A local hunter is in serious condition tonight after falling out of his tree stand. Richard Burgess, 56, South Bend, went hunting for deer around 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 near his home on Portage Road in South Bend. Burgess said his stand, which had been in the tree for several years, broke around five …read more.

Cassandra Rautenkranz, 28, Syracuse, was airlifted from Goshen Municipal Airport to Memorial Hospital, South Bend, following an accident Wednesday morning. Rautenkranz suffered a laceration to her head. She was transported to the airport by ambulance. The accident occurred at 11:38 a.m. on US 33 south of CR 42, near Benton. Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department reports …read more.