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Pure Michigan and Coke team up for vacation giveaway

How would you like to win a free vacation to Mackinaw Island, Traverse City, or Detroit? Pure Michigan is offering you a chance to get away this summer. Read More »

Notre Dame named 16th most amazing college campus in country

Notre Dame campus made the list of "50 Most Amazing College Campuses". The list was released by TheBestColleges.org. Read More »

Dave Casper named to 2012 Class at College Football Hall of Fame

On Tuesday, Notre Dame All-American Dave Casper was named to the College Football Hall of Fame. Read More »

Origin of Mother's Day linked to South Bend

As we celebrate our moms, did you know that this day all started right here in South Bend? Read More »

Penn HS Academic Super Bowl - Social Studies Team takes state title

In one of the closest finishes in state finals history, the Penn High School Academic Super Bowl-Social Studies team won its third straight state crown on Saturday, May 5, edging out Orleans and Jac-Cen-Del for the overall crown at Purdue University's Loeb Auditorium in West Lafayette Read More »

Vote for your favorite ice cream shop in Indiana

Summer is just around the corner and there's no better way to beat the heat than with a scoop of ice cream. Read More »

Vote now for your favorite Indiana summer hot spots

Summer will be here before you know it! Many people are already planning their vacations. Before you finalize your plans, you may want to check out Indiana.gov's list of 'Best Summer Gotta-Do's'. Read More »

Truck hits median, shuts down U.S. 20 bypass

Flames, dirt, oil and diesel fuel. On Tuesday, a truck hit the median on the U.S. 20 bypass and left a huge mess! Read More »

Notre Dame student discovers rare star

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – First year law student Colin Littlefield spends a lot of his time at the Notre Dame Observatory. For about four years, he’s been volunteering as teaching assistant, but now he’s earned his spot up top. Littlefield discovered a rare Wolf-Rayet star at the observatory. Read More »

Breaking News: Two injured in St. Joseph County fire

We just learned of some breaking news where two people were injured in a fire. ABC57's Brian Dorman is following this breaking story. Here's a look at the scene. Read More »

Fire sparks at DC Meats in Osceola, five departments respond

We're following breaking news out of Osceola. Several crews tackled a fire at DC Meats on Lincolnway West. Read More »

Firefighters call Warren Township fire suspicious

Investigators are looking into a late night house fire in St. Joseph County. It started around 11:30 p.m. on U.S. 20 in Warren Township. Read More »

South Bend police arrest suspect in string of neighborhood burglaries

South Bend police arrested a burglar who they said was terrorizing a neighborhood. Read More »

Eagle Scout Manti Te'o emcees Mayor's Luncheon for Scouting

On Wednesday, local boy scouts were celebrated for their hard work. Nearly 300 people attended the mayor's luncheon for scouting in Mishawaka. Read More »

3rd grader designs t-shirt to remember Tramelle Sturgis

Some South Bend elementary school students spent the morning remembering the life of a friend and classmate. Read More »

Mayor put on notice: 'Release The Tape, What are you hiding?'

More public pressure is being put on Mayor Pete Buttigieg to release those recordings that led to the federal investigation. Read More »

Police respond to SUV rollover accident on South Bend's South Side

Police were called to the scene of a rollover accident on South Bend’s South Side. Read More »

UPDATE: Police release name of victim killed in OWI crash

Police have released the name of a woman who was killed on Friday morning when a car plowed into her South Bend home. Read More »

Car crash kills woman after slamming into South Bend home

One woman is dead after police say she was hit by a car while sitting in her home. Read More »

Saint Mary's students 'Take Back the Night'

Hundreds will come together to raise awareness for sexual assault and rape. Read More »

UPDATE: Construction on new St. Joseph High School moving right along

Construction on the new St. Joseph's High School in South Bend is moving right along! Read More »

Benton Harbor police investigating pipe bomb explosion

In Benton Harbor, police are investigating a pipe bomb they believe was set off on Territorial Road around 1 a.m. on Thursday. Read More »

Syracuse man charged in connection to string of daytime burglaries

Ronald Bohn of Syracuse is accused of being behind a string of daytime burglaries in Kosciusko County. Read More »

South Bend house fire called 'suspicious'

Several crews tackled a house fire, on Haney Avenue, near Fellows Street. It sparked around 3:15 Tuesday morning. Investigators are calling the fire suspicious Read More »

Two semis collide on I-94, backing up traffic for miles

Right now, we are following breaking news out of Berrien County. Two semis have collided on I-94, backing up traffic near John Deer Road. Read More »

Dick Clark dead at 82

Dick Clark went to a Santa Monica Hospital on Tuesday night for an outpatient procedure, and suffered a massive heart attack. Read More »

Train collides into stolen car

A train slammed into a car near the intersection of Lincoln Way and Twykenham around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday. No one was in the car, and the engineer of the train was not injured. Read More »

Group gathers outside St. Joseph County Courthouse for 'Equal Pay Day'

There was a sea of red outside the St. Joseph County courthouse in South Bend on Tuesday. Read More »

Moped driver in critical condition after crashing into a South Bend school bus

A moped driver is in critical condition after he crashed into a South Bend school bus! Read More »

Heroin ring busted following 8-month investigation

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. - There was a large heroin bust in St. Joseph and Marion Counties. Five men have been arrested and a sixth is still on the run in connection with the heroin bust. Read More »

Welch’s: 95 percent of grapes in Southwest Michigan destroyed

The damage is worse than anyone imagined for Welch's. The jelly and juice company said it lost one-fifth of its grapes for the entire year in this week's frost in southern Michigan. Read More »

Charges filed against South Bend man accused of killing his girlfriend

A South Bend man was arraigned on murder charges. 44-year-old Manuel Clemon is accused on killing his girlfriend. Read More »

UPDATE: Conservation officers still investigating body found at Indiana Dunes

Indiana conservation officers are investigating a body found on the shore from Lake Michigan. Read More »

Llama Drama: Truck hauling llamas crashes on U.S. 20 bypass

A truck hauling llamas crashed Tuesday morning, causing one of the eastbound lanes to be blocked off. Read More »

Northwood HS students help build Habitat home during spring break

Spring Break is normally a time for rest and relaxation, but a group of Nappanee students decided to roll up their sleeves and get right to work. Read More »

South Bend Animal Care and Control to open doors at new facility this May

South Bend Animal Care and Control is counting the days until they open their doors at a new facility. Read More »

Fire crews dispatched to four fires in Niles

Four fires broke out in the Niles, all believed to be related. The fire effected four homes, destroyed two cars, and injured one firefighter. Read More »

Common Council to hold emergency session over Boykins' forced resignation

ABC57 News exclusively reported on Saturday that the Common Council of South Bend is going to hold an emergency session. Read More »

Protestors march for Trayvon Martin in South Bend

There is a march on Thursday in South Bend for Trayvon Martin. It will begin at 5:30 p.m. It starts at the Civil Rights Heritage Center in South Bend at 1040 West Washington Street. Read More »

Elkhart County Sheriff's Department investigates string of suspicious fires

The Elkhart County Sheriff's Department is investigating a string of suspicious fires. The fires happened in Middlebury between 4:07 a.m. and 5:41 a.m. just a few yards apart on both Palmetto and Hilltop Drives. Read More »

UPDATE: Fire out at train derailment in Ligonier, crews working to clear tracks

Homeland Security is now on the scene of a train derailment in Ligonier. Police evacuated an area right outside of the area, following the derailment. Read More »

UPDATE: Man found dead in field was hit by car

Police said that a Watervliet man who was found dead in a Berrien County field over the weekend was hit by a car! Read More »

Three people arrested on meth charges in Kosciusko County

Cops busted three people for meth in Kosciusko County. Deputies arrested 27-year-old Chase Elder and 19-year-old Darci Munson after an anonymous tip. Read More »

UPDATE: One man injured trying to extinguish backyard fire

A man was hospitalized with what appeared to be life threatening burns, according to Clay Township firefighters, Thursday evening. Read More »

Suspect in custody after early morning high-speed chase

It was a wild morning for police, as multiple agencies chased a man through the streets of St Joseph County to Michigan and back. Read More »

Firefighters have not determined cause of United Technologies fire

Right now, firefighters are still watching a burned out mess in Plymouth. The fire is officially out at the old United Technologies building. Read More »

Three crashes close Indiana Toll Road, send two men to hospital

Three accidents happened on the Indiana Toll Road on Tuesday morning causing traffic to be blocked off. Read More »

Surveillance photos: CVS clerk and manager robbed at gunpoint

ABC57 News now has surveillance photos from a weekend pharmacy robbery. The robbery happened on Saturday around 7 a.m. at the CVS store on 2101 E. Ireland Road. Read More »

New Carlisle man spearheads tornado relief project

Remember the owner of Lookin' Good Construction who was headed to Henryville to help tornado victims? These photos are from Gary Lawson who drove the truck to Scottsburg and is going back down again. Read More »

Penn H.S. Academic Super Bowl teams win 5 of 6 competitions

Penn High School's six Academic Super Bowl teams overpowered a 14-team Warsaw Invitational field on Monday night as the Kingsmen won a total of five of the six areas of competition. Read More »

Family dog dies after pole barn fire

A family pet died after a pole barn fire that had Portage Road closed most of the day. The fire in Bertrand Township started around noon. Read More »

UPDATE: Semi and SUV collide in Starke County

We are following breaking news out of Starke County. Witnesses said there was a large fire along with several explosions on Tuesday night on State Road 421. Read More »

The CompuDoc's grab bag of questions

I thought I would cover some common questions and answers I tend to get on a reoccurring basis. Read More »

Police find 9-year-old boy drunk, blows .18 during breathalyzer test

Police are used to dealing with drunks all the time, but never one who is just 9-years-old! Read More »

UPDATE: Plymouth man dead after high speed chase in Marshall County

A Plymouth man is dead after being shot by police officers on North Quince Road between La Paz and Walkerton at the end of a long pursuit across Marshall County. Read More »

ABC 57 Slapshot Contest: Miss Indiana to trade tiara for hockey stick

This weekend, Miss Indiana will trade in her crown for a hockey stick! Jackie Jerlecki is participating in the ABC 57 "Slap Shot Contest" at Notre Dame. Read More »

Turkey trio traps cop, ties up traffic

It was turkey terror last Thursday as a group of the big birds walked across Bittersweet Road near the intersection with Anderson Road during rush hour. A St. Joseph County Police Officer was trapped in his car by a trio of turkeys as he tried to get them off the road. Read More »

Cass County crews respond to two ice rescues at two separate lakes

Two pairs of people had to be rescued from Eagle and Juno Lakes just east of Edwardsburg on Friday afternoon after braving the nearly 50-degree temperatures to go ice fishing. Read More »

Van crashes into Nick's Patio, building evacuated

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The lunch rush at Nick’s Patio on Friday served up something out of the ordinary. A car crashed into the rear of the building which caused the entire building to be evacuated. Read More »

Former child star Dustin Diamond performs at Laugh Comedy Club

First he attended Bayside, but these days Dustin Diamond is hitting the road to do stand-up comedy. Read More »

Driver thrown from van in semi crash on U.S. 31

There was a severe crash on U.S. 31, in Plymouth, between a semi and a van, around 1 p.m. on Monday. According to police, a van pulled out in front of a semi on 2C Road, just past U.S. 6. Read More »

“America’s Next Top Model” to hold casting call in Michiana

An open casting call for The CW Network’s “America’s Next Top Model” will be held at Michiana Beauty College in Granger, Ind., on Saturday, March 3, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Read More »

Behind the scenes at Super Bowl XLVI

Check out the photo gallery taken by ABC 57's Jaclyn Kelley and Emily Pritchard. Read More »

Super Bowl XLVI: Big day for commercials too

Super Bowl wasn't just a big day for sports! It was also a big day for commercials. Read More »

South Bend hires new fire chief

South Bend will have a new fire chief. Read More »

Live from an innertube: Tony Spehar tests the 'Thrill on the Hill'

ABC 57's Tony Spehar took a camera and one of our LiveU backpacks down the hill in an innertube. Read More »

Wakarusa Dime Store unveils new jelly bean in honor of the Silver Hawks

Baseball season is just around the corner! You'll be able to enjoy all of your ballpark favorites, soon enough -- Hot dogs, popcorn, and… jelly beans? That's right! The Wakarusa Dime Store is teaming up with the Silver Hawks to bring you a tasty new treat at The Cove! Read More »

Golden Dome focuses on silver screen for student film festival

This weekend, the Golden Dome will be focused on the silver screen! Hundreds of films were submitted to the 23rd Annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival, but just 16 made the grade. Read More »

Silver Beach Carousel closed for maintenance

Right now, the Silver Beach Carousel in St. Joseph is closed for yearly maintenance! The three-row carousel was built back in 1910. Read More »

PHOTOS: Fire engulfs South Bend home

Just before 3:30 p.m., on Monday, ABC 57 News received reports about a fully engulfed fire at 1925 Corby Blvd., in South Bend. Read More »

PHOTOS: Snow hits Michiana again

What's it look like in your neighborhood? ABC 57 wants your photos of the snow! Please share them with us on our Facebook wall. Read More »

Globetrotters surprise elementary students

From cool spins to amazing dribbles, the Harlem Globetrotters dazzled a crowd of South Bend elementary students on Thursday. The basketball show was actually a surprise for students at Madison Primary Center. Read More »

Bristol man behind bars after leading police on a chase

A Bristol man is behind bars after leading police on a high speed chase, flipping his car, and taking out a power line. Read More »

Three trains collide in Porter County

We have received reports that three trains have collided in Porter County, just to the west of LaPorte County. Read More »

St. Joseph County deputies looking for bank robber

Right now, St. Joseph County deputies are still looking for the man they say held up a bank. Read More »

46 reasons to get excited about the Super Bowl: Indiana sandwiches

A local restaurant is one of the 46 that are trying to win over the Super Bowl committee. Their claim to flavor fame is the ultimate grilled tenderloin. The Streamliner Family Restaurant has been serving this dish up since they opened their doors in 1939. Read More »

First Snowstorm of 2012

Photos from the snowstorm on January 2, 2012 from our ABC 57 Facebook page! Read More »

2011: In the Rear View

A blog about the year in review. Read More »

iSpy: Have you seen a snowy owl in your neighborhood?

There have been more sightings of an owl that's rare to the Michiana area. They are known as snowy owls. Read More »

Head-on collision claims one life, sends another to the hospital

A Milford woman was killed and a Warsaw man is in serious condition after a head-on crash Tuesday morning, near Leesburg, Ind. Read More »

Hope Ministries receives much needed donations from students

Some South Bend students made the holidays brighter for those in need. Read More »

Studebaker Museum needs money to restore Muppet movie artifact

A piece of Muppet history is sitting in South Bend, in need of a helping hand. The Muppets have recently returned to the silver screen, but an important piece of their first movie is sitting at the Studebaker Museum. Read More »

Santa trades his sleigh for a Stude

Who needs reindeer and a sleigh when you can travel in a Studebaker? Check out Santa’s new ride! He's driving in style at the Studebaker Museum on Chapin Street. Read More »

College Football Hall of Fame decks the halls with gingerbread houses

The College Football Hall Of Fame looks more like Santa’s village! Gingerbread houses now fill the lobby of the South Bend museum. Read More »

Quick, Easy Last Minute Gift

Christmas sneaking up on you? Here's a quick and easy gift for someone on your nice list! Read More »

Ho ho ho cupcakes!

Nothing gets you into the holiday spirit on a rainy afternoon more than baking! I decided to make two sets of Christmas cupcakes to bring in for my coworkers! The reindeer were definitely a hit! Read More »

Recipes: The Christmas Cookie Exchange

Host a cookie exchange with friends to save money and have fun. Here are some of my favorite cookie recipes, plus I show you how to make a container as sweet as the treats inside! Read More »

Rochester fire claims one of the tallest buildings in town

The Centennial Building, one of the tallest buildings in downtown Rochester, is gone after a fire tore through it and forced its demolition. Read More »

Hand-print Christmas Tree

This tree makes a memorable gift or decoration. Read More »

Snowfall not on track

Most of Michiana, has seen little to know snowfall, with our southeast counties have seen an abundant amount, its all in the storm tracks. Read More »

What NOT to buy this holiday

People always look online for suggestions for holiday gifts. Here are some suggestions about what NOT to buy. Read More »

10 Elf on the Shelf ideas

10 fun ideas for your Elf on the Shelf! Read More »

South Bend Silver Hawks under new ownership

The deal is signed and done, and the South Bend Silver Hawks have a new owner! Former South Bend Mayor and Indiana Governor Joe Kernan announced on Wednesday at 2 p.m. that he sold the team to a Chicago businessman. Read More »

'Twas the Night before Twilight

One theatre-goer's recount of what it was like to be dragged to the movies to see this masterful piece of... *grumble-grumble* Read More »

Four lucky teens get a 'Smile for a Lifetime'

Four Michiana teens have a lot to smile about! Harrington Orthodontics in South Bend fitted them for new braces on Friday, free of charge! Read More »

Touchdown moth: Luck of the Irish or divine intervention?

You've heard of Touchdown Jesus, but a Touchdown Moth? Read More »

Buttigieg introduces his 'transition team'

Mayor-elect Pete Buttigieg announced on Tuesday afternoon that the formation of a seven-person 'Transition Team' will help implement his vision and guide the process leading to his swearing in on Jan. 1, 2012. Read More »

Classic dragster stolen in La Porte County garage burglary

The La Porte County Sheriff's Office needs your help to bring a burglar to justice! Read More »

Thick fog reduces visibility for morning commute

Heavy fog greatly reduced visibility and created a difficult commute for drivers around Michiana on Tuesday morning. Read More »

Hard Rock Cafe to open at Four Winds Casino in summer of 2012

On Monday, Four Winds Casino announced that they have partnered with Hard Rock International to bring a Hard Rock Cafe to Four Winds New Buffalo in the summer of 2012. Read More »

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