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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St. Joseph County Council President Dan Schaetzle insists he remains a Republican but the local and now state party disagree, saying he's no longer "in good standing" for at least two years. -
Elkhart County Prosecutor Vicki Becker says her office erred in the wording of a probable cause affidavit, which inaccurately said that Jayco RV operations vice president Devon Miller believed killing the cats in the compactor was in the company's interest. -
Portage Township Trustee Jason Critchlow said he wanted to avoid reporting the incident to police until he learned the boys had been recently vandalizing and stealing from local organizations, and alternative approaches apparently haven't changed their behavior. -
The Hispanic Health Coalition of Northern Indiana is organizing a symposium Friday in Elkhart to present research into why Elkhart's Hispanic babies are dying before their first birthdays at a rate doubling the national average. -
Unity Gardens mostly relies on donations and private grants but county-administered Health First Indiana grants the past two years are expected to drive a record harvest and number of people served this year. -
Court delays and an obscure section of the Indiana Constitution have kept Republican Michiana Shores State Sen. Mike Bohacek driving, some five months after police found him driving with a blood alcohol content three times over the legal limit. -
St. Joseph County parks bought the Anderson Road farmland in 1999 when Granger was growing rapidly but had never found the money to develop a park there. -
The St. Joseph County Health Department says the cuts were required because it's lost millions of dollars in previously committed state and federal funding this year. -
The developer wants to rezone 1,057 acres along scenic Chicago Trail, designated as green space or agriculture in county and town plans, to build a data center. New Carlisle town officials say they'll already have their hands full with the massive data center that Amazon is building nearby. -
St. Joseph County Prosecutor Ken Cotter's chief deputy, Amy Cressy, plans to run next November to succeed him. Cotter was elected in 2015 after serving as Prosecutor Michael Dvorak's chief deputy.
