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• State transportation economic development grant to improve Grant and Wayne streets in Niles - December 16, 2018 at 2:06 am

  MDOT is awarding a state Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category F grant of $312,206 to the City of Niles to resurface Grant Street from Grand Avenue to M-139 (Lincoln Avenue), and Wayne Street from M-139 (Front Street) to M-51 (North Fifth Street).Grant and Wayne streets serve as two important pieces of the Niles commercial truck network. Grant Street provides access between US-31, just west of the city, and North Read more…

• New Carlisle, Indiana Man Charged With Mail Fraud - December 16, 2018 at 1:56 am

  A New Carlisle man has been charged with 4 counts of mail fraud. According to documents in the case, 61 year old Kevin Clinton was employed as the Chief Information Officer at a South Bend business. From about March 2012 through about October 2017, Clinton caused his employer to pay invoices to a sham company that he controlled for services that were never performed. Over the life of the scheme, Read more…

• First meeting of the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority scheduled for Wednesday - December 16, 2018 at 12:54 am

  The Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority will hold its inaugural meeting Wednesday, Dec. 19th, at the Little Bear Arena in St. Ignace. The three-member authority is charged with overseeing construction and operation of a proposed multi-use utility tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac. The tunnel will house a replacement segment for the dual Line 5 petroleum pipeline in the Straits, and will be built to accommodate other utilities. Public Act 359 Read more…

• Holiday Season Information For The South Shore Line - December 15, 2018 at 2:14 pm

  As a reminder, weekend/holiday train schedules will be in effect on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Information regarding NHL Winter Classic extra train service to/from South Bend will be announced in the coming days. Other holiday schedules and hours: The following extra EB trains depart from Millennium Station, and will not serve Hudson Lake or South Bend. Friday, Dec. 21 – Extra train departing at 2 p.m. (Van Buren St. @ Read more…

• Acute Flaccid Myelitis confirmed in second Michigan child - December 15, 2018 at 8:52 am

  The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has been notified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that Michigan has a confirmed a second case of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in 2018. The confirmed case is a child from Oakland County. The state’s first AFM case was confirmed Dec. 5 and involves a child in Wayne County. Nine suspect cases of AFM in Michigan remain under Read more…