ABC 57 News (Michiana)
Michiana's Menu: Bantam Chicken & Seafood
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- Michiana's Menu: Bantam Chicken & Seafood
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- 2 years ago
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- You might have seen the exquisite, beautiful dishes served at Bantam Chicken & Seafood. For this week's Michiana's Menu, we spoke with the man behind the magic.
https://abc57.com/news/michianas-menu-the-man-behind-the-art-at-bantam-chicken-seafood
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- Michiana's Menu: Graze by Erica
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- 2 years ago
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- During the early months of the pandemic, Erica first started crafting boards and posting them to social media. After an uproar of praise, she realized she had a talent and the community had a need! She quickly grew her online business to lead her to her own charcuterie board shop. There, customers can visit for all things cheese and order her specialty products for themselves. While it is clear she knows how to create the perfect combo of cheese and jam, her love for cooking is nothing new.
https://abc57.com/news/graze-by-erica
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- Michiana's Menu: Veni's Sweet Shop
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- 2 years ago
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- Veni’s Sweet Shop in Niles, Michigan has been warming the hearts of the community for over one hundred years.
Veni’s Sweet Shop was originally a fruit and nut company. Then, in the 1930’s it was a soda fountain shop with the introduction of handmade chocolates. The chocolates stuck. In the 1970’s, they found their way focusing on all types of homemade candy.
https://abc57.com/news/venis-sweet-shop
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- Michiana's Menu: Howard Park Public House
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- 2 years ago
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- For this week’s Michiana’s Menu, we are taking ‘comfort food’ to the next level. Located in Howard Park, lies the Public House. With a menu spanning from burgers, to steaks, salads, shrimp and more, they really have a little bit of everything and all made from scratch.
https://abc57.com/news/michianas-menu-howard-park-public-house-takes-fine-dining-to-a-whole-new-experience
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- Michiana's Menu: Silver Beach Pizza
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- 2 years ago
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- For this week’s Michiana’s Menu, we journeyed to St. Joseph, Michigan, to try what some say is the best pizza in all of Michiana.
https://abc57.com/news/michianas-menu-experience-pizza-of-all-types-at-silver-beach-pizza
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- ABC57 Road Trip: Step into the story at Conner Prairie
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- 2 years ago
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- The interactive, historic Conner Prairie inspires curiosity and fosters learning with experiences unlike anywhere else. It is a place for all ages from babies, to kids, or even adults.
https://abc57.com/news/abc57-road-trip-step-into-the-story-at-conner-prairie
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- ABC57 Road Trip: Toboggan Run in Pokagon State Park
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- 2 years ago
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- This week’s ABC57 Road Trip brings the need for speed! Located in Pokagon State Park near Angola, Indiana, lies the only toboggan run in the entire state. The quarter mile ice track has been around since 1935 and a second track was built five years later. The slides are refrigerated, so they can stay open even when there isn’t any snow.
https://abc57.com/news/abc57-road-trip-take-a-ride-down-the-toboggan-run-in-pokagon-state-park
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- South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership discusses READI funds
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- 2 years ago
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- Every county in Indiana is waiting to spend their part of the half a billion dollars from Indiana’s Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) grants.
South Bend-Elkhart is one of the five regions awarded the maximum $50 million grant from the READI fund.
Bethany Hartley, the Chief Strategy Officer with South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership, talks to ABC57 NightTeam anchor Tim Spears about how and when the money will be spent.
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- Full Interview w/ Rep. Maureen Bauer
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- 2 years ago
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- Rep. Maureen Bauer talks to ABC57 NightTeam anchor Tim Spears about some of the more controversial bills making their way through the Indiana capitol
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- Elkhart Police see catalytic converter thefts increase more than 500%
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- 2 years ago
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- Catalytic converter thefts jumped more than 500% in Elkhart last year, according to the Elkhart Police Department. Now, investigators are kicking off 2022 with a major theft from a Forest River RV facility, where someone stole 94 catalytic converters.
https://abc57.com/news/elkhart-police-see-catalytic-converter-thefts-jump-more-than-500
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- Beyond the Badge: North Judson Police use big toolbox of resources to keep town safe
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- 2 years ago
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- On this week’s Beyond the Badge, we’re traveling to the North Judson Police Department, located in Starke County to show how a small-town department’s big toolbox of resources helps keep the community safe.
https://abc57.com/news/beyond-the-badge-north-judson-pd-uses-big-toolbox-of-resources-to-keep-town-safe
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- Beyond the Badge: Behind the bars in Marshall County jail inspires a lot of artistic ability
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- 2 years ago
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- ABC57’s Beyond the Badge series continues, heading back to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department. This week, the team is going beyond the bars, where Michiana will meet a couple inmates and hear about a program making a huge difference in their lives.
https://abc57.com/news/beyond-the-badge-behind-the-bars-in-marshall-county-jail-inspires-a-lot-of-artistic-ability
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- Michiana's Menu: The Stray Dog
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The Stray Dog has been around for 20 years. The owners first decided on the name after some friends of theirs took in an abandoned dog. He was known as ‘Jack,’ and is the inspiration behind the iconic stray dog logo. The restaurant has been in its location off of north Whittaker street since 2003. But in 2012, the restaurant lost everything to a fire.
Everything, but, the original stray dog.
The restaurant rebuilt in its original location, with a water view escape that is hard to find anywhere else! It makes this destination a year-round getaway for community members and visitors, alike.
https://abc57.com/news/michianas-menu-who-is-the-face-behind-the-stray-dog
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- Restaurant invests in robot server to help during worker shortage
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- One restaurant that has come up with an unusual way to combat the worker shortage is the Silver Harbor Brewing Company in St. Joseph, Michigan.
“Servee is the robot, the staff has named him R-2-beer-2,” said co-owner Jaime Gross.
R-2-beer-2 can run food, take orders, and even play music – but Silver Harbor doesn’t intend for this to replace any open server positions.
https://abc57.com/news/amid-staffing-shortages-one-restaurant-able-to-invest-in-robot-server
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- Chain Reaction: Booze Blues at liquor stores thanks to supply chain issues
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Supply chain issues are impacting your trip to the liquor store.
Around 40% of hard liquor in the united states is imported meaning it’s likely harder for you to find certain tequilas, rums, vodkas, and whiskeys on store shelves.
https://abc57.com/news/chain-reaction-booze-blues-at-liquor-stores-thanks-to-supply-chain-issues
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- Full Interview with Steven Webster, author of "American Rage: How Anger Shapes Our Politics"
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- ABC57 NightTeam anchor Tim Spears talks to Steven Webster, author of "American Rage: How Anger Shapes Our Politics" about the January 6th riot at the capitol
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- Holiday Heroes: Meals-on-Wheels
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- We previously shared some Real Recipes from Real Services. The organization helps people stay in their homes, and independent. One of the best ways to keep people healthy, is to feed them a hot, healthy meal. Real Services is in charge of meals-on-wheels of St. Joseph county and the city of Elkhart.
https://www.abc57.com/news/holiday-heroes-meals-on-wheels
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- Holiday Heroes: Real recipes from Real Services Part II
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- PART TWO: In our latest edition of Holiday Heroes, Chief Meteorologist Tom Coomes traded his blazer in for a chef's apron at Real Services' kitchen in South Bend. The organization serves hundreds of hot, homemade meals to community members each week.
https://www.abc57.com/news/holiday-heroes-real-recipes-from-real-services
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- Holiday Heroes: Real recipes from Real Services Part I
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- PART ONE: In our latest edition of Holiday Heroes, Chief Meteorologist Tom Coomes traded his blazer in for a chef's apron at Real Services' kitchen in South Bend. The organization serves hundreds of hot, homemade meals to community members each week.
https://www.abc57.com/news/holiday-heroes-real-recipes-from-real-services
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- Stop 22 Michiana helping out local veterans this holiday season
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- ABC57 has been highlighting charities throughout Michiana and their impacts on the community. Sometimes it’s the heroes that need help. Stop 22 Michiana is raising awareness of a troubling trend in veteran suicides.
https://www.abc57.com/news/stop-22-michiana-helping-out-local-veterans-this-holiday-season
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- Holiday Heroes: Christmas Commandos help provide brighter holiday for grieving families
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year, but they can also be very painful for families grieving the loss of a loved one. ABC57's Allison Hayes shows how the Christmas Commandos are helping make the season a little bit brighter for these families.
https://www.abc57.com/news/holiday-heroes-christmas-commandos-help-provide-brighter-holiday-for-grieving-families
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- Holiday Heroes: The Farm Place
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- 2 years ago
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- In the state of Indiana, more than nine thousand children were placed in foster care in 2019. Many children across the Hoosier state are dealing with the trauma of being removed from their homes and separated from their parents. “A Farm Place” in LaGrange aims to help those kids find refuge through animal therapy and companionship. ABC57 has a look at the organizations efforts to continue that mission by building a barn that’s so much more than just a structure.
https://www.abc57.com/news/holiday-heroes-the-farm-place
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- A Rosie Place bringing holiday cheer to medically fragile children
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- “A Rosie Place,” is 15+ years in the making and is unlike any other facility for families and children in the country. Kids who enter the facility have a wide variety of different special activities they can interact with, all of the equipment they need, and they can even choose which of 6 unique bedrooms they can stay in for up to 10 days!
https://www.abc57.com/news/a-rosie-place-bringing-holiday-cheer-to-medically-fragile-children
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- Donation drive for Niles fire victims has big turnout
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Three days after four families lost everything in an apartment fire, people came out in droves to fill a church with donations.
https://www.abc57.com/news/donation-drive-for-niles-fire-victims-has-big-turnout
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- Community steps up to help Niles fire victims
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Just days before Christmas, four families are without clothes, vehicles or homes after a Sunday afternoon fire destroyed an apartment house in the 400 block of Fort Street.
https://www.abc57.com/news/community-steps-up-to-help-niles-fire-victims
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- Interview w/ Dr. Mark Fox about Omicron Variant in Indiana
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- ABC57 NightTeam anchor Tim Spears talks to St. Joseph County deputy health officer Dr. Mark Fox about the spread of the coronavirus Omicron variant, heading into the holidays
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- Yellow Cat Cafe host Madison STEAM first graders for Christmas at the Cat
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- 2 years ago
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- For three years, Yellow Cat Café has opened their doors to the first graders at Madison STEAM Academy for Christmas at the Cat. The diner serves them lunch, and a whole lot more! Festivities first start with some Christmas cookie decorating. Then, a visit with Santa, and of course, some singing!
https://www.abc57.com/news/yellow-cat-cafe-host-madison-steam-first-graders-for-christmas-at-the-cat
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- Holiday Heroes: Humane Society of Southwest Michigan transforming the lives of animals
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- On our latest Holiday Heroes, we’re shining a spotlight on the Humane Society of Southwest Michigan, a shelter that is transforming the lives of animals with troubled pasts.
https://www.abc57.com/news/holiday-heroes-humane-society-of-southwest-michigan-transforming-the-lives-of-animals
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- Holiday Heroes: Hope Mommies group helping families cope with grief
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- On our latest Holiday Heroes, we’re shining a spotlight on Hope Mommies, an organization that helps women and families cope with grief.
https://www.abc57.com/news/holiday-heroes-hope-mommies-group-helping-families-cope-with-grief
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- Holiday Heroes: No-kill Pet Refuge in South Bend making a difference through volunteers
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- This edition of Holiday Heroes takes us to Pet Refuge in South Bend.
https://www.abc57.com/news/no-kill-pet-refuge-in-south-bend-making-a-difference-through-volunteers
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- Holiday Heroes: The history of the Salvation Army’s bell ringers and red kettles
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- ABC57’s Brian Conybeare took a look back at how the story of the Salvation Army’s red kettle campaign and bell ringers all began.
https://www.abc57.com/news/holiday-heroes-the-history-of-the-salvation-army-s-bell-ringers-and-red-kettles
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- The story behind the Christmas pickle tradition
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- 2 years ago
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- Each year, many children across the country wake up on Christmas morning searching for some gifts under the tree. But some little kids, might be looking for a little extra touch of green.
The Christmas pickle! Legend has it, whoever finds the Christmas pickle hidden inside the tree gets an extra surprise for Christmas morning! But how did such a tradition come to be? We wanted answers, and there was only one place to go.
https://www.abc57.com/news/the-story-behind-the-christmas-pickle-tradition
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- Beyond the Badge: How drones, robots play a role at LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
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- 2 years ago
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- This week on Beyond the Badge, we’re heading back to the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office, taking a look at how technology, such as drones and robots, helps keep officers and the public, safe.
https://www.abc57.com/news/beyond-the-badge-how-drones-robots-play-a-role-at-laporte-county-sheriffs-office
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- Beyond the Badge: How LaPorte County Sheriff's Office patrols commercial drivers
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- ABC57’s Beyond the Badge series continues with LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office. The county has many major highways and with that comes a lot of commercial drivers, passing through for business, such as the big rigs seen on the roadways.
https://www.abc57.com/news/beyond-the-badge-how-laporte-county-sheriffs-office-patrols-commercial-drivers
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- Chain Reaction: Gaming consoles are nearly impossible to find this Christmas
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A global microchip shortage may be coming between you and getting a next generation PlayStation or Xbox for Christmas.
https://www.abc57.com/news/chain-reaction-gaming-consoles-are-nearly-impossible-to-find-this-christmas
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- Chain Reaction: Grocery store shelves won't be back to normal this year
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Can’t find your favorite products at the grocery store? You’re not alone.
The COVID-19 pandemic, trucking shortages, and record-level congestion at ports means it’s harder to keep shelves stocked.
https://www.abc57.com/news/chain-reaction-grocery-stores-impacted-by-supply-chain-backups
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- Granger family forfeits vacation to volunteer their time towards helping Kentucky tornado victims
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- One Michiana family is trading in their vacation this year to give back to Kentucky tornado victims.
https://www.abc57.com/news/granger-family-forfeits-vacation-to-volunteer-their-time-towards-helping-kentucky-tornado-victims
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- Beyond the Badge: Santa’s Elficers stepping in to bring Christmas magic to kids
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- ABC57’s Holiday Heroes series continues with a special installment of Beyond the Badge.
This week, Michiana gets an inside look at the South Bend Police Department where the Santa’s Elficers program is in full swing and this year they are making Christmas happen for more children than ever before.
https://www.abc57.com/news/beyond-the-badge-santas-elficers-stepping-in-to-bring-christmas-magic-to-kids
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- Web Extra: Full interview with Pastor Canneth Lee on Gun Violence
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- ABC57 NightTeam anchors Tiffany Salameh and Tim Spears talk to South Bend Common Council member, and Group Violence Intervention specialist, Pastor Canneth Lee about the disturbing trend of gun violence with little-to-no help from witnesses
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- Beyond the Badge: How one Sergeant's fight for his life didn't stop him from serving
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- ABC57’s Beyond the Badge series continues with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department to show Michiana what the night shift is all about. Michiana will meet the Detective First Sergeant who has dedicated 27 years to serving others. With help from his community and family in blue, he didn’t let a recent battle with cancer stop him from serving Marshall County.
https://abc57.com/news/beyond-the-badge-challenges-of-night-shift-how-one-sergeants-fight-for-his-life-didnt-stop-him-from-serving
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- Mother continues search for missing daughter, Jessica Gray
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- 2 years ago
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- December 1st, 2019 is a date that haunts Carolina Gray. It was the day her 30-year-old daughter Jessica Gray disappeared.
https://abc57.com/news/missing-jessica-gray-s-family-still-searching-nearly-two-years-later
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- Federal agents serve search warrant at local motorcycle club
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- 2 years ago
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- Federal agents served several federal search warrants throughout northern Indiana, including in South Bend, as part of an investigation into members and associates of the Sin City Deciples motorcycle club.
https://abc57.com/news/federal-agents-serve-search-warrant-at-local-motorcycle-club
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- Mother shares son's story to raise suicide awareness
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- 2 years ago
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- September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day, but for Weirich family, it marks a day they’ll never forget. It was the day Austin Weirich took his own life.
https://abc57.com/news/mother-shares-sons-story-to-raise-suicide-awareness
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- Why Christmas trees are in short supply, and more expensive than ever before
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- 2 years ago
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- A shortage of Christmas trees, both real and fake, may make it harder to get your home in the festive spirit this year.
According to the American Christmas Tree Association, Christmas trees are more expensive and harder to find than ever before.
https://abc57.com/news/chain-reaction-why-christmas-trees-are-in-short-supply-and-more-expensive-than-ever-before
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- Web Exclusive: Full interview w/ INDems Chair Mike Schmuhl on Legalizing Marijuana in Indiana
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Chair of the Indiana Democratic Party, Mike Schmuhl, talks to ABC57 NightTeam anchor Tim Spears about the push to legalize marijuana in the Hoosier State
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- Web Exclusive: The Daily Beast's Roger Sollenberger on Investigation into Sen. Mike Braun's Campaign
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The Daily Beast politics reporter, Roger Sollenberger, talks to ABC57 NightTeam anchor Tim Spears about the federal investigation into Sen. Mike Braun's potential campaign finance violations.
Sollenberger first broke the story after the Federal Election Commission released a preliminary audit: https://www.thedailybeast.com/embattled-gop-sen-mike-braun-says-a-staffer-messed-up-his-campaign-reports-and-vanished-we-found-him
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- The River: Michigan's Attorney General takes over reopened Eric McGinnis case
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Three years after an ABC57 News Investigation into the mysterious drownings of multiple people from Benton Harbor, the Michigan Attorney General's Special Investigation Unit is taking over the case of Eric McGinnis.
https://abc57.com/news/new-investigative-team-looking-to-solve-the-eric-mcginnis-case
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- A Michiana native is one of the youngest dispensary owners in the country
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- 2 years ago
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- A Michiana native is one of the youngest dispensary owners in the country.
Justin ‘JJ’ Smith got started at the age of just 18, planning to open his very own pot shop in his hometown of Cassopolis. Smith is the co-owner of Sunset Coast Provisions.
https://abc57.com/news/a-michiana-native-is-one-of-the-youngest-dispensary-owners-in-the-country
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- Web Exclusive: Full interview w/ ACLU of Indiana
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The ACLU of Indiana is suing a deputy with the Starke County Sheriff's Department for what it considers an unconstitutional search. The organization has a similar lawsuit against the Fisher Police Department in Hammond County. ABC57 NightTeam anchor Tim Spears talks to an attorney with ACLU of Indiana about the case.
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- South Bend city leader calls for end to, "pandemic of violence"
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- South Bend has seen a troubling number of shootings this year, with more than a dozen killed.
In an interview with ABC57 NightTeam anchor Tim Spears, South Bend Common Council member Pastor Canneth Lee, calls for an end to this, "pandemic of violence".