COMSTOCK, MICH. — While tearing apart the Comstock High School locker room, Doug Ludwick made an odd discovery — one that would lead to a special reunion for one Kalamazoo woman, who got back something from her past she lost nearly five decades ago. 

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. —A student who claims three Michigan State University basketball players gang-raped her three years ago is suing the institution in federal court for “discouraging” her from reporting the alleged assault.

INDIANAPOLIS — “Eat your fruits and vegetables.”

CHICAGO — A third person who experienced severe bleeding after using synthetic marijuana has died in Illinois, health officials confirmed.

COLUMBUS — This weekend, thanks to a high school student’s organizing efforts, there’s going to be a pride festival in Vice President Mike Pence’s hometown.

AUSTIN, TEXAS — A woman accused of stealing sausage from a market bit the hand of a man who tried to stop her, court records state.

MICHIGAN CITY — First responders at the Coolspring Township Fire Department in Michigan City are applauding the parents of a baby left in their Safe Haven Baby Box.

GOSHEN — While cleaning out filing cabinets Tuesday at the Quality Inn & Suites, manager Christine Combs stumbled across an old postcard tucked away in one of the drawers. The postcard was dated Aug. 26, 1958, but she wasn’t sure how it wound up in the cabinet.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue University is at work to find the scientific ways service dogs help veterans who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The university recently completed apilot study looking into the issue. Up until this point there has been limited research on the how and why service dogs are believed to help PTSD …read more.

ELKHART — A woman has been arrested for the murder of Johnny Mullins, whose body was discovered Monday.

INDIANAPOLIS — The bright lights, loud music, and sounds from games found at Chuck E. Cheese’s will be toned down the first Sunday of every month for a brief time.

LOWER BURRELL, PENN. — It was a match made in aisle 13.

INDIANAPOLIS — A state fund providing housing assistance to Hoosiers hit by February floods has nearly run dry due to the widespread scope of the disasters, officials said.

INDIANAPOLIS — Two people are in custody after a drug raid on the city’s northwest side.

NORTH BEND, WASH. — A Seattle man made a new furry friend while hiking Teneriffe Falls near North Bend, Washington.

EUGENE, ORE. — Sometimes a wrong address can turn into a special moment between strangers.

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana women gained no ground in the latest rankings on the economic status of women.

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — Youngstown police were busy this weekend fighting crime — and raccoons. Several scared homeowners called, saying the animals were in their yards, acting strangely. Police said it didn’t seem like rabies was the cause.

INDIANAPOLIS — A south side couple is trying to find the person who they say threw a dog out of a car on the interstate.

SOUTH BEND — Bald eagles at St. Patrick’s County Park have been incubating two eggs for a little longer than a month now, and there was some progress Saturday.

LOS ANGELES — If you like binge-watching TV shows and movies on Netflix, you’ll want to check out a new job that’s available.

FRUITPORT TOWNSHIP, MICH. — As many as 30 dogs are dead following a fire at a kennel in Muskegon County Friday morning.

INDIANAPOLIS — If you plan to be downtown this weekend, you’ll want to prepare for huge crowds of both local residents and out-of-towners.

QUEBEC, CANADA — A Canadian teen decided to buy a bottle of sparkling wine and a scratch-off lottery ticket on her birthday, but it wasn’t until she got home that she realized she had won the big prize, Loto Québec said.

SOUTH BEND — The city of South Bend wants to get in front of the homeless problem.

DECATUR — When it was time for Phylis Whitright and her husband to wrap up their afternoon walk with their dogs Ike and Lou in tow, something was wrong.

LOS ANGELES — The body of an aspiring actress and model is believed to have been found in a shallow grave in Northern California.

INDIANAPOLIS — Near many of Indiana’s coal-fired power plants, the ground water is a toxic mix of arsenic, boron, cobalt, lead, molybdenum, radium and thallium, new Environmental Protection Agency data reveal.

ELKHART — It has been just over one month since heavy rain and snow melt caused historic flooding across Michiana. Among those areas hit hard was the city of Elkhart.

GOSHEN — West Goshen Elementary was one of five finalists this year for the highest honor given by the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching.

WASHINGTON — The FBI and military authorities said Monday that they were investigating a half-dozen suspicious packages containing explosive components, sent to military and intelligence addresses in the Washington area.

DAYTON, OHIO — A month before Samuel Heider was to be bar mitzvahed, a rite of passage for every Jewish teen, World War II broke out.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s oldest gun manufacturer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to court papers filed in Delaware federal court late Sunday.

DETROIT — The Detroit Institute of Arts is preparing to host a traveling exhibition of “Star Wars” costumes that explores the artistry behind their creation.

FORT WAYNE — Porn star Stormy Daniels, embroiled in a sex scandal with President Donald Trump, will apparently appear at a Fort Wayne strip club soon.

ELKHART —A semi driver is lucky to have no serious injuries after hitting an abandoned vehicle before driving off the Indiana Toll Road and crashing into a building.

INDIANAPOLIS — A father died and his young daughter was critically injured after a car went into a Castleton-area pond.

LAPORTE — A Wisconsin man landed in the LaPorte County jail after police say he was going 160 mph on the Indiana Toll Road.

NEW YORK — An airline crew member was arrested over the weekend after being caught with $180,000 worth of cocaine strapped his legs, according to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.

INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a measure legalizing low-THC cannabidiol oil in Indiana Wednesday, after nearly a year of confusion over Indiana’s laws.

NEW YORK — Alzheimer’s disease just keeps getting worse in the U.S. The latest report on the most common cause of dementia shows that 5.7 million Americans have the disease and it’s costing us $277 billion a year.

WASHINGTON DC — How’s this for March madness: The fourth nor’easter in less than three weeks is expected to bury parts of the East Coast in up to a foot of snow beginning Tuesday — the first day of spring.

GREAT MILLS, MD. — Great Mills High School in Great Mills, Maryland, is on lockdown after a shooting at the school, St. Mary’s County Public Schools said on its website.

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is exploring ways to become a major presence in Corktown, including possibly acquiring the Michigan Central Depot, The Detroit News has learned.

SAN FRANCISCO — A woman in Tempe, Ariz., died after being hit by a self-driving car operated by Uber, in what appears to be the first known death of a pedestrian struck by an autonomous vehicle on public roads.

FORT WAYNE – The Summit City has reached the peak of the country’s cost of living. Neighborhood analysis platform Niche has announced that out of 228 ranked cities, Fort Wayne is the number one city with the lowest cost of living in America.

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Residents of a southwest Austin neighborhood were told to stay inside early Monday after a fourth explosion in less than a month hit Texas’ capital, injuring two men and stoking fears in a city already on edge.

HOAGLAND — For the second time in two months, emergency workers have pulled a body out of a lake along Hoagland Road.

FOLSOM, CALIF. — Nearly 300 rabbits were rescued from what police described as unsanitary conditions at a home in Folsom, California Friday.

MOSCOW — More than three tons of gold fell from the sky in Russia on Thursday.

MIAMI — The Florida Highway Patrol confirms at least several deaths following a bridge collapse at Florida International University in Miami, according to Miami-Dade Police. 

PHOENIX — Amid a nationwide debate about teacher salaries, a Phoenix-area teacher shared her salary, and her frustration, on social media this week

INDIANAPOLIS – To deter drinking and driving, Uber will offer free rides across Indianapolis on St. Patrick’s Day.

BOSTON, MASS. — Elsa from “Frozen” is a hero to many and now some of her biggest fans include Boston’s finest.

NEW YORK — News that a dog died aboard a United Airlines flight on Monday has renewed interest in the airline’s track record of safely transporting animals.

NEW PARIS — If you were watching “The Voice,” you might have spotted someone familiar.

NEW YORK — One of the people killed in a the crash of a sightseeing helicopter in New York City on Sunday was a graduate of Butler University.

FORT WAYNE — A deaf Fort Wayne dog has been gifted a specialized collar that will allow his owners to get his attention with ease.

Elkhart — It was a year ago this weekend when Elkhart staged its first comic con event. It was a huge success. 

INDIANAPOLIS — It’s been a long time coming, but Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries is finally putting its ice cream back on Indiana shelves.

SOUTH BEND — The local food delivery market is being stirred up by a pair of new national competitors.

SEATTLE — A dog once deemed “unadoptable” has achieved an amazing first in Seattle.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — One person has been taken into police custody in connection with a shooting that killed one student and injured another at an Alabama high school, police said Thursday.

INDIANAPOLIS — Emergency rooms in five Midwest states, including Indiana, saw visits for suspected opioid overdoses increase by nearly 70 percent from July 2016 to September 2017, according to a study released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

LEBANON — Clad in a bulletproof vest and surrounded by armed deputies, the man accused of killing Deputy Jacob Pickett asked a Boone County judge if he could “put in his guilty plea today.”

LAGRANGE COUNTY — A man was arrested in LaGrange County after driving nearly twice the speed limit on the Indiana Toll Road.

INDIANA — Lowe’s is looking to hire more than 1,700 new employees in Indiana.

LAWRENCE — Investigators believe a fatal shooting in Lawrence began as a dispute over a tax return.

GOSHEN — A job fair is taking place Wednesday in Goshen.

ELKHART — Ten students were taken to an Elkhart hospital after a Baugo school bus was rear-ended by a semi-truck Wednesday morning.

INDIANAPOLIS — For the sixth year in a row, the Indianapolis International Airport has been named the best airport in North America by the Airports Council International. 

BERRIEN SPRINGS — It’s not something you see in a traditional public school: Kids building tree forts and playing with hatchets. 

SOUTH BEND — About 104,000 Instant Pot 8-in-1 multicookers are being recalled due to a fire hazard.

INDIANAPOLIS — Broadway megahit “Hamilton” will soon be coming to the Circle City.

DES PLAINES, ILL. — Three Illinois daycare workers were arrested for distributing laced gummy bears to toddlers.

WASHINGTON D.C. — A Virginia immigration court on Monday could decide to deport the wife of an Army 7th Special Forces Group veteran, despite provisions in the law that allow her to remain in the United States.

MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. — At least two people have been killed in a shooting in a Central Michigan University dorm, according to troopers with the Michigan State Police post in Mount Pleasant, Mich.

SOUTH BEND — If you car was been surrounded by flood water or you’ve driven through it, listen up. Corrosion could just be starting, but hiding from drivers. 

CARSON CITY, NEV. – Police in Nevada are asking for help in the search to find a pair of romantically involved cousins suspected in a home burglary.

SPENCER COUNTY — An Indiana State Police trooper, with the help of two good Samaritans, saved a kayaker’s life in Spencer County Tuesday.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s longtime ban on Sunday carryout alcohol sales is now a thing of the past. Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the bill repealing the law during a Wednesday afternoon ceremony at the Statehouse, saying “cheers” as he then turned to shake hands with legislative leaders. For decades, efforts to overturn the law have foundered …read more.

ELKHART COUNTY — Insurance agents in our area are inundated with calls from clients ready to make claims.  

GOSHEN — The shelves are empty at the Kroger in Goshen, but the carts are full – not for shopping, but for donating.

INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) Governor Eric Holcomb will sign a bill Wednesday afternoon to end the Prohibition era law which bans carryout alcohol sales on Sundays.

INDIANAPOLIS — On Tuesday, DPW Director Dan Parker said crews filled 400 requests, but actually filled 8,000 potholes.

INDIANAPOLIS — A new category in U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best States” rankings plays a role in pulling Indiana’s overall ranking down to 33rd out of 50. That’s a big tumble from its No. 22 ranking in 2017. 

INDIANAPOLIS — Attorney General Curtis Hill announced today he is asking the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate a death sentence in the case of a man who brutally killed a young mother and her 4-year-old daughter.

BUNKER HILL – It’s called a rocket sled. It’s a Cold War relic that the U.S. Air Force used to test an experimental ejection-rescue system for the B-58 Hustler bomber plane – and it’s the only one of its kind in existence.

HUDSON, FLA. – Nudists who live at Eden RV Resort and City Retreat in Hudson say they are being discriminated against by the U.S. Postal Service.

NOTRE DAME — A Notre Dame engineering building has been evacuated after a small explosion in a chemistry lab.

RENTON, Wash. – A Des Moines dog reunited with his family Sunday after being shot in a home invasion earlier this week.

INDIANAPOLIS — McDonald’s is bringing back two fan-favorites.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers have voted to overturn a decades-old law banning Sunday carryout alcohol sales.

INDIANAPOLIS – A school shooting that killed 17 last week in Florida added emotion and shifted the discussion Wednesday on an Indiana bill to eliminate some point-of-purchase background checks.

INDIANAPOLIS — The American Red Cross has responded to all of the damage caused by flooding by opening shelters in multiple northern Indiana counties.

PARKLAND, FLA. — Peter Wang, a 15-year-old member of the Junior ROTC who was killed as he tried to help fellow students escape a mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., last week, has been posthumously admitted to the U.S. Military Academy.

GOSHEN — Mayor Jeremy Stutsman and Elkhart County Commissioners have declared the City of Goshen under a state of emergency due to flooding.

INDIANAPOLIS — Hoosiers could begin purchasing carryout alcohol on Sunday for the first time in state history on March 4, barring any unexpected developments at the Statehouse. 

CARLSBAD, N.M. — How far does a business’ right to refuse service go? That’s what one woman is asking after she says a restaurant refused to serve the homeless man she invited in as her guest.

INDIANAPOLIS — Gen Con is extending their commitment to stay in Indy through 2022.