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Paradise Valley Schools attorney Susan Segal told the board Cummings lied when he said he didn't receive a buyout in South Bend, and he violated many district policies and his contract during his three months on the job before he was placed on leave.

St. Joseph County Council President Bryan Tanner says since the county is creating nearly half of the animal control work for the Humane Society of St. Joseph County, its funding to the nonprofit should increase accordingly.

Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson on Wednesday said it will likely be early next week before Elkhart County Prosecutor Vicki Becker announces whether two officers were justified in fatally shooting 17-year-old Bryan Ramirez Gomez on Sunday in High Dive Park.

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.