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This week on Michiana Matters ... Some St. Joseph County Council members ask Amazon to give back some of its tax breaks, the South Bend Common Council appeals a judge’s police tapes ruling and a new Pollinator Playpath opens at Corson Riverwoods County Park. Also, a Goshen organization pauses programs in an attempt to stabilize operations, a freight train derailment disrupts South Shore service an...

This week on Michiana Matters ... We tell you how many tornadoes the National Weather Service says hit our area, a huge company is violating air permits and a story about something you don't usually see and the bypass. Plus, we talk about Juneteenth celebrations, the latest about an unlicensed Goshen daycare that had over 80 kids in their care, a Michiana hospital that is closing for good and...

This week on Michiana Matters ... For this Michiana Matters, we discuss the consolidation of Elkhart Community Schools and some of the added challenges, affordable new housing coming to South Bend, the latest on South Bend's efforts concerning reparatory justice and the Lafayette building fire. Also, the ongoing saga with the Cass County Prosecutor's office, 86 children found in an illegal...

This week on Michiana Matters ... We're all back together for Michiana Matters as Shelli returns from vacation and we discuss the latest on the South Bend Police tapes case, updates to Ullery Park and Amazon touting its jobs. Plus, from Michigan, updated security on Silver Beach, a new budget for Benton Harbor and where the money will be spent from the Berrien County opioid settlement. Also, m...

This week on Michiana Matters ... A judge in the 14-year-old South Bend Police Tapes Case rules in favor of officers, former Cass County Prosecutor Victor Fitz discusses his recent resignation, a LaPorte County sheriff’s deputy is recovering from a hospital shooting and a judge denies South Bend Chocolate Company’s injunction request. Plus, Dowagiac residents sue over data center noise, Transpo pr...

This week on Michiana Matters ... a familiar face wins a caucus and joins the South Bend Common Council, a Portage Manor update, a technicality delays work on an Elkhart pedestrian bridge and a student is suing a bus driver who was allegedly drunk while transporting kids. Plus, Elkhart broke ground on a 51 million dollar overpass project, more ICE protests and in state news the deadline for the Be...

This week on Michiana Matters ... We talk about the upgrades coming to South Bend airport, medical weed possibility in Indiana, and a happy update on some dogs from a hoarding situation. Plus, a farewell event for an Elkhart school that is closing as part of the consolidation, MACOG trolley cuts and state news. Those stories and more on Michiana Matters .

This week on  Michiana Matters ... We talk about why the South Bend Chocolate Company is suing the South Bend Airport, how a change in the South Bend mayor's office will affect the Common Council, DOGAPALOOZA, The Logan Center Prom, Interurban Trolley changes and a primary election recap. Those stories and more on  Michiana Matters .

This week on Michiana Matters ... Jeff has updates on Portage Manor, sound limits for data centers, a man who wants to sell guns from his Granger home and Rogers vs. Schmutzler.  Mike discusses ICE in Berrien County, a flooding problem that has been going on for years in Elkhart county and in-school dental visits for Elkhart kids gets an award. Michael has the latest state news, the Goshen DORA, a...

This week on Michiana Matters ... We talk about Mayor Pete joining Stephen Colbert for the last time, a new free concert coming to Elkhart, Indy Porch Parties and  The War Of The…dandelions? South Bend School Pre-K Expansion, controversial Riverbend Townhomes near Middlebury, Shelli Yoder's Legislative Recap in Goshen, Da Bears and Idea Week. Those stories and more on Michiana Matters .

This week on Michiana Matters ... And then there were two...an abbreviated version of Michiana Matters as two of our reporters are out of the office. Jeff and Shelli, with producer Big Mike, discuss a 45 year old murder case, possible rebirth of the State Theater, Portage Manor news, the early departure of Elkhart's school superintendent and a really overdue library book that's returned fr...

This week on Michiana Matters ... Those who Dyngus won't be doing so at the West Side Democratic Club this year, St. Joseph County Humane Society funding update, and sewer art. Also, St. Joseph County gets hacked, South Bend Schools discuss discipline disparities and birds! Plus, People sound off to the IURC about their power bills, Da Bears update, No Kings and Michael Gallenberger excitedly...

This week on Michiana Matters ... We'll tell you which railroad crossings in Elkhart are blocked most, you'll hear about an almost 20 year old cold case murder indictment, and how some Michiana residents feel about the high price of gas. Plus, there's a new plan for downtown South Bend, a Palm Sunday procession with a purpose and all the statewide news. Those stories and more on Michia...

This week on Michiana Matters...an incident at PHM sparks response from the NAACP, lots of local government in-fighting-one incident that resulted in an arrest. Also, a home-based business in Granger is causing concern for some neighbors and a completed overpass is making things easier for drivers. Plus, we talk about the tragic tornado that touched down without warning and its aftermath. On a pos...

This week on  Michiana Matters ... Jeff Parrott talks about a nonprofit that speaks out for abuse victims, LaCasa is getting a grant from a popular podcaster, what RV's have to do with orangutans and a new zoo train. Mike Murrell discusses a new parking plan for St. Joseph, Michigan and Elkhart County H-1B hiring rate disparity.  Michael Gallenberger speaks about the death of beloved ND coach...

This week on  Michiana Matters ... A school bus stop arm scofflaw gets jail, Election Board clears a Republican county council member, and a Notre Dame professor withdraws from her promotion amid uproar. Plus, an update on Elkhart Community Schools consolidation and an Elkhart School bus driver fired over DUI. Also, Four Winds Field is expanding again, lots of Indiana Statehouse news and more.

This week on Michiana Matters ... The latest on the investigations around two shooting deaths, the latest on the Microsoft Data Center in Granger, and two Michigan stories. One is about the I-94 final roadwork phase and the other is about some zoning that is causing a kerfuffle in Benton Harbor. You'll also hear Michael's weekly train story and information on Indiana state stories includin...

This week on Michiana Matters ...Former South Bend superintendent is out of a job again, The Humane Society says it needs more money, and St. Joseph County Republicans try to keep one of their own off the ballot. Also, the South Bend Airport sets a new record, the latest on Elkhart Schools consolidation, Mennonites protest at Target, and another Indiana city wants to be Da Home of Da Bears. We dis...

This week on Michiana Matters... The continuing court battle between the St Joseph County Sheriff and the Indiana Attorney General, Mayor Pete for President(?), rising NIPSCO bills, and an Olympian from Notre Dame. We'll also discuss how Benton Harbor avoided a shutdown and residents will still be able to move ahead with a water contamination lawsuit. Plus, Indiana Statehouse news, school walk...

 This week on Michiana Matters... We'll talk about the week of bone-chilling cold weather, a well-known hopeful hopes to face the incumbent in the race for St. Joseph County commissioner, another study about discipline of black students at South Bend Schools, and Goshen Health has a new owner. Plus, there's an Indiana Statehouse update, a Train Story of The Week, a new childcare choice fo...

This week on Michiana Matters...the latest on the Chicago Bears possibly moving to Indiana, Cold weather preparations at homeless shelters and also on The South Shore. We'll get an update on an attempted home invasion that turned into a police chase, new info on a Goshen man who was on Jeopardy!...again. In addition, more on why some projects in South Bend have a higher price tag, a bill on AE...

This week on Michiana Matters...Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman and the controversy that wasn't. An initiative from Indiana State Police called Truckers Vs. Trafficking, a now-deceased bill proposed about the South Bend Community School Board that caused an uproar, and Governor Braun's State of the State Address. Plus, local contenders for Cool Things Made in Indiana and more...

This week on Michiana Matters...The WVPE News Team talks about the reaction on Facebook after a convicted child killer got out of prison for good behavior only to put more lives in danger. Also, we discuss a bill that would find the locally elected South Bend School Board replaced with a state appointed board, what happens to the money now that Goshen Dam Pond taxing district dissolved, and Elkhar...