Special Reports

As gun violence continues to rise, Michiana Crime Stoppers is once again trying to help with a new pilot program called “Victory over Violence”.

Lt. Kayla Miller is the coordinator for Michiana Crime Stoppers, in charge of the South Bend Police department's hostage negotiations team, and she recently became the city's very first female homicide investigator.

While Evening Anchor Lauren Moss has shared your stories, her family watched someone they love fight this dreaded disease after waiting to get vaccinated.

A mixture of shock and relief from the community, as two people are now charged in connection to barn burnings that date back as far back as April.

As arsons now span four counties, we’re taking a closer look at the financial impacts of the blazes while police and the community search for the person behind the destruction.

16 News Now Investigates: Answers for Asaiah

16 News Now's Christine Karsten sits down with people who say they're trying to help break the cycle of addiction in Michiana.

16 News Now’s Christine Karsten sat down with two recovering addicts to better understand the epidemic of addiction in Michiana.

Christine Karsten digs into the devastating effects of Michiana's epidemic of addiction.

There are some drivers who are learning the hard way that you don’t pass a bus that’s stopped with red flashing lights.

With most area schools are now back in session, drivers are reminded to share the road with school buses. Tricia Sloma spoke to Brittany Ingle, the Fulton County mother who fought for changes to Indiana’s school bus safety laws after three of her children were killed.

The Indiana State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating seven barns that have gone up in flames across three Michiana counties since mid-April.

A community is still waiting for closure after two people were killed in Warsaw on May 23, 2007.

Michiana saw a peak in Covid-19 hospitalizations in November, December and January. Now, months and weeks later, some of those patients are still struggling to fully recover.

Tonight, we continue our series of special reports “The Lost Year: Setbacks & Successes,” -- this time with a focus on teachers.

As the pandemic continues to fiddle with extracurriculars and force to students to change, South Bend area schools are turning what many are calling a lost year into a lucrative one.

It’s been nearly four years since Libby German and Abby Williams were killed while taking a walk on trail in Delphi, and their murders are still unsolved.

If you love sports, March 11, 2020 is engrained in your mind. Fans were banned from March Madness and the NBA went on an indefinite pause after Rudy Gobert tested positive. That was just the beginning. The shockwaves rippled through all of sports. Everything from youth leagues to high school and college to the pros was canceled within 48 hours. But the sports world persevered. High school teams and athletes rode the rollercoaster and did whatever it took to live out their dreams.

With so many kids in an educational tailspin, this seems like a wasted year. Or is it?

When we share health department numbers of Coronavirus cases, we are reminded that each number is a person, and each person is a member of our community.

Many viewers say they’re tired of hearing 16 News Now report the coronavirus numbers and dire warnings from health officials. Perhaps you should hear it from a COVID patient, struggling to breathe in the ICU.

What Najeeb Khan's clients didn't realize is that he was allegedly engaged in fraud, leading to his bankruptcy filing last year.

National statistics show October and January are the deadliest months for children riding school buses.

Shepherd is serving a four-year prison sentence. But for loved ones of those kids, they say they’re serving a life sentence of grief.

Four children were struck by a truck that day in 2018. Three siblings died. One boy survived.

Terry knew Joe long before he was mayor, Lt. Governor, and Governor. When Terry was fifteen, Joe and Maggie Kernan bought the home across the alley from his family's home in Harter Heights neighborhood on South Bend's Northeast side.

History will be made in South Bend on March 4 when Disney’s "The Lion King" comes to the Morris Performing Arts Center for the very first time.

Crashes involving school buses have resulted in unforgettable tragedies in our area.

Christina Woods tried several times to break the cycle of abuse, but her plan to leave didn't work. Now, her family is sharing her story to help more victims of domestic abuse.

Tricia Sloma sat down with Brittany and Shane Ingle and Brittany's oldest daughter to share the painful details of that awful day when Alivia, Mason and Xzavier were killed at their bus stop.