CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — James Alex Fields Jr., the man suspected of killing a woman as he allegedly mowed down a group of counterprotesters at a white supremacist rally in Virginia, is set to appear Monday in court via video link.

CASPER, WYO. — On July 1, Wyoming put into effect a new law outlawing fake service dogs.

WICHITA, KAN. — Tuesday the family of Rebekah Bouma met in grief and celebration of memories of their lost loved ones. The family said goodbye to the couple that was killed in the crash, hours after their wedding. They say their 19-year-old daughter and her late husband, Austin Wesson, were meant for each other and they’re relying on their faith to get them through this.

FORT WAYNE — A Silver Lake man was sentenced Wednesday in Allen Superior Court to three years in prison for having sex with women and not telling them he was HIV-positive.

FORT WAYNE —The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo announced the birth of a female reticulated giraffe calf on Thursday. Kita was born Sunday, Aug. 6, to seven-year-old giraffes Zahra and Ezeji.

Maybe you’ve seen it. A message on your cell phone or tablet warning your device is infected by a virus. We wanted to know whether the message we saw on an iPhone is legit. So we went to Sayed Ahmed, an Apple-certified technician and co-founder of ITechShark in Brentwood. The message is ominous and specific, warning the phone is …read more.

SOUTH BEND — South Bend’s aggressive program to demolish vacant and abandoned homes left the city with hundreds of empty lots.

DELPHI — Officials in Delphi are closer to making a safety plan for the city’s trail system a reality.

ORRINGTON, MAINE — The house that inspired Stephen King’s famed novel ‘Pet Sematary’ and where he wrote the story is for sale in Orrington. 

MISHAWAKA — Vaccines for pets can get expensive; and the St. Joseph County Humane Society is offering one of them, for free.

SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR, ENGLAND — A dolls house billed as a Georgian mansion in Shipston-on-Stour for sale on Rightmove has gone viral with people finding it hilarious. An estate agents made the tongue-in-cheek listing asking buyers to make ‘any offer’ for the immaculate four-bedroom property with the proceeds going to charity. But a closer inspection of the …read more.

SOUTH BEND — The South Shore Line is offering free rides for educators this week.

OAK BROOK, ILL. — TreeHouse Foods announced Thursday that it would be closing facilities in Plymouth as well as in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, as part of a restructuring plan.

MISHAWAKA — Several hundred people could be laid off from the AM General plant in Mishawaka.

INDIANAPOLIS — One man from Indianapolis is calling himself lucky, after he got a check for more than $30,000 to pay off his loans – from a trivia phone app.

EPHRATA, WASH. — A fire that destroyed vehicles and outbuildings early Wednesday near the Central Washington town of Ephrata was started by a cat, officials said.

MINNEAPOLIS — A school in Minneapolis collapsed Wednesday following an explosion and resulting fire, trapping multiple people in the rubble and leaving at least three unaccounted for.

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — It was an ordinary day out on the water for charter boat Captain Jordan Smith when something out of the ordinary he caught his eye.

INDIANAPOLIS — There is still time to attend an OCRA listening session to provide thoughts, insights, and ideas about rural Indiana’s current strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities.

FORT WAYNE — Allen County is on track to set a new record for drug overdoses in 2017. There have been 580 overdoses in 2017, compared to about 800 in all of 2016, according to Captain Kevin Hunter, of Fort Wayne Police Department’s Vice and Narcotics Division. Nearly a hundred overdoses happened in just the last two weeks, he said.

DETROIT — Police in Michigan have issued an AMBER ALERT for a missing girl.

FORT WAYNE — A Winona Lake woman who caused a fatal crash along U.S. 30 near Goshen Road in September was sentenced Monday, but she’ll avoid any prison time.

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. — About a thousand people gathered at a normally quiet, residential intersection in Clairemont on Sunday afternoon to meet the actor who played Luke Skywalker and dedicate a street in his honor.

WASHINGTON D.C. —Meet the new Miss Teen USA: Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff!

GRANGER — A memorial mass will be held Monday to remember a doctor who was shot and killed at a clinic last week.

INDIANAPOLIS — According to the 2017 College Completion Report over the past five years, on-time graduation rates have increased by more than 11 percentage points at the state’s public colleges.

FORT WAYNE — After an extensive inspection, a ride similar to the one that broke down at the Ohio State Fair Wednesday has resumed operations at the Allen County Fair.

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) – The ride that malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair killing one and injuring seven will not come to the Indiana State Fair.

Gilberto Perez, Jr., has been named the new dean of students at Goshen College.

GREENCASTLE — A woman was arrested at the Putnamville Correctional Facility for trying to smuggle in contraband.

MIDDLEBURY — The Indiana Occupational Safety and health Administration has fined the Winnebago plant in Middlebury $10,000 for workplace violations after an employee was run over and killed by a forklift in April.

Plymouth — Three people were arrested for dealing marijuana following a joint investigation led by the Indiana State Police Drug Enforcement Section on Monday night. The Illinois State Police contacted troopers with the Indiana State Police Drug Enforcement Section with information that a load of marijuana was to be exchanged in a parking lot in …read more.

FORT WAYNE — David Vielma wasn’t just worried about the bulls.

INDIANAPOLIS — A new study was released Tuesday about football and brain damage. In it, a staggering 99 percent of the NFL player brains examined in the study showed signs of a disease associated with repeated blows to the head.

LEBANON, TENN. – “It’s like being at home,” Ray Yoder, 80, of Goshen, Indiana, said about why he and his wife Wilma love visiting Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores.

STEUBEN COUNTY — A 20-year-old Fort Wayne woman has been charged with two felonies and three other counts related to an incident on Lake Gage earlier this month in which a boat ran out of control and tossed 10 people overboard.

FORT WAYNE — The investigation into a rash of drug overdoses, nearly 20 in 24 hours, is just beginning. What police do know is that it was a bad batch of drugs being sold as spice.

SOUTH BEND — A man wanted in the murder of two people is now in custody.

WEST MICHIGAN – A shooting suspect is on the run after allegedly gunning down two people in West Michigan.

SOUTH BEND — A farm is being built on Ivy Tech’s South Bend campus at a cost of up to $4 million.

MICHIGAN CITY — The Michigan City Police Dept. needs your help finding the suspect in a hit and run that killed a five-year-old girl on Tuesday evening.

GOSHEN – An 8-year-old New Paris boy was arrested for resisting arrest with a vehicle and operating a vehicle without a license after police say he led officers on a short chase through downtown Goshen.

LAFAYETTE — Officers are asking for help in finding a missing Indiana teenager.

LOVINGTON, N.M.  — The family of Madison Coe, 14, authorized the release of her last image sent via text before she died while staying with her dad in Lovington, New Mexico.

DELPHI — On Monday, the Indiana State Police released a sketch of the suspect in the Delphi double murder case.

ST. LOUIS, MO. — A car crashed through the roof of a St. Louis, Missouri home Sunday.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Friday that singer Carly Pearce will perform the national anthem before the start of the Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400 next Sunday, July 23.

FORT WAYNE — Long-time Lutheran Hospital and Lutheran Network board member Chuck Surack has resigned from both advisory boards.

SOUTH BEND — A member of one of the first teams in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was honored at Four Winds Field on Thursday.

FORT WAYNE — A Fort Wayne physician and two city pharmacists have been indicted on federal charges as part of what officials have called the largest healthcare fraud take-down in national history.

INDIANAPOLIS — Twenty-five year-old Paul Nurkkala is adjusting to life as a TV star.

BLUFFTON, S.C. — It’s been 137 years since the Settle family has given birth to a baby girl. Carter Louise Settle changed that.

UNION, NEW JERSEY — Museum workers in New Jersey broke through a Prohibition-era wall and a locked wooden cage to discover over 50 bottles and 42 demijohns of rare Madeira wine dating back as early as 1769.

LIGONIER — In a report released Monday, Ligonier ranks number one as Indiana’s safest city for the second year in a row.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation into potential Civil Rights violations in the shooting death of Aaron Bailey by two Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers.

SOUTH BEND — South Bend has announced the launch of a bike sharing program.

COLUMBUS, OHIO — A small plane crashed into a retention pond Saturday, killing two people near the village of Beverly in northern Washington County.

INDIANAPOLIS — Going above and beyond the call of duty, that’s what a couple of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers are being credited with this weekend.

AUSTIN, TEXAS — What happens when the potato chip and Top Ramen world collide? We’re about to find out.

LAPORTE COUNTY — Police in LaPorte County are investigating after a group of teenagers ate gummy bears that contained THC

SOUTH BEND — To Uber riders around South Bend, he’s known as the ‘Karaoke Man’. Thomas Koroch drives his customers around and gives them a chance to sing their favorite tunes.

FORT WAYNE — NewsChannel 15 has obtained a copy of a letter submitted by the Chief Medical Information Officer for Lutheran Hospital to the interim CEO of Lutheran Health Network.

INDIANAPOLIS — No charges will be filed against an Indianapolis firefighter who shot his neighbor after the man pulled out a gun while riding a lawn mower, Johnson County Prosecutor Brad Cooper said Wednesday.

SANTA CLAUS — At Will and Ashley’s wedding this October, the bride and groom won’t be the only ones in the spotlight.

LEBANON — A 5-year-old girl is home recovering after being injured during a carnival ride in Lebanon. Witnesses described a terrifying scene when they said they saw the girl trapped underneath the ride. It happened Monday at the Fourth of July Carnival at Memorial Park in Lebanon. One witness told 24-Hour News 8 her husband actually …read more.

MISHAWAKA — The Mishawaka City Council approved a zoning change for Portillo’s. It was approved 9-0.

FORT WAYNE — A Fort Wayne woman said her stolen puppy has been returned. Renaay Walker said her dog was inside her car when it was taken from a gas station Saturday night.

PLAINFIELD, ILL. — Eighteen horses were killed early Wednesday morning in a barn fire in southwest suburban Plainfield, fire officials said.

FORT WAYNE — A Fort Wayne woman is desperately searching for her car that was stolen with her dog inside. Renaay Walker said it happened at the Phillips 66 gas station located 3202 E. State Blvd. at about 9:40, Saturday night.

CHICAGO — Twelve people have been killed and more than 90 others wounded in shootings across Chicago since noon Friday, marking a bloody holiday weekend that surpassed last year’s violence, according to police.

BOSTON — Police are investigating after a vehicle struck pedestrians near Logan International Airport.

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — An elderly woman mistakenly hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes, ending up in a pool at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort.

WHITLEY COUNTY — A new war memorial in Whitley County is getting national attention for a spelling error.

JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette FORT WAYNE — Ian Rolland, a man who leveraged his corporate standing to effect great social change and civic and downtown development in Fort Wayne, died Saturday morning. He was 84. Rolland, an actuary who worked his way up to become the CEO of Lincoln National Corp. and a chairman of …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER — The National Science Foundation has awarded Manchester University a $646,134 grant for scholarships to help serve academically talented students with high financial need who wish to pursue science majors.

FORT WAYNE — The WWE Live Summerslam Heat Wave Tour at Fort Wayne’s Memorial Coliseum will host WWE superstar, John Cena.

OWENSBORO, Ky. – The American Cornhole Organization is holding its ACO World Championships June 25-29.

LOS ANGELES — Breast-feeding may literally be good for the heart: A new study suggests that breast-feeding may lower women’s risk of heart disease and stroke.

INDIANAPOLIS — Police are trying to make parents aware of the latest update for the popular social media app, Snapchat.

BERRIEN COUNTY — The Baroda Lake Township Police Department says an officer found 10 1-pound plastic containers filled with meth during a traffic stop.

TEMELÍN, CZECH REPUBLIC — It’s normal to expect a certain level of scrutiny when a company wants to hire an intern. That scrutiny is not usually based on swimwear.

SCOTTSBURG — In a busy world, a drive-thru often serves as one big dinner table for a lot people who’ve never met. But at the Scottsburg McDonald’s on Sunday night, strangers became family. 

INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD is investigating Thursday night after a body was found in a creek. The grisly discover made by two young girls.

SHIPSHEWANA — Shipshewana could see the local Hudson Auto collection go up for auction. The town can’t afford to cover the cost.

AUBURN — A 27-year-old Garrett man was arrested Wednesday on allegations he exposed himself to girls in the parking lot of the Auburn Walmart store.

SOUTH BEND — It sounds a bit eerie– visiting grave sites– but you can now see graves of some of South Bend’s most influential people.

INDIANAPOLIS —If you’re a parent with a Britax B-Safe child car seat, you may need to check if your model is impacted by a safety recall.

MUNCIE, Ind. — Because of “a dangerously high population of animals” at Muncie Animal Care and Services, the shelter will offer a $5 adoption special Friday, June 23, and Saturday, June 24.

WARSAW — Each day at Zimmer Biomet headquarters, machinists on one robot-assisted factory floor churn out about 3,000 metallic knee parts. They are facing pressure to crank up the pace as the population ages and demand soars.

BENTON HARBOR, MICH. — An attempted abduction was reported by six women in Benton Harbor, who say they were walking together Monday when men with handguns tried to force them into their vehicles.

MUNCIE — Manufacturing jobs might be disappearing because of automation, but manufacturing productivity is actually up in the state and nation, according to a new study from Ball State University.

INDIANAPOLIS — A couple is facing neglect charges for taking a seven-month-old girl to a downtown bar where they both got drunk.

INDIANAPOLIS — A northern Indiana woman was killed when a tire from another vehicle struck her vehicle.

FORT WAYNE — Fort Wayne has again been found to have the lowest cost-of-living in the country.

NEW BUFFALO, MICH. — The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds® Casinos are pleased to announce Huey Lewis & The News will perform at Four Winds New Buffalo’s® Silver Creek® Event Center on Friday, September 8 at 9 p.m.

HERNDON, Va. — A 17-year-old Muslim girl is dead and a man has been arrested and charged with murder after she was assaulted near a mosque on Sunday in Herndon, police and family members say.

WHITING — Whiting’s much-anticipated floating water park in Lake Michigan, the Whoa Zone at Whihala Beach, is slated to open June 24.

TAUNTON, Mass. — A young woman who sent a barrage of text messages to another teenager urging him to kill himself was found guilty Friday of involuntary manslaughter in a case that many legal experts had expected to result in an acquittal.

INDIANAPOLIS — According to a recent survey, seven percent of Americans believe chocolate milk comes from brown cows.

INDIANAPOLIS — Amazon and Whole Foods Market, Inc. announced Friday morning that Amazon will buy Whole Foods for roughly $13.7 billion.