SAN FRANCISCO — Before the game, The Armed Forces Chorus sang “America The Beautiful.”

SOUTH BEND — In May, after 28 years, Maestro Tsung Yeh will be performing his last concert as the conductor and music director of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra.

BENTON HARBOR — Last year alone, more than 150 sex trafficking cases were reported in Indiana and Michigan —some right here in our area.

INDIANAPOLIS — Three Indianapolis women are tricking the Internet with a family photo.

SANDY, UT. — A 45-year-old grocery store employee in Utah died after she was dragged into an industrial-sized bakery mixing machine, officials said.

ATLANTA, GA. — Alcohol use during pregnancy can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), which are physical, behavioral, and intellectual disabilities that last a lifetime.

SOUTH BEND — Mahoney Family Dentistry is gearing up to give away as much free dentistry to children as they can. Give Kids a Smile 2016 starts at 8 a.m. Friday and runs until 1 p.m.

SOUTH BEND — If you’re looking to lace up your skates and hit the ice at Howard Park, you’ll have to wait until next season.

LA JOLLA, CALIF. — An unusual creature found itself barking up the wrong cave in southern California.

SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT. —Attention, frozen dessert fans unable — or choosing not to — consume dairy; your long wait is over! Now is the time to raise spoons in celebration of an all-new, Non-Dairy flavor line up.

TOWN OF MAINE, NY. — It had been 82 years since Lena Pierce had seen her first-born child—but Friday, Jan. 15 offered a reunion for the pair.

LUTZ, FLA. — Eyewitnesses call her a terror. She’s only two feet tall, but her deep, dark eyes and razor sharp talons are enough to intimidate anyone and everyone she meets.

SAINT ALBERT, ALBERTA — It was a one-night match made in heaven for a maternal dog and a pair of young rescue puppies at Barker’s Pet Motel and Grooming in St. Albert on Friday.

FORT WALTON BEACH, FLA. — Montgomery met the totally adorable Kylo when he was on a routine call to the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society, or PAWS.

CLERMONT, FLA. — A video recording by a day care worker shows the facility’s director hitting a four-year-old boy and dropping him on a mat, police in Clermont said.

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Quasimodo, a sweet German shepherd with a rare spinal condition, is looking for a forever home.

PUNXSUTAWNEY, PENN. — Spring is coming! America’s most iconic weather forecaster, the Pennsylvania groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, “told” this to the president of the groundhog club after not seeing his shadow at Gobbler’s Knob in the town northeast of Pittsburgh.

MARIETTA, OHIO — Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters.

TANZANIA — Three people have been charged in the death of a British pilot whose helicopter was shot down by elephant poachers in Tanzania, said Jonathan Shana, criminal investigation commander in Tanzania, on Sunday.

LA PORTE COUNTY — The Michigan City Police Department and the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office are jointly announcing the arrest of Richard Cope.

CHICAGO — Police say a south suburban Lansing resident kept an alligator at his home for 26 years without his neighbors knowing.

WATERLOO, IOWA — A 6-year-old boy goes ice fishing with his grandpa and ends up saving his life.

HOUSTON, TEXAS — A two-pound Holland Lop from Houston hopped to the top of a contest to name an honorary “Real Trix Rabbit.”

MOTTSVILLE TOWNSHIP — It’s the kind of thing you had to see to believe.

MARTINSVILLE — The FBI continues to investigate a Martinsville home connected to a man suspected of flashing himself to numerous women. The search is connected to the disappearance of an Indiana University student.

HOLLAND, MICH. — Better late than never.

NORTON, MASS. — Norton High School wrestler Deven Schuko is undefeated, 27-0 — or at least he was — until he took on Andy Howland, a Dighton-Rehoboth High School legend over the weekend.

MIAMI — A lost kinkajou that was found inside a 99-year-old woman’s home in southwest Miami-Dade County was reunited with her owner Wednesday.

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — The health department confirms one case of listeria in St. Joseph County linked to the Dole recall.

RENTON, WASH. — A teenage boy in Washington State received life-threatening injuries trying to pull off something he saw on YouTube.

ELKHART — A member of the so-called “Elkhart Four” will be released from prison this week.

INDIANAPOLIS — Today at approximately 1:00 p.m. troopers from the Indiana State Police responded to calls of a naked pedestrian on I-465 southbound near 38th Street on the west side.

INDIANAPOLIS — It could soon be up to your local pharmacist to decide whether to sell you common cold medicine, like Sudafed.

SOUTH BEND — Residents in South Bend and Fort Wayne are collecting bottles of water to donate to Flint, Michigan, where high levels of lead have been found in the city’s water.

MIAMI — A neurology resident employed by Miami’s Jackson Health System has been placed on administrative leave after a controversial video involving an Uber driver went viral.

KINGSTON, TENN. — One 3-year-old boy’s birthday present is making his neighbors very happy this winter season.

ELKMONT, ALA. — Finishing seventh in a half-marathon isn’t usually a big deal, unless the participant happens to be a sweet bloodhound named Ludivine, who’d wandered into the Alabama race by accident.

LARGO, Fla. — It was the moment everyone had been hoping and praying for after a long, frustrating week of worry.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — A Utah toddler’s rendition of “Part of Your World” from Disney’s 1989 classic “The Little Mermaid” is equal parts adorable and impressive.

INDIANAPOLIS — We all have a family tree, but most of us will never put ours up for display. But that is exactly what the Veal family has been doing for three generations — and it caught Kevin Rader and photographer John Duong’s attention.

OMAHA, NEB. — A wounded warrior is giving back in Nebraska, taking on the winter weather.

ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York World War II veteran got some long-overdue recognition for his service.

INDIANAPOLIS — Anyone with a pet knows how quickly they become part of the family. But, for Janet McIntyre, her black lab, Rizzo, changed her life.

CAPE CANAVERAL — On Jan. 16, 2016, Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly shared photographs of a blooming zinnia flower in the Veggie plant growth system aboard the International Space Station. Kelly wrote, “Yes, there are other life forms in space! #SpaceFlower #YearInSpace”

NORFOLK, VA. — The Norfolk Police Department held a memorial service to remember fallen K-9 Krijger, who died in the line of duty last week.

WEST LAFAYETTE — A woman’s love of her morning coffee opened her up to identity theft. But it also helped put a stop to a card skimming operation. At the McDonald’s restaurant off Sagamore Parkway in West Lafayette, police say a store employee stole customers debit and credit card information. Mekeisha Roberts and Damien Dewan Smith …read more.

VENTURA COUNTY, CALIF. — Jamie Foxx has played plenty of heroes on the big screen. On Jan. 18 he played one in real life.

LITTLETON, COLO. — When the Patriots won the Super Bowl in 2005, Marcie and Brian Weibler of Littleton named their first born son Brady, after one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game.

INDIANAPOLIS — A resurrected proposal to lift Indiana’s eight decades-old ban on Sunday carryout alcohol sales goes before a legislative committee on Jan. 20.

SOUTH BEND — It’s bad enough for the estimated 12-million parents who hear every year their child has a head full of lice. But this school year, the story gets worse: so-called “super lice” have taken over half the country and are resistant to over-the-counter treatments.

HOLLYWOOD — Glenn Frey, guitarist and founding member of the “Eagles” has died.

SEVEN HILLS, OHIO — Dan Boyle and 15-year-old daughter Courteney are on a roll.

LOMPOC, CALIF. — SpaceX’s latest attempt to land a rocket upright on a platform in the Pacific Ocean failed in a spectacular fashion on Sunday.

ST. LOUIS — Elsa Wiemerslage is about to start her third round of chemotherapy. By her side is a new doll that looks just like her.

LAFAYETTE — A Lafayette driving school instructor died at the hospital around 3 a.m. Sunday from injuries sustained in a crash that happened on the clock.

SOUTH BEND — Narcan is a drug that’s used by first responders to reverse opioid overdose and a single shot can bring someone who is not breathing back to consciousness.

NEW YORK — Fred Armisen made a brief appearance on this week’s “Saturday Night Live” to pay tribute to David Bowie, who died last Sunday after a long, but previously undisclosed, battle with cancer.

LAKE MARY, FLA. — A Sanford teenager has claimed a $2 million prize from Wednesday’s Powerball drawing. Officials said Frederick Walker, 19, had never purchased a lottery ticket before now.

BERRIEN COUNTY, MICH. — Police continue to investigate a double homicide and child abduction that happened in Berrien County; and at this point officers believe the same suspect is responsible for both. Police received a 911 call around 9 p.m. Thursday night, Jan. 14, after someone found two bodies in a home in the 6400-block …read more.

CAMBY — She’s not by any measure, rolling in money, but still gives a lot of what she has to people who have even less.

INDIANAPOLIS — There’s a big change coming to kids programming this weekend.

INDIANAPOLIS — The winning numbers have been drawn for the largest lottery jackpot in the world.
The drawing for the $1.5 billion Powerball prize was held just before 11 p.m. Wednesday.

WEST LAFAYETTE — While no tickets matching all five numbers and the Powerball were sold in Indiana, Hoosier Lottery officials announced 18 tickets were sold that matched at least four of the numbers.

LAPORTE — Police are looking for the McDonald’s restaurant drive-through customers who paid for their food with money and a tiny bag of heroin Monday night.

BOSTON — It’s January – the month of retail returns.

PARK CITY, UTAH — Olympic gold-medalist skier Picabo Street has been charged with assault and domestic violence after authorities say she pushed her father down the stairs in a Utah home in December.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found half a million dollars’ worth of marijuana disguised as carrots this week.

POLAND — A Central Indiana animal rescue group is seeking the public’s help in finding the owners of seven German Shepherds who were found wandering the countryside near Poland, Ind.

OSSIAN — Ossian police are trying to find a 15-year-old Ossian girl who went missing on Friday.

WILMINGTON, DELE. — True friendship knows no species. Just ask this trio of blind cats and their new pit bull besties.

DEARBORN COUNTY — At approximately 11 a.m. on Jan. 12, the Indiana State Police responded to a report of a large crash westbound on I-74 near the 168 mile marker.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Up in Buffalo, people there woke up to ice covered car windows from rain that changed to snow overnight.

MICHIGAN CITY — Chance Christmas — the pit bull — is getting ready to start physical and water therapy.

INDIANAPOLIS — A new addition to the Indianapolis Animal Care and Treatment Ordinance defines the extreme low and high temperatures at which point dog owners must bring their dog inside a temperature controlled facility.

SOUTH BEND — It was a controversial change sparked heated debate — South Bend Schools lowered the GPA requirements for student-athletes.

MICHIGAN CITY — Over the last weekend of 2015, officers with the Michigan City Police Department were alerted to Facebook messages about a dog that was being treated for severe injuries.

FORT WAYNE — It’s time for Girl Scout Cookies. Thin Mints, Caramel deLites and the 10th anniversary of everyone’s favorite Lemonades are just around the corner.

LOS ANGELES — Singer Natalie Cole was given a final send-off by her family and friends in Los Angeles on Monday in a service befitting an “unforgettable” artist.

INDIANAPOLIS — Many Hoosiers want a crack at the largest Powerball jackpot in history.

LIMA, OHIO — Donald “Chip” Pugh didn’t like the mugshot the cops posted of him online.

CHICAGO — With Powerball’s jackpot now at $1.3 billion and likely to surge higher by Wednesday’s drawing, the U.S. multi-state lottery is offering the world’s richest grand prize that could go to a single ticketholder, officials said on Sunday.

Ellenton, Fla. — The Feld Family, owners of Feld Entertainment, Inc., the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, announced today that all of the Asian elephants from their traveling circus units will be moved to their permanent home at the Ringling Bros.

BEVERLY HILLS — Playboy Enterprises has listed the iconic Playboy Mansion for $200 million. But there’s a catch: Hef is included in the deal.

SOUTH BEND — Story posted in November, 2014: There’s nothing too surprising about a cold winter in Indiana.

PLANO, TEXAS — A 54-year-old woman gave birth to her granddaughter Wednesday afternoon after agreeing to carry the child for her daughter.

NEW YORK — Chipotle’s legal woes in the wake of November’s E. coli outbreak just got even worse.

INDIANAPOLIS — Walmart supplier Huisken Meat Company is recalling nearly 90,000 pounds of beef patties because they could be contaminated with extraneous wood.

MEMPHIS, TENN. — Thousands of fans with a “Burning Love” for The King will gather at his home in Memphis for the musical icon’s 81st birthday.

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Next week, a Michigan judge will sentence a man who’s pleaded guilty to murdering a young girl back in 2007.

NEW YORK — If you were disappointed that you had to go back to work today rather than being able to quit and start living a lavish lifestyle after winning the Powerball jackpot, never fear. There is another drawing on Saturday.

BAY CITY, MICH. — Shortly after a Bay City man proposed to his girlfriend at Wal-Mart, the pair shoplifted jewelry and sex toys, police say, leading the newly engaged couple to spend their New Year’s Eve in jail.

ANKENY, IOWA — Ankeny police said Thursday their new K-9 named Bosco made a big discovery on his first case.

MONTREAL, CANA. — Traffic cameras don’t generally take interesting photographs, but sometimes they get lucky.

GOSHEN — There has been a concern over the care of homeless kids in Elkhart County.

HOLLYWOOD — Coldplay will have a very high-profile guest star at the Super Bowl.

ELKHART — Blake Layman, Levi Sparks and Anthony Sharp of the Elkhart Four were sentenced for burglary Thursday during a re-sentencing hearing.

HOLLYWOOD — M. Night Shyamalan is unlocking “Tales from the Crypt.”

BLOOMINGTON — A growing number of universities are saying “not here” to one of the country’s most popular and possibly dangerous Christmas presents.

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — This kitten has endured so much, but luckily he’s starting a much happier chapter in his life, complete with a new friend by his side.

NEW YORK — Billy Joel stopped by the “Tonight Show” Wednesday night and “The Piano Man” didn’t disappoint.