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Daily editionSaturday, October 31st, 2026

Good morning, South Bend.

The Daily South Bend Team

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Here’s your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 31st of October.

Community

  1. The Food Bank of Northern Indiana will distribute boxed and bagged food by drive-through on a first-come, first-served basis at six mobile pantry locations in November: Nov. 3 at Road to Life in Michigan City, Nov. 4 at Dunes Volleyball Club in LaPorte, Nov. 5 at Northside Baptist and New Hope UMC in Elkhart, Nov. 12 at San Pierre FD, and Nov. 23 at First Baptist Mentone.

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  2. Families are split between traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating and a rise in organized Halloween events; South Bend's Cops and Goblins drew nearly 8,000 earlier this month, and HalloweenFest at Continental Divide Park and the Indiana Dinosaur Museum runs until 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

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Culture

  1. The Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Center unveiled a new mural Friday morning downtown, created in partnership between South Bend Venues Parks and Arts and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi (Mayor James Mueller and Potawatomi officials attended).

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Environment

  1. City crews will begin fall leaf pickup on Nov. 2, collecting neighborhood by neighborhood through the end of the year, weather permitting, and completing one zone before moving to the next.

    Residents should rake leaves to the tree lawn by 6 a.m. on their scheduled set-out date, keep piles free of sticks and trash, and avoid parking in front of piles.

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Government

  1. INDOT expanded its Guardian Angel green-light program to make highway maintenance crews in our area more visible in low-light conditions, and drivers will see the flashing green lights on short-term projects like pothole patching and guardrail repairs.

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  2. Gov. Mike Braun has directed the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to expedite review of filings from Indiana Michigan Power and NIPSCO that would lower electric rates, with proposals projecting about $100 in annual savings for a typical I&M customer and about $90 in bill credits for NIPSCO customers.

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Sports

  1. Northridge will play NorthWood next Friday for the Class 4A sectional after Jake Scholl rushed for four touchdowns and passed for 283 yards in a 28-27 win over Saint Joseph, sealed when Hayden Gorball stopped a two-point try with 1:19 left.

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  2. Concord beat Adams 54-28 in the IHSAA Class 5A sectional semifinal Friday, Oct. 30 at School Field after Cade Court replaced an injured Braylon Monroe and threw three touchdown passes; Concord will face LaPorte at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 at home.

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  3. IHSAA sectional and MHSAA district semifinals were played Friday, Oct. 30 across the South Bend area, highlighted by Saint Joseph vs. Northridge at 7 p.m. and Penn at Valparaiso at 7:30 p.m.; winners advance to next week's sectional and district championship games.

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