More stories from Thursday, November 15, 2012 WFRN NEWS with Yolo Lopez Perez ... THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15 2012 ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... NATIONAL ... WASHINGTON-- President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to extend expiring tax cuts immediat ... ------------------------------ ... WASHINGTON-- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will stay in her current role for the next session o ... ------------------------------ ... ISRAEL-- Israel and Gaza are going on their 2nd day of attacks. The New York Times says Israel lost ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... STATE/REGIONAL ... INDIANAPOLIS-- It's going to take time to determine the exact cause of Saturday's deadly house explo ... ------------------------------ ... ST. JOSEPH-- Michigan Congressman Fred Upton led a hearing Wednesday on the deadly meningitis outbre ... ------------------------------ ... INDIANA-- Well, we're hitting the top-- more than 40 states have filed petitions to break away from ... ------------------------------ ... INDIANAPOLIS-- An Indianapolis company will provide scholarships and grants in honor of the couple w ... ------------------------------ ... WASHINGTON-- An Indiana interior designer will be responsible of making the White House look good. S ... ------------------------------ ... INDIANA-- 21 Indiana state parks were closed Wednesday for the first round of deer reduction hunts. ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... NORTHERN INDIANA/SOUTHWEST MI, (MICHIANA) ... SOUTH BEND -- When you see leaves on your yard, you probably make plans to burn them, but that could ... ------------------------------ ... LAGRANGE-- Police arrested LaGrange's Town Clerk Wednesday on two felony counts of theft and one of ... ------------------------------ ... SOUTH BEND-- Thousands of people will have food on the table this holiday season thanks to The Food ... ------------------------------ ... ELKHART Your kids are probably with you everywhere you go, which is why it's crucial that they're b ... ------------------------------ ... ELKHART-- A lot of pens went up Wednesday-- it was National Signing Day in Michiana. High school ath ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... NORTHCENTRAL INDIANA ... LAFAYETTE-- Two Indiana residents face mail fraud charges for defrauding an Indiana hospital. A Lafa ... ------------------------------ ... BLOOMINGTON-- Bloomington police are asking for your help if you have any information on multiple ar ... ------------------------------ ... Ivy Tech Community College has teamed up with Google to provide a new email and calendaring system t ... ------------------------------ ... INDIANAPOLIS-- Demolition has officially begun on the Pepsi Coliseum. State Fair officials say crews ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... SPORTS ... INDIANAPOLIS-- Indiana Pacers and Fever players are reaching out to victims of the Richmond Hill sub ... ------------------------------ ... INDIANAPOLIS-- Colts cornerback, Darius Butler, was named the A-F-C Defensive Player of the Week aft ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... WEATHER ... South Bend / Elkhart / Goshen: ... Today ... Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Friday and Saturday, sunshine in the upper 50's. ... Kokomo / Walton / Cass: ... Today ... Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Friday and Saturday, sunshine in the upper 50's. ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... NATIONAL SIGNING DAY FOR COLLEGE SPORTS ... Here are the in-state boys basketball commitments to Division I colleges: ... PLAYER: V.J. Beachem HIGH SCHOOL: New Haven COLLEGE: Notre Dame ... PLAYER: Jaylon Brown HIGH SCHOOL:Fishers COLLEGE: Evansville ... PLAYER: Brock Cosey HIGH SCHOOL:South Bend Riley COLLEGE: Chicago State ... PLAYER: Mike Crawford HIGH SCHOOL:Tipton COLLEGE: Saint Louis ... PLAYER: Nick Davidson HIGH SCHOOL:Andrean COLLEGE: Valparaiso ... PLAYER: Devin Davis HIGH SCHOOL:Warren Central COLLEGE: Indiana ... PLAYER: Alex Etherington HIGH SCHOOL:Hamilton Heights COLLEGE: Kansas State ... PLAYER: Mo Evans HIGH SCHOOL: Cathedral COLLEGE: IPFW ... PLAYER: Collin Hartman HIGH SCHOOL: Cathedral COLLEGE: Indiana ... PLAYER: Franko House HIGH SCHOOL: Concord COLLEGE: Ball State ... PLAYER: Zak Irvin HIGH SCHOOL: Hamilton COLLEGE: South Michigan ... PLAYER: Demetrius Jackson HIGH SCHOOL: Mishawaka Marian COLLEGE: Notre Dame ... PLAYER: Markese McGuire HIGH SCHOOL: Elkhart Memorial COLLEGE: Illinois-Chicago ... PLAYER: Cole Murray HIGH SCHOOL: Delphi COLLEGE: Northern Kentucky ... PLAYER: Jordan Pickett HIGH SCHOOL: Pike COLLEGE: Loyola-Chicago ... PLAYER: Jake Raspopovich HIGH SCHOOL: Merrillville COLLEGE: Texas Pan-American ... PLAYER: Mike Schlotman HIGH SCHOOL: Munster COLLEGE: William & Mary ... PLAYER: Brenton Scott HIGH SCHOOL: Fort Wayne NorthropCOLLEGE:Indiana State ... PLAYER: Bryson Scott HIGH SCHOOL: Fort Wayne NorthropCOLLEGE:Purdue ... PLAYER: Blake Simmons HIGH SCHOOL: Castle COLLEGE:Evansville ... PLAYER: Basil Smotherman HIGH SCHOOL: Lawrence North COLLEGE: Purdue ... PLAYER: Justus Stanback HIGH SCHOOL: West Lafayette COLLEGE: IUPUI ... PLAYER: Leo Svete HIGH SCHOOL:Penn COLLEGE: Western Michigan ... PLAYER: Trevor Thompson HIGH SCHOOL: Ben Davis COLLEGE: Virginia Tech ... PLAYER: Austin Torres HIGH SCHOOL: Penn COLLEGE: Notre Dame ... PLAYER: Zavier Turner HIGH SCHOOL: Pike COLLEGE: Ball State ... PLAYER: Tony Wills HIGH SCHOOL: Ben Davis COLLEGE: Illinois State ... PLAYER: Clay Yeo HIGH SCHOOL: Triton COLLEGE: Valparaiso ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... 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! ...
