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Connie Grabowski was awarded $600,000 by a jury after they agreed South Bend schools wrongfully retaliated against her
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The Navarre Cabin moved from Leeper Park to the History Museum on Wednesday where it will become part of an interactive learning experience.
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Matt Chaffee released a statement Wednesday saying he will not resign his position on the school board.
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John is collaborating on a research project with the University of Notre Dame.
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The rate of drug overdose deaths in the country decreased by about three percent in 2023, marking the first annual decrease since 2018. Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the number of overdose deaths in Indiana decreased from 2022 to 2023.
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Polis Center’s State of Aging report looked at adults aged 55 and older in central Indiana — the region’s fastest growing demographic.
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Protesters lay down in the hallway outside Democratic House Speaker Joe Tate's office at the state Capitol on Wednesday, demanding an end to his delay of hearings on auto no-fault bills.
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It could become illegal in Michigan to deny renting to someone because of their source of income, under a bill package heading for the state House of Representatives.
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The Indiana Department of Health stopped sharing individual terminated pregnancy reports due to patient privacy concerns. But the attorney general and an anti-abortion group say this violates the state’s public records law. One legal expert said the requirements and privacy concerns create complicated “gray areas” for state officials to navigate.
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Indiana lawmakers will explore school absenteeism, artificial intelligence and homeowners associations, among other issues, during this year’s legislative study committees.
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Council member Amy Drake tried to slow the project but the developer threatened to walk if the council didn't vote Tuesday night
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Marissa Meyer remained jailed for a second day Tuesday on a charge she brought a gun into Mary Beck Elementary
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The P-H-M school board voted 5-0 to call on Chaffee to resign, though he cannot be compelled to do so.
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A bill package that would require Michigan schools to provide parents with safe firearm storage information made it out of a state House committee Tuesday.
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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The rapper slipped free from the legal mess that swallowed his label and his mentor Young Thug — but on his new album, he's still in the grip of an unending image crisis.
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Once an ally of the former president, now Cohen is in his third day of testifying against him. He alleges Trump knew about the deal with an adult film star to keep quiet about an alleged affair.
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Wallace is known for his celebrity profiles, but his new memoir, Another Word For Love, is about his own life, growing up unhoused, Black and queer, and getting his start as a writer at the age of 40.
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More than a million people could get health care if these states would pass laws expanding Medicaid. Most residents want the expansion but entrenched politics stands in the way.
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The opinion was written by Justice Clarence Thomas, who reversed the decision of the 5th Circuit. Justices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito dissented.