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With school almost out for the summer, Mark Tarner hopes to open June 20 but notes that's "a goal"
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IUSB's faculty senate voted 104-21 to call for Pam Whitten's termination this week.
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The health department says it doesn't yet know details on how much the two doctors will be paid
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Tonya Robinson was finally sentenced to 9 years in prison and two years of probation for her role in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme as director of South Bend Housing Authority.
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Connie Grabowski was awarded $600,000 by a jury after they agreed South Bend schools wrongfully retaliated against her
WVPE Features
‘The Sauce Live’ EP 5 presents Brad Billmaier's Artificer Quartet in concert at Merrimans’ Playhouse
‘The Sauce Live' with host Dawn Burns Monday May 20th at 7 p.m. eastern.
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A Michigan Court of Claims judge is expected to issue a ruling in the next couple of weeks on a legal challenge to the state’s rules on processing absentee ballots.
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How do environmental emission “quotas” work and how do they affect communities around the state? One member of our audience was curious.
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Gov. Eric Holcomb said he’s looking for transparency from Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Braun on his plans for the state’s future.
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A federal judge granted the injunction against Bhola Singh last week. He still owes over $170,000 to more than 60 employees, documents say.
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Indiana law only allows guns on school property if they're in a locked vehicle, stored in a locked trunk or glove compartment, or hidden from outside view
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Which Indiana communities are most vulnerable to climate change? One member of our audience was curious.
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Rep. Rita Fleming (D-Jeffersonville) announced Monday she is resigning her Statehouse seat, effective immediately, she’s stepping down to focus on her family.
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Laura Koch will spend a year on probation and have her license suspended after she pleaded guilty to a DUI in April
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In a precedent-setting decision, the Michigan Supreme Court will allow a claim of indirect workplace retaliation against an employer.
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Indiana superintendents say schools face an uphill battle to pass referendums. Two superintendents of schools that had referendums this year said it’s difficult to educate voters about how referendums will affect their property taxes.
June 7th and 8th on Island Park. More at ElkhartIndiana.org/parks.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at the Lerner on June 14th
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New research shows lifelong bikers have healthier knees, less pain and a longer lifespan, compared to people who've never biked. This adds to the evidence that cycling promotes healthy aging.
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Some otters rely on tools to bust open hard-shelled prey items like snails, and a new study suggests this tool use is helping them to survive as their favorite, easier-to-eat foods disappear.
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Without addressing his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who is seen in the video being kicked and dragged in 2016, the hip-hop mogul says, "I was disgusted then when I did it. I'm disgusted now."
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Ed Dwight, a former Air Force test pilot who was passed over to become an astronaut in the 1960s, described his flight aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard as "life changing."
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Facing potential headwinds with both young voters and Black voters, President Biden's Morehouse College commencement address focused on his view of the importance - and future of - democracy.