BRISTOL — Food Bank of Northern Indiana continues mobile food distributions next week, including one in Elkhart County.
ELKHART — A Bristol man is accused of leading police on a two-county chase which ended in a crash that severely injured his passenger.
GOSHEN — County officials have found three companies in compliance with the terms of tax breaks that they’ve received.
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GOSHEN — A judge will decide by June 4 whether to order a Goshen couple to remove signs from their yard that the city says violate zoning laws.
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ELKHART — A $1 million appropriation for acquisitions related to the Hively Avenue overpass project is on the Elkhart City Council’s agenda Monday.
HOWE — More than a dozen state troopers were involved when police pulled over a tractor-trailer on I-90 and handcuffed the driver on Friday morning, according to an eyewitness.
ELKHART — Elkhart Community Schools is less than three weeks from knowing the fate of its $122 million operating referendum.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Police scoured a Fedex facility in Indianapolis and interviewed scores of witnesses Friday in search of a motive for the latest mass shooting to rock the U.S., as family members of the eight victims spent agonizing hours waiting for word on their loved ones.
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BRISTOL — A historical museum presentation about an ongoing event may be a bit unusual. Nevertheless, the Elkhart County Historical Museum will present “Virtual Stories of Elkhart: The COVID-19 Pandemic” next week to chronicle how the county has been impacted.
ELKHART — A Parks and Recreation community engagement series is coming to an end Sunday, as the department gears up for summer events, but the new effort has been a success, the superintendent said, and will continue in the fall.
ELKHART — An Elkhart man faces child molesting charges following alleged incidents in March.
GOSHEN — The attorney for a man accused of participating in a 2019 murder in Elkhart plans to argue that the real killers have not been charged.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana educators called Thursday for a bigger school funding boost to help improve the state's lagging teacher pay, as new projections showed state tax collections are expected to bounce back stronger than expected from the pandemic recession.
ELKHART — Health officials say time slots remain open for a vaccination clinic Saturday at Elkhart High School West (Memorial) Fieldhouse gymnasium.
ELKHART — As the federal government and the state have paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, vaccination efforts in Elkhart County will be somewhat affected.
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ELKHART — Elkhart County on Tuesday reported its highest number of COVID-19 infections in a single day since mid-January, and the county’s positive test rate has climbed above 10 percent.
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GOSHEN — Park visitors are invited to roll up their sleeves and give back to nature this Earth Day and beyond by lending a helping hand at one of the Elkhart County Parks upcoming volunteer events.
GOSHEN — A couple is accused of armed robbery for an alleged scheme that started with a dinner date arranged over SnapChat.
ELKHART — A Muncie man is accused of knocking a woman out after they were involved in a vehicle accident.
GOSHEN — A Milford man was arrested following a chase out of Goshen involving several police departments.
ELKHART — A boom truck rolled over near Walker Park on Wednesday afternoon, causing communication lines to fall on a car behind it, police said.
ELKHART — The moratorium on late fees and utility shutoffs for Elkhart utility customers will end next month, the city announced.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana health officials halted the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine around the state Tuesday after federal officials recommended a “pause” in its use to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.
ELKHART — Fire destroyed the Burger King on Nappanee Street after someone tossed a lit cigarette into the mulch along the side of the building, investigators believed.
GOSHEN — City and county officials are moving toward a $3 million agreement over splitting the cost of roadwork around the consolidated courts site near Goshen.
INDIANAPOLIS — Appellate justices have ruled that an Elkhart man did not receive a fair trial when he was convicted of murder in 2005.
ELKHART — The railroad crossings at Main and Middlebury streets will be closed for about a week starting April 27.
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ELKHART — The Elkhart County Health Department announced three COVID-19 vaccination clinics coming up in April and May.
GOSHEN — The city may acquire a former auto shop and gas station property to see what cleanup may be needed before it can be used again.
GOSHEN — County officials signed agreements to connect their dark fiber network to 21 locations in the City of Elkhart.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and newly confirmed infections continue growing, trends that have continued for at least three weeks.
ELKHART — The League of Women’s Voters Elkhart County and the NAACP-Elkhart Chapter will host a forum Thursday on the upcoming school referendum, the latest in a series of public discussions about the May 4 ballot measure.
ELKHART— For the second consecutive year, Elkhart Community Schools has been recognized by a national organization for its devotion to music education.
GOSHEN — Six Elkhart County organizations are seeking feedback from parents and caregivers on how they feel about raising a family and how the community can better support families.
GOSHEN — County leaders approved a pay increase for the head of the public defender’s office in order to stay eligible for millions of dollars in reimbursements.
GOSHEN — An Elkhart maker of food delivery vehicles is planning an expansion to keep up with demand.
INDIANAPOLIS — A proposed expansion of Indiana's private school voucher program would be scaled back under the new state budget plan from state Senate Republicans, while still boosting the program's spending by about 25%.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Friday vetoed a bill that would have given legislators more authority to intervene during emergencies declared by the governor.
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GOSHEN — A new documentary tells the story of two Goshen merchants, a father and son, who risked their business and livelihood to provide a vital passage for German Jews to escape the Holocaust and come to America.
GOSHEN — A Goshen Church will memorialize nearly 430 Elkhart County residents who have died from the coronavirus since last year.
BRISTOL — Food Bank of Northern Indiana continues mobile food distributions next week, including one in Elkhart County.
ELKHART — Walk-ins are welcome at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic Saturday at the Tolson Center.
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ELKHART — Mayor Rod Roberson has appointed his predecessor’s chief of staff to come back to the role after a 15-month break.
MIDDLEBURY — The nature preservation nonprofit ACRES Land Trust has acquired 38 acres along the Little Elkhart River through a donation from Karen Wesdorp. As a result, the area was named the Wesdorp Nature Preserve.
ELKHART — An Elkhart man was arrested after allegedly firing a handgun into the air several times, alarming family members as they tried to flee.
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ELKHART — Crossroads United Way is introducing a new kindergarten readiness initiative designed to engage families and help improve the skill development of children entering school.
GOSHEN — Two men accused of robbing an Elkhart store in 2019 entered admissions in court Thursday.
GOSHEN — Goshen Community Schools has earned national recognition for its music education program.
ELKHART — An Elkhart woman is accused of urinating on the floor of a store then stealing a cashier’s phone.
NEW PARIS — An Elkhart man was arrested Thursday after leading police on two different pursuits that began in Goshen and ended in New Paris, according to the Goshen Police Department.
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ELKHART — Go-kart racing will be back in the streets of Elkhart this summer.
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