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At least 4 injured after nearly 200 shots fired in South Bend shooting
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Niles murder suspect found incompetent to stand trial
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Video shows hundreds of shots fired in South Bend neighborhood, police ask for public help
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Chief Ruszkowski gives statement on Bissell Street shooting
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NILES — Hundreds of motorcycles put the pedal to the metal for a cause this past weekend. The 23rd annual Niles Burn Run kicked off Saturday morning in Niles’ Riverfront Park and culminated in a 50-mile ride through Berrien and Cass Counties on Sunday. A number of vendors were on hand for the event as […] The post PHOTO STORY: Annual Burn Run rolls through Niles, Dowagiac appeared first on Leader Publications.
Niles murder suspect found incompetent to stand trial
NILES — A St. Louis, Missouri man accused in the 2023 murder of a Niles man has been found incompetent to stand trial. Jamie Phillip Perry, 29, was found to be incompetent to stand trial by Judge Smith last week in Berrien County Trial Court. The judge had ordered Perry’s forensic examination back in January […] The post Niles murder suspect found incompetent to stand trial appeared first on Leader Publications.
State gives just over $1.6 million for relief from May 7 tornadoes
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South Bend Schools holds parent meetings addressing school concerns
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Ohio man injured, car totaled in DeKalb County crash
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Free health fair for all ages at Tolson Center on Aug. 3
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Signs at Concord Mall come down
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MPHPL receives $5,000 grant to host creative arts program for older adults
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Operation Education: Important summer research happening on quiet IU South Bend campus
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Notre Dame basketball makes top-10 for 2025 power forward Cam Ward
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Man, woman sentenced in West Virginia drug bust
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