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Mishawaka intersection closed for next few months for improvements
MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- The City of Mishawaka announced Thursday morning that the intersection of S. Wells Street and Seventh Street will be closed starting today for utility and right-of-way improvements. "This will be Phase 1 of several subsequent phases of construction thru 2024," said Mishawaka's Permit Coordinator, Andrew Miner. "Weather...
Family behind Big Balloon Build involved in serious crash on Toll Road
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - We’re learning that a serious crash on the Indiana Toll Road on Monday night that left five people injured included the family that’s behind a one-of-a-kind event happening this weekend in Elkhart County. WNDU 16 News Now spoke with Stuart Davies, director of...
$723,625.94 PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT WON AT FOUR WINDS NEW BUFFALO
The jackpot was won playing Dollar Storm Wild Ninja on a $10 bet. The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi’s Four Winds® Casinos are pleased to announce that a guest from Mishawaka, Ind. won a $723,625.94 progressive jackpot on Tuesday, April 23 while playing a Dollar Storm Wild Ninja™ slot machine at Four Winds New Buffalo! The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, won while making a $10 bet. The game has been reset for other winners to take home massive jackpots.
New York City firefighters train at South Bend’s River Rescue School
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The New York City Fire Department has arrived in South Bend, where they’re training right here in the city. The FDNY is working side-by-side with South Bend Fire’s River Rescue School to prepare for water-related emergencies. The team actually visits annually to train in South Bend.
Operation Education: New School Resource Officers serving Mishawaka's 9 schools
There will be new faces on every campus in School City of Mishawaka in the fall. The district is bringing on 6 new School Resource Officers in addition to the three it already has. That means all nine school buildings in Mishawaka schools will have a sworn police officer on...
Liquor license at Cheers Pub hangs in the balance
ROSELAND, Ind. (WNDU) - It was revealed today that bouncers took bribes to let underaged patrons into a bar in Roseland last fall. Last November, a police raid at Cheers Pub resulted in more than 70 citations for underaged drinking being written. Today, the bar owner was fighting for the...
South Bend conducting full-scale emergency response drill April 30
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- South Bend announced its Public Works Water Division will hold a full-scale emergency response drill this Tuesday, April 30, at the North Pumping Station on the east side of Leeper Park from 7:30 to 11 a.m. "The drill will simulate a Water related emergency and is...
1,000 new jobs coming to northern Indiana through $11 billion Amazon data center campus
NEW CARLISLE, Ind. — At least 1,000 new jobs are coming to northern Indiana. Gov. Eric Holcomb announced that Amazon Web Services is investing $11 billion to build a data center campus in New Carlisle, Indiana. According to the governor's office, this marks the largest capital investment announcement in...
‘Keep smiling’: Elkhart woman celebrates 104th birthday
ELKHART, Ind. (WNDU) - Thursday was cause for celebration at East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center as resident Cecil Butler celebrated her 104th birthday!. Butler spent the day surrounded by loved ones, cake, and presents. She was even honored with the official “Heart of Elkhart” pin courtesy of the Elkhart Mayor’s Office.
Free pretzels on tap Friday near South Bend at Ben's Pretzels and Auntie Anne's Pretzels.
South Bend-area residents looking to celebrate Friday as National Pretzel Day won't have to tie themselves in knots to find deeply discounted pretzels. Two chains with local franchises have offers on tap for Friday. Ben's Pretzels. Every customer who makes a donation of $1 or more to the Tunnel to...
South Bend to demolish former Fun F/X warehouse destroyed in 2019 fire
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - A former Halloween supply warehouse in South Bend that was destroyed in a fire nearly five years ago is set to be demolished. The former Fun F/X warehouse at 1000 W. Sample Street has been in ruins since a massive fire broke out at the building on July 26, 2019. Now, South Bend’s Board of Public Works has authorized its demolition,
South Bend caterer expands business and feeds hungry
Laquisha Jackson always knew she wanted to work with food. One of thirteen children, Jackson often found herself in the kitchen, working under her grandmother to ensure everyone had food on the table – a job that she said was not always the easiest. “Cooking came from within. I...
South Bend staple the Ice Box celebrates 50 years, plans expansion
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Opened on Walnut Street in 1974, the Ice Box has been a community staple on South Bend's southwest side. This year, the beloved skating rink is celebrating 50 years of business by announcing plans to renovate and expand the building to keep up with demand. “In...
High School Spotlight: Mishawaka's Liam Bauschke
MISHAWAKA — Mishawaka’s Liam Bauschke’s won just about everything. Regular season races, conference titles, a sectional and a regional championship in both cross-country and track. "Any discipline on our team I can point to him and just watch how that guys works," Mishawaka boys track coach Kyle...
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