Jakob Lazzaro
Former Senior Reporter and Assignment EditorJakob Lazzaro came to Indiana from Chicago, where he graduated from Northwestern University in 2020 with a degree in Journalism and a double major in History. Before joining WVPE, he wrote NPR's Source of the Week e-mail newsletter, and previously worked for CalMatters, Pittsburgh's 90.5 WESA and North by Northwestern.
Jakob grew up mostly in Charleston, South Carolina, but was born in Stockholm, Sweden and lived in Sydney, Australia for several years in the late 2000s.
Jakob is currently working as a digital producer at 90.5 WESA, the NPR station serving Pittsburgh.
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Bart Goldberg — the Democratic candidate for Michigan’s 5th congressional district — says he moved to New Buffalo to retire without any plans to run for political office. But he says that changed after redistricting, because incumbent Republican Rep. Tim Walberg is too extreme.
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With redistricting, incumbent Republican Rep. Tim Walberg is facing southwest Michigan voters for the first time. But he said that won’t be a challenge as the area is similar to the parts of eastern Michigan he’s represented for 14 years.
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An Elkhart County Sheriff's deputy and a former deputy have been arrested and charged with felony ghost employment.
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An Elkhart County Superfund site may soon be getting cleaned up, after former RV furniture manufacturer Flexsteel Industries agreed to pay nearly $10 million to do so under a consent decree with the Department of Justice.
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The St. Joseph County Department of Health will offer free lead testing for children under seven years old in South Bend on Oct. 26 as part of national lead poisoning prevention week.
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A man charged in connection with a string of Elkhart County barn fires last year pled guilty to eight counts of arson Monday as part of a plea agreement.
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Several candidates endorsed by conservative group Purple for Parents Indiana criticized Goshen school curriculum as political indoctrination and said the district needs to re-focus on academics.
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A lawsuit filed by the Indiana and St. Joseph County Republican parties against the Democratic members of the St. Joseph County election board has changed court venues.
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In a statement, police spokeswoman Ashley O’Chap said officers responded to a report of an active shooter at the school around 12:30 p.m., but that no threat actually existed.
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The Mishawaka Common Council unanimously approved the city’s 2023 budget Monday night. It’s just over $64 million, around 8.6 percent more than last year. Mayor Dave Wood said much of that cost increase is due to inflation.