St. Joseph River

The city of South Bend is inviting people age 18 and older to offer designs and paint sidewalk murals to raise awareness of how storm drains send pollutants into the St. Joseph River.

Water levels on the St. Joseph River in Elkhart will begin rising Monday as Indiana Michigan Power restores the reservoir behind its hydroelectric dam to seasonal levels.

If you want to submit a photo, email it to photo@WVPE.com. Your entry could be the next WVPE Photo of the Week.

The WVPE photo of the week is called "Father’s Day Feathers” and was taken by Mark Abram-Copenhaver of South Bend. It’s a photo of a majestic Eagle perched in a tree on the St Joseph River.

Elkhart County leaders are stepping up efforts to protect the Johnson Street Dam and the St. Joseph River ecosystem as a major decision looms over the dam’s future.

WVPE Photo of the Week for 3/27/25 - 4/3/25

WVPE Photo of the Week for 1/9/25 - 1/16/25

Dock owner Ed Smoker says the historic cruise boat has until Saturday to move out

Indiana & Michigan Power hopes to have the water level raised by Memorial Day but isn't making any promises it will hit that target