ELKHART — Mayor Rod Roberson performed the countdown as the city lit its Christmas tree at Central Park on Monday evening.
ELKHART — Now that Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday have passed, local nonprofits are hoping donors use Tuesday as a day to ease up on the shopping and give back something to their community.
ELKHART — The daily increase of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Elkhart County has flattened after a months-long spike that began in September and led to a recent daily average of more than 300 new cases.
ELKHART — The Elkhart Police Department is requesting assistance from the public in identifying the suspect in a forgery case.
ELKHART — Elkhart Public Library is offering appointments for inside services at all locations, in addition to curbside pickup.
UNION, Mich. — A house fire Saturday killed two people in the 70000 block of Tharp Lake Road.
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INDIANAPOLIS — As state legislators gear up to craft the next two-year budget, school districts around Indiana continue to face funding uncertainties amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Elkhart native’s business helps underserved communities talk to health care providers through telehealth technology.
GOSHEN — A Granger man faces drug dealing charges after police allegedly found him asleep behind the wheel of a running vehicle.
MILLERSBURG — A Middlebury man involved in a two-car crash in July is accused of ingesting alcohol and marijuana before getting behind the wheel.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s attorney general submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that it should reverse a federal appeals court’s ruling that allowed both members of same-sex couples in Indiana to be listed as parents on the birth certificates of their children.
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ELKHART — The Lerner Theatre and Premier Arts are bringing a new sense of holiday cheer to downtown Elkhart this year.
ELKHART — A local confection shop is donating part of its profits to help abandoned cats this December.
ELKHART — The 13th annual Christmas Stockings for Soldiers & Veterans initiative is under way in Elkhart.
ELKHART — An Elkhart man faces drug and firearms charges after he was arrested twice in recent weeks.
GOSHEN — Though unpopular with some local residents, plans including a bakery and professional offices on the south side of Goshen can move ahead after a decision by the city zoning board.
UNION, Mich. — The Cass County Sheriff’s Office was investigating a suspicious death after deputies found a woman’s body in a vehicle.
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ELKHART — The COVID-19 pandemic may have altered the traditional Thanksgiving experience at the Matterhorn this year, but the need was the same, according to organizers.
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ELKHART — It is no surprise that nurses, doctors and other hospital staff are stressed at the moment. One could forgive them for not having the time and energy to make dinner when their shifts are up. But then what?
MILLERSBURG — Police continued their investigation into a crash Monday that killed a bicyclist.
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ELKHART — Holiday light displays are being held at Wellfield Botanic Gardens in Elkhart and at the RV Park in Shipshewana.
GOSHEN — A Goshen man faces a felony charge after allegedly putting a bullet through a neighbor’s window while target shooting in his backyard on Independence Day.
GOSHEN — A nearly $28,000 grant from the state will help Goshen come within reach of one of its major energy efficiency goals.
ELKHART — An Elkhart man is accused of intentionally striking multiple vehicles when driving while intoxicated Friday.
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GOSHEN — The City of Goshen has turned to the courts in an effort to force a South Main Street couple to take down a tangle of provocative political signs.
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MIDDLEBURY — Indiana state Rep. Christy Stutzman, R-Middlebury, announced Tuesday she is stepping down, blaming the governor’s coronavirus-related business restrictions.
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ELKHART— Navigating the COVID-19 pandemic has been an ongoing endeavor, but for the holiday season, small retailers are launching a new service to make local shopping more accessible.
ELKHART — RV manufacturers had their best month of the year in October, with an increase in shipments of 21.4 percent compared to the same month in 2019.
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GOSHEN — Steve Hope will drop the “interim” tag from his title at Goshen Community Schools starting Jan. 1.
GOSHEN — A new trial has been set in May for an Elkhart man whose 2009 murder conviction was vacated this year.
GOSHEN — Habitat for Humanity can’t start a home build for a mother of two in Goshen until the city pays to fix a past mistake from demolition at the property.
ELKHART — The unemployment rate in Elkhart County fell to 4.2 percent in October, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
ELKHART — A motorcyclist sustained serious injuries in a crash on Monday, according to police.
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GOSHEN — Goshen Hospital on Monday reported 57 COVID-19 inpatients, an all-time high.
ELKHART — A suspect in an attempted murder case remains at large after shooting and seriously injuring a man late Friday, according to police.
ELKHART — A driver and passenger were injured Sunday in a head-on collision on Old U.S. 20 west of C.R. 15.
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Community Schools Superintendent Jane Allen has announced her intent to retire from the post at the end of the school year.
ELKHART — St. Joseph Health System, in partnership with the Elkhart Education Foundation, will provided free flu shots in a drive-thru clinic Monday at the Ethos Innovation Center.
ELKHART — Elkhart High School will operate on a virtual schedule, beginning Nov. 30, for the remainder of this semester and the first two weeks of the second semester, the district announced Friday.
ELKHART — Local families in need of a free Thanksgiving meal won’t be without options.
ELKHART — Indiana’s unemployment rate fell to 5 percent in October, moving closer to figures that could be considered normal.
ELKHART — The public is invited to help shape the future of Lundquist Bicentennial Park at three virtual meetings in early December.
ELKHART — Judge Charles H. Grodnik has ordered that the Elkhart City Court will not hold any in-person hearings until after the first of the year, effective Monday, Nov. 23.
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ELKHART — Two Elkhart County public health orders that took effect Thursday come with promises of enforcement, but even as the new mask order requires that people wear a mask when in public and unable to social distance, individuals who do not comply will not be fined.
ELKHART — Police were investigating a shooting Thursday morning at a Nappanee Street gas station and were asking for the public’s help.
ELKHART — Elkhart County’s COVID-19 call center has been reopened as the county reintroduced restrictions Thursday.
ELKHART — A garbage truck was tipped over Thursday morning in a crash that closed the intersection and injured one person.
GOSHEN — City and county leaders hope to find new avenues of financing for community development projects through a joint venture just taking shape.
ELKHART — The driver in a June crash that killed a Niles man faces multiple felony charges.
GOSHEN — Courts in Elkhart County are again pulling back on in-person hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
GOSHEN — With a city-county agreement over a pond dredging plan now dead in the water, homeowners want to see an end to a special taxing district that funds it.
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