More stories from Thursday, November 08, 2012 WFRN NEWS with Yolo Lopez Perez ... THURSDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2012 ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... NATIONAL ... WASHINGTON-- Exit polls for Tuesday's election are out. They show President Obama won 71% of the Lat ... ------------------------------ ... GUATEMALA-- A strong earthquake rattled Guatemala's Pacific coast Wednesday night. Surveys show the ... ------------------------------ ... VANCOUVER-- An earthquake also struck the west coast of Canada that same night. It hit the Vancouver ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... FAITH ... MARYLAND-- Same-sex marriage is now legal in Maine and Maryland. Minnesota voters rejected marriage ... ------------------------------ ... JERUSALEM-- Could President Obama's re-election cause trouble for Israel? Former Israeli Ambassador ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... STATE/REGIONAL ... STATEHOUSE-- House Speaker Brian Bosma is pledging to work with Democrats after the G-O-P gained sup ... ------------------------------ ... INDIANA-- They're content that you voted. "We are just thrilled. Alot of effort had gone into this a ... ------------------------------ ... FORT WAYNE-- Know of someone pursuing a law degree? The School of Law at Indiana Tech is making earl ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... NORTHERN INDIANA/SOUTHWEST MI, (MICHIANA) ... ELKHART Elkhart police are looking for a bank robber. A man walked into Bank of America on N. Main ... ------------------------------ ... ELKHART/ST. JOSEPH-- St. Joseph and Elkhart county officials are already looking at ways to make the ... ------------------------------ ... BERRIEN COUNTY-- Election day was slow in Berrien County and it's all because a computer crashed. Be ... ------------------------------ ... VALPARAISO-- Porter County's, election results were also slow. A spokesperson for the voter registra ... ------------------------------ ... ST. JOSEPH-- If you live in St Joseph County, you're going to hear sirens around 11:30 this morning. ... ------------------------------ ... GOSHEN Veterans Day is this weekend, and some communities in your area will be having special cerem ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... NORTHCENTRAL INDIANA ... FISHERS-- You'll soon hear the words "City of Fishers." The Hamilton County Clerk says that with 198 ... ------------------------------ ... MARION-- Watch out for imposers. A Marion man faces charges of impersonating a police officer. Grant ... ------------------------------ ... BLOOMINGTON-- Election day is over, but vote totals are still being counted in Monroe County. About ... ------------------------------ ... KOKOMO-- Howard County residents voted down a proposal for township consolidation. Only 2 of the 6 t ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... SPORTS ... INDIANAPOLIS-- You might notice something different about some Colts players-- their hair. More than ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... WEATHER ... South Bend / Elkhart / Goshen: ... right now... there are some areas of fog. Later on we'll reach a high near 48. Friday ... Mostly sun ... Kokomo / Walton / Cass: ... right now... there are some areas of fog. Later on we'll reach a high near 49. Friday ... Mostly sun ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... ELECTION RESULTS ... VICTORY: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ... An Ohio victory allowed President Obama to get re-elected. Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Winsconsin we ... U.S SENATOR: ... VICTORY: DEMOCRAT JOE DONNELLY ... The battle for U-S Senate is over in Indiana. Democratic Joe Donnelly won about 49% of votes over Re ... INDIANA GOVERNOR: ... VICTORY: REPUBLICAN MIKE PENCE ... Taking the governor's seat is Republican Mike Pence. He defeated Democrat John Gregg and Libertarian ... ATTORNEY GENERAL: ... VICTORY: REPUBLICAN GREG ZOELLER ... Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller will be back in office next year for his second term. Zoeller ... ... SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: ... VICTORY: DEMOCRAT GLENDA RITZ ... Tony Bennett is no longer the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Democrat Glenda Ritz pulled out ... U.S REPRESENTATIVE- CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2: ... VICTORY: REPUBLICAN JACKIE WALORSKI ... Jackie Walorski claimed Joe Donnelly's seat in Indiana's second district. Walorski gained 49% of the ... ... CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1: ... VICTORY: DEMOCRAT PETE VISCLOSKY ... Representing Indiana's 1st congressional district is Democrat Pete Visclosky. The Democrat defeated ... CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3: ... VICTORY: REPUBLICAN MARLIN STUTZMAN ... Republican Marlin Stutzman will return to congress. Stutzman easily defeated his opponent- Democrat ... CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4: ... VICTORY: REPUBLICAN TODD ROKITA ... Todd Rokita is also returning to congress. The Republican incumbent defeated Democrat Tara Nelson an ... CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 5: ... VICTORY: REPUBLICAN SUSAN BROOKS ... Representing Indiana's 5th district is Republican Susan Brooks. She had 58% of the votes while Democ ... MICHIGAN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 6: ... VICTORY: REPUBLICAN FRED UPTON ... Republican Fred Upton is going for a 14th term in congress. The republican representing Michigan's 6 ... OVERVIEW: ... Republicans held on to their House majority, leaving Democrats pretty short of the gain of 25 seats ... Same-sex marriage is set to become legal in Maine, Minnesota and Maryland. Washington also voted on ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... Do YOU have a story idea? E-mail me at news@wfrn.com! ...
