Cracks close key South Bend bridge
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A main bridge in downtown South Bend has been closed after inspectors found cracks in it.The bridge that carries Michigan Street over the St. Joseph River on the northern edge of ...
View ArticleDemocrats announce candidate for council
Democrats announced Tuesday that small-business owner Pam Hickman will run as an at-large candidate for City-County Council.Hickman will fill the ballot vacancy created when Joanne Sanders announced ...
View ArticlePacers will have a lot of options in NBA Draft
Before he could begin talking about what the Indiana Pacers wanted in Thursday's draft, Larry Bird had to address a rumor.Of course he did. It was two days before the draft, the season of ...
View ArticleTeen accused in Monon shooting will face trial as adult
A teen accused of shooting a man on the Monon Trail last week will face trial in adult court, Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry's office announced Tuesday.Curry charged Devon Moore, 16, with ...
View ArticleWhite's testimony does little to settle residency issue
For months, Secretary of State Charlie White tried to fend off Democrats' challenge to his eligibility to hold office.He also tried to secure a promise that what he said during an election ...
View ArticleGovernor names Toxicology Department panel
Gov. Mitch Daniels has named a three-member panel to oversee the transition of the troubled Indiana Department of Toxicology from the Indiana University School of Medicine to a standalone state ...
View ArticleObama to set course for drawing down Afghan war
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will set the course for drawing down the U.S. war in Afghanistan on Wednesday, when he is expected to announce plans to bring roughly 10,000 American troops home ...
View ArticleGood times sizzle despite drizzle
One by one Tuesday, supporters of North Side and South Side took to the microphone with a clear message for the state: Our high schools have changed for the good, and we hope you show patience as ...
View Article2 Kosciusko busts yield 5 meth arrests
Police in Kosciusko County arrested four adults and a juvenile Monday afternoon on charges related to methamphetamines.About 3:30 p.m., county drug task force officers received information about a ...
View ArticleSuspect charged in robbery try
A mans attempt to rob a gas station employee with a butcher knife last week was foiled when customers intervened and tackled the robber. Shaun A. Engel, 33, of the 6000 block of Sawmill Woods ...
View ArticleNACS cuts pay by 3% for non-classroom employees
FORT WAYNE – Custodians, bus drivers, nurses, secretaries and other classified staff working in Northwest Allen County Schools will see smaller paychecks in 2012. At a school board meeting ...
View ArticleCity fire crews to get new radios
FORT WAYNE – The Fort Wayne Fire Department will use a grant to upgrade all of its radios in anticipation of a complete overhaul of the local public safety radio system.The City Council on ...
View ArticleBlaze burns vacant apartment building
A fire this morning heavily damaged a vacant apartment building at 4146 Plaza Drive, on the city's southeast side, according to a Fort Wayne Fire Department report.Firefighters were called ...
View ArticleCar hits pole, tree; driver dies
A man died Tuesday at a Fort Wayne hospital after his car hit a utility pole and then crashed into a tree about 8 p.m. in northwest Allen County.The identity of the man had not been established as ...
View ArticleStudents suspects in lake burglary ring
Tips and a resident’s trail camera led police to a burglary and theft ring in the Lake Wawasee area, and police said the suspects are students at local schools.Kosciusko County Sheriff’s ...
View ArticleI&M tweaks utility deal's details
FORT WAYNE – Indiana Michigan Power shareholders will finance about $4.1 million of its $39.2 million agreement to buy Fort Waynes electric utility in an effort to remove opposition to ...
View ArticleRig driver killed in U.S. 30 crash
A Nebraska man died Tuesday when he couldnt stop his tractor-trailer rig in time and slammed into the back of another rig slowing for a red light in Pierceton.Roger A. Schmale, 65, of Norfolk, ...
View ArticleBackers ask for patience
FORT WAYNE – One by one Tuesday, supporters of North Side and South Side took to the microphone with a clear message for the state: Our high schools have changed for the good, and we hope you ...
View ArticleBody Of Guardsman Killed In Afghanistan Arrives Home
INDIANAPOLIS -- The body of an Indianapolis soldier killed last week in Afghanistan returned home Tuesday night.The family of Spc. Scott Smith, 36, gathered at Dover Air Force Base to watch as his ...
View ArticleColumbus Vandals Leave Trail Of Destruction
COLUMBUS, Ind. -- A downtown Columbus tourist attraction, recently reopened after renovations, is already undergoing repairs after a group of juvenile vandals left behind thousands of dollars in ...
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