Officials are working to reassure residents that South Bend’s LaSalle Park area is safe, but the Environmental Protection Agency continues to analyze the site.
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Indiana has agreed to pay former IURC Commissioner Andy Zay $625,000 to settle his lawsuit over Gov. Mike Braun's decision to fire him from the commission.
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St. Joseph County Democratic Party chair Don Westerhausen said Republican Clerk Amy Rolfes' staff told the five Democratic candidates that their paperwork was correct. He vowed to get them returned to the ballot for the Nov. 3 elections.
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The man accused of holding five people hostage at a Mishawaka home last December and shooting at SWAT officers has been found guilty on all counts.
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Republicans on the St. Joseph County Council are calling for a two-year data center moratorium, while Democrats and the business community say that would jeopardize local control on major land use projects and close the door to future economic growth.
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The county commissioners Thursday agreed to hire DLZ to survey the county’s portion of the state line, at a cost of $70,800.
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A U.S. 7th Circuit appeals court this week ruled that a 2017 Indiana law barring health care providers from counseling minors on where abortions remain legal outside of the state violated Planned Parenthood's First Amendment free speech rights.
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