GADSDEN, ALA. — “Mister Sid” has finally called it a day.

FORT WAYNE — Fire crews battled a structure fire at Lazer X on Fernhill Avenue, just south of the Glenbrook Square Mall, early Thursday.

WASHINGTON D.C. — A group of researchers just put a price-tag on poop: extracting biogas from the world’s annual human waste output could be worth the equivalent of up to $9.5 billion in natural gas, according to a report released Tuesday by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health. Which means we could all be sitting …read more.

LONDON, ENG. — Halloween is typically a night when local police can expect a few strange calls, and this year in London, six men dressed as pylons topped the list.

MT. CLEMENS, MICH. — A Michigan family is still in shock after a deer jumped through a window in their home, destroying everything in its path.

SEATTLE — Seattle’s Pike Place Market is getting ready to scrub down its iconic gum wall. It will be stripped of all the gum for the first time in 20 years. The dirty work begins Nov. 10 and is expected to take a few days. There are an estimated 150 pieces of gum per brick, and likely …read more.

MISHAWAKA — Gray Television, the Atlanta-based company that reached a deal in September to buy Mishawaka-based Schurz Communications’ broadcasting properties, announced today that it will flip the Schurz radio stations to another company.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — If you were in Manhattan on Tuesday, Nov. 3, you could have stopped by one of 12 Girl Scout cookie pop-up stores celebrating Corporate Cookie Connection Day.

GOSHEN — Goshen, get ready for Rokerthon 2.

PHILADELPHIA — Divine intervention may have saved a boy who fell two stories and walked away in Philadelphia on Wednesday.

LONDON, ENG. — On September 12th America’s Department of Education unveiled a “college scorecard” website containing a cornucopia of data about universities. The government generated the numbers by matching individuals’ student-loan applications to their subsequent tax returns, making it possible to compare pupils’ qualifications and demographic characteristics when they entered college with their salaries ten years …read more.

THROOP, PENN. — Bentley, a Great Dane that lives in Throop, Pennsylvania, may be the world’s biggest dog, says owner Bob Magliocchi.

INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Pence today joined The Adjutant General of the Indiana National Guard, Major General Corey Carr, to welcome home approximately 160 soldiers of the 1313th Engineer Company, headquartered in Franklin.

ELKHART— November is National Runaway Prevention month, something that resonates in Elkhart County where currently there is no shelter for homeless teens.

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Ohio voters could make history when they head to the polls Tuesday. Depending on the outcome of the election, Ohio could become the first state to legalize marijuana for both medical and recreational use in a single vote.

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jeff Gordon is making headlines for an incredibly generous gesture toward one of his biggest fans. A video posted to the NASCAR driver’s Facebook page shows him giving away his personal car to a fan named Loraine. Gordon explains that he met Loraine at the race in Sonoma, Calif., where she told …read more.

PEORIA, ARIZ. — The 350-pound pumpkin broke free from a Halloween display in Peoria, Arizona, and went on a quarter-mile roll before landing in a neighborhood park.

CORYDON, IND. — Bob Vollmer has so many things he wants to do every day. The only difference between Bob and the rest of us is that he actually does them and has done them for going on 99 years.

VANCOUVER, CAN. — An Indiana couple survived the sinking of a whale-watching boat in Canada.

TIPTON, IND. — It was a happy ending for a couple in their eighties who were reported missing from their Tipton County home overnight.

INDIANAPOLIS — If you have kids that play the game Minecraft, they’ll love this story.

SALEM, MASS. —Witchcraft and jurisprudence are not exactly strangers in Salem.

INDIANAPOLIS — Three people were shot and a fourth person was hurt inside Washington Square Mall Wednesday evening, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

LOUISVILLE — A Kentucky man who admitted to shooting dow a neighbor’s drone, had his case dismissed earlier this week. Now William H. Merideth, who calls himself the “drone slayer,” is declaring victory.

ST. PAUL, MINN. — Louie just wanted to be part of the fun on the day his owners Megan Determan and Chris Kluthe sat down for an engagement photo shoot.

SOUTH BEND — There are no pins or lanes anymore, but the former Beacon Bowl bowling alley is hoping to revive its place in the community.

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CALIF. — It’s the tiniest wheelchair you’ll probably ever see and you won’t believe who uses it.

FORT WAYNE – IPFW men’s basketball announced that it will continue its series with Indiana over the next two seasons, including a game at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.

FORT WAYNE — It’s almost Halloween and for a lot of people, it’s time to find the right costume and to put the final touches together before heading out for a party or Trick-or-Treat.

GUNTERSVILLE, ALA. — An Alabama man is relived to know he will not be having to pay overdue fines for a library book he returned to his old high school this week.

WICHITA, KAN. — A Wichita man says he and his family are lucky after his e-cig exploded and pieces of it pierced through walls.

OXFORD, ENGLAND — A recently discovered map of Middle Earth annotated by J.R.R. Tolkien has been found in the copy of the acclaimed illustrator Pauline Baynes’ copy of the Lord of the Rings.

MISHAWAKA — Indiana Michigan Power will break ground on its first solar power facility in Michiana.

ESTES PARK, COLO. — It’s a hotel well-known in cinema history, possibly the spookiest hotel ever to grace the silver screen, and its about to receive some bone-chilling upgrades.

HAMILTON COUNTY — Firefighters in Hamilton County are looking to raise money for an important memorial for fallen firefighters and they’ve come up with a unique way of doing it.

MIDDLEBURY — Diagnosed with bone cancer at just 13 years old, Middlebury teen, Sam Grewe, lost part of his right leg back in 2011 to stop it from spreading.

SOUTH BEND — A 3,000 pound piece of U.S. history traveled through South Bend on Thursday evening.

KANSAS CITY — The Kansas City Royals are one win away from reaching the World Series for a second straight year.

PITTSBURGH, PA. — The barbershop quartet Main Street performed a medley of modern songs, they say will be “good old songs” 20 years from now, at the Barbershop Harmony Society 2015 International Convention.

BERGEN, NORWAY — A sword is probably the last thing you’d expect to find on a hike-especially one that’s more than a millennium old.

ANN ARBOR, MICH. — In a joint partnership with three of the biggest names in Michigan brands, Domino’s, Roush and General Motors have announced the pizza company’s most innovative delivery vehicle yet.

DETROIT, MICH. — Ten students are about to get a big helping hand toward their dream of becoming a doctor. Wayne State University will announce today it will pay for the complete education of 10 students each year from undergraduate to medical school.

NEW YORK — A new character joined Sesame Street Wednesday morning.

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND — Last week, a 95-year-old man called Bill phoned BBC Radio Solent during Alex Dyke’s mid-morning show.

FORT WAYNE — Oct. 21, 2015 has been a day that’s lived in infamy for 26 years ever since Marty McFly and Doc Brown stepped free of their silver DeLorean and onto our silver screens

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo has three new additions to its family — three African lion cubs!

INDIANAPOLIS — After years of privacy, one of Indianapolis’ most famous homes, the Kessler Mansion, will soon open to the public.

NOBLESVILLE — The Noblesville woman who came up with the idea for Southern Biscuits and Gravy-flavored Lays potato chips say she won the brand’s annual contest.

TIPPECANOE COUNTY — On a rural road north of Lafayette is one of three locations, in three counties where female drivers were pulled over by suspected police impersonators in the last week.

INDIANAPOLIS — October is National Energy Awareness Month and 71 percent of Americans today support efforts to protect the environment, the personal finance website WalletHub found in an in-depth analysis of 2015’s Greenest Cities in America. To identify the cities that most encourage an environmentally friendly lifestyle, WalletHub analyzed the 100 most populated U.S. cities …read more.

MISHAWAKA — The Indiana State Police will be partnering up with Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and the Special Olympics in a program called “Tip-A-Cop” on Saturday, Oct. 24.

WICHITA, KAN. — Research shows that children that grow up on farms and in rural communities are less likely to develop asthma and allergies.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Native American Indian Affairs Commission announced the passing of their new Scholarship Program for Indiana’s Native American students attending Indiana colleges and universities.

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. — A Berrien County judge has re-sentenced Zachery Anderson just one month after a trial court vacated his previous sentence.

ALTO, TEXAS — Mourners gathered on the track that rings the Alto High School Yellowjackets’ football field in Texas Saturday, Oct. 17. They held hands and prayed in remembrance of junior Cam’ron Matthews, who died after a game under the Friday night lights the day before, marking the sixth U.S. high school football player to die …read more.

PLYMOUTH, Ind. — A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Monday evening at Freedom Park in Plymouth City.

DETROIT — A man, who police say attacked a pastor with a brick at a church service before the pastor whipped out his Glock handgun and fatally fired back, ranted weeks before on Facebook that his pastor had gotten his wife pregnant.

ORLANDO — Dressed as Anna from the Disney movie “Frozen,” 9-year-old La’Aisa Taylor couldn’t wipe the smile off her face.

INDIANAPOLIS — One in 133 people in Indiana is allergic to gluten. Gluten is a protein found in common household staples such as wheat, barley and rye. The painful side effects of a gluten allergy force folks to give up cookies, cake and bread. Brooke’s Naturals, a wholesome, gluten-free baking mix company located in Dana, population 593, provides a delicious solution to gluten suffers.

SOUTH BEND — On Monday, Oct. 12 ABC57 received the Edward R. Murrow Award by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)

SOUTH WHITLEY — The Whitko Marching Pride has qualified for the Indiana Sate School Music Association Semi-State. This is the first year the band, composed of 20 high school students under the direction of Joey Shepherd, has competed in Open Class D.

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — After a groom-to-be called off a Sacramento wedding, the bride-to-be’s family decided to turn the extravagant event into a feast for those less fortunate.

FORT WAYNE — IPFW will be holding a piano competition in January 2016. The Gene Marcus Piano Competition is a prestigious event open to children up to 18 years of age and the winners could receive cash prizes as well as scholarships to the Gene Marcus Camp held in June. Senior class winners could win …read more.

FREEMONT, Calif. — A California company says it has authenticated and is selling one of the “holy grails of Western Americana” only the second confirmed image of the notorious bandit Billy the Kid.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A box of Marshmallow Only Lucky Charms has always been the unicorn of the cereal world – fantasized about, but never seen.

BITSMEAD, U.K — Brothers John and Geof Bitmead constructed an adult-sized copy of a Little Tikes toy car, which takes petrol, has a tax disc, and can reach speeds of up to 70mph (110km/h).

ANCHORAGE — A Subway restaurant in Anchorage, Alaska remains closed after police say a naked woman went on a destructive rampage.

FORT WAYNE — The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo’s 37th annual Wild Zoo Halloween opens Friday, Oct. 16, featuring adventure, family fun, and tasty treats that are just right for pint-sized guests.

SOUTH BEND  — There are some major improvements in the works to the skating rink at Howard Park. Officials want to completely replace the old rink with a new one with more modern amenities. They say that will make the rink more accessible to the community. The project could cost more than a million dollars, but …read more.

FORT WAYNE — Today, Ivy Tech Community College Northeast announced its Dream Big capital campaign, which is moving into a public phase after being in a silent phase for the last five years. The campaign’s overall goal is $46.9 million, and during its final five years, Dream Big plans to raise the final $9 million to support student success and academic program development.

WEST LAFAYETTE — There’s no shortage of Indiana pumpkins this fall despite “two really different seasons” of extended rain and dry conditions that reduced yield for some growers.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Tipping the scales at a hefty 84 pounds and measuring in at nine and a half feet tall, the revolutionary new Hulkbuster robotic suit is the ultimate Halloween costume to outdo all others.

LAGRANGE — It was such an unusual arrest that the LaGrange Marshal’s office felt compelled to post a photo on Facebook.

WEST LAFAYETTE — The 2015 Book-Harmon Leadership Forum will take place at Purdue University on Wednesday, Oct. 21 starting with a pizza lunch for students and guests at noon in the Dean’s Auditorium of Pfendler Hall. This year’s Book-Harmon Fellow is Carrie Maune, vice president of Trilogy Analytical Laboratory. Maune will start her presentation, entitled “Things I Learned Along The Way”, at 1 p.m., followed by a question and answer and discussion session.

PIKE COUNTY — Corporal Eric Doane with Indiana DNR Law District 7 responded to an injured bald eagle Monday afternoon in Pike County, Indiana.

MARION — An officer in Marion is using her patrol car to support breast cancer awareness.

FORT WAYNE — Two Fort Wayne megaplexes are adding beer and wine to their concessions.

SOUTH BEND — A Utah teen with a life-threatening heart condition had his Fighting Irish dream come true over the weekend. Thanks to Notre Dame and Make-A-Wish, the 17-year-old was given exclusive access to all things Notre Dame football. If anyone has played like a champion, it’s been 17-year-old Jack Salmond. Jack was born with four profound heart defects …read more.

FORT WAYNE — In its recently released rankings of the best colleges and universities in the United States, “U.S. News and World Report” deemed several programs at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne to be among the best in the country.

FORT WAYNE — Crosswalk Murals on the Arts Campus will soon be a reality thanks to a new local crowdfunding platform called Amplify Art! The Crosswalk Murals are one of four projects that are currently featured on the Arts United Amplify Art! web page from Oct. 1 through Oct. 31. Amplify Art! is a social …read more.

SOUTH BEND —The Indiana Heart Gallery, a traveling exhibit featuring compelling portraits of children in need of adoptive families, is stopping in South Bend. The Gallery will be featured at the Northern Indiana Autism Expo on Oct. 17. The Department of Child Services uses the Heart Gallery’s professional portraits and stories about foster children in Indiana to help put a face on a sometimes invisible need and remind families that adoption can change lives. There is no charge to see the gallery.

GOSHEN — After a name had to be removed from the list, Goshen students will once again vote today for a new mascot. The steering committee chose to remove Red Devils from the list, deeming it potentially offensive. Earlier this year, the school board voted to retire the Goshen Redskins mascot effective Jan. 1, 2016. It was a decision that …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Outstanding high school marching bands from 20 states will compete in one of the nation’s most prominent marching band championships, Music for All’s Bands of America Grand National Championships, presented by Yamaha, at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Nov. 11-14.

GOSHEN — “Red Devils” has been struck from the list of nickname options for the next mascot at Goshen High School and Goshen Middle School, but students will need to vote again before the top three names are announced, according to the mascot selection committee.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Officials say one person is dead and three others are wounded following an early morning shooting at Northern Arizona University.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue University’s board of trusteesB9319077208Z.1_20150930161725_000_GAVC3IJLG.1-0 will vote to approve a further two years of President Mitch Daniel’s presidency Friday morning. If approved, Daniels will continue as the head of the University until the middle of 2020.

DOVER, DEL. — For the second year in a row, Delaware’s annual World Championship Punkin Chunkin event has been canceled. Organizers said Thursday this year’s Punkin Chunkin, scheduled early next month at the Woodlands at Dover International Speedway, had to be canceled because of problems finding insurance coverage.

FORT WAYNE — Fans that haven’t made it to the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo this year have just a few days to squeeze in a visit: The zoo’s regular season ends on Sunday, Oct. 11.

CLEVELAND, OHIO — National Geographic Channel is doing something never-before-seen outside of medical dramas on network TV. The network is partnering up with Mental Floss and is planning to air the first live brain surgery on Oct. 25. The patient, unidentified as of now, will be fully conscious throughout the surgery.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Fairgrounds opens the Pop Weaver Youth Pavilion for the 2015-2016 Ice Skating Season from 7:30-9:30 p.m. starting Friday, Oct. 9. Voted 2014 Best of Indy best place to ice skate in Indianapolis, the Pop Weaver Youth Pavilion has plenty to offer families this season as schools enter Fall Break and …read more.

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly hopes to get his “Servicemembers and Veterans Mental Health Care Package” (“Care Package”) signed into law, which is just one portion of the national defense bill.

INDIANAPOLIS — October is Dwarfism Awareness Month, but that did not stop the harassment two little people received at the Luke Bryan concert in Fort Wayne last Wednesday, Sept. 30. Rebecca Salois has spent the past 25 years getting used to stares, double takes and comments people make to each other about her whenever they see …read more.

Country musician Steve Phillips is a man of many talents, but it’s his love for hometown community that shines at the new Michiana Roller Skating Rink.

Payday came early for a lucky Michigan woman who hit the Powerball jackpot. Fifty-year-old Julie Leach of Three Rivers, Michigan, claimed her $310.5-million check Tuesday.

MISHAWAKA — Author Alyssa DelPrete announces the nationwide release of her new coming-of-age novel, “White Roses,” where she shares a story about friendship, family and the things we hide to protect those we love.

McDonald’s is finally launching something their customers have been calling for for years:  All-Day Breakfast. McDonald’s says breakfast is its most popular product, with customer visits jumping five percent in the past year, while lunch visits only went up one percent. “Breafast has been such a growth area because consumers feel it’s a good way …read more.

SOUTH BEND — Groceries cost more than they did six months ago, according to Indiana Farm Bureau’s semiannual “market basket” survey. This year, the average price of the sixteen food items included in the survey totaled $53.32, an increase of $2.14 from the fall of 2014. Indiana’s average is 82 cents cheaper than the national American …read more.

South Bend International Airport recently issued a request for proposals for qualified individuals to farm 317 acres of land under airport control. Most of this property is within the airfield itself.

The future is now for Pepsi and “Back to the Future” fans.

ELKHART — The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter offers education and support for families affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.