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St. Joseph and Elkhart counties are offering early voting for the May 5 Primary Election at two sites, while other Michiana counties have more.

Renovation at West Side Democratic Club forced Democrats to Dyngus at M.R. Falcons Monday, while a much smaller, more subdued group of Republicans gathered at Allie's Cafe in River Park.

Bill Redman is term-limited from serving a third term as sheriff, so he's ending his 31-year law enforcement career at the end of 2026 and hopes to face incumbent Republican Commissioner Carl Baxmeyer in the November election.

South Bend Community Schools Superintendent Mansour Eid said he met with Sen. Linda Rogers Saturday and explained how the corporation has made improvements over the past year.

Following a grand jury indictment, Elkhart County prosecutors charged County Clerk Christopher Anderson and his chief deputy, Carol Smith, with felony official misconduct. Prosecutors says he paid her for 80 hours of work every two weeks when she only worked 72.

Democrat Jamee Decio, daughter of the late businessman and philanthropist Art Decio, says she moved back to Elkhart from Los Angeles in April to run for the Indiana U.S. House Disrict 2 seat held by Republican Rep. Rudy Yakym.

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.

Without evidence, Republican congressman Rudy Yakym says "foreign migrants" are overwhelming Logansport's infrastructure and spreading disease

With still a month to go, the race between Democratic incumbent Jason Cichowicz and Republican Loris Zappia has included an alleged assault by a candidate, blame for a murder, and a defamation lawsuit