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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Kiersten McGrath will read excerpts from her book, "Let It Happen, He Said," about her experience being raped by her high school bowling team coach, tonight at 7 p.m. at Fables Books in Goshen. -
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has said the law doesn't protect the historic Naragon Barn but the agency won't discuss the matter publicly or say when they plan to take it down. -
Cultivate says they wouldn't have been able to accept the food if they had not built their cold storage facility last year in South Bend. -
On the St. Joseph County Council, Democrats say businesses that receive property tax breaks should use mostly local firms to build projects while Republicans say the county's abatement process is too complicated and cumbersome for businesses. -
In addition to a public hearing on whether the city of South Bend is doing enough to help SNAP recipients during the shutdown, Common Council Member Oliver Davis says the council should appoint a task force to be ready in case the dysfunction in Washington causes more emergencies that affect city residents in the future. -
Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley officials say they'll remember Executive Director Mark "Moshe" Kruger for his optimism, high energy and "go-getter" spirit. -
St. Joseph County two years ago hired a firm to identify existing Granger subdivisions with failing septic systems, but paused that work recently when its dispute with Mishawaka developed over who would serve the planned Microsoft data center with water and sewers. -
New York-based New Carlisle 25 LLC has refused to disclose the name of the company it would build the data center for. The St. Joseph County Council has granted their request to postpone their vote on a rezoning the project needs from Wednesday's meeting to the council's Dec. 9 meeting. -
Dowagiac Police Chief Steve Grinnewald says the department likely will get another K9 in the spring but they don't want to rush it as they mourn the deaths this week of K9s Tole and Cash. -
The new Dismas Hub in South Bend will let the nonprofit offer more of the types of services that studies show can reduce chances of returning to prison by 67%.
