WSBT-TV (South Bend, IN)

1 day ago | wsbt.com | Julianna Furfari

TOPICS:Maxi'sFireRestaurantRestorationTheftCustomersEmotionsBluSkyA devastating fire, thefts, and now, more questions than answers. The shell of a local popular restaurant, Maxi's Food & Spirit Barn, stands on Ireland Road. What's inside, may be surprising to customers that spent decades in the rustic building on South Bend's south side. WSBT 22 was there on a Saturday at 4:00. For the first time in more than 6 months, voices echo through the walls of the building.

4 days ago | wsbt.com | Kristin Bien

The summer testing window for IREAD-3 is now open for third grade students who did not pas the reading assessment in March. Students will have two opportunities to take the test again before they could be held back in the third grade. A new law makes few exceptions for third graders who do not pass the state's reading assessment. While IREAD data will not be publicly available until August, there are early, positive signs at Concord Community Schools.

6 days ago | wsbt.com | Asher Bookspan

The fifth annual School City of Mishawaka Mental Health Day event took place at Central Park. The event aims to raise awareness around mental health and wellness in the community. Organizer Jennifer Sanders says the annual event began after the pandemic. "We did a whole campaign in our corporation called the ONE Campaign, which is where one day in the sun came from. And the point of it was just to point out that one person can make a difference.

1 week ago | wsbt.com | Asher Bookspan

Phillip Lake said his parents' headstone was one of seven damaged after a car crashed into a row of graves at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Some were cracked while others were knocked off their foundation. Lake says seeing the damage in person was especially shocking as he is still coping with the loss of his father just over a year. "It's not even been a year, and now there's this kind of damage that who's responsible for? Do we have to now take care of this on our own? Will the people be able to help out?

1 week ago | wsbt.com | Tyonna Baxter

If you take the South Shore Line to work or into Chicago for the weekend, your trip is about to cost more. A fare hike is coming this summer —the first since 2018. WSBT 22s Tyonna Baxter joins us live from the South Bend International Airport and the South Shore station there. A 10% fare increase is coming to the South Shore this summer. The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District approved that 10% increase Wednesday.