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Four Republican St. Joseph County Council members are asking Amazon Web Services to voluntarily pay into a fund that would give homeowners property tax relief, despite the council granting the tech giant an abatement in August 2024.
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Marek Mazurek, WVPE/WVPEThe South Bend Common Council this week filed a motion to appeal a recent ruling by St. Joseph Superior Judge Jamie Woods finding that recorded phone conversations involving police officers, capturing them saying allegedly racist things, violated privacy laws. -
The Elkhart County Parks on Thursday at 9:30 p.m. will host a "Coyote Walk and Talk," led by an Indiana Department of Natural Resources expert, at Lieber Nature Preserve. -
ProvidedBlack Lives Matter South Bend and the Davis family are calling for the release of additional video evidence in the case against Henry Davis Sr. after reviewing footage. -
FILE PHOTO: Lauren Chapman/IPB NewsUnder a new law taking effect July 1, schools must either prohibit students from bringing wireless communication devices to school – or require them to be stored and inaccessible throughout the school day, with few exceptions. -
Photo provided by Indiana DNRThe body of a 13-year-old was recovered from Lake Michigan on Wednesday, following a challenging search that left multiple first responders injured. -
ProvidedThe Elkhart County Homicide Unit has taken over the investigation and asks anyone with information on the shooter's identity to call the County Homicide Tip Line at 574-295-2825 or Michiana Crime Stoppers at 574-288-7867.
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