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SOUTH BEND — The University of Notre Dame on Sept. 5 will host a lecture and panel discussion to mark the 50th anniversary of the drafting and signing of the Land O’Lakes Statement.

Officials with the Indiana Toll Road announced that exit 83 in Mishawaka will be closed through mid-afternoon for Chao's visit.

South Bend has lowered its image of downtown by placing signs to discourage contributing to panhandlers. This venture is only surpassed by the local TV meteorologists who insist on telling me how to dress for the day.

INDIANAPOLIS — Hoosier Lottery revenues dipped slightly during the 12-month period that ended June 30, but the lottery’s private operator still managed to generate record income for the state.

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ELKHART — The Elkhart County Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting from Sunday morning in the 300 block of State Street. Several people in the area that morning heard what they believed to be gun shots and called police,…

ELKHART — Aleyda Vazquez's boyfriend ran into their Beardsley Avenue home Saturday night yelling for her to call 911. He told her there had been an accident, but Vazquez wasn't expecting the scene that was waiting outside.

'Huge' response just starting for Red Cross, others