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.
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“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.
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The 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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AAA projects 2.9 million Hoosiers will be traveling for the holidays this year.
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“We have only one chance to redo our lakefront – one chance – because once it’s gone, it’s gone,” said Michigan City Redevelopment Commission Chair Sheila Brillson Matias.
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Elkhart County’s Christmas Bird Count invites residents of all skill levels to help collect bird data used by scientists nationwide.
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The South Bend Redevelopment Commission on Thursday approved a deal to lend Washington-based developer Ancora $30.8 million to build a tech and innovation hub in the former South Bend Tribune building. The money will paid back by capturing new property tax, and state income and sales tax, generated there.
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