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Apartment fire in South Bend overnight
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - South Bend Firefighters responded to an apartment fire on the city's far west side around midnight Monday morning. Fire officials say they encountered heavy smoke and fire but were able to gain control of the fire while evacuating the apartment unit. No injuries were reported. Crews...
98th annual West Side Memorial Day parade held
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The rain didn't stop a hundred to thousands of people gathering along the streets of the westside of South Bend to pay tribute to the brave men and women who have honored their country by making the ultimate sacrifice. The 98th annual South Bend West Side...
Cool, a few showers through midweek
The weather stays cool through Thursday, as highs struggle to break 70 degrees. The weather stays damp through Wednesday morning, with few more rounds or showers / storms. Scattered showers are likely early Tuesday morning and Tuesday evening, a rumble of thunder / downpour are also possible with these showers. The clouds begin to break Wednesday, and temperatures warm near 80 by Friday.
‘Flags from the Heart’ on display in downtown Elkhart
ELKHART, Ind. (WNDU) - For the 18th year in a row, American flags are on display at Lundquist-Bicentennial Park in downtown Elkhart. It’s all part of a joint project between the Elkhart Lions and Dunlap Lions clubs called “Flags from the Heart.”. Each year, the community has the...
Tyler Buchner’s insane 18 months between Notre Dame and Alabama
When Tyler Buchner chose Notre Dame as part of the football team’s 2021 recruiting class, the hope was he would help the Fighting Irish win a national championship. He did, but not like some anticipated. On Monday, Buchner capped an absolutely wild 18 months. Buchner was Notre Dame’s starting quarterback in 2022, but he struggled against Ohio State and Marshall before getting injured and missing the rest of the regular season. He returned for the Gator Bowl and took home game MVP honors after throwing for three touchdowns and rushing for two more in a comeback win over South Carolina. After Sam Hartman transferred...
One dead in Nappanee fiery tanker crash
NAPPANEE, Ind. (WSBT) — One person is dead after a straight tanker truck ran off the road and lost control on Tomahawk Trail near ATC Trailers. Indiana State Police say in their preliminary investigation the truck was traveling southbound. It then ran off the road to the right and lost control.
St. Joseph County severely lacks volunteer child advocates. Four shared why they serve.
SOUTH BEND — Sue Schneider drove three hours to visit one of the first kids she was assigned to help as a volunteer advocate for abused or neglected children. When Schneider got there, the young girl refused to speak with her. She shut the door in Schneider's face. But...
Free car show at Essenhaus Thursday
MIDDLEBURY, Ind. - A series of Classic Car Cruise-Ins continues Thursday, May 30, at Essenhaus in Middlebury. The car show, happening every Thursday from May through September, is free for attendees and free to register your car if you'd like to participate. You can expect to see vintage vehicles of...
South Bend Motor Speedway’s “The Last Lap”
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Around 11 o’clock or so local time this past Saturday night and with the grandstands pretty much empty, Buddy Holt wheeled his four-cylinder-powered stock car to victory in the Hornets division 15-lap “D” main at the South Bend Motor Speedway, bringing down the curtain on some 70-plus years of oval track racing at the historic Northern Indiana oval.
Community gathers to honor fallen officers and support the family left behind
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — It was a week of remembrance as city leaders, police officers and the community across Michiana honored the lives of fallen officers who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. In Mishawaka, the families of fallen officers sat before the Fallen Officers Monument...
Few raindrops for Memorial Day with milder temperatures
Storms overnight wrap up with a lull in rainfall between 5AM-8AM. Expect more scattered showers throughout the day with cooler temperatures following the cold front passing through. Highs will be topping out near 70 today, just a few degrees shy of normal for this time of year with breezy winds. Scattered showers and possibly a few thundershowers continue this evening into tonight, we should be dry by tomorrow morning and staying that way through the afternoon. Tuesday will be mild again with highs near 70, scattered thundershowers are back by the early evening. We'll dry out with clouds decreasing Tuesday night, Wednesday kicks off a sunnier stretch that lasts through the end of the work week. Temperatures mid-week are cool with highs in the upper 60s, but we'll be warming up with temperatures in the upper 70s again to finish out the month of May.
Mishawaka holds Memorial Day Parade with Women of Valor theme
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (WSBT) — Memorial Day events across the country honored those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom, including here. The Mishawaka Memorial Day parade kicked off Monday morning with the theme "Women of Valor." The parade started at Main and Third streets and continued onto Battell Park.
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