Michiana Matters

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Michiana Matters episodes

  • Michiana Matters EP3 - Week of 1/19/2026

    This week on Michiana Matters...the latest on the Chicago Bears possibly moving to Indiana, Cold weather preparations at homeless shelters and also on The South Shore. We'll get an update on an attempted home invasion that turned into a police chase, new info on a Goshen man who was on Jeopardy!...again. In addition, more on why some projects in South Bend have a higher price tag, a bill on AED's in schools and IU football. 

    19 min
  • Michiana Matters EP2 - Week of 1/12/2026

    This week on Michiana Matters...Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman and the controversy that wasn't. An initiative from Indiana State Police called Truckers Vs. Trafficking, a now-deceased bill proposed about the South Bend Community School Board that caused an uproar, and Governor Braun's State of the State Address. Plus, local contenders for Cool Things Made in Indiana and more...

    14 min
  • Michiana Matters EP1 - Week of 1/5/2026

    This week on Michiana Matters...The WVPE News Team talks about the reaction on Facebook after a convicted child killer got out of prison for good behavior only to put more lives in danger. Also, we discuss a bill that would find the locally elected South Bend School Board replaced with a state appointed board, what happens to the money now that Goshen Dam Pond taxing district dissolved, and Elkhart is finalizing its grant application for the cleanup of the old Roundhouse site.

    11 min

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Your weekly update on the people, places, and policies that shape Michiana. Covering the issues that impact our community. Because what happens here, matters here. If you 'd like to share a local…