Mishawaka News

NewsCenter 16a s Erin Logan visited with a Mishawaka mother who wants to protect children from what happened to her son one year ago.

A 74-year-old man was leaving his frienda s home Wednesday night when, for some reason, he wandered into the road.

Vodka is funny stuff. Purity is the catch word, and vodka is pretty much supposed to be pure alcohol , with the final product being, according to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Trade and Taxation Bureau, a oewithout distinctive character, aroma, or taste.a And vodka is just that, on paper.

A 74-year-old Mishawaka man was struck and killed by a car Wednesday evening as he was crossing Lincoln Way West just after dark, police said.

Investigators Monday afternoon had not yet identified the cause of an early morning fire that destroyed part of a Mishawaka business.

The fire broke out at the Spectra Plant in the 1900 block of Went Avenue Monday morning.

The Mishawaka City Council was set to take up a proposal tonight that could double the fees for parking tickets, but they put off the issue until next month.

Story was first posted at 2:11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. A commercial fire at Spectra, 1910 Went Ave., Mishawaka, is now under control, about 1 1/2 hours after firefighters found the building fully engulfed in flames just before 2 a.m. Monday.

Several people walk into the now-under-construction Apple Valley Natural Foods store in Mishawaka daily.

MISHAWAKA a ' It could become more expensive to disobey parking laws in Mishawaka.

If everything goes according to plan, the Christmas Tree Shops is scheduled to open at 8 a.m. today in Mishawaka.

Born and raised in South Bend, Terry has worked for The Tribune longer than he can remember.

MISHAWAKA a * The U.S. Postal Service says a mail carrier's route through Christy Ann and Grove streets is a rough route, but people who live their stand by their accusations against the mail carrier.

A Mishawaka man was shot and dragged by a car during a robbery attempt on Monday afternoon.

Several area restaurants have also been showing their respect to veterans. Wednesday night, Honkers in Mishawaka was packed with vets who got a free polish meal.

A Roman Catholic bishop says South Bend St. Joseph's High School can move to a new home if supporters succeed in raising $35 million by June 2011.

MISHAWAKA a ' A 29-year-old Mishawaka man was shot in the foot, robbed and dragged through the Hickory Village apartment complex Monday afternoon, police said.

Story was first posted at 12:36 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The location has changed for Town of Osceola's public forum on water and sewer utilities at 7 p.m. Monday .

According to Elkhart County police, two cars collided Saturday night at a stop sign at the intersection of County Road 3 and County Road 46 about two miles north of Nappanee.

Another phase of a city attraction opens Saturday. The Mishawaka Riverwalk opened up phase III-B. That includes the western edge of Kamm Island behind the Mishawaka Utilities Wastewater Treatment Plant near Lincoln Park.