Jeff Parrott
ReporterParrott, a longtime public radio fan, comes to WVPE with about 25 years of journalism experience at newspapers in Indiana and Michigan, including 13 years at The South Bend Tribune. He and Kristi have two children currently attending Indiana University in Bloomington. In his free time he enjoys fixing up their home, following his favorite college and professional sports teams, and watching TV (yes that's an acceptable hobby).
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Mishawaka High School is competing for fan votes with 24 schools around the country in T-Mobile's $1 million Friday Night 5K Lights stadium upgrade contest. -
Felix Marquez-Snyder, Angelica Duarte and Juan Hernandez Jr. were recognized for their efforts over many years to make life better for immigrants in South Bend. -
UKA Group, based in Germany with a North American headquarters in Florida, recently sent a letter to farm owners in southern St. Joseph County, asking their interest in leasing parts of their land for wind towers. -
Neil Lochmund's attorney argued for a much shorter sentence, saying he's a methamphetamine addict who was sexually abused as a child. But prosecutors said he deserved a longer term for victimizing children after swearing to protect the vulnerable as a police officer. -
The University of Notre Dame says it's hired a law firm to investigation sexual misconduct allegations against Father Thomas King, rector of Zahm Hall from 1980 to 1997. -
The South Bend city administration Thursday will ask the redevelopment commission to give Devereaux Peters a fifth extension to secure financing, and to retake the property if she doesn't have money for the project's full expected cost in hand at closing. -
Author Mac Barnett, who specializes in and promotes picture books as a way of engaging kids with reading, will visit Concord Community Schools Oct. 13 and 14 as part of a four-state tour. -
Police agencies throughout St. Joseph County jointly asked for federal help to fight drug trafficking but said Tuesday they weren't ready to talk publicly about the effort. -
Roxann Reasor's plan to move the 1892 Z. Crepeau Building a couple of blocks south would reunite it with a former neighbor. -
Retired cardiologist Dr. Bill Sarnat started the annual mass CPR trainings with nonprofit enFocus, hoping to increase out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates. The rate already rose from 5% to 11% locally and nationally from 2017 to 2024.
