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McCollum Named Michigan City Superintendent
(Michigan City, IN) - The public school district in Michigan City has a new superintendent. Dr. Wendel McCollum has been appointed to replace Dr. Barbara Eason-Watkins, who retired last week. McCollum has served as the MCAS Associate Superintendent since 2016. As such, he has already been overseeing daily operations, Human...
Sunny, cooler, and breezy heading into the weekend
More sunny weather is on deck today with highs feeling cooler in the mid 70s alongside wind gusts of 20-25 mph across Michiana. Even higher local wind speed values off Lake Michigan will make for conditions too dangerous to swim in the lake both today and tomorrow. Lows feel brisk in the upper 50s tonight while we stay mostly clear with this weekend's highs remaining in the mid to upper 70s through Sunday. Mostly sunny to completely sunny conditions occupy the sky through the start of next week. Overall humidity remains low, but dewpoints will begin to climb starting next Monday.
Curtis Walton Boulevard takes the name of South Bend intersection
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The intersection of Lombardy and Washington was renamed in honor of the late Curtis Walton. Walton was a beloved figure in the South Bend Community. He served in the South Bend Police Department for 25 years, retiring as a lieutenant in 1999. He continued to...
This week's ABC57 Cub Reporter is Kohbey VanHoozer
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- This week's ABC57 Cub Reporter, 14-year-old Kohbey VanHoozer, got to sit down with South Bend Cubs Pitcher Grant Kipp. VanHoozer talked with Kipp about being a South Bend Cubs Pitcher, what other positions he played growing up, and what his biggest moment in baseball was. If...
Worth the wait. The Cascade, Prime Steak & Seafood aims for world-class dining and views
The first thing noticeable about downtown South Bend’s newest fine-dining restaurant is its modern and light interior finishes as well as its expansive windows overlooking the cascade on the St. Joseph River. “The location and the space, for sure, are world class,” Matt Soutra, vice president of operations at Navarre Hospitality Group, says Tuesday prior to the first of two soft openings at the new restaurant appropriately named Cascade, Prime Steak & Seafood. ...
Honorable Michael Gotsch Sr. retires after 40 years
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — For Judge Gotsch all roads have always led to South Bend and that love for the city has never wavered. Leaving the Army with the rank of Captain, Gotsch eventually worked toward two terms as a Circuit Court Judge. The last 8 years he...
Jake Cesare wins Division I-dominant Golfweek Hoosier Amateur, then it's back to 12th grade
Jake Cesare couldn’t put it off any longer. On Friday morning, the 17-year-old reported to the first day of his senior year at Westfield (Indiana) High School. He was a day late. Cesare had other business to attend to when the doors opened at Westfield on Thursday. After two...
2024 Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest winners announced
Yesterday, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture announced the winners of the 2024 Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest. The winning photographs will be displayed in the lieutenant governor’s Family of Business offices in Indianapolis throughout the next year. “Indiana has so many gifted photographers that...
IN to expand program for mothers with substance-use disorders
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Officials say Indiana will expand its Pregnancy Promise Program to support more expectant and new mothers with substance use disorders. Officials say the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) received a three-year, up to $2.7 million federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which will allow it to […]
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