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Truck crashes into school bus dropping off students in Saint...
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Updates on the Amazon Data Center in New Carlisle
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Storms end early this evening, cooler weather Saturday
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Summer Activities Expo comes to Century Center Saturday
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The grand opening of the NODE in Niles is set for Saturday, April...
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Showers and storms later today cool Michiana down this weekend
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Latino immigrant presentation took place Thursday evening
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INDOT proposing changing SR 2 and Larrison Blvd. intersection...
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Proposed federal budget could put Real Services funding at risk
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Maddox Nelson
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The Demetrius Dubose Story
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The Link Trail connects downtown South Bend to Notre Dame
The historic river flooding in February of 2018 was one of the biggest headlines of the year, as well as one of the most disastrous weather events on record for the region.
More than six inches of rain fell in three days at the end of February, falling atop melting snow, causing rivers to rise rapidly, overflow their banks, and fill homes and businesses with water.
Goshen was among the areas to declare a state of emergency and evacuate.
Elkhart’s river area rose over six feet the normal depth.
A Niles computer store flooded, families struggled to recover, and roads and infrastructure suffered.
Federal funds through FEMA allowed cities affected by the damage.
In November, the City of South Bend has asked the Common Council to establish a fund to upgrade the storm sewer system so that it is not overwhelmed next time a storm hits the city.
The Council voted to table the vote and it is currently unknown whether or not a fund will be established.