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abc57.com | Tim Wolak
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- South Bend Venues Parks and Arts announced will host the Third Annual Senior Spirit Week beginning on Monday at the O'Brien Center and the downtown YMCA from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.Organizers say learning, exercising, and socializing are activities that enhance lives, so Senior Spirit Week is a great way to focus on the health, wellness, and wholeness necessary at every stage of life.
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1 week ago | 
abc57.com | Tim Wolak
CASS COUNTY, Mich. -- The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports its Drug Enforcement Team the Michigan Department of Corrections responded to a responded to a residence in the 70000 black of Elkhart Road in Ontwa Township around 10 a.m. Friday. While searching the home, detectives say they located methamphetamine. A 37-year-old woman was then arrested for Possession Methamphetamine, as a result of the joint investigation.
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1 week ago | 
abc57.com | Tim Wolak
Here are just a few of the events and activities going on in the Michiana area this weekend. Elkhart Jazz Festival is in town all weekendThe 37th Elkhart Jazz Festival has returned to downtown Elkhart. ABC57's Summer Horan spoke with Ben Decker, President of Elkhart Festival Inc. and Chair of Jazz Festival, to learn more about this year's event. Several musical acts will be performing all weekend indoors and outdoors, and there will be food and drink vendors.
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1 week ago | 
abc57.com | Tim Wolak
DOWAGIAC, Mich. -- The Dowagiac Fire Department announced it has been awarded a $33,874 grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation to purchase new extrication equipment. Fire officials say the funds will allow them to purchase a new battery-operated set of Hurst E3 Connect Jaws of Life, replacing the department’s legacy gasoline-powered hydraulic tools that have been in service for over 20 years.
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1 week ago | 
abc57.com | Tim Wolak
MARSHALL COUNTY, Ind. -- The Marshall County Sheriff's Department reports deputies, along with Plymouth police, fire, and EMS, responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 10000 block of Muckshaw Road around midnight Thursday. Authorities say they found a man and woman in a red truck crashed off the side of the road. The man, identified as Jason Kennedy of Plymouth, told deputies he was driving the truck.
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1 week ago | 
abc57.com | Tim Wolak
MARSHALL COUNTY, Ind. -- The Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games has wrapped up and the Marshall Starke County Special Olympics team athletes brought home a combined 17 Gold Medals, 12 Silver Medals, 17 Bronze Medals, and 33 ribbons. Thousands of athletes across the state competed across several sports on the campuses of Indiana State University and Rose Hulman Institute of Technology June 6-8. The local athletes competed in swimming, track and field, bowling, and powerlifting.
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1 week ago | 
abc57.com | Tim Wolak
WHITLEY COUNTY, Ind. -- A suspect was arrested and charged for the shooting of a Warsaw teen on June 14 in South Whitley, Ind. A probable cause affidavit obtained from the Whitley County Circuit Court reveals the Whitley County Sheriff's Department responded to 2900 W. 900 South where there was a large party at the time involving over 100 juveniles and young adults. Authorities' investigation determined an argument had turned into a physical altercation, which led to a large fight. Horacio A.
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1 week ago | 
abc57.com | Tim Wolak
MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- The City of Mishawaka announced the intersection of S. Main Street and Eighth Street will close for improvements beginning on June 23 at 7 a.m.Detour signs will be in place to direct traffic. Weather permitting, the city expects the closure to be in place until Aug. 8. Barricades and signage will be in place, and motorists are asked to use caution to ensure the safety of the crews working in the area.
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1 week ago | 
abc57.com | Tim Wolak
MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- The Mishawaka Police Department reports officers responded to a shots fired call around 3:37 a.m. Friday at the intersection of East Grove and Locust Streets. Officers arrived to find shell casings in the street in front of 615 Locust St.It was discovered the home had been struck several times. Police say there were no injuries. As of 8 a.m., police were still processing and treating the area as an active crime scene.
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1 week ago | 
abc57.com | Tim Wolak
MARSHALL COUNTY, Ind. -- The Marshall County Sheriff's Department reports dispatch received a 911 hang up call from the area of 10th Road and Gumwood Road around 9:46 p.m. Wednesday night. Deputies arrived on scene and were approached by a woman who was noticeably upset. Authorities' investigation determined the woman and a man, identified as 34-year-old Lee Motz Jr., had been in a domestic battery. Deputies say there was also an active protection order in place against Motz.
