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Indiana's Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday on the state's near total abortion ban, passed last year after the US Supreme Court reversed a 1973 decision legalizing abortion nationwide. The justices sharply questioned both sides. There is no indication when a decision might come. The new law is on hold until the justices rule.

In Michigan, Democrats controlling the state legislature are introducing bills to ensure that an old 1930s law banning abortions is reversed permanently. Voters in Michigan approved a constitutional amendment legalizing abortion last year, and lawmakers want to be sure relevant sections of Michigan law are changed to reflect that.

This basketball season will be the last for coach Mike Brey at Notre Dame. He and the university announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of the season. Brey is the winningest coach in the program's history over the last 23 seasons, with a national coach of the year honor in 20-11 and 13 NCAA tournament appearances, including back to back Elite Eights in 20-15-and-16. He said after a loss to Florida State last weekend he was no longer getting through to his players.

Seventh ranked Notre Dame women's basketball eked out a win last night at Clemson, 57-54.

In the Big Ten, 3rd ranked Purdue over Minnesota, 61-39. Indiana won at Illinois, 80-to-65. Michigan State downed 23rd ranked Rutgers 70-to-57, and Michigan fell at Maryland 64-58.

NFL playoffs this weekend have Jacksonville at Kansas City, and the New York Giants at Philly on Saturday, Cincinnati at Buffalo and Dallas at San Francisco on Sunday.

Hockey: the Chicago Blackhawks won at Philadelphia, 4-to-1. The Detroit Redwings edged the Golden Nights in Las Vegas, 3-to-2.

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Saying the job has become too politically partisan, St. Joseph County Health Officer Dr. Bob Einterz is resigning effective at the end of March. Einterz and county commissioners have disagreed in the past about public health funding issues, including funding of a behavioral crisis center. The Board of Health will have to find a replacement, but there's no deadline, and they could make the job part or full time.

A Senate committee will hold a hearing later this month to investigate a lack of competition in the ticketing industry. The hearing comes two months after Ticketmaster's chaotic rollout of presale tickets for Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour, which prevented many fans from getting tickets. The company has been accused of price-fixing and antitrust violations. Ticketmaster says it dominates the business because their system is far better than anyone else's.

A French woman who was the oldest known living person in the world died yesterday. She was a nun, Lucile Randon, known as Sister Andre, and she was a few weeks short of her 119th birthday. Born in February of 1904, she lived through two world wars, man's first landing on the moon, and much more. The oldest known person now is a Spanish woman who is 115.

Notre Dame's complete 20-23 football schedule includes the August 26th opener in Ireland against Navy, and a home game September 23rd against Ohio State. The Irish also play at Clemson November 4th.

Tonight's college basketball schedule includes the 7th ranked Notre Dame women at Clemson. 7pm on Live 99-9. In the Big Ten, 3rd ranked Purdue plays at Minnesota, Indiana is at Illinois, Michigan is at Maryland, and Michigan State is at 23rd ranked Rutgers.

NBA: the Indiana Pacers won at Oklahoma City, 124-98. The Chicago Bulls are at Detroit tonight.

In hockey, the Chicago Blackhawks are at Philadelphia tonight. The Detroit Redwings are at Las Vegas.

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St. Joseph County Commissioners Tuesday delayed a vote on abolishing the county board of voter registration, after a number of people attending the meeting raised questions about the appearance of political bias. Commissioners will take it up again in their January 24th meeting. The county is one of only three in Indiana still maintaining a board of voter registration, and proponents say ending it would save money and distribute its work inside the county clerk's office.

Indiana 3rd District Congressman Jim Banks says he will seek Indiana's open US Senate seat next year. Senator Mike Braun is giving up the seat to seek the Republican nomination for Governor. Banks has become known as one of the more conservative Republicans in Congress. Indiana Democratic party chair Mike Schmuhl says Banks cares more about being on Tucker Carlson's Fox News TV show than the future of Indiana.

Southwest Airlines reports 90% of the passengers that suffered through the airline's holiday cancellations have gotten a refund, and the remaining 10% can expect theirs in the next few days. Southwest added that all bags with name tags on them have been returned as well. The Dallas-based airline said it will spend more than a billion dollars on system upgrades to avoid a repeat of mass flight cancellations over Christmas.

Notre Dame men's basketball took an 84-71 loss last night at Purcell Pavilion against Florida State. The 7th ranked Notre Dame women play tomorrow night at Clemson.

Hockey: the Chicago Blackhawks won at home, downing Buffalo 4-to-3 in overtime. The Detroit Redwings lost at Arizona in a shootout, 4-to-3.

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St. Joseph County Commissioners could take a vote this evening on abolishing the voter registration board, and giving that authority to the county clerk. Republicans hold all three commission seats, and the county clerk is now a Republican as well. The League of Women Voters says non-partisan voter registration is as important as non-partisan ballot counting, and they're concerned about the future without mandated party balance in the process.

Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter mogul Elon Musk is facing trial over a five-year-old tweet. Musk claimed in an August 20-18 Tweet he had lined up the financing to pay for a $72 billion buyout of Tesla. But the buyout never happened and now Musk will have to explain under oath why he tweeted that statement. Jury selection in San Francisco is on track to start today.

Long time fugitive Italian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro has been arrested while being treated at a private health clinic in Palermo, Sicily. Denaro has been a wanted fugitive since 1993 and was considered one of Europe's most wanted men. The mob boss was sentenced to life in prison in 1992 for playing a role in the murders of two anti-Mafia prosecutors and is suspected of being responsible for dozens of murders.

The Dallas Cowboys completed the field for this weekend's NFL Divisional Round playoffs with Monday night's 31-to-14 win over the Buccaneers in Tampa. This Saturday, the Jacksonville Jaguars are at Kansas City, and the New York Giants are at Philadelphia. On Sunday, the Cincinnati Bengals play at Buffalo, and the Cowboys are in San Francisco against the 49ers.

College basketball: 3rd ranked Purdue won at Michigan State, 64-63. Illinois won at Minnesota, 78-60. Tonight: the Notre Dame men host Florida State at Purcell Pavilion. The tipoff is at 7.

In the NBA: the Indiana Pacers lost at Milwaukee 132-119.

Hockey: the Detroit Redwings lost at Colorado, 6-to-3. The Blackhawks host Buffalo tonight in Chicago.

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Neighbors who used the Martin Luther King Junior Community Center in South Bend for years said their farewells over the weekend, as the city prepares to tear it down to build a new, larger center, to be called the Martin Luther King Dream Center. Eleven million dollars from American Rescue Plan funds will go toward building it. The new center is scheduled to open in 20-24. Sunday would have been Dr. King's 94th birthday.

Word came Saturday that five more classified documents were found at President Biden's Delaware home. They were apparently found while transferring items to the Department of Justice. This brings the total of documents with classified markings found at Biden’s Delaware home and his old office up to roughly two dozen. A special counsel in the Justice Department is looking into the matter.

We also learned over the weekend that Lisa Marie Presley will be laid to rest at Graceland, her father Elvis Presley's Memphis home. Elvis, his parents, and Lisa Marie's son Benjamin Keough, who died in 20-20, are also buried there. No date has been set so far. Lisa Marie died last week after going into cardiac arrest. She was 54 years old.

The NFL Wild Card weekend saw three winners Sunday: the Buffalo Bills over the Miami Dolphins 34-31, the New York Giants over the Minnesota Vikings, 31-24, and last night, the Cincinnati Bengals over the Baltimore Ravens 24-17. On Saturday, the San Francisco 49ers downed the Seattle Seahawks 41-23, and the Jacksonville Jaguars came back for a 31-30 win over the LA Chargers. One more Wild Card weekend game tonight: the Dallas Cowboys at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Notre Dame women's basketball won at Syracuse Sunday, 72-56. The Irish men lost at Syracuse Saturday, 78-73.

And Irish hockey tied one and lost one with 2nd ranked Minnesota, 2-all Friday, losing 3-nothing Saturday.

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