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Camera keeps eye on new South Bend falcon chick

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:22:23 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Guinevere is a mom again.

Camera keeps eye on new South Bend falcon chick

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:22:15 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - No larger than a clementine and covered in soft, white down feathers, a peregrine falcon chick emerged from one of four eggs atop County-City Building over the weekend, marking the beginning of a short but intense period of care for parents Guinevere and Zeus.

Ind. woman wounded in shooting had admitted fraud

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:53:18 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - A northern Indiana woman who police say was targeted in a shooting is awaiting sentencing for her role in a scheme of filing bogus tax returns for some $3.5 million in fraudulent refunds.

South Bend considers easing beekeeping rules

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:49:07 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Proposed changes would make it easier for South Bend residents to keep bee hives in the city.

Hesburgh to celebrate 70 years as a priest

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:05:12 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, who served as president of the University of Notre Dame for 35 years, will mark his 70 years as a priest by taking part in a Jubilee Mass on Friday, the day before he turns 96 years old.

Quiet tornado season a year after 14 die in Ind.

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:07:38 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - It's been a quiet tornado season so far in Indiana, but experts caution it's far from over.

RV company's new owner plans N. Ind. plant closing

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:34:20 -0400

WAKARUSA, Indiana - The new owner of Monaco RV has announced plans to close its factory near South Bend that employs 520 people and move production work to another plant near Fort Wayne.

Trade group files suit over cold beer sales law

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:30:20 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Indiana convenience stores and gas stations seeking the right to sell cold beer to customers filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday aimed at lifting a ban on the practice.

Wells planned near closed N. Ind. ethanol plant

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:15:19 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Officials are working on plans to install wells in hopes of relieving the basement flooding that began happening at numerous South Bend homes when a nearby ethanol plant shut down last year.

Police: Texting not only distraction behind wheel

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:52:25 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Indiana police officers and driving instructors frustrated by the difficulties in enforcing the state's ban on texting while driving say any cellphone use is a distraction behind the wheel.

Police: Texting not only distraction behind wheel

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:51:57 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Kristy Robinson admits she is more likely to text at a stoplight when she's running late.

N. Ind. man gets 90 years in girlfriend's death

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:22:23 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - A judge has sentenced a northern Indiana man to 90 years in prison on murder and other charges from the shooting death of his girlfriend.

Muncie hopes garden project can repeat history

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:23:26 -0400

MUNCIE, Indiana - In 1931, Muncie earned national recognition from the administration of President Herbert Hoover for its efforts to feed and employ the hungry and jobless through community gardening.

Kavanagh scores 4, Notre Dame beats Detroit 9-7

Sat, 11 May 2013 19:32:37 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Freshman attackman Matt Kavanagh scored four goals in the second half and Notre Dame rallied past Detroit 9-7 on Saturday in the opening round of the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament.

Man charged in 2 decades-old Ind. rape cases

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:05:41 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Northern Indiana prosecutors have charged a man in the decades-old rapes of two women after his DNA matched evidence which had sat in storage since the 1980s.

Nonprofit group proposes it run South Bend's zoo

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:58:31 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - A nonprofit group that raises money for South Bend's Potawatomi Zoo has proposed that it take over the facility's management from the city.

'Internet Casanova' gets 18 months for theft

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:55:19 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - A judge sentenced a man dubbed the "Internet Casanova" to 18 months in prison Wednesday for stealing a girlfriend's camera and pawning it.

Mishawaka apartment complex to be demolished

Tue, 07 May 2013 03:58:04 -0400

MISHAWAKA, Indiana - A dilapidated Mishawaka apartment complex whose conditions were so poor that city officials evacuated tenants this spring could face the wrecking ball in a matter of weeks.

South Bend baseball team to have all bags checked

Mon, 06 May 2013 09:27:18 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - South Bend's minor league baseball team says all bags are now being checked as fans enter the city's Coveleski Stadium.

GM CEO to speak at Notre Dame biz school event

Mon, 06 May 2013 04:05:46 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - The top executive at General Motors Co. will be the featured speaker for the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business graduate commencement ceremony.

Ex-Ind. governor, HHS head Otis Bowen dies at 95

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:53:05 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Otis R. Bowen, who overhauled Indiana's tax system as governor before helping oversee the federal response to the burgeoning AIDS epidemic during President Ronald Reagan's second term, has died. He was 95.

Mishawaka may ask voters to OK school repairs

Sat, 04 May 2013 11:10:34 -0400

MISHAWAKA, Indiana - State caps on property taxes and a decreasing tax value could force a northern Indiana school district to ask voters to approve a referendum to help fix aging facilities.

N. Ind. man who killed 2 sentenced to 160 years

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:23:13 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - A South Bend man convicted of killing two men and of shooting at police officers and passing motorists has been sentenced to 160 years in prison.

Notre Dame looks at adding on to football stadium

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:28:23 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Notre Dame unveiled a plan Thursday to add buildings and more than 3,000 revenue-producing premium seats in and around Notre Dame Stadium in a push to make that area of campus more of a community hub.

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Camera keeps eye on new South Bend falcon chick

Camera keeps eye on new South Bend falcon chick

Ind. woman wounded in shooting had admitted fraud

South Bend considers easing beekeeping rules

Hesburgh to celebrate 70 years as a priest

Quiet tornado season a year after 14 die in Ind.

RV company's new owner plans N. Ind. plant closing

Top teacher honored for creating reading community

Trade group files suit over cold beer sales law

Wells planned near closed N. Ind. ethanol plant

Police: Texting not only distraction behind wheel

Police: Texting not only distraction behind wheel

N. Ind. man gets 90 years in girlfriend's death

Muncie hopes garden project can repeat history

Kavanagh scores 4, Notre Dame beats Detroit 9-7

Man charged in 2 decades-old Ind. rape cases

Nonprofit group proposes it run South Bend's zoo

'Internet Casanova' gets 18 months for theft

Mishawaka apartment complex to be demolished

South Bend baseball team to have all bags checked

GM CEO to speak at Notre Dame biz school event

Ex-Ind. governor, HHS head Otis Bowen dies at 95

Mishawaka may ask voters to OK school repairs

N. Ind. man who killed 2 sentenced to 160 years

Notre Dame looks at adding on to football stadium