South Bend

The Purdue Polytechnic High School board of directors will close the charter network’s South Bend location amid financial challenges while it focuses on the long-term stability of its two remaining Indianapolis campuses.

"I think it's important that people understand the things that we fight off every session or we push back on every session because we spend most of our time playing defense," said Rep. Ragen Hatcher (D-Gary).

A new initiative aims to expand mental health crisis response teams throughout the state. The Mobile Crisis Accelerator Program is designed to help organizations establish certified mobile crisis teams to respond to mental health calls in communities around Indiana.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is threatening two more law enforcement agencies with potential legal action over the state’s ban on sanctuary cities.

Whole Woman's Health Alliance said the state's anti-abortion movement precipitated the clinic closing.

The South Shore Line's plans for a more direct route to South Bend International Airport have taken another step forward.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of a man sentenced to 60 years in prison for his role in a shooting that killed a northern Indiana boy who was playing outside.

The St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office said the shooting of Dante Kittrell was ruled a “justifiable homicide” under state law and the South Bend officers who shot him won't face criminal charges.

The Whole Woman's Health Clinic in South Bend -- the only one in Michiana that provides abortions -- will close next month when Indiana's new abortion ban takes effect.

Authorities South Bend are investigating the fatal police shooting of a Black man who was reportedly dealing with mental illness and had been threatening to commit suicide near an elementary school.