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Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
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Good morning, Mishawaka. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 18th of March.
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ The company that owns Forever 21 filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday + its University Park Mall store in Mishawaka has begun closing sales with no official date set. ABC57
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Vence Allen pleaded guilty to theft and being a habitual criminal offender after police responded to reports of a suspicious person near Speedway on Lincolnway East in January 2024 (with video footage from Forest River linking him to a 2023 burglary) and was sentenced by plea agreement to three years with the IDOC suspended on probation on March 17. 95.3 MNC
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Business leaders in St. Joseph County are questioning the future of a Career and Technical Education hub for high school students after proposals by South Bend Schools were voted down and millions in funding were lost. Officials say the board is re-evaluating options—while some remain hopeful and others see no near-term progress—leaving the community unsure if the plan will move forward. WSBT
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ St. Joseph County Parks is developing a new 115-acre county park off Anderson Road near the intersection with Beech Road in Granger and will hold three public open houses for input, starting Tuesday, March 24 at Discovery Middle School (10050 Brummitt Road, Granger). County officials plan to finalize the concept in May, break ground at the end of August, and open the park in 2026. WNDU
- ➤ The Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition—made up of nearly 500 groups—is asking Gov. Braun to form a housing commission to fix the state's affordable housing gap. A Prosperity Indiana report found that Indiana needs 140,000 rental units and says federal cuts could push more families into homelessness. 95.3 MNC
- ➤ Governor Braun declared tomorrow as Indiana Agriculture Trade Day to honor local farmers and their role in agricultural exports—actions that support jobs and boost the state economy. 95.3 MNC
- ➤ Governor Braun signed an executive order on March 17 directing the Indiana Commission for Higher Education to review state university policies on antisemitism and require schools to report their responses since the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. The order reaffirms Indiana's commitment to protecting the Jewish community — and follows a U.S. Department of Education investigation into discrimination at several schools. 95.3 MNC
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