News 2008-07-30 Andanh.com

Police incident over in Mishawaka Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:55:00 EST
MISHAWAKA -- An incident involving many police officers and members of the SWAT team that began about 3 p.m. today at the intersection of Christyann Street and Mishawaka Avenue is over.

Family of child wandering in Niles Township located Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:51:00 EST
NILES — Michigan State Police say the family of a 3-year-old boy spotted Wednesday morning alone and on foot in Niles Township has been located.

Bosch in St. Joseph lays off 70 :Customer demand affects production facility in St. Joseph. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:43:00 EST
ST. JOSEPH ---- About 70 Robert Bosch LLC plant workers are now in their second week of what could be a 13-week layoff here.

Michigan primary turnout estimated at less than 20 percent Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:13:00 EST
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan's chief elections official predicts fewer than one in five registered voters will cast ballots in Tuesday's primary.

Authorities euthanize 206 cats found in condemned northern Indiana home Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:57:00 EST
LEO, Ind. (AP) -- Authorities have euthanized all but six of the 212 cats they found in a condemned Allen County home because the animals were not socialized and unsuitable for adoption.

Bones found in central Indiana by workers replacing gas main Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:55:00 EST
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) -- A forensic pathologist will determine whether bones dug up by a work crew at a downtown Anderson intersection are human.

Groups warn of fraudulent telephone calls about banking Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:42:00 EST
The Better Business Bureau of Northern Indiana and the Indiana Banking Association are warning of telephone scams in the area.

Accident reported at U.S. 31 and Kern Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:54:00 EST
SOUTH BEND -- St. Joseph County police were investigating an accident on U.S. 31 south of Kern Road about 11:30 a.m. today.

LaPorte police solve series of crimes Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:51:00 EST
LAPORTE — Police here say they have an 18-year-old and two juveniles in custody and expect more arrests in connection with thefts and damages from the last week.

Douglas Road traffic to be restricted Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:41:00 EST
MISHAWAKA -- Douglas Road is about to become difficult to travel.

Homeless woman reports rape by stalker Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:28:00 EST
SOUTH BEND -- A 53-year-old homeless woman reported being raped to police Tuesday by a man who had been following her around and whom she knew to be homeless.

South Bend business employee reports armed robbery Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:26:00 EST
SOUTH BEND -- An employee of Monarch Textiles, at 1601 Lincoln Way W., reported being robbed at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon.

Maintenance to interrupt weather radio broadcasts Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:23:00 EST
Broadcasts may be intermittent today on the National Weather Service weather radio band serving northern Indiana and southern Michigan.

Kurz learning the NBA way Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:26:00 EST
Rolling off a screen he had set in the halfcourt, former Notre Dame power forward Rob Kurz gathered a teammate's pass and confidently eyed the basket.

Samardzija's march to majors a win for old school scouting Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:15:00 EST
A year ago, analysts at the Web site Baseball Prospectus.com took one look at Jeff Samardzija's minor-league performance in the Cubs system and grimaced.

Study: ND second in recruiting budget Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:27:00 EST
It isn't cheap to recruit nationally.

Irish to host Utah in 2010 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:37:00 EST
Utah will visit Notre Dame in 2010 in the first meeting between the two schools.

Sumrall feels at home with Western berth Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:22:00 EST
SOUTH BEND -- Among those in the field at the 106th Western Amateur at Point O'Woods Golf and Country Club in Benton Harbor are participants from as far away as New Zealand, Australia and China.

Three Rivers hires a familiar coach Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:27:00 EST
Three Rivers High School didn't look far to find a new varsity boys basketball coach.

Briefcase: July 30, 2008 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:49:00 EST
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Funny Bone closes its doors Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:48:00 EST
MISHAWAKA -- A local comedy club that's been open for about 15 years has closed its doors.

Michiana business leaders back from D.C. :Meetings with lawmakers expected to have long-term benefi Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:46:00 EST
A series of meetings last week between local business leaders and congressmen in Washington, D.C., was very valuable, the business leaders say.

Chapter 7 protection is sought by chain :Many Steak & Ale, Bennigan's eateries to close their doors Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:45:00 EST
NEW YORK -- Restaurant chains Bennigan's and Steak & Ale have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection and will shut their doors, less than two months after their parent company said it was not preparing to do so.

July auto sales may be grim :Industry could see one of its worst months in 15 years. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:44:00 EST
DETROIT (AP) -- Take automakers' inability to finance leases, combined with gas prices, the weak economy and other problems facing the industry, and you have the makings of what could be one of the worst months for auto sales in more than 15 years.

Whirlpool files lawsuit over Maytag retiree benefits Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:21:00 EST
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Whirlpool Corp. has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to cut the medical benefits of thousands of retired Maytag workers.

Bosch lays off 70 at St. Joseph, Mich., production facility :Company says it's responding to custom Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:25:00 EST
ST. JOSEPH ---- About 70 Robert Bosch LLC plant workers are now in their second week of what could be a 13-week layoff here.

Bennigan's and Steak & Ale file for bankruptcy protection :Businesses have South Bend, Elkhart and Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:42:00 EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Restaurant chains Bennigan's and Steak & Ale have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection and will shut their doors, less than two months after their parent company said it was not preparing to do so.

No layoffs, but Mishawaka H2 plant to reduce output Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:17:00 EST
MISHAWAKA ---- Fewer vehicles will be produced at the AM General Hummer plant after Labor Day, GM spokesman Tony Sapienza announced Monday amid a series of other GM production cutbacks.

Torture memos detail a disgraceful episode Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:10:00 EST
WASHINGTON -- I still find it hard to believe that George W. Bush, to his eternal shame and our nation's great discredit, made torture a matter of hair-splitting, legalistic debate at the highest levels of the United States government. But that's precisely what he did.

One world? He's on a different planet Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:09:00 EST
Sen. Barack Obama said in an interview the day after his Berlin speech that it "allowed me to send a message to the American people that the judgments I have made and the judgments I will make are ones that are going to result in them being safer."

Conservatives are taking the initiative Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:09:00 EST
Social and religious conservatives are placing an increasingly large wager on a strategy they believe could overcome their constituents' lack of enthusiasm for Sen. John McCain, giving him a competitive edge over Sen. Barack Obama even in states as deeply blue as California.

Editor's 'try again' doesn't mean 'no' Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:08:00 EST
Conservative talking heads and e-mail chatter were ablaze last week after the Drudge Report posted a piece Monday that claimed The New York Times rejected a guest column from Sen. John McCain because it did not "mirror" one published a week earlier by Sen. Barack Obama.

I&M rate increase must be denied Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:08:00 EST
Indiana Michigan Power, a subsidiary of AEP, is traveling the state, talking to editorial boards to discuss its rate increase request.

Safety for all Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:06:00 EST
Last month in this space, we wrote about the need for motorists and bicyclists to share the road in a way that ensures safety for all. In light of the death of bicyclist Patrick Sawyer, we repeat that plea.

Cut the red tape Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 EST
No one seems to be saying that Yuriko Cooper is unfit to live in the United States.

We can't drill our way out of problem Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:04:00 EST
Responding to consumer outrage at the high cost of gasoline, the president and Congress (including Rep. Joe Donnelly, D-Granger) are rushing to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and our coastal plains.

Another view of take-home police cars Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:56:00 EST
With all of the talk lately about police officers using their cars off duty, I felt compelled to write in with a different perspective. My husband is in law enforcement and has a take-home car. If he uses his car off-duty, he chooses to buy his own gasoline.

Pier-jumping ban still the right tack Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:57:00 EST
Park Township, near Holland, Mich., is expected next month to ban jumping from the pier at Holland State Park into Lake Michigan.

A girl's life :'Kit Kittredge' brings the past home, in eyes of local residents Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:56:00 EST
Six-year-old Zoe Littauer of Mishawaka recently saw "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," a new film based on an American Girl doll.

Bookstores' reading suggestions Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:46:00 EST
MINNEAPOLIS -- Tim Franklin has a handy way of checking when the Northwestern Bookstore he manages in Edina, Minn., has its marketing finger on the pulse of the reading community.

Bride-to-be embraces a new set of values Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:39:00 EST
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Her dream wedding would have been a glamorous, platinum affair, the kind you see on television.

Soldier's evocative blog shut down :Cyber gag order leaves Lt. G's dad, readers steamed Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:27:00 EST
"There was a boy who went to war, like many other boys before him. Maybe it made him a man, maybe it didn't. Maybe he already was a man, maybe he wasn't. Maybe it doesn't matter, maybe none of it does, maybe it all does. Maybe."

GLBT forum to be held in Indy on Aug. 14-17 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:25:00 EST
INDIANAPOLIS -- The largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) affirming apostolic Pentecostal organization in the world -- Global Alliance of Affirming Apostolic Pentecostals (GAAAP) -- will hold its second general conference Aug. 14-17 in Indianapolis.

NLTStudyBible.com will begin Sept. 15 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:24:00 EST
CAROL STREAM, Ill. -- Soon, the "New Living Translation" will become the default Bible translation for Bible searches and reference links on Christianity Today Internationals Web sites.

Audio Bible named book of the year Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:22:00 EST
The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association has chosen "The Word of Promise New Testament Audio Bible" (Thomas Nelson) as the 2008 Christian Book of the Year.

Center offers pastors help handling stress Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:19:00 EST
SOUTH BEND -- The pastor is, by definition, "one who feeds" others. But who feeds the pastor?

Religion Calendar Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:16:00 EST
"Go Down Moses Choir Musical," with the Go Down Moses Choir of Macedonia Missionary Church, South Bend; 3:30 p.m. Sunday; Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, 24393 Fillmore Road, South Bend. For information, call (574) 233-5345.

Stress can be opportunity Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:09:00 EST
MIAMI -- After Silvia Clarke lost a sales executive job she had held for 18 years, the Miami Shores, Fla., wife and mother of two worried about how she would support her family of four as the household's primary wage earner.

Movie Listings: July 30, 2008 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:04:00 EST
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Parents question 'decency' on TV if nipple is OK Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:03:00 EST
Uh-oh. The indecency fine against CBS for Janet Jackson's televised breast-baring at the 2004 Super Bowl has been dismissed. Partner-swapping has gone prime time, thanks to the TV show "Swingtown."

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