News for Monday, November 19, 2012 WFRN NEWS with Yolo Lopez Perez ... MONDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2012 ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... NATIONAL ... NEW ORLEANS-- New Orleans officials are looking for a missing worker after last week's oil platform ... ------------------------------ ... COLORADO-- Genetically modified ingredients continue..heres a new one: Pepperidge Farm has been sue ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... FAITH ... WASHINGTON-- Tyndale House Publishers is celebrating a victory. A federal court ruled on Friday in f ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... STATE/REGIONAL ... INDIANA-- Indiana lawmakers are bracing for the implications of the federal health care law. So far, ... ------------------------------ ... INDIANAPOLIS-- The couple who lost their lives in the Indy home explosion, were laid to rest Sunday. ... ------------------------------ ... INDIANAPOLIS-- Twinkie lovers, you can relax. The Associated Press reports that the spongecakes are ... ------------------------------ ... FORT WAYNE-- Hundreds of Hoosiers paid their respects to a Fort Wayne firefighter who died in the li ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... NORTHERN INDIANA/SOUTHWEST MI, (MICHIANA) ... LAPORTE-- A former LaPorte High School volleyball coach will go on trial on misdemeanor charges. Mar ... ------------------------------ ... ELKHART-- An explosion rocked an Elkhart oil facility Friday afternoon. Elkhart fire officials say a ... ------------------------------ ... ELKHART-- A group of Concord High School students sacrificed sleep on Saturday to raise money for R ... ------------------------------ ... MICHIGAN-- You'll be seeing the St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse on a big magazine. A photo of the l ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... NORTHCENTRAL INDIANA ... CARMEL-- The Carmel City Council will vote tonight on the fiscal cliff bailout of the Carmel Redevel ... ------------------------------ ... LOGANSPORT-- Logansport school officials are a bit upset. Superintendent of the Logansport School Co ... ------------------------------ ... HOWARD-- Kids with special needs will now be able to attend preschool in Howard County for free. The ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... SPORTS ... You heard it on Sunday. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are now number 1. The Irish improved to 11-0 f ... ------------------------------ ... The Patriots blew out the Colts on Sunday with a final score of 59-24. And the Baltimore Ravens defe ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... WEATHER ... South Bend / Elkhart / Goshen: ... Today ... Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Tuesday ... A slight chance of showers near 55. And Wed ... Kokomo / Walton / Cass: ... Today ... Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Tuesday ... Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Wednesd ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... 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! ...
