1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (293+ words) The Elkhart Jazz Festival continues throughout the weekend. Performers like John Pizzarelli and St. Paul & The Broken Bones will be in downtown Elkhart, along with thousands of visitors. Organizers estimate that Jazz Fest's typical attendance is 15, 000 to 20, 000, and it's not…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (344+ words) On Monday, the historic Lafayette Building in downtown South Bend burned. It sits across the street from PBS Michiana'WNIT, and my first thoughts were practical: the staff, the station, and the neighborhood. We sent everyone home as it became clear…...

7+ hour, 35+ min ago  (234+ words) Michigan's jobs picture remained stable in May as the unemployment rate rose slightly to 5. 1%. The increase of one-tenth of a percentage point from April to May is the first discernible movement in the jobless rate in quite a while, said…...

21+ hour, 5+ min ago  (219+ words) Now that all of the former Drewrys Brewery buildings have been demolished, the city of South Bend will host information sessions next week to update the public on what's happened and what's coming next at the site. The sessions will…...

15+ hour, 43+ min ago  (315+ words) Plans for a federal immigration detention center in Romulus appear to be dead. The Department of Homeland Security planned to house up to 500 detainees at a warehouse. But local residents and immigrants rights groups opposed those plans. The New York…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (210+ words) State regulators recently told Amazon their data center near New Carlisle has violated two air emissions permits for their diesel back-up generators. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management's South Bend regional office notified Amazon of the violations in a letter…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (236+ words) The National Weather Service is warning residents across Michiana to prepare for another round of severe weather, including the possibility of strong tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail. Meteorologist Rachel Cobb with the National Weather Service says conditions are lining…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (58+ words) WVPE Ruthmere Museum Ceramic Showcase WVPE is a media sponsor for Ruthmere Museums" Ceramic Showcase. July 11th from 10 to 3, on the Ruthmere Quilt Garden Green. Music from The Erly during morning coffee, and reggae artist Kingly T will perform in the…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (93+ words) WVPE The South Bend Civic Theatre presents The Drowsy Chaperone WVPE is a media sponsor for The South Bend Civic Theatre presenting The Drowsy Chaperone. With the house lights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (215+ words) Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has joined 13 other states in calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to place tighter restrictions on the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone, saying it poses a risk to the water supply. Rokita signed on to a letter…...