The Morning Stretch - Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026

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The Lighting of Shipshewana kicks off tonight, with two days of holiday festivities ending in a light parade tomorrow.

A cool, breezy north-northwest wind ushers in scattered to numerous lake effect rain showers across Michiana today into tonight. The heaviest bands will target areas west of I-69—particularly from Berrien County south through LaPorte, South Bend, and Plymouth—where localized rainfall could top a half-inch. Highs struggle near 50 degrees through Saturday before milder, dry air returns early next week.

Ethan Roberts scored 18 points, Brady Koehler and Braeden Shrewsberry each added 17 points and Notre Dame beat Mercyhurst 83-56 on Thursday night.

If Main Street in Mishawaka has felt busier than usual, that’s because it is! Popular nationwide coffee chain 7-Brew has had people lined up and down the street — and the business isn’t even officially open yet.

As winter approaches, Indiana Michigan Power says its efforts to keep the lights on are paying off. The utility company reports that customers are experiencing half as many power outages as they did five years ago.