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South Bend police investigating shooting on northwest side
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Police have surrounded a home on the northwest side of South Bend following a shooting. Police and medics were called just after 9:30 p.m. to the area of Greene Street and Goodland Avenue. Our crew on scene was told to move a block away from...
Shooting at Prosper Apartments
SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. --The south Bend Police Department is currently responding to a shooting at Prosper Apartments, with multiple victims. South Bend Police were called to the 200 block of Rue Flambeau for this shooting, just before 1:00 a.m., on June 30. Multiple people have been transported to the...
Second fire in two days at Matthy's Little League Park
Fire crews in South Bend have launched investigations into back-to-back blazes at Matthy's Little League Park. This is on the city's west side. Crews were able to quickly put out the flames that broke out around 6 p.m. Saturday at the two story building. This is the second fire at...
Fatal June 11 officer-involved shooting ruled justified
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- After review of all the evidence the St. Joseph County Prosecutor's Office announced at a press conference Thursday afternoon that the officer-involved shooting on June 11, which left one dead, was justified. During the press conference, the prosecutor's office specifically stated, because the officer involved was...
Federal Conviction for Fentanyl Peddler
(South Bend, IN) - A Rhode Island man has been sentenced to federal prison for shipping fentanyl to Indiana. Thursday in South Bend’s U.S. District Court, 44-year-old Jesus Martinez-Salas of Providence, Rhode Island was sentenced to 78 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release. He had previously pled guilty to distributing over a pound of fentanyl to a buyer in Indiana back in 2022.
Cow Causes Chaos on Rural Roadway
(Elkhart County, IN) - Multiple people were injured and multiple vehicles damaged in a roadway collision with a cow. It happened on SR 19 between Elkhart and Wakarusa just before 3:00 am Thursday morning. According to the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office, here’s how it went down:. First, a...
South Bend man sentenced after pleading guilty to theft of government funds
Jake Gregory Aarreberg, 50, of South Bend, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Cristal C. Brisco after pleading guilty to theft of government funds, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Aarreberg was sentenced to 2 years of probation with 8 months home detention and was ordered to...
'Fun in the Sun' event at South Bend library aims at curbing violence
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — It takes a village to top the violence — this is the effort Women Entrepreneurs Matter Inc. is putting forth for their annual "Fun in the Sun" event. The free event will take place Saturday at the downtown South Bend library and will...
Local News podcast for Friday, June 28, 2024
Among our top local stories: An officer-involved shooting in South Bend which claimed the life of a homeless man has been deemed “justified” by the St. Joseph County Prosecutor, though an internal investigation is underway within the South Bend Police Department. Also: A candidate in the 2022 Goshen Community School Board elections who pleaded guilty to election fraud and had that plea accepted by the judge. And Indiana State Police are still looking for 14-year-old Bryson Muir of Logansport, and they need your help to find him.
Chief stresses officer's crisis knowledge while noting conduct awaits internal review
The two South Bend police officers involved in the recent fatal shooting of a homeless man remain on paid leave pending an internal affairs review. That means Scott Ruszkowski isn’t publicly judging their conduct as OK yet, but he came close on Thursday. After St. Joseph County Prosecutor Ken...
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