News for Tuesday, November 13, 2012 • WFRN NEWS with Yolo Lopez Perez ... • TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13 2012 ... • ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... • NATIONAL ... • WASHINGTON-- For the very first time, the U.S Senate will welcome a (boo-dist) Buddhist member, and ... • ------------------------------ ... • MIAMI-- It looks like President Obama is the winner of Florida after all. Romney's campaign claimed ... • ------------------------------ ... • FRANCE-- France is keeping it low.. A patriotic march against radical Islam, was virtually blacked o ... • ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... • FAITH ... • MICHIGAN-- A 22 year old southeast Michigan man faces a hearing for stealing and burning a 153 year ... • ------------------------------ ... • MICHIGAN-- They're getting the word out. A Michigan church's youth group is making an effort to coll ... • ------------------------------ ... • Are you're kiddos are planning to watch the next Twilight movie? A Christian producer is warning par ... • ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... • STATE/REGIONAL ... • INDIANAPOLIS-- Indianapolis officials are still investigating what caused a massive explosion that k ... • ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... • NORTHERN INDIANA/SOUTHWEST MI, (MICHIANA) ... • ELKHART-- If you live in either St. Joseph or Elkhart and haven't paid your property taxes, you don' ... • ------------------------------ ... • SOUTH BEND-- A former South Bend school bus driver is in court right now. Monisha Simpson is learnin ... • ------------------------------ ... • SOUTH BEND-- South Bend-based New Energy Corporation, which runs Indiana's oldest ethanol plant, has ... • ------------------------------ ... • FORT WAYNE-- Some Fort Wayne fire officials are mourning the loss of a firefighter who died Sunday n ... • ------------------------------ ... • ST. JOSEPH COUNTY-- Hundreds of LaPorte and St. Joseph residents woke up to dark homes Monday mornin ... • ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... • NORTHCENTRAL INDIANA ... • GREENWOOD-- It is a tragic loss for the Greenwood community. Hundreds gathered Sunday night to mourn ... • ------------------------------ ... • PERU-- Timothy Spahr will take his seat as the next Miami County Circuit Court judge at the end of D ... • ------------------------------ ... • INDIANA-- The Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute has released a new report on local option income taxes ... • ------------------------------ ... • Indianapolis investigators say a furnace problem could be to blame for the neighborhood explosion Sa ... • ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... • SPORTS ... • INDIANAPOLIS-- It began with about 30 Colts players and now others are doing it. The team mascot sai ... • ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... • WEATHER ... • South Bend / Elkhart / Goshen: ... • Right now, there is a chance of snow. The later on, it'll be mostly sunny, near 39. Wednesday ... Su ... • Kokomo / Walton / Cass: ... • Right now, there is a chance of snow. The later on, it'll be mostly sunny, near 40. Wednesday ... Su ... • ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... • 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! ...
