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Five Democrats Kept Off The Ballot After Their Own Attorney Agreed They Should Be

The attorney for five Democratic candidates told the St. Joseph County Election Board on...

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Five Democrats Kept Off The Ballot After Their Own Attorney Agreed They Should Be

The attorney for five Democratic candidates told the St. Joseph County Election Board on Friday morning that the board should sustain the challenges against his clients. The board kept all five off the ballot. "Yes, we...

Former Sheriff Joe Speybroeck Endorses Rod Laureys

Former St. Joseph County Sheriff Joe Speybroeck is crossing party lines to endorse Republican Rod Laureys, saying he faults Democratic nominee Scott Ruszkowski for the closure of the county's Metro Homicide unit. Speybroeck, a Democrat, was...

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Advice from a Former Professor: Part II – Some Move-in Day Tips

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a...

Advice from a Former Professor: Part I – Things to Do and Know

When you drop your child off at college, do not treat the day like...

Investigations

Scott Ruszkowski lacked probable cause for an arrest, Public Safety Board said in 2007

The agenda gave it five words. "Appeal of Discipline - Scott Ruszkowski." It sat between a fire captain's retirement and a donation of weather radios, and it took part of a twenty-two-minute meeting to dispose of. By the end of it, Lieutenant Ruszkowski had been denied a hearing, ordered into remedial training in verbal judo and constitutional law, and told by a member of the board, out loud, that Ruszkowski had made an arrest without probable cause. Ruszkowski has run the South Bend Police Department since 2015. He is the Democratic nominee for St. Joseph County sheriff, the county's top law enforcement job. He had been on the force since the...

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Advice from a Former Professor: Part II – Some Move-in Day Tips

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and...

Advice from a Former Professor: Part I – Things to Do and Know

When you drop your child off at college, do...

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COLLIER: Batman’s Lessons Not Learned: Flock Cameras & ShotSpotter 

In Christopher Nolan’s 2008 film The Dark Knight, Batman...