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Notre Dame police detained 17 people, who are charged with trespassing. The arrests on Thursday were the first arrests on Notre Dame's campus
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The Map the Gap program is open for applications as a way for recent high school grads to figure out their next career steps
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Lacasa is partnering with Bashor Children's Home to build 11 units for youths who age out of foster care.
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Stephanie Steele's ruling to deny a new trial for Jeff Pelley, 52, is his last best chance at a new trial
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South Bend planners seek feedback on the neighborhood plan. Residents are concerned with the loss of greenspace.
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Indiana State Treasurer Daniel Elliott announced Wednesday he’s investing more state dollars in Israeli bonds.
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Two new members are taking their seats in the Michigan House of Representatives. The chamber is officially back to full capacity — and a two-seat Democratic majority.
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A bill passed in the Michigan Senate Tuesday would require an election recount petition to be submitted in good faith that it could sway that election’s results.
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Michigan's unemployment agency has reached a tentative $55 million agreement to resolve a lawsuit filed by workers who were wrongly forced to repay jobless benefits.
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Four Indiana school corporations are gearing up for referendum votes during next week’s primary election. Those schools plan to spend most of the money on attracting and retaining teachers and staff — if their referendums are approved by voters.
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The Family and Social Services Administration says the new long-term care program is on track to launch in July. However, the major insurance companies overseeing the transition and a group representing senior care organizations didn’t reach a consensus on care management — leaving the future of the program unclear.
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D'Drea Bostic is now charged with the 2015 killing of 41-year-old Guiseppe Bailey
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Bills introduced in the Michigan Legislature would offer many lower-income parents a tax break for every child under 4 years old.
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With about two months left before a significant change to a Medicaid program for medically complex individuals, some families say the Family and Social Services Administration has failed to communicate with caregivers and other stakeholders. A grassroots organization of family caregivers met with the governor and FSSA to express its concerns with the change.
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The project will replace lead pipes and separate stormwater and sewage pipes.
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From sparking the imagination to helping with mental health, listen to poems read by NPR readers and see how poetry has affected their lives.
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Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get from the U.S. government.
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Hope Hicks was a communications director for the Trump White House and prosecutors may question her on her knowledge of the deals made during his first presidential run.
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Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know what's up with that.
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The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.