Laboratory testing of a commercial duck flock in Elkhart County has come back as presumptively positive avian influenza. So far this year, the virus has been confirmed in 24 states affecting chickens and turkeys.

Mike Hosinski, 61, was set to appear in court Thursday, but waived his right to an initial hearing. Elkhart Superior Court Judge Teresa Cataldo set his next court date for late April and a bench trial for June 13.

Baugo Community Schools had asked investigators to look into the case on Feb. 25 after the teacher was captured on surveillance video slapping a student in the face hard enough to knock the student into a hallway wall at Jimtown High School.

The boom in U.S. recreational vehicle sales has resulted in the highest-ever annual production mark for the industry that’s centered in northern Indiana.

According to a release from the hospital, 41 patients are currently hospitalized with COVID, 35 of whom are unvaccinated. That’s the highest number of COVID patients so far this year.

Health officials are frustrated after the Elkhart County Council rejected a $3 million federal grant following vocal opposition from residents tying it to a litany of COVID-19 complaints.

A forecast released by the RV Industry Association projects a record shipment of about 580,000 vehicles this year, an increase of 34 percent from 2020 and 14 percent more than the previous highest mark in 2017.

St. Joseph County reached a financial settlement with a former inmate who was wrongfully jailed for more than 40 days after being charged in two counties for the same offense.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control says the main purpose of wearing a cloth face covering is to avoid spreading the virus to others. People infected with the virus may not show symptoms for several day

The Amish community in Elkhart County has been hard at work over the last month sewing and donating face masks. The group collectively donated roughly 4,500 masks to Goshen Health.