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Benton Harbor, MI

South Bend, IN

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — A group of high school students is giving back to the community by beautifying our city. The teens are from St. Jude Youth Ministry in Fort Wayne. They are spending three days in South Bend on a mission trip doing projects like fixing landscaping, and they painted two murals on Miami Street.

Youth Ministry teens paint murals in South Bend

Coloma, MI

COLOMA, Mich. (WSBT) — 2nd graders at a local school met their pen pals for the first time. And these aren't just any pen pals, they are veterans. It was a very touching moment for both the children and the veterans, happening on the anniversary of one of the most memorable days in American military history – D-Day.

Coloma students meet veteran pen pals on 79th anniversary of D-Day

Edwardsburg, MI

EDWARDSBURG, Mich. (WSBT) — Late Sunday night, a US flag and POW flag were stolen from the Veteran Foreign Wars Post in Edwardsburg. Monday Morning, The Edwardsburg VFW looked out to see an empty flagpole. This comes just days after Memorial Day, and members of the post are very...

US and POW flags stolen from VFW Post in Edwardsburg

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Wanatah, IN

Indiana got a chance to hear from you about the future of US-30 through northern Indiana. ProPEL, an Indiana Department of Transportation initiative hosted the second round of public meetings to talk about potential changes. The goal is to identify community’s needs, environmental concerns, and potential long-term transportation solutions.

ProPEL hosts public meeting on future of US-30

South Haven, MI

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. — The lighthouse located at the west end of South Beach received a fresh coat of paint Tuesday. Crews from the Historical Association of South Haven, or HASH, gathered their supplies and began work early Tuesday morning. Reporting in 2021: Restored portholes on South Haven lighthouse...

South Haven Lighthouse gets fresh coat of paint before busy tourism season

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — On Sunday, the South Bend Fire Department "browned-out" two fire trucks. There has been some speculation about why the 2 aerial trucks were shut down. These 2 firetrucks were shut down due to staffing concerns. Many recent retirements have left the fire department with...

Staffing issues shuts down two firetrucks in South Bend

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — Major improvements could be on the way for one South Bend neighborhood. But before anything is decided, city officials want to hear from you. Several South Bend community members are coming to IU-South Bend to make sure their voices are heard as the city plans for the future of River Park.

City officials seeking community input on neighborhood improvements

Notre Dame, IN

Berrien County, MI

Niles, MI

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. (WSBT) — There has been no word on the outcome of another property search in a cold case double homicide investigation. Michigan State Police (MSP) used ground penetrating radar in hopes of locating the remains of Janis Sanders and Janeice Langs. The women disappeared in the...

Search continues for cold case victims' bodies on Berrien County property

Hundreds gathering at the Logan Center Saturday for a resource fair, with the goal of educating people about what assistance is available for those with disabilities. The fair has been in other areas across the Hoosier state, but this is its first time in South Bend. According to one of...

LOGAN disability fair draws parents, vendors, and more

South Bend, Ind. — The South Bend Tribune is joined two dozen other newspapers across the nation on Monday in strikes against news publisher, Gannett. The picketing started at 10 a.m. in front of the Saint Joseph County Courthouse on Main Street before marching to the South Bend Tribune Office on Lafayette Boulevard in a former Studebaker building complex.

South Bend Tribune workers join nationwide one day strike

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — Dixon is about one to one-and-a-half-years-old and has been at the South Bend Animal Resource Center since late April. The Center says he is likely a Beagle and mixed with Jack Russel. He's just getting out of the puppy stage, according to Lindsay Cuellar,...

Meet Dixon!

Michiana, MI

JOIN THE CONVERSATION (. They will start operating under the new name starting June 26.

Teachers Credit Union to undergo name change

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — One man is in the hospital after an early morning shooting in South Bend. Police say the man was shot just before 2 a.m. on East Madison Street, just northeast of downtown, near Eddy Street. There is no word on the condition of the...

Man hospitalized after early morning South Bend shooting

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Smoke from wildfires burning in northern Michigan and Canada cause hazy sky in Michiana

Elkhart, IN

ELKHART, Ind. (WSBT) — A motorcyclist is seriously injured after a hit and run crash in Elkhart. According to the Elkhart Police Department, the crash happened around Cassopolis Street and Simonton Street around 12:45 a.m. Saturday. This is just east of Wellfield Botanic Gardens. Elkhart Police are still investigating...

Motorcyclist seriously injured in Elkhart hit and run

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — It has happened hundreds of times on South Bend streets. Bold and brazen thieves are earning cold hard cash stealing one valuable car part. A catalytic converter is a device under a vehicle that controls exhaust pollutants, making them less toxic. South Bend Police...

Don't Be a Target: Protect your vehicle from catalytic converter thieves

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — A firearm was detected by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in a passenger’s carry-on bag at South Bend International Airport just after 5:45 a.m. on Sunday, June 4. During routine luggage screening, a TSA officer spotted the image of a handgun and alerted the...

TSA finds loaded handgun in carry-on bag

In Michigan, a handful of local teams are heading to the regionals. Edwardsburg won a hotly contested district title this weekend, upsetting fifth-ranked Lakeshore. "It's been the same group of girls coming up so we've created a bond," senior third baseman Abby Bossler said. "We understand each other, know how to play together and we're coming together at the right time."

Eddies softball eyes first regional championship coming off district title

The man arrested for snatching a purse from an 80-year-old woman last April will spend from 7 years to 15 years in prison. 33-year-old Antoine Dallas was sentenced on Monday. Dallas pleaded guilty to unarmed robbery in March. Police say he was riding a bike when he grabbed the woman's...

Man sentenced for snatching 80-year-old woman's purse

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City of St. Joseph unveils new Martin Luther King Jr. statue design

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (WSBT) — A new Martin Luther King Jr. monument is going up in southwest Michigan....

City of St. Joseph unveils new Martin Luther King Jr. statue design

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