WABASH – Four Hoosier institutions are being recognized on The Princeton Review’s list of best value colleges. The rankings are comprised of schools that have what the publication calls strong academics, affordable cost and strong career prospects for graduates.

INDIANAPOLIS — Contour Airlines announced it will be coming to Indianapolis.

BERRIEN COUNTY, MICH. — Michigan State Police report the arrest of William Stanson in Mexico days after he was featured on the TV show “In Pursuit with John Walsh.”

WALKERTON — An increasing number of adults deal with a common birth defect called congenital heart defect, and a woman in our area is a congenital heart defect survivor who wants to share her story to hopefully help someone else be more aware of their heart health.

BREWSTER, Mass. – Brewster Animal Control got a call about a raccoon stuck in a local dumpster earlier this week – which is a relatively normal occurrence in the Cape Cod community.

MOORE, OKLA — A high school student was struck and killed by a pick-up truck Monday while training with other members of a cross country track team in Moore, Oklahoma.

EL PASO COUNTY, COLO. — Colorado authorities are looking for an 11-year-old boy who has been missing for a week after he went to play at a friend’s house, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said.

BRADENTON, FLA. — A dog’s face placed on a beer can in Florida caught the attention of a Minnesota woman who recognized it almost immediately. “Oh my gosh!” Monica Mathis told WWSB-TV. “That looks like my dog!” Bradenton-based Motorworks Brewing last month began featuring dogs at Manatee County Animal Services as labels on its beer cans, hoping people consider …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Farm Bureau is now accepting applications for its student scholarship program for the 2020-2021 school year. Each year, INFB awards 13 scholarships to incoming or current college students who are pursuing a career in agriculture.

SOUTH BEND — As fears grow worldwide over the Coronavirus, some international airlines are taking early precautions.

INDIANAPOLIS – The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools has released its annual ranking of state charter school laws with Indiana ranked in the top spot for the fifth consecutive year. The report analyzed 45 charter schools by comparing and awarding points for each state’s special education capabilities, student enrollment procedures and extracurricular activities, among other areas.

CHICAGO  — A second case of coronavirus has been confirmed in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

MITCHELL COUNTY, N.C. — Sometimes honesty is the best policy. Especially when it comes to cats.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Having the flu is miserable. And what comes along with it is often even worse.

Hong Kong— Officials in China are racing to contain the spread of a new virus that has left at least six people dead and sickened almost 300, after it was confirmed the infection can spread between humans.

LEWISTON, Maine — Thursday nights are busy at Dorthea Brown’s home in Lewiston. A half a dozen women let themselves into the 104-year-old’s white farmhouse and weave their way past the kitchen and bedrooms into her back living room. Dottie, as her friends call her, usually goes to bed early, but on Thursdays, she makes an …read more.

SOUTH BEND — A recall is underway for several baby strollers sold at Target and on Amazon.

Jason Callahan has been elected to serve as chairman of the Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne Regional Board of Trustees, effective Jan. 1. Callahan has served on Ivy Tech Fort Wayne’s board since 2018 and is currently the superintendent at Wabash City Schools.

WARSAW —At ages 83 and 74, respectively, John and Cass Rish are competitive roller-skating dancers, and they don’t plan on slowing down anytime soon.

SHIPSHEWANA — Nearly 40 teens were arrested over the weekend. Local police say it was connected to an Amish tradition.

SOUTH BEND — If you want to go to college but have been concerned about how you’re going to pay for it, working at McDonald’s may help.

FORT WAYNE —On Friday, January 10, Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana (GSNI-M) and Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) will launch the 2020 Girl Scout Cookie season, when Girl Scouts across the United States become entrepreneurs as they earn money to power their own leadership opportunities and adventures.

SOUTH BEND — Bush fires are spreading quickly across Australia, with no signs of stopping anytime soon.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana State Museum is offering free admission on Jan. 20 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

SOUTH BEND — Eye doctors are seeing more kids needing glasses earlier in their lives. The likely reason? Ophthalmologists think it is something they are doing both at school and at home.

KALAMAZOO, MICH. — More than 20 states and Washington D.C. are ringing in the new year with a minimum wage increase.

SOUTH BEND — Santa Claus seems to have traded his red suit for a blue uniform this Christmas. At least for one South Bend family.

SOUTH BEND — The new year is right around the corner, bringing new resolutions and goals for a lot of us. But it’s also bringing a big change to a welfare reform law that impacts thousands of people.

FRANKLIN, MASS. — A Massachusetts police department has a thief in its midst.

BOSTON — File this case under “Only in Boston.”

NEWNAN, GA. — A family found a holiday surprise last week after discovering an owl that made its home in their Christmas tree.

ELKHART — A restaurant in Elkhart is one of the Top 100 Restaurants in the U.S. for 2019, according to the online reservation service OpenTable.

SOUTH BEND — The Food Bank of Northern Indiana is getting help providing food to those in need during the holiday season.

FORT WAYNE – The leader of Most Precious Blood Church has been placed on administrative leave after being accused of sexually abusing a child.

BLOOMINGTON, SOUTH BEND, WEST LAFAYETTE – Three universities in the Hoosier state are on the list of Bloomberg Businessweek magazine’s Best “B-Schools” to get an MBA.

GOSHEN — This was something out of the blue, but it was good news for the Goshen Theater Board overseeing the renovation of the historic Goshen Theater.

MICHIANA — The flu has killed six people in Michigan and three in Indiana already this year. Health professionals say it’s not too late to get your flu shot.

Shipshewana — Shipshewana is now home to more than two million LED Christmas lights displayed in a 1.4-mile-long symphony of spectacular light scenes this holiday season. In its 2nd year now, Shipshewana’s Lights of Joy runs select days through January 4th.

GOSHEN — More victims have come forward with allegations they were molested by a former First Baptist Church youth group leader in Goshen.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana BMV will translate their driver’s manual into Arabic, Burmese, Chin and Mandarin after a lawsuit was filed by the ACLU of Indiana.

WEBER COUNTY, UTAH — Kat Perry and Cory Holt were sledding in the Ant Flat area on Saturday when they came across an unlikely surprise – a litter of puppies.

BLOOMINGTON  — Fans around the world mourned the death of a Hoosier cat and Internet sensation known for shining a light on special needs pets.

MIDDLEBURY — An investigation is underway into the theft of 18 puppies from a dog breeder in Middlebury last week.

INDIANAPOLIS — The shopping days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over, so now it’s time to pay it forward on this Giving Tuesday.

ELKHART — A piece of art work owned by an Elkhart museum went up for sale.

GOSHEN — After accusations were made, a church youth group leader reportedly admitted to police he molested a child in his care last summer.

SOUTH BEND — A best-selling children’s author made a stop this afternoon in South Bend. Nicholas Buamah held a book signing and giveaway at the Charles Martin Youth Center Sunday afternoon.

PAW PAW, Mich. — Michigan State Police identified the skeletal remains of a woman found off Interstate 196 in Covert Township in 1988 using genealogy DNA.

INDIANAPOLISH — There’s a new hound in town! The University of Indianapolis introduced its new live mascot, Grady the Greyhound, on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. 

GOSHEN — Close to 1,200 patients at Goshen Hospital may have been exposed to infectious diseases, according to health officials.

WARSAW — The Henry Ford Museum in Michigan has acquired a large collection of Hallmark ornaments from the Party Shop in Warsaw.

MUNCIE — Students with an entrepreneurial spirit don’t have to leave Indiana to get an education to help them pursue that business drive. “The Princeton Review” ranks two in-state universities on its list of Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies for 2020. 

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Michigan party stores are looking a little emptier than usual heading into the holiday season.

HOUSTON, TEXAS — Quilty the cat, welcome to the resistance.

ELKHART COUNTY — Major improvements are underway at the nearly 150-year-old Elkhart County courthouse.

CHICAGO — A scary moment for passengers on a flight landing at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. The plane had just touched down when it slid off the runway on Monday.

OCEAN COUNTY, N.J. — Turkeys are running wild in one 55-and-older community, and it’s starting to scare neighbors. Residents say the birds are blocking doorways and pecking at cars.

SOUTH BEND — Veterans Day is Monday.

WINONA, MINN. — The Watkins assisted living home has stood for years in contrast to Winona State University. Young and old separated by a few blocks and lots of decades.

INDIANAPOLIS —If you’re already thinking ahead to Thanksgiving and that big meal with the turkey and dressing, you can get a taste of it early thanks to Pringles.

WEST LAFAYETTE — A Purdue student says he was denied over-the-counter cold medication because of his Puerto Rican ID.​

OXFORD — Indiana State Police are investigating a woman’s death after she was found with a python around her neck. Benton County sheriff’s deputies responded to 609 North Dan Patch Drive shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday on a report of an unresponsive woman. Deputies arrived to find a Laura Hurst, 36, Battle Ground, on the …read more.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Exercise is rarely fun, as Cinderblock the Cat can attest. But no pain, no gain.

DALLAS  — Looking at the destruction all around them, Dallas residents David and Danna Folmnsbee say they’re the lucky ones.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has plans to fill waters across the state with more than 80,000 channel catfish.

INDIANAPOLIS –The Indiana State Department of Health announced the state’s first influenza-related death of the 2019-2020 flu season Tuesday.

Crawfordsville, Greencastle, Hanover — Indiana has two higher education institutions that rank in the top 30 in the nation for an overall experience. Personal finance website WalletHub conducted a survey to determine what it calls the 2020 Best College Ranking.

MISHAWAKA — The future of the Osceola Dragway will be decided tomorrow morning.

ASASIF, EGYPT — Archaeologists have found more than 20 ancient wooden coffins near the Egyptian city of Luxor, the country’s antiquities ministry says.

SOUTH BEND — You have the chance to get your hands on Billy Joel tickets at Notre Dame Friday morning.

FORT WAYNE — This Saturday from 9am to Noon, the Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michana are co-hosting the 5th annual STEM conference for Girls at North Side High School. Over 20 different careers in STEM will be represented by women local to the Fort Wayne community.

PULASKI COUNTY — A home for retired research monkeys in the middle of Pulaski County is expanding.

NEW YORK — Netflix will stop supporting older Roku devices starting Dec. 1, multiple reports indicate. Viewers who don’t have an HDMI TV may be left hanging.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — A dog appears to be stuck at the top of the Pillsbury Mills plant in Springfield, as of Monday afternoon.

ELKHART COUNTY — A person in Elkhart County, Indiana, is dead after contracting the deadly mosquito-borne virus Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE.

FORT WAYNE — On International Day of the Girl, Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana (GSNI-M) is proud to announce seven girls in the council who earned the Girl Scout Gold Award in 2019.

ELKHART — Parents, you may be tired of your kids wanting to play videos games all the time, but there’s a new way for your kids to put the skills to good use! Some local students are now competing on an esports team.

KALAMAZOO, MICH. — Data from Michigan State Police (MSP) showed an increasing trend of animal cruelty across the state.

CINCINNATI — Kroger is slashing jobs nationwide.

INDIANAPOLIS — Six Indiana cities are being recognized on Midwest Startups’ list of the best startup cities in the Midwest for 2019. Indianapolis is the highest-ranked Hoosier city on the list, coming in at No. 4.  

GARY – Gary, Indiana is the “Most Miserable City in America,” according to Business Insider.

ELKHART COUNTY — Elkhart County just announced it will begin spraying for mosquitos in areas where horses have tested positive for EEE.

LA PORTE COUNTY — 50,000 apples are believed to have been stolen from a local orchard.

LAGRANGE COUNTY — It appears that police have confiscated at least one horse from a LaGrange County farm that has long drawn complaints of animal abuse and neglect.

LAGRANGE COUNTY — Residents are outraged after animal cruelty allegations on a farm in LaGrange County.

South Bend – It’s hard for travelers not to notice the construction taking place inside and out at South Bend International Airport (SBN). Two major construction projects recently began.

CARMEL — Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard is looking to propose new rules for the city’s roundabouts.

NORTH BLOOMFIELD, OHIO — You don’t see this every day.

SOUTH BEND — News Now is learning more about Casei Jones and her four children, who were found dead in Georgia.

SOUTH BEND — The amount Indiana spends on each public school student is 47th in the country. That’s according to a National Education Association report.

NEW YORK — A redesigned menu featuring a new vegetarian section is rolling out at all of Taco Bell’s 7,000 U.S. locations.

WEST LAFAYETTE — The Wabash Heartland Innovation Network is usually associated with high-tech jobs and next-generation manufacturing, but WHIN is also interested in improving the quality of life for residents in its region. 

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Officials are investigating a Monday helicopter crash in Walkerton.

WEST BADEN — Two Indiana hotels and a Hoosier hotelier are among finalists for a chance to be honored among the best in the world. Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels Worldwide have included West Baden Springs Hotel, the Morris Inn at Notre Dame and Jeff Lane from French Lick Resort as nominees for respective awards in their list of 2019 Awards of Excellence recipients.

INDIANAPOLIS — We all know the nervous feeling you get when you see a police car following you.

MARSHALL COUNTY — An Amish housewife was allegedly raped in her own home last week.

VALPARAISO — A man was shot by a state trooper Wednesday night after police say he stole a maintenance truck on the Toll Road.

VALPARAISO — A man was shot by a state trooper Wednesday night after police say he stole a maintenance truck on the Toll Road. Officials say the incident began when the Valparaiso Police Department received a call about three males allegedly attempting to break into cars around 2 p.m. today. Police saw a vehicle that …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — As Hurricane Dorian churns closer to the U.S. coastline, volunteers and emergency crews stationed along the Atlantic coast are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst.

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (WTHR) – Whirlpool is recalling more than 26-thousand glass range cooktops with touch controls because they can turn on by themselves and create a fire hazard.