NEW YORK — A proud dog owner and her Irish wolfhound are putting hopeful trick-or-treaters to shame by dressing up as “Wayne’s World” characters ― and nailing it. Seriously, it’s not even Halloween yet, and they’ve already stolen the show.

LAGRANGE COUNTY — LaGrange County Deputies responded to a call about a theft after a man found his marijuana had been stolen from his hotel room.

GRANGER — Think you are too young to get breast cancer? Think again. Amanda Goss was 24-years-old when she was first diagnosed. She said she noticed a lump under her armpit and like many moms, she thought it was from breast feeding. Goss ended up getting it checked out and found out it was stage …read more.

NAPPANEE — Mary Miller’s new prized possession is a cabin built near New Paris before the Civil War.

BENTON HARBOR, MICH. — A man is dead after police say he exchanged gunfire with a Benton Harbor police officer Tuesday morning.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sometimes when you’re afraid to fly, it helps to have a friend. Meet “Daniel.” The four-year-old Indian Runner duck was spotted on a flight from Charlotte to Asheville, North Carolina. The feathered friend is certified for his emotional support services and was there to be a pal for a passenger who was worried about …read more.

WARSAW, POLAND — A UFO conspiracy theorist was found dead in Poland earlier this year only days after he told his mother to “investigate” if anything happened to him, according to The Telegraph.

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — What started as a suspected political act of terror in North Carolina soon helped bring party lines together on Sunday night, after a GOP building was firebombed. Democrats rallied behind Republicans raising funds for the office that was attacked.

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — The Republican Party headquarters in Orange County was vandalized and firebombed with what police described as a “Molotov cocktail” overnight, Hillsborough officials said Sunday.

HOUSTON — A father was killed and two children were injured Friday, Oct. 14, in a fiery crash involving a big rig in north Houston.

FREEPORT, FLA. — Alaqua Animal Refuge founder, Laurie Hood, says in the history of her non-profit they’ve had only one Great Dane up for adoption. Now, they can multiply that number by 73.

INDIANAPOLIS — A new study released this month links birth control use with depression among women, especially adolescents. The results show women on the birth control pill and other hormonal contraception are more likely to be prescribed an anti-depressant or diagnosed with depression than those who aren’t.

DETROIT — A video of a clown hanging off the back of a Detroit Department of Transportation bus in Detroit has gone viral.

HOUSTON, TEXAS — A dentist in Houston shot a man who police say flashed him and his employees.

INDIANAPOLIS — Early voting for the November election starts Wednesday in Indiana.

SOUTH BEND — An ordinance to protect the rights of the LGBTQ Community was put into place more than four years ago in the City of South Bend and now, the county is looking to do the same.

FORT WAYNE — The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo will open its gates for the 38th Wild Zoo Halloween this week. The event will be held Oct. 14-16, 20-23 and 27-31.

INDIANAPOLIS — HHGregg announced Tuesday, Oct. 11, that its 220 brick-and-mortar stores will be closed on Thanksgiving this year, making it the first major electronics retailer to do so.

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — A new room has been discovered and is open to the public at San Jose’s Winchester Mystery House, a Victorian mansion that was home to a widow of the Winchester rifle fortune.

LOS ANGELES — Samsung Electronics is permanently ending production of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, after trying for more than a month to solve the problem of the device catching fire.

SOUTH BEND — South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg announced Monday that he’s seeking to raise the city’s minimum wage ahead of schedule.

FORT WAYNE — The Fort Wayne mother accused of killing her two children in the backseat of a stolen car in late September said she did so to keep them safe and usher them on to heaven.

NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND — Could this cat living in the UK be the oldest in the world?

DURHAM, CONN. — A football coach has been fired after punishing a child for allegedly bullying one of his teammates. The bullying happened at school. Todd Kennedy, the former head coach of a Durham Middlefield Football team, says he wanted the kids to know that bullying would not be tolerated.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — A Cedar Rapids teenager is feeling lost without his service dog.

OLYMPIA, WASH. — He’s not quite a guard dog, but some are calling him the “cat’s meow” of home security.

COLUMBIA CITY — A letter that went out to Columbia City residents this week that indicated elevated levels of lead had been found in city drinking water was, while state mandated, ultimately gratuitous after further testing found no issues.

TUCSON, ARIZ. — Dozens of clowns in Arizona will hit the streets in Tucson on Saturday night, Oct. 8, for a planned “Clown Lives Matter” peace walk meant to show the gentle nature of jesters amid a national climate of clown fear.

INDIANAPOLIS — When babies destroy a delicious dessert in celebration of their first birthday, it’s usually pretty adorable. But this little guy’s epic cake face-plant might be the cutest of them all.

ALLEN COUNTY— State health officials have declared a public health emergency in Allen County allowing a syringe services program to be set up.

INDINAPOLIS — More than 2.5 million units of arts and crafts tempera and finger paints are being recalled, because they may contain harmful bacteria

CULBURRA, AUSTRALIA — This is Luke Neville, his brother James, and their pug Bella.

INDIANAPOLIS — Patients at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health are getting to know a member of the care team that stands apart from the rest.

MERIDIAN, IDAHO — Jaxon, an 11-year-old pug, was the first in his home to notice sparks coming from at outlet inside their home. He took action the best he could and the family’s happy he did.

AURORA — The creator of a controversial float in the Aurora Farmer’s Fair parade depicting Donald Trump killing Hillary Clinton is apologizing.

GAINESVILLE, GA. — An elementary school employee in Georgia was fired this week after it was revealed that she allegedly posted racist messages on Facebook.

CLAYTON — Putting a new roof on a church is a big job. But it turns out the people working on a Hendricks County church made a big mistake. By the time crews were halfway done tearing shingles off the First Baptist Church of Clayton, they realized they were working at the wrong church. The …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Gilmore Girls fans, get your coffee IVs ready. To help promote this fall’s reunion, Netflix is creating pop-up versions of Luke’s Diner all across the country – including two locations in Indianapolis.

TOWNVILLE, S.C. — Jacob Hall will have a superhero funeral, according to his mother Renae Hall.

AUBURNDALE, FLA. — A Polk County man is behind bars after a deputy spotted him with a milk crate.

OMAHA, NEB. — A Nebraska teen is a new mom, much to her own surprise.

SOUTH BEND — Under leaves and vines, perhaps a fitting new purpose for a forgotten armory. Where you see foliage, a South Bend developer sees his future winery.

FORT WAYNE — Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo will soon be home to two lions again. Bahati, a two-year-old male from the Racine Zoo, will join Ina, the female lion. Ina’s former companion, Bill, died in April.

CLOVERDALE — A man traveling from California to Pennsvlvania was arrested Thursday on eastbound I-70 near Cloverdale after Indiana State Police pulled him over for a routine safety inspection and found a stash of marijuana covered in yellow mustard

NEW ORLEANS — Right outside his bar room in St. Roch, John Victorson has seen late nights turn into early mornings, but what happened recently has caught him off guard.

SALT LAKE CITY — The parents of a missing Utah man have a new glimmer of hope about their son who disappeared in China 12 years ago.

WARREN, OHIO — Warren Police plan to charge a teen with animal cruelty after they say he confessed to having sex with a small dog.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Amber Alert # 007-2016 issued today on Isabelle Negri has been cancelled as of 2:45 p.m. Sept. 27, 2016.

GREENWOOD — An Amber Alert has been issued for a child abducted from Greenwood.

SOUTH BEND — Amanda Beard, a swimmer who’s won seven Olympic medals but who’s also survived depression, anorexia, bulimia and drug and alcohol abuse, will speak at a local luncheon Oct. 4 as part of events for Mental Illness Awareness Week.

INDIANAPOLIS — A polar bear that lived most of her life at the Indianapolis Zoo has died at the Detroit Zoo.

ELKHART — A woman accused of abducting two of her children from an Allen County home is now facing two preliminary charges of murder after telling an Elkhart police officer her children were dead in the backseat of a car she was driving.

WARSAW — An OWI car chase that crossed over Indiana and Michigan state lines Saturday evening landed a Warsaw man behind bars. Cory Thomas, 39, of Warsaw, faces fleeing and eluding, resisting and obstruction, OWI, possession of marijuana and open intoxicants charges. He will face these charges out of Branch County, Michigan. It all started …read more.

SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY — A local animal shelter needs your help right now.

ISLAMORADA, FLA. — A man from South Florida is facing charges for riding manatees, a protected species in Florida.

INDIANAPOLIS —The NfL quarterback who sparked the conversation about race and patriotism will be featured on the next cover of TIME Magazine.

AUSTIN — The Austin Animal Center will do anything for one of its own, even if it means a blizzard.

FORT WAYNE — The Indiana State Police in Fort Wayne has added a Patrol K-9 team to the district.

WHIDBEY ISLAND, WASH. — He’s an adorable dog, which makes his situation that much more heartbreaking.

MUNCIE — A central Indiana veteran now wears a medal to recognize his sacrifice exactly 72 years after he was hurt fighting for our country.

FORT WAYNE — Honor Flight Northeast Indiana will send 84 veterans to Washington, D.C. Thursday, Sept. 22, to view monuments and memorials built in their honor

COFFEE COUNTY, TENN. — The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department says it’s investigating a report of a juvenile being attacked by a clown in Summitville, Tenn.

JENNINGS COUNTY — A 37-year-old Seymour woman died in a crash near the Jennings-Ripley County Line on Saturday, but her body wasn’t discovered until Tuesday night.

INDIANAPOLIS — Another CEO heads to Capitol Hill and is certain to face hard questions, and NASCAR has been hit with a lawsuit over racial discrimination.

ELKHART — A note found in a bathroom at Concord High School has prompted the evacuation of students and immediate search of the building.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A chaotic scene erupted in north Charlotte Tuesday night after an African-American man was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting.

CARMEL — Two Carmel parents have been arrested on child neglect charges after two of their children were deemed to be malnourished and abused.

NASHVILLE, TENN. — A Metro teacher accused of secretly recording at least 40 elementary school students as they changed clothes in a closet at Napier Elementary School has been taken into police custody.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indy Scream Park , the largest haunted house in Indiana, will open its doors Saturday, Sept. 17, for the 2016 season.

INDIANAPOLIS — A live alligator was found on Interstate 465 Sunday afternoon, Sept. 18.

GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Deputies in Florida are searching for the owner of a 600-pound hog that was found roaming around.

MARSHALL COUNTY — A missing Marshall County teen was found dead Friday. According to police 16-year-old Rylan Clark was reported missing Thursday. Clark was found dead by a Plymouth School Corporation Resource Officer Friday, in a wooded area east of Plymouth. Clark was a sophomore at Plymouth High School.The Marshall County Sheriff Department is investigating the case. …read more.

JACKSON COUNTY — An Indiana man has been arrested after allegedly stalking and intimidating a couple, because he was not hired as a fourth-grade teacher and basketball coach at an Orange County school.

TROYNOY, RUSSIA — Surrounded in the Arctic tundra. By polar bears.

GRESHAM, ORE. — An Oregon white supremacist and his girlfriend who are accused of killing a 19-year-old black man now face new hate crime charges after police say the couple intentionally ran over the teenager because of his “race and color.”

SOUTH BEND — Most of us have heard about the risks that go along with kids playing football or hockey, but a new study shows that reported concussions in soccer have soared in the past 25 years.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — New details about the murder of a 6-year-old girl have been released in the U.S. Attorney’s Office criminal complaint.

INDIANAPOLIS — Just off Interstate 70 on the east side, the organic farm at Indy Urban Acres made South Carolina’s Kelcy Quarles feel right at home.

INDIANAPOLIS — Target is now carrying a new version on a fall classic just in times for the leaves to turn colors.

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA is pulling some major events out of North Carolina. Officials announced they will relocate seven of their championships planned in North Carolina in response to the signing of the controversial bathroom law.

NASHVILLE, TENN. — A lesson in compassion isn’t something you expect from high school students. But a group of 400 students from Nashville’s Christ Presbyterian Academy showed up outside the home of a cancer-stricken teacher to sing songs of worship when he could no longer teach. Ben Ellis, who teaches Latin and Bible studies at …read more.

MARYVILLE, TENN. — A photo of a firefighter in full gear is going viral for all of the right reasons.

WEST JORDAN, UTAH — Leonardo “Baby Leo” Sanchez would have turned 2 in a few days. “I’m supposed to be planning his birthday party for next week and now I’m planning his funeral,” his mother, Danielle Sanchez, said in tears Friday, Sept. 9. On Thursday, Leo died after apparently being trapped under a bean bag …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) announced today that approximately 5-million customers were overcharged by the BMV and have received a combined $28.75 million in refunds by way of credits to their BMV accounts.

FORT WAYNE — A Delta flight made an emergency landing at Fort Wayne International Airport moments after taking off there early Monday due to a landing gear issue.

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. —The recent sightings of clowns at two apartment complexes in Greenville County have led to international media coverage, but the sightings are not the first of this type, and one theory is that the latest ones could be connected to promotion for an upcoming film.

SACRAMENTO — California could soon become the first state in the country to offer poor families some help with an expensive necessity: diapers.

OKLAHOMA CITY — It had been more than a day since Francisco Merlos had spoken to his girlfriend when he went by her mother’s house Saturday, Aug. 27, to check on her.

FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to live in ’70s shag carpet heaven, well, check this out.

GOSHEN — Goshen Coach told the state Wednesday, Aug. 31 it plans to close its Elkhart plant.

CHICAGO — Anthony Rizzo is known for slugging homers for the Chicago Cubs, but that can’t compare with the home run he hit for a child battling cancer.

LA PORTE COUNTY — The hunt for a fugitive who was on the run since December 2015 has finally come to an end.

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — A Florida mom is deeply grateful after a Seminoles football player stopped by her son’s school and ate lunch with him.

INDIANAPOLIS — The mother said a parent who “spares the rod, spoils the child” while citing Indiana’s religious freedom law.

BENZIE COUNTY, MICH. — A dog from Illinois who was visiting with her family over the weekend, has had quite the adventure in northern Michigan.

SOUTH BEND — A conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12 (Monday) at the University of Notre Dame’s Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., announced Tuesday, Aug. 30.

INDIANA — College chain ITT Technical Institute has ceased new student enrollment after the federal government banned the school from accepting any more students with federal aid. The serious federal action is a huge blow for the school since ITT Tech makes most of its money from that aid. Some say the school may not survive …read more.

GOSHEN — The hammered dulcimer is the George Harrison of the musical world.

SOUTH BEND — While many homeowners are replacing walls and floors in their flooded homes there are some things they can’t replace.

ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. — She’s become a fixture in some Upstate courtrooms, and this week Roma, the courthouse dog, made history in South Carolina.