The LaPorte County Sheriff's Department released an update Wednesday on wounded Officer Jon Samuelson as he recovers in intensive care at Memorial Hospital in South Bend.
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South Bend Chocolate Company founder Mark Tarner says the South Bend International Airport has violated Indiana law by unfairly giving SkyDine Inc. advantages in the bidding process. A judge has denied to step in with an immediate injunction stopping SkyDine from starting to serve airport passengers Monday.
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"The area continues to develop without a master plan for infrastructure improvements," said Highway Department transportation manager Kyle Wagner.
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The St. Joseph County Council Tuesday night unanimously passed a resolution requiring county commissioners to bring any sale of Portage Manor property before the council for approval. Commissioners President Carl Baxmeyer noted the commissioners must sign any council actions into law.
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Social worker Heather Mason says she sees too many clients lose their pets as they struggle with everything from drug abuse treatment to hospitalization and sudden housing changes.
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LaPorte County Prosecutor Sean Fagan has asked Superior Judge Jaime Oss for a penalty enhancement, should 22-year-old Sharod Grafton be convicted, because Grafton has a prior gun-related conviction on his record.
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The former Hawthorne Elementary building, the Elkhart Community Schools' oldest elementary building, built in 1929, is one of five closing this year because of declining enrollment.
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