St. Joseph County prosecutors have asked a judge to detain 53-year-old Chad Bean until his bond hearing because he's a threat to his victims and the community, after a 2001 kidnapping and confinement conviction in which he used his baby as a shield as a police K-9 tried to bring him down.
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For the first time since its 2021 renovation, the St. Joseph County Public Library's main site downtown South Bend will close Jan. 5-9 for elevator repairs. Its attached Community Learning Center will remain open to provide warmth for the homeless and limited library services. -
Mike Murrell/WVPEGoshen Community Schools says Goshen High School principal Cathleen DeMeyer is retiring. District leaders will provide added support during the transition. -
Elkhart County/YouTubeElkhart County officials say the resignation of Concord Township’s assessor could lead to major cost savings, including salary cuts and a possible office downsizing. -
Police say the armed suspect held three adults and two children hostage for over five hours Sunday before SWAT officers negotiated the safe release of all hostages, and took the suspect into custody after an officer shot him. -
FILE PHOTO: Justin Hicks/IPB News“We get calls from people in our plats and subdivisions who say, ‘What are you doing? We’ve never seen a truck. It’s been three days.’ Well, we know that,” said Bob Thompson, the managing director of the county’s road commission. -
Jeff Parrott/WVPEThe South Bend Common Council Rules Committee held a rare public meeting Friday over a complaint that the council president was selling dogs at too young an age on Facebook.
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