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Bowling 4 The Beacon fundraiser in South Bend Aug. 10
SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. -- The annual Bowling 4 The Beacon fundraiser will take place on Saturday, Aug. 10 this year at Chippewa Lanes in South Bend. This fundraiser will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and promises fun, camaraderie, and a chance to make a difference in the community.
Notre Dame: Blue bloods of South Bend
In our previous ACC piece, we covered the University of Louisville. This time, we’re heading north to storied Notre Dame. The University of Notre Dame is a private Catholic university in South Bend, Indiana and was founded in 1842. Its teams are officially known as the Fighting Irish, but the moniker’s exact origin has been subject to much debate.
What's Next For Wide Receiver and Fall Camp 7-22-24 Power Hour
In this episode, we discuss our thoughts on what Notre Dame has to do to fix 2025 wide receiver recruiting, and we discuss Fall Camp. Which three players need to step up for the 2024 season? Which three can they not afford to lose?. To download this episode, please click...
Experts from across the globe convene at fourth annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit, seeking to promote and depolarize religious liberty
Since its inception in 2020, Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative has worked globally to promote and defend freedom of religion or belief for all people, regardless of their faith background. Each year, the initiative hosts the Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit, bringing together expert global scholars, advocates, government officials, and faith leaders for robust discussions on complex global religious liberty issues and the future of religious freedom on the worldwide stage.
Headlines in History 1947: Holes in county roads are a peril to motorists and cyclists
What was making news in our area during this week in years past? The History Museum offers these newspaper excerpts to give you an idea. July 21, 1906: “An effort is being made to try and secure the Five Flying Moores as a special free attraction for Springbrook park. These clever people do the most daring act now before the public and should prove a great drawing card.” — The South Bend Tribune.
Who are the best Mishawaka High School athletes of the last 25 years? Here's our list
For most of the 21st century, wrestling has been the standout sport for Mishawaka High School. It’s no surprise then that several Cavemen wrestlers occupy spots on the list of the best athletes from the school in the last 25 years. While the wrestling team’s state championships in 2008...
How does Notre Dame football's two-deep roster project ahead of fall training camp?
SOUTH BEND — As Notre Dame football prepares to open fall training camp on July 31, transfer stopgaps dot the two-deep roster of third-year coach Marcus Freeman. From quarterback Riley Leonard (Duke) and a trio of wideouts on offense to nickelback Jordan Clark (Arizona State) and Rod Heard II (Northwestern) in the defensive secondary, Notre Dame shopped wisely and efficiently in the transfer portal.
What's Cooking: Community meals this week
• Thursday Burger Night, 4 to 8 p.m. July 25, Galien American Legion Post 344, 402 N. Cleveland Ave., Galien. Burgers, hot dog, shrimp, chicken strips, or sloppy joe baskets. Cost: $9 to $5. Baskets include fries and slaw. Menu may vary except for the hamburgers. Enjoy a Car Cruise with your burger each Thursday until Oct. 3, free entry, all car enthusiasts welcome!
A calm couple of days to start this week
Very light and patchy fog will develop for some this morning as our dewpoints begin to slowly climb through today. Sunny and seasonable weather awaits this afternoon with slightly muggy conditions lasting into tomorrow. A slight daily rain chance is possible in the afternoon/evening hours today and Tuesday as well, but any wet weather will be scattered. Lows fall into the bottom of the 60s tonight only for high temperatures tomorrow to return back to the low to mid 80s. Our next best chance for rain will be late Tuesday night into all of Wednesday as a cold front moves through the region, bringing showers and non-severe thunderstorms that will cool us down and lower humidity Thursday and Friday.
Despite pervasive perception, South Bend still less violent than 2023, city officials say
SOUTH BEND — After a June everyone perceived as violent, South Bend officials were as surprised by the actual statistics as anyone else. Mayor James Muller, along with South Bend Police Operations Division Chief Dan Skibins, the department's detective bureau's Lt. Kayla Miller and Chief of Police Scott Ruszkowski, spoke about the city's most serious crimes in their Quarter 2 Public Safety Update on July 18 as Ruszkowski differentiated that "feels like" and "fact" are two very different things.
2026 ATH Simeon Caldwell Returning to Notre Dame After Loving First Visit
Camp season is always important for rising sophomores and 2026 Bolles School (Fla.) athlete Simeon Caldwell took full advantage. The four-star prospect hit the road to the Midwest to camp at Michigan and Ohio State, which were important stops for him to get a feel for each coaching staff.
It's time for NASCAR to pull the plug on the Brickyard race
The NASCAR Cup Series returned to the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway's oval course in 2024, following three seasons of running the infield road course.Kyle Larson won the Brickyard 400 following an impressive late drive through the field, in a finish highlighted (or perhaps lowlighted) by a series of accidents and some controversial officiating. Ryan Preece spun with two laps remaining in the #Brickyard400.The caution flew after Kyle Larson took the white. pic.twitter.com/AxGKMa6h4G— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) July 21, 2024 Overall, though, the racing was dull and forgettable. Passing was next to impossible save for Larson's charge in the closing laps, which can...
A Notre Dame chemist decided to let the local community’s needs drive her scientific process and found herself in the fight against fentanyl.
Marya Lieberman decided to let the local community’s needs drive her scientific process. She found herself out of the lab and on the front lines of the opioid epidemic. Your friendly neighborhood analytical chemist: If there is such a thing, Marya Lieberman embodies it. The 28-year veteran of Notre Dame’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty invariably appears with a broad smile and a hair color that seems to emanate from her effervescent personality—sometimes heliotrope purple, sometimes neon blue.
Christner maintains two-stroke lead over Kumfer in 100th Men’s Metro golf tourney
GRANGER — Austin Christner outshot fellow Mishawaka resident Jonah Kumfer by two strokes on their incoming nine holes Sunday at Knollwood Country Club’s East Course and took the midway lead in the 100th Greater South Bend Men’s Metro Golf Tournament. The 28-year-old Christner, who led after the first round at Elbel Park Saturday after shooting a two-under 70, shot a three-over 39 on his first nine holes, the East Course’s back nine, allowing the 21-year-old Kumfer, a senior...
2024 Scrabble Players Championship taking place at Century Center
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The popular word game Scrabble was invented back in 1939 as a way for Americans to distract themselves during the Great Depression. Today, the game has come a long way, as South Bend’s Century Center plays host to the 2024 Scrabble Players Championship. The...
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