The man accused of resisting arrest, shooting an officer’s gun and punching a police K9 has died at the St. Joseph County Jail.

The nonprofit Elkhart Civic Theatre has launched a drive to raise money to replace its Bristol Opera House awning, after its planned removal to make way for roadwork by the Indiana Department of Transportation.

The common council Monday appointed Sharon Banicki and George Jones to three-year terms. Current member Komonique Thomas was reappointed but to a different seat.

Bill Redman is term-limited from serving a third term as sheriff, so he's ending his 31-year law enforcement career at the end of 2026 and hopes to face incumbent Republican Commissioner Carl Baxmeyer in the November election.

Mishawaka police say 29-year-old Curtiss Walker of Mishawaka, who shot himself Wednesday while handling a friend's gun, leaves behind a wife and three young children.

“I feel like we actually have a relationship now, that the city of South Bend is actually listening to the residents and we’re working together to build our neighborhood,” Stacey Odom told the council’s Community Investment Committee on Monday.