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Mishawaka schools superintendent resigning, board announces desired replacement

Mishawaka schools superintendent Wayne Barker is stepping down in June to take a new job in Fort Wayne, and the school board announced its top pick for his replacement Wednesday.

St. Joseph County Reports 6th COVID-19 Death, Continued Spike In Cases At Long-Term Care Facility

NEW (Posted Apr. 15 at 5:10pm):New information from the St. Joseph County Health Dept. indicates that as of today, the county’s total number of confirmed…

Simone Popperl

Simone Popperl is an editor for NPR's Morning Edition and Up First. She joined the network in March 2019, and since then has pitched and edited stories on everything from the legacy of burn pits in Iraq, to never-ending "infrastructure week," to California towns grappling with climate change, to American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin's ascendance to the top of her sport. She led Noel King's reporting on the early days of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Steve Inskeep's reporting from swing states in the lead up to the 2020 Presidential Election, and Leila Fadel's field reporting from Kentucky on the end of Roe v. Wade.

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., vice chair of the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, speaks during a meeting on Capitol Hill Monday.

Rep. Liz Cheney read text messages she said Mark Meadows got during the Jan. 6 siege

In the messages, Donald Trump Jr. and Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity urge Meadows to get then-President Donald Trump to tell his supporters to leave the Capitol.

A cyclist pauses outside the site of the supermarket shooting in Buffalo, N.Y. With the Tops store closed for the foreseeable future, the community around it has been left without easy access to healthy and affordable food.

The Buffalo shooting is a reminder that millions don't live near a grocery store

Grocery stores provide healthy foods, create jobs and offer a place for community connection. "We started calling them front-line and essential workers for a reason," says one food access advocate.

Trump attorney general pick Bondi faces Democrats' questions about her independence

Pam Bondi got full support from Republicans but faced repeated questions from Democrats about whether she would protect the Justice Department from political influence.

Greta Lee and Holland Taylor in "The Morning Show."

'The Morning Show' recap, Season 2, Ep. 6: Alex is gone, and so is Bradley's privacy

Alex has vanished after Vegas, and the whole team wants to know where she went. Bradley and Laura find their relationship outed, and Stella struggles to find her footing.

MSU chemist Dr. Robert Kedzie published a book alerting the public of the dangers of arsenic-laced wallpaper like the one pictured here. He titled it "Shadows From the Walls of Death" and sent copies to libraries around the state.

Stateside: 1.6 million MI households can’t afford basic needs; poison wallpaper; spring celebrations

Today on Stateside , despite an upward economic trend in Michigan, nearly half of households in the state are struggling to afford basic necessities....

Mariah Carey and K-pop group Stray Kids rule this week's charts

Holiday music rules the pop charts once again this week, as Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" scores its 17th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 — the third longest run of all time.

Former Trump administration advisor Steve Bannon surrenders at the FBI Washington Field Office in Washington, DC on Monday. He's been charged with two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee.

Steve Bannon threatens vengeance after surrendering on criminal contempt charges

Former President Donald Trump's onetime top adviser surrendered to federal authorities Monday. Bannon was indicted last week for defying a congressional subpoena related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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