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Police investigating South Bend shooting
Police are investigating a shooting on South Bend’s northwest side. They responded to a call around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, on Huey Street near Humboldt Street. One person has minor injuries. The suspect vehicle is a box-style SUV with dark-tinted windows. The cause of the incident is...
Concord mall renovation preserves history
A new stage of construction at the former Concord Mall in Elkhart. Crews are working to transform the historic mall into a new business park. Developers say preserving the history of the building was important, deciding to update the building instead of tearing it down. "They didn't like blow it...
Elkhart Community Schools hires new staff members to serve student-athletes, coaches
Elkhart Community Schools has hired two new staff members to serve student-athletes and coaches in the corporation. It’s part of the corporation’s collaboration with Beacon Health System to serve the over 600 student-athletes and 150 coaches. Emma Schmidt will join the schools as an athletic trainer who will...
Experts promote daily habits and parental help to boost student literacy in the summer and beyond
Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.Summer reading can increase your child’s literacy skills.But literacy experts say things like the traditional focus on reading books from a lengthy list shouldn’t be students’ sole goal when schools out.Instead, they say, parents should also be reinforcing other language skills that bolster literacy.Doing so doesn’t need to be complicated. For example, by simply fostering a daily habit of reading, parents can boost their children’s literacy skills without fretting over whether they should be speeding through dozens of...
Penn football previews upcoming season with new coach
MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- Pete Riordan under his first offseason as just the third head coach in Penn football program history. Through 60 years, the Kingsmen have only had two head coaches, Chris Geesman for 39 years and Cory Yeoman for 21 years. "I heard someone's the other day, you know,...
Rower Molly Bruggeman says Notre Dame prepared her for Olympics
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The opening ceremonies for the Paris Olympics are next week, and there are hundreds of athletes representing Team USA. One of those athletes is Molly Bruggeman. She was a three-time All-American rower at Notre Dame from 2011-2014 and now is in her first Olympics for women’s rowing. Our WNDU 16 Sports team talked with her about how her time with the Irish set up this Olympic selection. “When I was getting recruited, I was like, ‘I want to be on the national team. Is that something you can help me do? Will you support me...
Woman arrested for public nudity, kicking officer in the groin
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- South Bend police officers responded to a call about a woman walking around naked in the 1500 block of Northside Boulevard on July 14, and after struggling with police, 39-year-old Tia Wiley was arrested and taken to the St. Joseph County Jail. When officers arrived on...
Man arrested and charged with felony regarding 2023 shooting of 11-year-old
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Court documents state 22-year-old Arthur Leon Taylor has been charged with assisting a criminal, a level five felony, regarding the April 2023 shooting that left 11-year-old T'yon Horston dead. The affidavit states on April 20, 2023, around 5:52 p.m., officers responded to the area of N....
Every Notre Dame player with a speed rating of at least 90 in EA Sports College Football 25
There are 15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish players in the new EA Sports College Football 25 video game with a speed rating of 90 or better. They’re the usual suspects, and the list is split as evenly as possible for an odd number — eight on offense and seven on defense.
Indiana State Police Participating In ‘Best Looking Cruiser Contest’
The American Association of State Troopers is conducting their annual "Best Looking Cruiser" contest. The Florida Highway Patrol cruiser was voted the “2023 Best Looking Cruiser.”. This contest began as a friendly competition between state agencies as a fun way to allow community support and interaction with law enforcement...
Monarch Private Capital Finances First State LIHTC in Indiana with Kilgore Place
Monarch Private Capital (Monarch), a nationally recognized impact investment firm that develops, finances, and manages a diversified portfolio of projects generating both federal and state tax credits, announces the financial closing of its first Indiana Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), Kilgore Place, a multifamily development in Muncie, Indiana. This project was among the first projects to be awarded the newly established State LIHTC by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA).
When does school start in Central Indiana for the 2024-25 school year?
INDIANAPOLIS — The back to school season is back in Central Indiana once again. Starting at the end of July, and going through mid-August, Hoosiers will be making their way back to school for the 2024-25 school year. Look below to see when your district is beginning this year: July July 24 July 25 July […]
Lower costs, less travel: American Legion baseball regaining popularity in SW Indiana
EVANSVILLE — There's a slew of former high school standouts from Southwestern Indiana playing American Legion baseball this summer. Eugene Pate and Newburgh boast graduates from multiple area schools — they're coached by Central's Robbie Frank and Evansville Christian's Joe Paulin, respectively. Funkhouser trots Mater Dei and North Posey alumni while Princeton has a former Tiger on its team. ...
Center for Workforce Innovations Awarded $1M Through Career Coaching Grant
Valparaiso-based Center of Workforce Innovations (CWI) was awarded $1 million as part of the state’s $25 million Career Coaching Grant through the Indiana Commission for Higher Education – one of only 28 organizations selected. CWI will work with school districts across Northwest Indiana to administer the state’s innovative model for preparing students to make informed decisions about their college and career paths.
Cops cycling for survivors memorialize fallen officers in southern Indiana
Current and former police enforcement officers, as well as friends and family, go on an annual bike ride throughout Indiana in tribute and support. Cpl. Craig Jackson with the Jeffersonville Police Department has been a part of this journey since 2015. “Over the 13 days of the ride, it’s usually...
Edwardsburg Public Schools to offer before, after school care
EDWARDSBURG — Edwardsburg Public Schools has announced it will be partnering with Camp Fire River Bend, Inc., to offer before and after school care to students in grades K-5 during the 2024-2025 school year. Care would be offered at the Intermediate School from 7:15 a.m. to start time in the mornings and from the end […] The post Edwardsburg Public Schools to offer before, after school care appeared first on Leader Publications.
Noblesville Man Arrested Following Traffic Stop
A Noblesville man was arrested Wednesday, July 17 around 9:30 p.m. ET after a Marshall County Sheriff’s Department K9 deputy conducted a traffic stop in the area of U.S. 30 and U.S. 31. Police say the driver of the vehicle, 45-year-old Jose Roberto Gonzalez-Esparza, was found to be operating...
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