Michiana

Keep checking back if you don't see the town you're looking for. The list will be updated. All trick-or-treat times take place Wednesday, October 31 unless otherwise noted : South Bend, IN: 5 - 7 Roseland, IN: 5 - 7 Mishawaka, IN: 5 - 7 Elkhart, IN: 6 - 8 Plymouth, IN: 5 - 7 Knox, IN: 5:30 - 7 Dowagiac, MI: 6 - 7 Goshen, IN: 5:30 - 8 New Buffalo, MI: Oct. 28 parade at 2...

Everyone in Michiana is under a FREEZE WARNING tonight. Temps will dip into the upper 20's to low 30's around the area, allowing widespread frost to develop around daybreak Monday morning. Take note, gardeners!   If you have sensitive plants, be sure to bring them in the garage or throw a bed sheet over them. A freeze warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will not only kill plants but also crops. The freeze warning remains in effect from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday.

MISHAWAKA-- It is a big day for Apple and those who love their gadgets. The iPhone 5 hits store shelves this morning but they are not expected to be there long. Lines are forming around the world at Apple stores-- including locally as many want to be the first in line to get their new phone. Friday morning, we found people outside of University Park Mall in Mishawaka who said they have been camped out since 8 p.m. Thursday to get their hands on the phone. Apple's thinnest and fastest iphone yet has already broken sales records.

The sounds of new home construction are once again echoing through some Michiana neighborhoods. The past few years were pretty difficult for many homebuilders, who struggled to find business, but now it appears they're recovering, though slowly. “We feel like we rested during 2010 and 2011, so now we're ready to go back to work,” said Andy Place Jr., president of the St. Joseph Valley Homebuilders Association. It's easy to pass by the construction site just south of Eddy Street Commons, near Notre Dame, and not think much of it. The site, called the triangle development, is filled with dirt, heavy equipment and construction material -- so what?

Michiana is joining the world in paying tribute to the nearly 3,000 men and women who died 11 years ago today, Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists with Al Qaeda led the biggest attack on American soil. Special ceremonies are being held here and all across the country to remember the victims and their families. Three women with ties to our area died on 9/11. Kathy Nicosia from South Bend was a flight attendant on the first plane to hit the World Trade Center. Karen Juday moved from Elkhart to New York to be with her fiance.

The Perseid meteor shower, which was to peak in the early morning hours on Sunday, has generated lots of interest across Michiana. 50 to 60 shooting stars per hour were possible, and the weather cooperated for fantastic watching. If you're lucky, you may have seen a handful of meteors dart across the cosmos, but you had to be patient. NASA says the meteor shower was to take place Aug. 11-13, so if you missed the show last night or early Sunday morning, you may have another shot to see it late tonight or early Monday, although it probably has peaked.

Sports are in the spotlight right now not just in London but here at home, too. One local gym says they're turning people away. Call it the Olympic effect. From the floor to the beam, the bars to the vault - budding Olympians at Michiana Gymnastics have their eye on the gold --.at the age of 5. "He tumbles all the time, headstands, handstands" said Mary McCuish, who's grandson is in the program. Connor Taylor loves it. From flipping to tumbling, he can't get enough.

MISHAWAKA - People across Michiana got the chance to talk with police about safety concerns in their neighborhoods during the “National Night Out Against Crime.” The annual event, which was held Tuesday night, brings together community members and local police departments across the country. Police say it's important to have a good relationship with the public. They say neighbors play a big role in helping keep their own communities safe. “We rely on them to be our eyes and ears,” said Mishawaka Police Lieutenant Tim Williams.

Parts of Michiana are recovering from the heavy storms that swept through the area Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The National Weather Service says a preliminary damage survey of a home southeast of Rolling Prairie in eastern LaPorte County is consistent with the rotation of a tornado. Heavy winds destroyed a carport garage and the roof was separated slightly from the frame of the home. A nearby barn was also destroyed. Indiana Michigan Power estimates over 12,000 customers had their electricity knocked out, and about 3,700 were still without power in our area mid-Sunday afternoon.

For the second time in three days, gas prices have jumped. Gasbuddy.com analysts predicted prices would jump 10 to 35 cents per gallon by tonight, and they were right. Pump prices, which were below $3.40 a gallon in much of Michiana earlier this week are now close to $4.00 in some areas. CLICK HERE to check gas prices in the South Bend area. Pipeline problems are being blamed. The oil company Enbridge shut down a pipeline from Canada to Chicago.