ELKHART COUNTY — David Teel, 54, Cromwell, was pronounced deceased at the scene of a one-vehicle accident this morning, Monday, Nov. 28. The accident was reported at 9:55 a.m. on CR 43, north of CR 46, south of Millersburg.

BENTON — Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department and the Elkhart County Coroner’s Office are investigating the cause of the death of 82-year-old Lyle Burtsfield, found deceased in the water along the banks of the Elkhart River. Burtsfield resided near the river.

NORTHERN INDIANA — The list of northern Indiana waters where muskies can now be found continues to expand — a trend DNR biologists say is not necessarily a good thing. Although muskie fingerlings are stocked each year into eight lakes in the region to provide muskie fishing, muskies are now showing up in waters where …read more.

WOLCOTTVILLE — The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is monitoring chemicals that were accidentally discharged into the north branch of the Elkhart River from the Wolcottville Wastewater Treatment Plant. It is estimated that approximately 1,200 to 1,400 gallons of ferric chloride was released inside the plant and an unknown amount made it into the …read more.

The Indiana Department of Transportation announces that the US 33 bridge over the Elkhart River, in the Town of Benton, is scheduled to close at 7 a.m. on Monday, July 6, weather permitting. Work will include a bridge deck replacement between CR 33 and CR 44. The official detour is US 6 through to SR …read more.