News for Thursday, November 29, 2012 THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2012 ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... NATIONAL ... WASHINGTON Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney will spend his lunch time with President Obama ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... FAITH ... TEXAS-- Christian motivational speaker Zig Ziglar passed away in a Texas hospital Wednesday morning. ... ------------------------------ ... NORTH CAROLINA-- They replaced the word "Christmas" with "holidays." School officials at Western Pie ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... STATE/REGIONAL ... INDIANAPOLIS-- It was an emotional return for Hoosier families.. 70 Indiana National Guard soldiers ... ------------------------------ ... INDIANA-- If youre interested in keeping your homestead deduction on your property taxes, you have ... ------------------------------ ... INDIANAPOLIS--- An insurance software provider is laying off 23 employees from its Indianapolis loca ... ------------------------------ ... VINCENNES-- A Vincennes University student is under investigation for emailing bomb threats to the s ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... NORTHERN INDIANA/SOUTHWEST MI, (MICHIANA) ... ELKHART-- Tomorrow will be the last day of work for more than 200 Gunite employees. Gunite Corporati ... ------------------------------ ... VALPARAISO-- A former Valparaiso Police Department employee is suing her former employer for age dis ... ------------------------------ ... ST. JOSEPH- A power outage in South Bend left about 10,000 people in the dark on Wednesday. Indiana ... ------------------------------ ... SOUTH BEND-- The St. Joseph County Republican Party has a new member. Jamie OBrien won Wednesday ni ... ------------------------------ ... MISHAWAKA- Mishawaka firefighters say the September chemical spill and fire at the Baycote site in ... ------------------------------ ... MISHAWAKA-- Salvation Army officials in South Bend say someone dropped a gold coin valued at 18-hund ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... NORTHCENTRAL INDIANA ... KOKOMO Close to 50 temporary workers are loosing their jobs Friday. General Motors Components Holdi ... ------------------------------ ... PERU A fire broke out Tuesday evening in an airplane hangar that was currently undergoing renovatio ... ------------------------------ ... WALTON Walton city officials are looking at demolishing the Sixth street building that caught on f ... ------------------------------ ... PERU A Miami County man owes prosecutors nearly $50,000 dollars in upaid child support. Miami offic ... ------------------------------ ... INDIANAPOLIS-- A campaign to encourage kids to eat fruits and vegetables was launched at Arlington W ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... SPORTS ... SOUTH BEND-- The National College Football Awards Association is recognizing Notre Dame's former coa ... ------------------------------ ... INDIANAPOLIS-- The Indianapolis Colts sit at 7-4 and hit the road to face the Detroit Lions Sunday. ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... WEATHER ... South Bend / Elkhart / Goshen: ... Today ... Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Friday ... Partly sunny, near 49. And Saturday ... a go ... Kokomo / Walton / Cass: ... Today ... Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Friday ... Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. And Satur ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... ELECTION RESULTS ... 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! ...
