Water

They are everywhere - Diet drinks and waters. But which is better when it comes to losing a few pounds?   A new study underway in Colorado hopes to find the answer. Kathy Walsh takes a look at the study to see what experts hope to learn.

A common problem caused by the cold: a water main break. This one happened Sunday at Vistula and Oakland in Mishawaka. Crews closed the area off for several hours to fix the pipe that broke underground. The break was between two valves, so workers were able to shut off the water without causing any outages. Crews say they do quite a few repairs like this when it gets this cold.

UPDATE: Goshen officials lifted the boil water order Wednesday morning, after required tests cleared state requirements. --------------------------------------- ORIGINAL STORY: The following release was issued by the city of Goshen on Monday morning:   NOTICE OF BOIL ORDER Location:  Woodward Place, Reservoir Place and River Vista Drive On May 7, 2012...

BLOOMER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities in western Michigan say a 19-month-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition after being submerged for 10 minutes in water in a hole on his family's property. The Montcalm County Sheriff's Department says the 3-foot-deep hole was dug for the family's trampoline. The property is in Bloomer Township near Carson City, about 45 miles north-northeast of Grand Rapids. WOOD-TV says Jaxon Crouse wandered away and was found floating face down in the water about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.

A well known tourist attraction in LaGrange County, especially for families, is facing financial trouble. Watch the video posted above for the full report from WSBT Reporter Ed Ernstes.

SOUTH BEND - Traffic was snarled a bit at a busy South Bend intersection after a water main broke on Tuesday. Robert Krol of the South Bend Department of Public Works told WSBT around 1:30 p.m., the water was turned off to some 20 customers after the main broke at W. Sample St. and Edison. Krol says traffic in the eastbound lanes of Sample was down to one lane, while both westbound lanes remained open. He expected it to take 4-8 hours before the water is turned back on. Street repairs probably won't be finished until Wednesday.

LONG LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a 19-year-old has died while searching for rocks in the water with a friend at Grand Traverse County's Twin Lakes Park. The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports Danny Doherty was an avid angler and swimmer who regularly spent time at the park in Long Lake Township. Authorities say the recent graduate of Traverse City West Senior High School apparently drowned Wednesday afternoon. A friend found Doherty unresponsive in the water and dragged him to shore.

SOUTH BEND - The condition of a South Bend man admitted to the Fort Wayne Burn Center after police say his girlfriend poured boiling water on him as he slept has been upgraded from critical to serious. When police went into the home, they found the man with severe burns to his arms and human flesh on the floor next to the soaking-wet bed. It happened around 3:30 Saturday morning in the 500 block of East South Street. Police arrested 41-year-old Tearsa Broadnax for the crime.

SOUTH BEND - A South Bend woman who pleaded guilty to pouring a pot of boiling water on a man has been sentenced to 5 years in prison. 41-year-old Tearsa Broadnax learned her sentence Tuesday in Judge Jane Woodward Miller's court. Broadnax reportedly bragged to police about the June 9, 2012 boiling water incident, saying she waited for the victim to fall asleep and then poured the scalding water over his body as a payback for his actions during a fight earlier in the night.

SOUTH BEND -- Even more homeowners near a former ethanol plant have added their names to a list of people who have water or in some cases mold in their houses. Everyone seems to agree that the best way to stop the problem of rising water near the former New Energy Corp. ethanol plant is to just turn the thing back on. Its massive pumps once drew millions of gallons of water from the earth, keeping the water table well below homes. But the plant is now closed, its owners are in bankruptcy court, and a restart likely won't happen any time soon.

VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. - Palisades Nuclear Power plant in Covert Township was shut down again over the weekend. On Monday, a federal safety official announced 79 gallons of "very slightly radioactive water" from a leaky tank at the plant spilled into Lake Michigan. But that same official says there's no risk to human health. “The plant is in a safe and secure condition and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been notified. There is no impact on the health and safety of plant employees or the public,” the owners of the plant, Entergy, wrote in a statement.

GOSHEN - Firefighters in Goshen practiced their water rescue techniques and boat handling. And as we get closer to summer, more people will be hitting the local water ways. All members of the fire department are required to update their skills out on the water with this training. Like fighting a fire, they have to be prepared for anything on the water ways. “Both situations, fire ground and water rescue, are very dynamic,” said Goshen Fire Captain Steffen Schrock.

Michiana summertime fun often includes spending time outdoors at area lakes. They are a big part of our life, and for some, a source of income. "This is the lowest I have seen the lake was last summer with the drought," says Vaughn Nickell of Simonton Lake in Elkhart County, "It's incredible. " Vaughn has lived on Simonton Lake for more than 15 years.  He's also the president of the lake association.  He said during last summer's drought, living on the lake was a nightmare for some neighbors.

Another popular tourist spot in northern Indiana is closing. We've learned Splash Universe in Shipshewana will close May 19. The company says it is being sold. The attached hotel will stay open. Two years ago the owners fell behind $900,000 dollars on their property taxes. The park was put up for auction on a tax sale, but no one bought it.

You'll remember when the ethanol plant shut down last year, homes in that area flooded. All of the water that had been used by the plant stayed in the ground and seeped into those homes.     Some City Council members took a step Wednesday to make sure something like this doesn't happen again.    They've proposed some new rules when it comes to building in the city. City leaders who support this measure say it's not a guarantee but they believe it will be one more step that protects citizens and business owners.

 SOUTH BEND -- We're learning new information about the future of South Bend's former ethanol plant. According to South Bend Common Councilman Tim Scott, city leaders told the council Monday night they have come to an agreement with the new owners of the plant to keep the water pump at the plant running. This is an effort to stop flooding to homes on Calvert Street caused by the shutdown of the New Energy Ethanol plant. Scott said the city will have to pay the electric bills and provide $1,000 in security for the plant.

There is some temporary flooding relief this morning for people who live near the former New Energy Ethanol Plant. The city of South Bend has turned on one of the pumps at the plant after reaching a deal with the previous owners. Since the plant shutdown in November, people in the neighborhood have been dealing with flooding in their yards and basements. That's because the ethanol plant pumped millions of gallons of water out of the ground for the decades it was in operation.

SOUTH BEND -- Even more homeowners near a former ethanol plant have added their names to a list of people who have water or in some cases mold in their houses. Everyone seems to agree that the best way to stop the problem of rising water near the former New Energy Corp. ethanol plant is to just turn the thing back on. Its massive pumps once drew millions of gallons of water from the earth, keeping the water table well below homes. But the plant is now closed, its owners are in bankruptcy court, and a restart likely won't happen any time soon.

SOUTH BEND - Traffic was snarled a bit at a busy South Bend intersection after a water main broke on Tuesday. Robert Krol of the South Bend Department of Public Works told WSBT around 1:30 p.m., the water was turned off to some 20 customers after the main broke at W. Sample St. and Edison. Krol says traffic in the eastbound lanes of Sample was down to one lane, while both westbound lanes remained open. He expected it to take 4-8 hours before the water is turned back on. Street repairs probably won't be finished until Wednesday.

SOUTH BEND - A South Bend woman who pleaded guilty to pouring a pot of boiling water on a man has been sentenced to 5 years in prison. 41-year-old Tearsa Broadnax learned her sentence Tuesday in Judge Jane Woodward Miller's court. Broadnax reportedly bragged to police about the June 9, 2012 boiling water incident, saying she waited for the victim to fall asleep and then poured the scalding water over his body as a payback for his actions during a fight earlier in the night.