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Wednesday, May 7th, 2025
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Good morning, Elkhart. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 7th of May.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The National Association of Letter Carriers will hold its annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 10—one of the largest one-day food drives in the nation—to support local food pantries. Residents are asked to leave nonperishable food items in sturdy bags by their mailboxes for carriers and volunteers to pick up. 16 News Now
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ Yesterday, a fire broke out just after one in a home on Lexington Circle in Granger—five people and three animals were inside as ten fire trucks responded, with one man hospitalized and an investigation underway. 16 News Now
- ➤ On Tuesday morning, May 6, a freezer fell from a trailer on Ash Road in Elkhart County—damaging two vehicles and sending a 68-year-old driver from Edwardsburg and a 42-year-old driver from Goshen to the hospital, while 75-year-old Bennie Shaw was cited for operating with an unsecured load. ABC 57
- ➤ Last Friday, a 3-year-old boy was run over by a skid steer on County Road 43 in Elkhart County and died at the scene despite first responders' efforts. 16 News Now
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ St. Joseph County police warned the public after finding over a pound of a dangerous drug combining suspected cocaine and xylazine during the arrest of 35-year-old Ashley Ann Wardlow on Marietta Street in South Bend last Friday - police added that xylazine does not respond to Narcan. 16 News Now
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Ben Ganger (from Goshen) won his fifth Jeopardy! game Monday night and reached a total of $105,915 while dominating the board with Daily Doubles, qualifying him for the Tournament of Champions. He returned Tuesday night on WSBT 22 (local TV) at 7:30 p.m. WSBT
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ South Bend Community School Corporation students in the STAY Indiana aviation program are building a Zenith CH 750 airplane at Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport and will test it in August after instructors complete their trial flight — the 12 students are also earning dual college credits. An open house will be held today from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the club, 29580 County Road 20, to introduce the program. 16 News Now
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ The Elkhart County Traffic Safety Partnership will increase patrols from May 17 through May 31 as part of the Click it or Ticket campaign — officers will issue citations to drivers who are not buckled up — to help reduce injuries in crashes. 16 News Now
- ➤ Elkhart passed a rental inspection program on Monday night to protect tenant safety by requiring landlords to register their rental units each year and have them inspected every three years—ensuring units meet basic standards like working heating, safe wiring, and sound structures. The fee is $60 per unit and will be reduced to $30 during the first 60 months. 16 News Now
TRAVEL NEWS
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4th Annual Oaklawn's Got Talent
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Elkhart Police Department 5K-9 Fun Run
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