Amy Drake

A delay on a proposed 275-foot telecommunications tower in Clay Township is giving nearby residents more time to organize before it returns to the agenda next month.

A new 275-foot wireless tower planned on the border of Saint Joseph County and Michigan has stirred concern among local residents and county council members.

The council voted along party lines, 5-4 Republican, to eliminate all references to "affirmative action" and racial minority hiring practices from the county's 17-year-old property tax abatement ordinance.

St. Joseph County Council Republicans Amy Drake and Andy Rutten say its time for the county to follow the Supreme Court's and Trump administration's leads on ending affirmative action.

A St. Joseph County judge has given Sheriff Bill Redman until March 17 to respond to Todd Rokita's lawsuit alleging he's not cooperating with federal immigration enforcement agents.

The St. Joseph County Council Tuesday night will consider a resolution formally giving the council president power to remove meeting agenda items.

The St. Joseph County Common Council voted 5-4 Tuesday night to replace Ann Rosen with Rhonda Richards on the county library board.

Despite having no purview over South Bend schools, Republicans voted for resolution calling for study on separate South Bend district

Dr. Diana Purushotham is encouraging the public to attend one of three information sessions coming up and give input on what the health department should do with the new funding

St. Joseph County stands to gain up to $4.2 million new state dollars a year for an expanded public health scope.