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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Your weekly update on the people, places, and policies that shape Michiana.Because what happens here, matters here. -
The Elkhart County Advisory Plan Commission has set a July 9 meeting at 2 p.m. to consider whether it will recommend that the Bristol Town Council approve or deny a rezoning that a developer needs to build a data center on two farms. -
While many people worry about a range of issues caused by data centers, this class action lawsuit filed by Detroit-based Liddle Sheets PC focuses on noise complaints from people living near the data center. -
The Elkhart County Homicide Unit has taken over the investigation into who fired shots into a Garfield Avenue home early Tuesday, critically injuring 2-year-old Kimberly Ariana Calero as she slept. -
The $8.5 million project will expand the size of the St. Margaret's House day center and introduce new services to help women who've lost their homes start to rebuild their lives. -
61-year-old James Hanback of Mishawaka netted over $98,000 selling over 200 guns on the internet over four years, without a license. Over one-fifth of those guns were used in crimes across seven states. -
Phase 1 of the Madison Lifestyle District calls for developer Great Lakes Capital to build 190 apartments and an upscale, nationally branded 119-room hotel, while the city builds a parking garage and pedestrian crossings. -
The Elkhart County Parks on Thursday at 9:30 p.m. will host a "Coyote Walk and Talk," led by an Indiana Department of Natural Resources expert, at Lieber Nature Preserve. -
The South Bend Common Council this week filed a motion to appeal a recent ruling by St. Joseph Superior Judge Jamie Woods finding that recorded phone conversations involving police officers, capturing them saying allegedly racist things, violated privacy laws. -
Four Republican St. Joseph County Council members are asking Amazon Web Services to voluntarily pay into a fund that would give homeowners property tax relief, despite the council granting the tech giant an abatement in August 2024.
