BRISTOL — Teams of Federal and Confederate soldiers waited for the signal to shoot at targets during the first national competition of the American Civil War Shooting Association in Bristol Saturday.

SOUTH BEND — A very visible tribute from the city of South Bend to the community of Orlando. People gathered along the river around sunset to watch the River Lights lights turn colors of the rainbow.

ORLANDO — An attraction operator at Universal Orlando, Luis Vielma always went above and beyond for the park’s guests — and his friends.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carowinds experienced a power outage Thursday night, June 9, that caused one ride to get stuck for more than an hour.

INDIANAPOLIS — This fight isn’t about agility and speed. It’s about winning a battle.

INDIANAPOLIS — The American Girl store is returning to Indianapolis.

LOS ANGELES — “America’s Got Talent“ may have just found the next Taylor Swift. She even has the same haircut!

SPIDER LAKE SPRINGS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Some are calling it the latest symbolic battle between Canada and the United States — but it didn’t take place on the ice.

HUESCA, SPAIN — If you suffer from a fear of sheep you might want to skip this video showing 1,300 sheep running on the loose and basically taking over a town as if they were in New Zealand horror movie “Black Sheep.”

NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana woman captured the cutest intruder ever on her home security system.

ELKHART — A four-legged member of the fire service is in the running for some top honors.

INDIANAPOLIS — Potato Creek and Fort Harrison state parks have been named in a list of “America’s Top 100 Family Fishing and Boating Spots” for 2016.

OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO — Killian Gonzalez hung on to life after one of the most traumatic injuries a child can sustain, with less than one percent chance of surviving

MAUI, HAWAII — A woman in Hawaii is charged with second degree murder after police say she intentionally crashed a car, killing her twin sister.

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — Newschannel 3 has learned that at least five people have been killed on North Westnedge, near Markin Glen Park, just north of Kalamazoo, after a group of bicyclists were struck from behind by a blue Chevy pickup truck. It happened around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening. All of those killed were bicyclists …read more.

FORT WAYNE — A 4-year-old girl from Fort Wayne will get to swim with dolphins, thanks to the Make-A-Wish foundation.

ANDERSON — Traffic came to a stop Monday evening, June 6, in Anderson after a man was spotted running around naked.

CYPRESS, TEXAS — In September 2001, amid the twisted pile of steel beams, concrete and ash where the World Trade Center once stood, 300 or so search dogs worked long hours and used their powerful noses to try to find survivors.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A parent should never have to bury their child, but unfortunately many do. Two of those grieving mothers, strangers from different states, came together in an unexpected way.

INDIANAPOLIS — A forklift driver who describes himself as a “boring guy” is the latest Hoosier millionaire.

INDIANAPOLIS — A tragic accident at Fort Hood, which left nine soldiers dead, now hits a bit closer to home for Hoosiers.

NEW YORK — Hostess Brands is recalling snack cakes and donuts because they may have come in contact with peanut residue.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Authorities are investigating after a man’s body was found floating in the Elkhart River.

CAIRO — While the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s rise to fame might be called meteoric, an item in King Tut’s tomb could literally be described that way.

INDIANAPOLIS — How would you like to get close to a polar bear? What about a seahorse or sea turtle? While you can’t get close to the real thing, you can certainly get close to a Lego® creation.

ELKHART — A lot has happened in the 108 years Lester Townsend has been on this planet.

GOLDSBORO, N.C. — A Goldsboro, N.C. woman was shocked when she looked into a used freezer she bought and found parts of a dead body inside.

NEW ORLEANS —Health officials are offering a word of caution about flesh-eating bacteria for those planning to head to the water this summer. It is often found in warm, salty brackish waters and in shellfish during the summer months. Kelly Kohen Blomberg recently came into contact with this rare, but serious disease. “It is affecting my …read more.

GLENDALE, ARIZ. — A man with horns on his head is accused of attacking his wife with a knife, but he says his memory of the incident is blurred.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — You tell ‘em, Miss Manners.

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Three women are being celebrated online after authorities say they may have stopped an attempted rape while they were dining in a Santa Monica restaurant on May 26.

INDIANAPOLIS — People gathered Memorial Day to pay respects at Crown Hill Cemetery.

KEY WEST, FLA. — Fred Flintstone just narrowly avoided getting his ride towed.

It’s Homecoming time and that can only mean one thing-Richmond’s streets will soon be filled with Model Ts of all shapes and sizes. More than a century since these four-cylinder, spoke-wheeled, mechanical wonders rolled out of Henry Ford’s assembly plants, they will return to Richmond once again to celebrate the history, as well as the fun, of Model Ts.

FORT WAYNE — Riverfront Fort Wayne will offer a series of boat tours along the city’s rivers beginning Sunday.

LINCOLN, NEB. — According to the Lincoln Police Department, a diamond concrete cutting blade spun off of a machine and flew 130 feet into a man’s home, and hit him.

PHILADELPHIA — The sexual assault case against legendary comedian Bill Cosby will go to trial, a judge decided Tuesday, after finding enough evidence in a preliminary hearing to proceed.

FULTON COUNTY — Five Amish teens face alcohol-related charges after their 2001 Dodge Caravan was clocked at 110 miles per hour.

MIRAMAR, FLA. — Home inspectors nearly caused a panic when they informed police they had found a body in the attic of a Miramar home Saturday, May 21.

AUSTIN, TEXAS — A 15-year-old girl at nearby Hospice Austin’s Christopher House was confined to her bed and unable to attend the concert.

A Des Moines, Iowa man is eating nothing but gas station food for 30 days. Frank Beard set out on his “30 Days of Gas Station Food” mission in order to prove you can still be healthy, even if you live your life constantly on-the-go.

COHOES, N.Y. — New York waitress got a huge surprise when she went to pick up the check.

HOLLYWOOD — Pop culture icon, Cher, celebrates her 70th birthday Friday, May 20.

GALT, CALIF. — A dog spotted periodically by motorists in the median of Highway 99 in Galt over more than three weeks has been rescued.

CHURUBUSCO — There isn’t just one word to describe how the past year has been for 12 year old Karsten Courtney.

ROMANIA — Pets have been known to do the most adorable things.

INDIANAPOLIS — It is known as the largest and best muscle car auction in the world. The Dana Mecum’s 29th Original Spring Classic showcases coveted muscle cars, Corvettes and renowned individual multi-car collections.

SAN MATEO, CALIF. — A dog taken to a California PetSmart store died Sunday, May 15, while in the care of a groomer.

MIDDLEBURY — A therapeutic horse riding organization wants to expand and an Elkhart family just gave Loveway the largest gift it has ever received.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Labor Department announced Tuesday, May 18, that it completed one of the most ambitious economic reforms of the Obama era, finalizing a new rule that will extend overtime protections to millions of additional workers.

INDIANAPOLIS — When Steve Kline learned one of his employees was locked out of her car, he looked online to find her help.

FORT WAYNE — In an unexpected 2-1 vote Monday, May 16, the Allen County commissioners affirmed the Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health plan to start a county needle exchange program.

PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — An 86-year-old Port St. Lucie man said he killed his wife while she slept because she was in poor health and he could no longer afford her medications, according to an arrest affidavit.

SAVANNAH, GA. — A photo of a police officer’s act of kindness is now going viral.

WABASH — The city of Wabash has beat out 10,000 other small communities in a national competition aimed at helping small businesses.

SOUTH BEND — On May 12, the Governor of Indiana helped break ground on the Studebaker factory buildings redevelopment phase of the Renaissance District project in downtown South Bend, one of the five featured “marquee” projects that were submitted to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation as part of the application for a Regional Cities Initiative …read more.

COVINA, CALIF. — Raymond Luna is a 23-year-old part-time student from Covina, Calif.

JOHNSON COUNTY — The remains of a woman who was married to the great-great-great grandson of Pocahontas are being exhumed from a grave in the middle of a road in Johnson County this week.

SALEM, ORE. — A Salem man whose life was likely saved by the thoughtful actions of Domino’s pizza employees is the store’s No. 1 customer, an assistant manager said.

SOUTH BEND — The goal of a new South Bend city park project is to make South Bend a more inviting place for monarch butterflies to live.

LA PORTE — A driver says he was traveling in the 3700 west block of Waverly Road in La Porte on Wednesday morning when he fell asleep at the wheel.

INDIANAPOLIS — One of the nation’s top traffic safety organizations is issuing an urgent warning about a growing danger on the nation’s roads: driving while high.

MANSFIELD, TEXAS — At 30 years old, Scooter, a Siamese feline, has been declared the new world’s oldest living cat by the Guinness Book of World Records.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TENN. — Senior prom is supposed to be a happy rite of passage for high school students, but a Montgomery County dad says his special needs son’s prom turned into a nightmare.

BERLIN — They say pigs could fly — but this cow really did.

KATY, TEXAS — A young boy in Texas got a little more than just bubbles in his soda bottle.

PORTLAND, ORE — The owner of a rental home in Portland, Oregon says he got stuck cleaning 25 tons of trash left behind by former tenants who ditched the property.

MISHAWAKA — A Mishawaka firefighter has admitted to scamming a number of co-workers by claiming to have cancer.

SPRINGDALE, ARK. — The bond among the stars from A League of Their Own remains strong almost 25 years after the film was released.

TAMPA, FLA. — A dog owner in Florida, faced with mounting vet bills, took an extreme step to make sure the pet could still be cared for in the future.

CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. — Rob Lopez thought it would be fun to prank his two-year-old son by dressing up as Darth Vader, waking the sleeping toddler and challenging him to a light saber duel.

MASON CITY, WISC. — A town in Wisconsin is looking to fine parents more than $300 for continued bullying behavior.

BRISTOL — Skeletal remains found in rural Bristol Tuesday, May 3, have been tied to a cold case of a missing Elkhart woman.

SANDUSKY, OHIO — There is a new roller coaster to enjoy when Cedar Point opens this weekend.

JASPER — A southern Indiana couple is going viral for a simple, yet touching, display of love.

FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA, CANADA — A massive wildfire near Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, that has grown to five times its initial size has spread south, forcing more evacuations on Thursday after 88,000 people fled the city in the nation’s energy heartland.

KANSAS CITY — Mandy Grogg and husband Ryan Williams, who are both in the U.S. Army and currently live in Germany, wore the candy rings during their wedding last month in Kansas City, Mo., turning a misfortune into an unforgettable photo opportunity.

BRISTOL — The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after human remains were found in Bristol.

NEW YORK — From dressing up as stormtroopers to hosting movie marathons, film fans celebrated Star Wars Day on Wednesday with all things dedicated to the blockbuster sci-fi franchise.

WASHINGTON D.C. — James Bradley, the author of “Flags of Our Fathers,” is convinced that his father John Bradley did raise an American flag on Iwo Jima’s Mount Suribachi, but not the one captured in the iconic photo that popularized a later flag-raising.

CHICAGO — It’s hard to imagine what Morgan Hill is feeling right now. She’s not quite sure herself. How can you possibly process the fact you were born, wrapped in a towel, put into a trash bag and left in a dumpster to die — all before you were a day old?

ELKHART — Police have arrested a 21-year-old former Manchester University student after the infant she gave birth to in her dorm room died.

AVON, COLO. — They hooped and hollered and banged on the walls, grown men in head-to-toe firefighting gear — including helmets — dispatched in the middle of the night to a second-floor apartment in a small Colorado town to ward off a pesky, unwanted intruder.

SOUTH BEND — The South Shore begins a major construction project Monday, and that will mean some schedule changes.

INDIANAPOLIS — Despite improvements in playground design, more children are getting seriously hurt.

CROWN POINT — Police are searching for a Lake County Jail inmate who escaped Saturday, April 30, after walking away from a laundry area where he was permitted to work, an official said.

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — A small mammal has sabotaged the world’s most powerful scientific instrument.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — He may be new blood, but a tiny hedgehog is slowly becoming a big Instagram star.

AMARILLO, TEXAS — A trip to a Texas amusement park took a scary turn after a father says his son’s seat belt came off during a ride.

KANSAS CITY — We call police when we need help. As it turns out, police needed to call the Kansas City Fire Department when they ended up stranded in a tight spot.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Wednesday that three-time GRAMMY Award winner and multi-platinum recording artist Darius Rucker will perform the national anthem before the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil.

BLOOMINGTON — Caregivers whose eyes wander during playtime — due to distractions such as smartphones or other technology, for example — may raise children with shorter attention spans, according to a new study by psychologists at Indiana University. The work, which appears online today in the journal Current Biology, is the first to show a direct connection …read more.

POST FALLS, IDAHO — With the arrival of Aurelia Marie Ann, the Underdahl family streak is over.

DETROIT — The tan puppy was just a couple of days old when its mother was fatally struck by a car in Detroit.

MUNCIE — A pair of exotic kittens found in a Delaware County barn are getting a lot of attention — and a lot of questions.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A 12-year-old western New York girl wound up running 10 extra miles after she got into the wrong road race.

SAN DIEGO — The death of a newborn baby, who apparently was fatally attacked by his family’s dog in their Mira Mesa home, was under investigation Friday, April 22.

INDIANAPOLIS — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders will host events at two central Indiana universities Wednesday, April 27.

TWIN FALLS, IDAHO — This is the story of one woman down on her luck, and another who doesn’t have much, but she’s willing to give it all. Marie Pederson was living in her truck in front of Wal-Mart for three weeks, just trying to take care of herself and her seven dogs. Cathy Adams …read more.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL. — Delvar Dopson, a local garbageman in Bloomington, Ill., and Brooklyn Andracke, a 3-year-old girl, may not exactly be your typical companions. And yet, the bond between these two seems as precious as any true friendship.