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A South Bend Community Schools spokesman says fifth-year head football Coach Frank Karczewski is "away from the team" for the team's first playoff game Friday but won't say why or for how long.
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In-person early voting started Saturday in Michigan, four years after the state's voters approved the option and 20 years after Indiana started offering early voting.
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Republican Mike Rogers has accused Democrat Abdul El-Sayed of being linked to Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Muslim Brotherhood, but has not provided evidence — and the evidence available doesn't match the accusations.
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Potawatomi Zoo executive director Josh Sisk says the Amur leopard's birth marks a big success as the zoo helps to bring the species back from the brink of extinction.
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The Indiana Constitution only lets judges deny pretrial release on bail for murder or treason but a ballot question this election asks if judges should have discretion to deny bail for other crimes.
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The county council is set to vote Monday on a local income tax of 0.2 percent to be set aside for emergency medical services. That would bring LaPorte County’s total local income tax to 1.65 percent.
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Under South Bend's new animal control ordinance, annual pet licenses are still required but they're free if you've spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated for rabies, all three.
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