Kevin Allen

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels was a good sport Thursday when he appeared on “The Colbert Report” — a Comedy Central “news” program hosted by faux-conservative comedian Stephen Colbert. Daniels was on the show to promote his...

A rare moment of levity during Wednesday's gubernatorial debate at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Notre Dame came as a result of Libertarian candidate Rupert Boneham doing something most politicians never do. In...

SOUTH BEND -- Joe Abraham has fond memories of growing up in India in the 1970s and '80s. But, now with an entrepreneur's mindset, he looks back with wonder that it took so long for his home country's economy to catch fire. The India of his youth...

INDIANAPOLIS — A state agency reported today that the University of Notre Dame should have taken steps that could have prevented the tragic death of a 20-year-old student last fall. The Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration...

SOUTH BEND -- Jim Augustine heard the roar from across South Bend Avenue. The owner of Augie's Locker Room, a Notre Dame sports memorabilia shop east of campus, worked late Saturday night while watching the games that cleared the way for the Fighting...

WABASH -- The three candidates running for north-central Indiana's congressional seat were able to agree on one point early in their debate Thursday evening. Democrat Brendan Mullen, Republican Jackie Walorski and Libertarian Joe Ruiz all said in their...

SOUTH BEND -- There will be no encore for the Avon Theatre after all. The city's Common Council voted Monday to reject a request from the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County to give landmark status to the old downtown...

This year's election campaigns have included plenty of promises from Democrats who say they'll work with Republicans, and Republicans who say they'll work with Democrats. Joe Ruiz, the Libertarian running for north-central Indiana's seat in the U.S....

The race for north-central Indiana's congressional seat could run its full course without voters seeing the two major-party candidates side by side in a televised debate. Republican Jackie Walorski announced last week that she will participate in two...

SOUTH BEND -- A key point in Mike Pence's economic plan might bring a payoff for Indiana college towns, including this one. The Republican gubernatorial candidate visited South Bend on Thursday, making stops at The Tribune, General Sheet Metal Works...

SOUTH BEND — The State Theater has stood idle for years on South Michigan Street, but the grand movie palace still has plenty of admirers. The downtown landmark means so much to local residents that dozens of them headed into the non-air-...

SOUTH BEND — A reality TV show could save an eastside resident’s house from demolition. And, in the process, it also might save her from the affliction that caused her home to fall into disrepair. A film crew from TLC’s "Hoarding:...