Gary mayor featured in video about gun control

GARY | Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson is featured in a video produced by Mayors Against Illegal Guns demanding stronger gun regulations.

Green Notes: Synagogue reuse project hits a home run

Twenty years after the synagogue closed, Andrew Berlin, chairman and CEO of Chicago-based Berlin Packaging, bought the Silver Hawks in November 2011. Berlin had a vision for turning the synagogue into a team store.

College Football Hall of Fame closes Sunday in South Bend

SOUTH BEND, Ind. | The College Football Hall of Fame will close Sunday with much less fanfare than when it arrived in South Bend 17 years ago amid high expectations, leaving city officials scrambling to try to sell the 58,000-square-foot downtown facility with its $2.8 million price tag.

Competition cause of predicted drop in Indiana casino tax revenue

INDIANAPOLIS | The latest state revenue forecast projects Indiana tax receipts from riverboat casino bets will decline over the next two years by $41.4 million, a 9 percent drop, due to competition from new casinos in Ohio.

Indiana SBA names 1st Source top lender

1st Source Bank said Tuesday it ranked highest among mid-size Indiana banks for closing the most Small Business Administration loans in the 2012 fiscal year.

Indiana House Democrats set for leadership fight

INDIANAPOLIS | A dramatically shrunken caucus of Indiana House Democrats will decide Thursday whether their leadership looks to the future or the past.

Coach USA completes purchase of Lakefront Lines

New Jersey-based bus transportation company Coach USA said Friday it has completed the acquisition of a regional bus transit operator Lakefront Lines.

Region troopers perform CPR on man at Notre Dame bookstore

Two local state troopers were among a team of emergency responders who performed CPR on a man who collapsed in a Notre Dame bookstore.

Lawmaker asks feds to not allow South Bend tribal casino

INDIANAPOLIS | A top Indiana House Democrat is urging federal officials to reject a land proposal that could lead to an Indian casino opening in South Bend.

LaPorte woman airlifted after single-vehicle crash near Otis

OTIS | A 22-year old LaPorte area woman was seriously hurt Sunday night in a single-vehicle crash, police said.

Steel box manufacturer leaving South Holland for South Bend

SOUTH BEND | Gov. Mitch Daniels and executives from RACO on Wednesday announced the company's plans to relocate its distribution center from South Holland to South Bend, creating up to 77 new jobs by 2015.

Artist Kay Westhues has a 'Sense of Place' in South Shore exhibit

When selecting photographs for her "Sense of Place" exhibit at South Shore Arts' Atrium Gallery, South Bend artist Kay Westhues looked at her surroundings, both indoors and out.

Lawmakers face tough choices on what to do with $2.15B budget reserve

INDIANAPOLIS | With $2.15 billion in the bank, Indiana is the envy of states awash in red ink due to excessive spending or lackluster revenue.

Man's conviction stands despite former Newton prosecutor's lapsed law license

INDIANAPOLIS | An Indianapolis man initially brought to court while the law license of former Newton County Prosecutor Ed Barce was inactive is not entitled to have his conviction automatically set aside, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Friday.

SB Restaurant Week Special Deals End Saturday

"Eat. Drink. Downtown South Bend" features locally owned restaurants with great deals on multicourse meals through July 7.

LaSalle Grill at the Downtown Center of SB Restaurant Week

"Eat. Drink. Downtown South Bend" features locally owned restaurants with great deals on multicourse meals through July 7.

State rule may improve chances for Gary trauma hospital

INDIANAPOLIS | A pending state rule requiring severely injured Hoosiers be taken to the nearest trauma center may boost plans to build a trauma hospital in Gary.

PHIL WIELAND: Paradise is a place called Northwest Indiana

Boy, I hope I'm around in 2040 because I really want to see the "vibrant, revitalized, accessible and united region."

2 Democrats, 2 Republicans running for LaPorte-area Senate seat

INDIANAPOLIS | State Sen. Jim Arnold, D-LaPorte, faces a Democratic primary opponent and two Republicans are running May 8 for the chance to represent the 8th Indiana Senate District in LaPorte, Starke and St. Joseph counties.

YOUNG VOICES: Grassroots activism works in South Bend

If you're like me, you thought the Occupy Wall Street movement had about as much chance of achieving any sort of success as the Rick Santorum campaign. Arguing that 1 percent of America is wholly responsible for the recession is a narrow and simplistic explanation for a large and complex pro…