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The area between Capital Avenue, Bittersweet and Cleveland Roads could see a data center developed, though community members expressed concerns
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Gemma DiCarlo/WVPE NewsNew court filings allege Elkhart Prosecutor Vicki Becker argued in court that two different people provided a gun in a 2003 shooting. -
Courtesy of Elkhart County Highway Department/WVPEThe bridge on County Road 26 as it goes over Baugo Creek will be replaced -
Photo courtesy of Mishawaka Police/WVPEJesse Lotte Jr., 25, killed 19-year-old Clayton McClish and 18-year-old Elizabeth Johnson-Neher in a Dec. 2020 crash. -
FILE PHOTO: Jeanie Lindsay/IPB NewsThe Indiana State Board of Education voted last week to begin rulemaking for a new literacy law recently passed by state lawmakers. The rulemaking process will integrate Senate Enrolled Act 1 into the state’s current education policy.
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Michigan House Republicans are focusing on accountability and access to state economic development programs in a new plan unveiled Wednesday. -
Indiana tax revenues are ahead of where the state budget needs them to be heading into the final three months of the budget cycle — despite collections in March that failed to meet expectations. -
Indiana is expected to receive more than $3 million in funding to reclaim abandoned coal mines in the state. The money comes from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s Reclaiming Abandoned Mine Lands program. -
The House has been evenly divided for five months since two Democratic representatives resigned to take office as the mayors of Warren and Westland.
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Preliminary data for 2023 shows a decrease in Indiana’s infant mortality rate for the first time since 2019, according to a new report. -
Indiana’s six Republican candidates for governor have spent more than $35 million in the most expensive primary in state history, with $20 million of that total coming in just the last three months. -
U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-Columbia City) said he wants to be Indiana’s next U.S. senator to “step up and do more” for the entire state. -
Two special elections in Michigan Tuesday could break the tie between Democrats and Republicans in the state’s House of Representatives. -
Both of Indiana’s Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate said they’re running to help restore abortion rights. -
Whitmer declined to use the word “genocide” to describe the war in Gaza and the massive Palestinian civilian death toll as Israel tries to eliminate Hamas.
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Guns are now the leading cause of death among American children. And many more children are injured in shootings, putting them at risk for life-altering disability, pain, and mental trauma. -
The number of U.S. children dying from gunshot wounds has climbed in recent years. Keeping guns out of reach is one way to curb the trend — others argue to teach kids to handle guns responsibly. -
A study showed states made more mistakes when executing Black prisoners by lethal injection than they did with prisoners of other races. Execution workers and race experts said they're not surprised. -
The Senate rejected the two articles that accuse Mayorkas of refusing to enforce immigration laws. The House voted to impeach him in February. -
The animal was having a routine bath when she was startled by a truck backfiring and ran away before being recaptured by handlers. Videos of the unexpected sight were shared widely on social media.
