ABC 57 News
Portage Manor Money Pit
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- Portage Manor Money Pit
- Runtime
- 5:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Records reveal hundreds of thousands of county tax dollars being used to secure the now vacant Portage Manor.
The St. Joe County owned property, which housed more than 100 disabled residents, closed last July because of financial constraints.
According to county records, more than $335,000 was paid to Trinity Protection Services LLC in eight months.
In comparison, the county commissioners awarded the same company a contract last January for $350,000 to secure the county-city building.
County commissioner Carl Baxmeyer stated the decision to provide security to Portage Manor did not require a vote.
"Professional services do not require a vote. So, we did not have a vote," said Baxmeyer.
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- Pink Heals surprises Jennifer Copeland amid cancer diagnosis
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- ABC57 anchor Jennifer Copeland received a special visit from the non-profit cancer support group, Pink Heals, yesterday.
Jennifer is currently battling stage 1 ovarian cancer and undergoing chemotherapy.
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- This week's ABC57 Cub Reporter is Matteo Esquibel
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This week's ABC57 Cub Reporter, 11-year-old Matteo Esquibel, got to sit down with South Bend Cubs pitcher Mitchell Tyranski.
Esquibel talked with Tyranski about favorite MLB players, playing baseball in high school and college, and advice for kids getting into sports.
If your child is interested in being a Cub Reporter, you can sign up at abc57.com/abc57-cub-reporter-2024
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- Main Street Stories: Old County Jail Museum
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- 6:03
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- By: Jena Stopczynski
The Old County Jail Museum, or the "Gray Bar Hotel" as the staff so lovingly call it, is not only the former home of prisoners, but home to Kosciusko County's history.
It is quite the unique place that holds history while being a piece of history itself.
"We didn't have any place for the county museum…the county was evacuating this building, and they knew they didn't want to tear it down, but they didn't know what to do with it so it kind of worked out as a mutually beneficial arrangement for everybody," shared Co-Director Greg Steffe.
Before you reach the "bullpen," you are greeted by the third-generation death mask and artifacts from Public Enemy Number One, John Dillinger.
The museum is home to a .32 Colt automatic that was used in Dillinger's last bank robbery in South Bend at Merchant's National Bank on June 30, 1934.
Dillinger also raided the Warsaw Police Department on April 12,1...
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- Main Street Stores: Warsaw Cut Glass
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- 5:04
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- By: Jena Stopczynski
It's hard to imagine what the corner of S. Detroit Street and Pope Street would've looked like in the early 1900s. Cars zoom by from three different directions as the historic brick building boldly painted with Warsaw Cut Glass stands quietly.
Warsaw Cut Glass, the second-oldest business in town, was established in 1911 and built with rejected street bricks.
The irony is palpable that these rejected bricks have lasted longer than the brick roads.
Chicago's Johnson-Carlson Cut Glass Company could not keep up with demand at the time, and the Warsaw Chamber of Commerce went to work with open land, rejected bricks, and a dream.
Warsaw Cut Glass opened for business in 1912 under the care of original owner Oscar Hugo. Two years later, he was joined by 14-year-old apprentice, Jackson Dobbins.
Dobbins ultimately purchased the business in 1957. As years passed and his health declined, he looked f...
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- Blocking the sun with a blanket can make strollers dangerous
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- 3:05
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Abundant sunshine helped temperatures climb into the 90s Monday across Michiana, with feels-like temperatures nearing 100 degrees at times.
If you have an infant or toddler in a stroller, it might be tempting to block the sun with a light blanket to try and fight the glare. However, as Meteorologist Dave Caulfield discovered, that simply act can send temperature inside the stroller climbing above 110 degrees!
Putting a blanket over the stroller creates a greenhouse effect, reduces airflow and can lead to serious heat-related illnesses for your little one.
Most of the temperature increases occurred in the first 10 minutes of the blanket being put on top.
By the end of the day, the "test banana" that went in the stroller was ripe and browning in multiple spots.
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- Developing Downtowns: Warsaw
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- 4:29
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- This summer, ABC57 is visiting Main Street to Main Street in Michiana's developing downtowns.
This week, ABC57's Julianne Grohowski visited downtown Warsaw to talk to take a closer look at the growing businesses, Glam Boutique, and the orthopedic capital of the world.
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- Jennifer Copeland shares on her ovarian cancer diagnosis
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- 8:16
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Upon her return to the studio at ABC57 News, anchor Jennifer Copeland wanted to open up about her ovarian cancer diagnosis and the frightening weeks she has experienced since she has been off air.
Co-anchor Brian Conybeare sat down with Copeland to discuss finding her cancer, her diagnosis, and her prognosis for the coming months and years.
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- Main Street Stories: Hooples in Bremen
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- 4:10
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- By: Jena Stopczynski
BREMEN, Ind. -- Standing the test of time.
That is something Hooples bar, as well as its owner Edwin Morgan, have been proven successors of.
For the longest standing business in downtown Bremen, time has not always been kind, but plentiful.
Hooples was first opened by Civil War veteran CJ Hoople in 1882. Family members continued to run the bar for over a century.
In that time, this historic bar has seen multiple wars, prohibition, the Great Depression, and a global pandemic…just to name a few.
"During Prohibition, you know, they did what they had to do to survive. Couldn't get alcohol. So, they had card games and other things going on just to make money. They had a bowling alley you could go to in the basement."
The bar front and back are still the originals at Hooples. You can still see the worn holes in its finish from nervous men of the Great Depression.
"Du...
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- Developing Downtowns: Bremen
- Runtime
- 4:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- This summer, ABC57 is visiting Main Street to Main Street in Michiana's developing downtowns.
This week, ABC57's Julianne Grohowski visited downtown Bremen to take a closer look into the blooming businesses growing there.
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- AI security software offers new alternative to identify threats
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- 3:10
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- IntelliSee, a security software program based out of Iowa, presented its AI-based model to the South Bend Rotary Club on Wednesday.
The software uses “deep learning” AI and scans security footage to identify threats.
The system can identify anything from the weapon of a school shooter or a liquid on that ground that’s likely to cause a fall.
Once a threat has been identified, mass security alerts can be sent, or lockdowns can be put in place.
IntelliSee presented their software to the Rotary Club because the organization boasts a wide range of representation from throughout the South Bend community.
The goal for IntelliSee is to raise awareness to what technology is capable of so that it can potentially be implemented locally.
More information about the program can be found here: https://intellisee.com/
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- Notre Dame Lacrosse National Champions return to campus
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse received a warm welcome from fans, faculty, and staff as they returned to Notre Dame as back-to-back national champions. Team leader Pat Kavanagh had some kind words for his alma mater.
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- Mothers accuse Elkhart Family Court of corruption
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- 10:38
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A group of mothers who have lost custody of their children in Elkhart County are accusing the judge and the "Guardian Ad Litem" (GAL) of corruption.
Ashley Franklin says GAL Mary Raatz had provided Judge David Bonfiglio misleading reports, which played a major role in his decision.
She lost custody of her son.
Another mother, Ashley Persley, accuses Raatz of giving custody to the baby's father, Trey O'Brien, who was charged in 2018 with sexual misconduct with a minor.
Emerson Earhart was motivated by her own situation and educated herself on the role of Guardian Ad Litem.
Earhart attends and observes what is taking place in the Elkhart Courtrooms and says the system currently in place needs to be reevaluated.
"They can act with impunity without any sort of oversight," she says.
She is now an advocate for change.
There is an organized effort by over 200 people who have signed...
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- Two houses catch fire in Bristol, Ind. on May 27, still smoldering May 28
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- BRISTOL, Ind. -- Two houses caught fire Monday around 2 p.m. with five different agencies on scene, working to control the flames. No injuries have been reported.
Firefighters were out for over five hours trying to battle the blaze. It’s not exactly clear how this fire started, but residents present say one of the houses that went up in flames had some historical significance.
Billowing smoke filled the air as firefighters tried to put out a large house fire in the 100 block of East Vistula Street.
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- The Pride Divide: Hoosier family navigates child's gender transition
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- 4:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- When the Indiana legislature passed Senate Bill 480, banning gender-affirming care for minors, proponents of the bill said there was "no such thing as true informed consent" in gender transition.
But Hoosier families now forced to go out-of-state for gender therapy argue these medical decisions are not up to the government to decide and come with clinical guidance from experts.
ABC57 talked to the Nichols family about their own decision to pursue gender-affirming care despite pushback from some members of their community, schools, and state government.
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- The Pride Divide: Jodie Henderson's death sparks continued fight for LGBTQ+
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- 3:09
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Jodie Henderson, a gay 27-year-old Afghanistan War veteran, was brutally murdered in 2016 in South Bend because he had romantic feelings for his killer, Jabreeh Davis-Martin.
Henderson’s mother, Patricia Forrest-Maxie, says if he hadn’t come out as gay, he might still be here today.
Forrest-Maxie sat down with ABC57’s Julianne Grohowski and spoke about her outlook on LGBTQ acceptance in South Bend eight years after Henderson’s death.
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- The Pride Divide: A Michiana family moves from Indiana following gender-affirming ban
- Runtime
- 6:32
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- ABC57's Brian Conybeare recently sat down with a local mother who moved herself and her children across the state line from Indiana to Michigan solely because of transgender laws in the Hoosier state.
Senate Bill 480 was approved in 2023 and, after a brief legal battle, took effect back in March. The bill bans doctors from helping minors go through sex change treatments … exactly what her teenage son is doing.
Listen as this concerned mother talks about making hard decisions to do what she believes is best for her children.
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- Jennifer Copeland's absence due to cancer diagnosis
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- ABC57's Jennifer Copeland announced today that she has been diagnosed with Stage 1 Ovarian Cancer and has started chemotherapy.
Copeland does expect to be back co-anchoring the 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m. news with co-anchor Brian Conybeare soon. She also expects to continue sharing her story and join ABC57 News on-air during her 6-month fight when she can.
Copeland shared the message below to Facebook:
Some things stay with you forever & thank God they do.
Like what my Dad tells his patients when they call with a medical concern. He says, “I’m gonna tell you what I would tell my family. You’ve had this body for how many years. And if what you’re feeling now is NEW AND DIFFERENT than ANYTHING you’ve EVER felt before — YOU HAVE TO GET IT CHECKED.”
7 weeks ago, I did that.
I went to the ER for abdominal pain and bloating. At the time, it didn’t feel like an “emergency.” Honestly, it felt like a nuisa...
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- The Pride Divide: Panel discussion on LGBTQ+ rights in Indiana
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- 46:38
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- As the Indiana legislatures passes an increasing number of new laws impacting the LGBTQ+ community, ABC57 News brings together a panel of experts, advocates, and stakeholders to dive into The Pride Divide.
In this one-hour conversation, ABC57 explores the issues involving education, mental health, and gender transition.
Our panel, moderated by ABC57 NightTeam Anchor Tim Spears:
Chris Daley, Executive Director, ALCU of Indiana
Corinna Cohn, Activist advocating for restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors, regrets their own transition surgery
Emma Vosicky, Executive Director, GenderNexus
H.R. Jung, Executive Director, The LGBTQ Center
Nathiel Clawson, Transgender Advocacy Director
Spencer Pride, The parent of a transgender child
Zoe O'Haillin-Berne, Director of Engagement, Indiana Youth Group
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- Changes coming to K-9 officer guidelines in Pulaski County after biting incident involving child
- Runtime
- 4:04
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- View part one of this story here: https://youtu.be/RGmzltHElws
Following an incident involving an off-duty K-9 biting a child in Pulaski County, new rules are coming to how officers should handle their dogs while off duty.
ABC57's Kevin Warmhold met with the victim and spoke with Sheriff's Office seeking answers. The rules regarding off-duty officer's dogs were also requested and released. Following the first report of the story by ABC57, new rules will be implemented.
Through the Freedom of Information Act, the body camera footage was able to be released. Michaela Johns, the mother of the victim, was upset with neighbor making light of the situation in the body cam footage and how long they waited to take action.
Johns has obtained legal representation to protect her family and is grateful that they've made changes to the rules.
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- Child attacked by off duty Pulaski County K-9, Pt. 1
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- 5:45
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Michaela Johns is a single mother of three, and just moved into this Star City home in January.
Every morning, she leaves for work at the local hardware store, and her 15-year-old son Adrian gets his younger brother Alexander and sister Chloe to the bus.
On February 29 at about 7 a.m., Johns received a heart stopping phone call.
"My 15-year-old was completely freaked out. All I heard was Seth's dog bit Alexander. And I dropped everything, and I ran," explained Johns.
Her 12-year-old son Alexander had been attacked by two of her neighbor's dogs, one a German Shepherd and the other a Dutch Shepherd.
" I look over, I see two dogs over, like, to my left. And like, like one of them growls at me. So, I ran the other way. The other one comes to my side. And it like, blocked my way to my brother. So, I couldn't go to my brother," Alexander describes.
Terrified, Alexander tried to run through the cornfield and tri...
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- Developing Downtowns: New Carlisle
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- 6:27
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- DEVELOPING DOWNTOWNS: This small town is now on the map as the home of the largest investment the Hoosier State has ever seen, with an $11 billion Amazon Data Center coming to their backyard. Julianne Grohowski ABC57 visited local businesses in downtown New Carlisle to learn more.
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- The Historic Navarre Cabin moves through downtown South Bend to The History Museum
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- 3:20
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- A piece of Michiana history was literally on the move Wednesday morning.
Crews carefully picked up the 200-year-old Navarre Cabin and slowly trucked it to its new home on The History Museum's campus in South Bend.
ABC57 was there for the event along with hundreds of community members and students from the two schools the cabin paraded by on the mile and a half route.
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- Former Bachelor Ben Higgins brings coffee for purpose to his hometown of Warsaw
- Runtime
- 5:58
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- By: Jena Stopczynski
Giving back has always been a main purpose to Ben Higgins, and he found a way to not only give back, but to have fun doing it by selling incredible coffee. A profit for nonprofit, or "profit for purpose, Generous Coffee was born.
President and Co-Founder Higgins along with President of Humanity and Hope United Rilley Fuller, visited a coffee farm in Honduras in the summer of 2017 and witnessed firsthand how much work went into each cup of coffee. They dreamt up a business where coffee could be used as a fundraising tool, and the farmers would also be compensated fairly.
Higgins and Fuller pledged that 100% of the profits from coffee and products would go directly to nonprofits fighting injustice around the world.
Higgins and CEO Tyler Silveus opened their new coffee roastery in Higgins' hometown of Warsaw, Indiana Saturday with the hope that it could be a meeting place to gather and develop community, while giving...
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- Caitlin Clark sees Gabbie Marshall post-game
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Caitlin Clark was able to have a moment with former Iowa teammate Gabbie Marshall after her first home (preseason) game in Indianapolis. ABC57's Jena Stopczynski learned what they had to say each other.
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- Caitlin Clark hits her first three at home
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- 0:15
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Caitlin Clark's first three pointer at the Fever's first (preseason) home game in Indianapolis against the Atlanta Dream
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- Project: Tornado 2024
- Runtime
- 22:03
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The ABC57 First Warning Neighborhood Weather team wants you to be prepared when severe weather strikes. 🌪 Project: Tornado will help you to understand how tornados form, the difference in levels of strength, how to ensure you are prepared for your safe spot in the event of an emergency, and so much more!
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- Inflation's Impact: The realities of rapidly rising rent
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- 6:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- We're all feeling the heat of inflation. What is keeping prices so high are factors like rent and fuel, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI).
The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates up to record highs to temper the effects of inflation, but the housing market remains incredibly hot due to sheer demand. Plus, there just aren’t enough homes to go around.
At its most basic—this is a story about supply and demand. Millennials make up a big portion of the population and many are looking for their first homes, but there just aren’t enough to go around. In the meantime, they rent, while trying to save for that house.
ABC57's Annie Kate sat down with Klajdi Bregu, Assistant Professor of Economics at Indiana University South Bend.
“This is a big problem nationally for first-time buyers. It’s a big problem for millennials especially," said Bregu. "We have a large number of millennials creating families and they’ll n...
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- Record setting round one of the 2024 NFL Draft
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- 4:13
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Below are the results from the record setting round one of the 2024 NFL Draft. This draft made league history for the first time that six quarterbacks were selected in the top 12 picks. This draft also set a record for the most offensive picks to open an NFL Draft with 14. The previous record was set in 2021 with seven. There were also a record-setting 23 offensive players selected in the first round.
ROUND 1
1. Caleb Williams QB (USC) - Chicago Bears
2. Jayden Daniels QB (LSU) - Washington Commanders
3. Drake Maye QB (North Carolina) - New England Patriots
4. Marvin Harrison Jr. WR (Ohio State) - Arizona Cardinals
5. Joe Alt OT (Notre Dame) - LA Chargers
6. Malik Nabers WR (LSU) - New York Giants
7. JC Latham OT (Alabama) - Tennessee Titans
8. Michael Penix Jr. QB (Washington) - Atlanta Falcons
9. Rome Odunze WR (Washington) - Chicago Bears
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- Cub Reporter Nicholas Zentz interviews Joe Nahas
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- This week's Cub Reporter Nicholas Zentz had the chance to interview South Bend Cubs pitcher Joe Nahas ahead of tonight's matchup with Quad Cities at Four Winds Field. To learn more about cub reporters, visit abc57.com!
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- Riley High School student center stage at the NFL Draft
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- 4:06
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A Riley High School student will have the honor of presenting the Indianapolis Colts first round draft pick with their jersey at the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit.
Kayla Wright is a junior at Riley High School who made the decision to start going to class and becoming a better student. All because she wanted a better future for herself.
Little did she know that decision would afford her the opportunity of a lifetime.
LeVon Whittaker sat down with Wright, as well as Riley Athletic Director, Seabe Gavin, to talk about the incredible opportunity ahead.
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- Jack Swarbrick talks NIL, transfer portal and playoff expansion
- Runtime
- 5:35
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- ABC57 Kickoff's Allison Hayes sat down with Notre Dame Athletic Director Emeritus Jack Swarbrick for an exclusive one-on-one interview to discuss NIL, the transfer portal, and the playoff expansion that he had a hand in, and what all three are doing to the landscape of college football.
There will be more to come from this exclusive interview.
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- Brace for Impact: Notre Dame Athletic Trainer creates innovative ankle brace
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- 6:23
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Notre Dame Athletic Trainer Mike Bean is changing the way people recover from ankle injuries. His TayCo ankle brace is the first of its kind, designed to fit over the shoe or cleat, rather than under.
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- ABC57 Kickoff Show: Blue-Gold 2024
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- 1:09:04
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Watch the full ABC57 Kickoff show from April 19, 2024. Special guests include Mike Goolsby, Mike Golic, and Troy Pride Jr., as well as an exclusive interview with Notre Dame Athletic Director Emeritus Jack Swarbrick, and so much more!
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- Jack Kiser's Final Season at Notre Dame
- Runtime
- 3:26
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Jack Kiser grew up in a rural community in Royal Center, Indiana. A small town with big football pride.
In 2020 on a Saturday afternoon against South Florida, Kiser's number was finally called. In his first start in a Notre Dame uniform, he earned the game ball.
Kiser was named special teams player of the year in 2023. Now in his final season with the Irish, the once practice squad surprise is inspiring the up and coming players of the next generation with his leadership, and the hard work that set the tone for his career.
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- Mike Denbrock's Return to Notre Dame
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Mike Denbrock's love for Notre Dame brought him back. And he's planning to take them to new heights this season.
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- ABC57's Jena Stopczynski and partner Matt Smith talk Dancing With Our Stars on Summer's Spotlight
- Runtime
- 7:28
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Center for the Homeless will be hosting their 16th-annual Dancing With Our Stars competition Friday, April 19.
15 teams will be taking part in this year's event, which will be held at the Gillespie Event Center beginning at 6:30 p.m. EST.
Each vote, which costs $45, funds one person's services at the Center for one day.
Summer Horan spoke to two competitors, Art of Dance Warsaw's owner Matthew Smith and ABC57's own Jena Stopczynski, about the event this morning, and their long history together.
Stopczynski and Smith first danced together for Dancing With Our Stars in 2014, though they were never able to perform.
The final practice the night before the competition, Smith was injured. He was unable to compete the following day. Stopczynski danced with another partner, but they were devastated.
Fall of 2023, Stopczynski performed in the Center for the Homeless LipSync competition alongside ABC57 anchors J...
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- South Bend student scores special invitation to NFL Draft
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A Riley High School student gets the opportunity of lifetime.
Kayla Wright was selected by the Indianapolis Colts to represent the team on stage at the 2024 NFL Draft this year.
Kayla and her family will travel to Detroit in two weeks, on an all-expenses paid trip.
And she won’t just be sitting in the audience - she’ll be on stage, presenting the Colts’ first round draft pick with their jersey.
This is all in recognition of Kayla’s academic turnaround.
Teachers and coaches say Kayla used to have bad grades and low attendance in school her first two years. She changed all on that though. Kayla went from not being allowed to participate in sports, to now being an integral part of multiple sports teams at school, including the school’s first ever flag football team.
The invitation from the Colts was a total surprise to Kayla, revealed at a school assembly with her teammates, other athletes and family....
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- Crowds gather to watch total solar eclipse in Carmel, Indiana
- Runtime
- 3:43
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- By Meteorologist Dave Caulfield
Going into today, I had thought about what I was going to say when totality was over. I wrote some notes on my phone of some clever turns of phrase. But the first thing I did after totality was over was that I deleted all my notes.
Because when you see something so indescribably beautiful, words just don’t do it justice.
It was something truly unforgettable and more than one person over the last hour or so already had started planning their trips to the next one.
In the U.S., that’s not for another 20 years but one person asked another if they can book flights for Australia 2028 yet.
After the experience today, it's tempting to find out.
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- Swoop celebrates final home opener with South Bend Cubs
- Runtime
- 6:06
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- It was a bittersweet night as the South Bend Cubs put cleats to dirt at Four Winds Field for the first time this season during the home opener against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. It was also the final home opener for long-time South Bend Minor League Baseball mascot, Swoop.
ABC57's Allison Hayes caught up with Swoop before the game to chat with them about all the emotions that come with the final home opener of their career.
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- Swoop pens emotional letter to fans ahead of retirement
- Runtime
- 4:08
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Swoop the Silverhawk is set to retire as the South Bend Cubs mascot at the end of the season this year.
In preparation, he wrote a letter addressed to the fans, thanking them for their support over the last three decades.
Swoop started with the South Bend Silver Hawks and continued with the team when they became the South Bend Cubs. Swoop will hand the reins to Stu D. Baker the Cub, who will take over mascot duties full time.
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- Andrew Berlin joins Brian Conybeare live from Four Winds Field ahead of home opener
- Runtime
- 3:14
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- South Bend Cubs Owner, Andrew Berlin, joined Brian Conybeare live from Four Winds Field ahead of the Cubs' home opener Monday to discuss the new expansion plans for the stadium.
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- Andrew Berlin and Jennifer Copeland on Four Winds Field renovations
- Runtime
- 5:36
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- ABC57's Jennifer Copeland sat down with South Bend Cubs owner Andrew Berlin recently to discuss an upcoming $50 million renovation project at Four Winds Field.
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- A Life's Work: Matt Reum's Healing Purpose
- Runtime
- 12:38
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 144 hours trapped under I-94, he never gave up. ABC57 anchor Jennifer Copeland sat down with Matt Reum for an in-depth look at who Matt Reum truly is and why he thinks the past 27 years of his life helped him survive that 144-hour nightmare.
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- Niele Ivey addresses the crowd after win over Louisville
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Notre Dame Coach Niele Ivey had a few things to say to the fans after defeating Louisville 74-58.
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- Micah Shrewsberry: Back home again in Indiana
- Runtime
- 6:02
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Notre Dame basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry was born and bred a Hoosier.
Shrewsberry played basketball at Indianapolis Cathedral High School, and went on to play point guard for Hanover College, where he was team captain as well as honorable mention all-conference his senior year.
He hit the ground running with various coaching jobs throughout the entire state.
"I coached at the University of Indianapolis. I coached at Wabash College and coach at DePauw University... I got my master's degree at Indiana State. I've worked at IU South Bend," said Shrewsberry.
IU South Bend wasn't just Micah's first head coaching job, but he was the first full-time coach in program history.
Shrewsberry spent three seasons with the Titans until the allure of Division One pulled him back in.
"I've worked at Purdue I've worked at Butler. Now back here at Notre Dame," added Shrewsberry.
Shrewsberry credits his success...
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- Hannah Hidalgo's Helping Hands
- Runtime
- 5:26
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In just 27 games with the Irish, Hannah Hidalgo has become a household name.
Standing at 5 feet 6 inches, the freshman point guard is a thief in the night.
Hidalgo leads the country with 128 steals, and Hannah isn't just stealing the show.
She is one of only two players in the nation to average more than 20 points, five rebounds, and five assists per game this season.
Hidalgo is also the fastest player in Notre Dame Women's Basketball history to score 500 points.
"I give a lot of props to my coaches, and you know, my teammates, because they do a great job of just allowing me to be comfortable so that I can, you know, put up those numbers and they do, my teammates do a great job of encouraging me and they want me to shoot," shared Hidalgo.
"I think I'm a dog, you know. I like to play with that kind of fire," she said.
Hidalgo is now on a mission to give back in any way she can.
On Feb...
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- Irish Great LaPhonso Ellis talks end of season play for Notre Dame
- Runtime
- 5:19
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Irish fan favorite and first round NBA draft pick LaPhonso Ellis set a school record with 200 career blocked shots, becoming the only Notre Dame player to ever lead the team in blocked shots, four straight seasons.
Ellis joined Allison Hayes on ABC57 Tipoff to discuss what it has taken for the Notre Dame men's basketball team to hit their stride at the end of the season.
Freshman guard Marcus Burton broke Ellis's Notre Dame freshman debut scoring record in his first game at Purcell Pavilion, and Ellis was in attendance.
"I've been so proud of him. Just how he's handled that. Having been a high school All-American and a McDonald All-American coming into Notre Dame I understand what that pressure is like. And for him it's added pressure because he's a local guy. I actually think he's handled it masterfully," shared Ellis.
- Title
- ABC57's Summer's Spotlight: The Hall of Heroes Comic Con
- Runtime
- 6:22
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- ABC57's Summer's Spotlight's Summer Horan, talks with Executive Director of The Hall of Heroes Super-Hero Museum, Allen Stewert, about this weekend's Comic Con event.
This weekend, on March 2nd and 3rd, at the Northern Indiana Event Center, you can meet some of the industries most talented artists and celebrities, and over 150 of the region's best vendors and cosplayers.
You can get your tickets and/or plan your visit at hohcomiccon.org
- Title
- The Last Dance: Flint Dance Studio to close after 64 years
- Runtime
- 3:49
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- It’s the last dance for Flint Dance Studio. After 64 years in Mishawaka, they are finally closing the curtain.
“It’s time. I still love it and I’ll probably will still do it here and there around the area if I can teach somewhere here and there. But I’m going to take a minute to chill,” Owner and Teacher of Flint Dance Studio Sherri Flint Gordon said.
The studio was opened by Sherri's parents, Jerry and Donna, in 1960. Throughout the 1950s, they traveled on the road a lot as dancers, sharing the stage with several big stars.
“The opportunity came, and we decided to make the move. It was in the general vicinity. It's been a good journey; I’ve been really fortunate,” Founder of Flint Dance Studio Jerry Flint said.
Sherri made the decision to close in an announcement on the studio’s Facebook page. The post was followed by dozens of comments from longtime supporters, friends and former students offering heart...
