
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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Elkhart County police investigated Brian and Amy Howard for two years and found more than 500 catalytic converters at their Bristol salvage business.
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The 1917 structure at 212 and 216 S. Michigan St. in downtown South Bend has sat vacant for years. The city has yet to announce its plans for the building.
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The billboards will go up at three South Bend intersections for a week starting Monday, Feb. 17.
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The city of Elkhart says the River District's growing housing density, combined with big events at the Aquatic Center, is making parking hard to find in the city's core.
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Before trading fire with the shooter and being hit with a bullet, Corporal Paul Vandenburg had been urging two bystanders who were capturing video with their phones to run away.
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Annie Rocha's mother told investigators that her daughter had told her that a man had been harassing her at the store but she did not tell co-workers or Martin's management, and prosecutors don't know whether it was Sanchez.
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Annasue "Annie" Rocha, 19, was killed Jan. 27 while working as a cashier at the Elkhart Jackson Boulevard Martin's Supermarkets store.
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The Elkhart Clinic is temporarily setting up doctors to see patients in its other buildings throughout the area.
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Republican St. Joseph County Council President Dan Schaetzle finds himself without a party after sharing power with Democrats.
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Trump's threatened 25% tariff quickly drew retaliation from Canada, which imported about 30,000 RVs last year from the U.S. Most of those were made in the Elkhart area.