Jeff Parrott
ReporterParrott, a longtime public radio fan, came to WVPE in 2023 with over 25 years of journalism experience at newspapers in Indiana and Michigan, including 13 years at The South Bend Tribune. In his free time he enjoys pickleball, golf and spoiling his dog Bailey, who is a great girl.
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Indiana Michigan Power's new Future Ready Site Accelerator initiative has identified five sites for potential manufacturing, in Mattawan and Benton Harbor, Mich., and in Auburn, Muncie and St. Joseph County in Indiana. -
Elkhart Police Monday had not identified the 17-year-old male officers fatally shot, nor did they release any new information on what happened. A police statement said two officers fired their guns and both were placed on administrative leave. -
Mishawaka police on Monday were not yet saying whether 10-year-old Sophia Burks' death was accidental. The gun's owner, 17-year-old Jacob Olvera, was awaiting formal charges at the St. Joseph County Juvenile Justice Center. -
St. Joseph County Council President Bryan Tanner says county commissioners never told the council that the Humane Society of St. Joseph County had requested twice their 2025 funding for 2026. The Humane Society has agreed to continue providing animal control through March, but after that, animal control would fall to county police if a deal can't be reached. -
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Democratic congressional candidate Jamee Decio says incumbent Republican Rep. Rudy Yakym should call for federal oversight of NIPSCO's ability to raise rates as a state-regulated monopoly. -
St. Joseph County leaders say state-enacted property tax cuts are leading them to stop paying for ambulance service to townships, forcing some townships to merge to better afford the service. -
Recent Notre Dame graduate Jadin O'Brien will compete with bobsled pilot Alana Meyers-Taylor for the United States in the 2026 Winter Olympics starting Friday in Milan/Cortina, Italy. -
The South Shore Line's operator, the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, on Tuesday announced plans for gates, lights and bells at a pedestrian crossing in Chicago where 22-year-old Dyer, IN native Grace Bentkowski was killed by a train in 2024. -
The Indiana House on Monday passed a bill to give local communities 1% of state sales tax that data centers are exempted from, while eliminating the public rezoning process that a growing number of communities have used to stop data centers.
