the endorsement is confusing and burdensome and they expressed concern that the new graduation requirements won’t help students become well-rounded.
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Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Braun has named his choice for running mate — first-term Rep. Julie McGuire (R-Indianapolis).
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A friend who still keeps in touch with Breaking Bad star Dean Norris, valedictorian in 1981, will grab his photos for him
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Two Statehouse incumbents lost their reelection bids in Tuesday’s primary — one from each chamber and one from each party.
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Both St. Joseph and Elkhart counties saw their lowest primary turnout rates in recent memory
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Four Indiana school corporations asked voters in their districts to raise property taxes to pay for teachers and staff. Those corporations are Brown County Schools, Blue River Valley Schools, Fremont Community Schools and the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township.
June 7th and 8th on Island Park. More at ElkhartIndiana.org/parks.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at the Lerner on June 14th
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Ed Dwight, a former Air Force test pilot who was passed over to become an astronaut in the 1960s, described his flight aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard as "life changing."
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Facing potential headwinds with both young voters and Black voters, President Biden's Morehouse College commencement address focused on his view of the importance - and future of - democracy.
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Stefanik spoke before a caucus of Israel's parliament focused on antisemitism on college campuses around the world. She called for Hamas to be wiped "off the face of the earth."
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Iranian state media reported Monday that no survivors had been found at the site of a helicopter crash that carried Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and other officials.
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There's trouble in the town of Bad Göodsburg! A wishing well has stopped working! NPR's Tamara Keith talks with Jess Hannigan about her new children's book, "Spider in the Well."