Topeka News

Ligonier firefighters responded to a fire in the downtown Saturday after a 5:39 p.m. call to the Noble County 911 center reporting smoke at 314 S. Calvin St.

Midnight marked the magical hour for "Twilight" fans as "New Moon," the second movie in the Stephenie Meyer series, hit the big screen.

Kaddy Kruiser RV is introducing the Summer Suite line of lightweight aluminum-framed fifth-wheels and travel trailers.

A soft-spoken man might have been drunk when he robbed a near-northeast-side Scott's grocery store at gunpoint Tuesday.

These are some of the symptoms methamphetamine users display: *Insomnia *Jaw grinding or clenching *Rotting teeth *Significant weight loss *Dry, itchy skin If anyone questions how pervasive the problem with methamphetamine is in northeast Indiana or the drug's potency to lure people into abuse, an arrest this week should shatter any remaining ...

A deputy town marshal from Topeka has been arrested, accused of drug and misconduct charges.

As of Wednesday night, Topeka Deputy Marshall Zachary P. Miller still had an active voice mail prompt with the department.

Champion Homes announced Sunday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, hoping to restructure through a court-supervised sale of its U.S. operations.

The new owner of the former Starcraft building, 618 S. Main St., wants to turn the property into a grocery store, mosque and car garage.

Officers working a special assignment to stop alcohol use by teenagers broke up a large party in Goshen Sunday, resulting in six arrests and court appearances for as many as 34 others.

CrossRoads RV, a Topeka, Ind.-based manufacturer of travel trailers, fifth-wheels and park models, has announced the addition of veteran towable sales executive Matt Popovic to its staff.

For many here in Elkhart and LaGrange counties, it probably still feels like little has changed since the ceiling of the RV industry collapsed on top of them.

The recent DVD release of Transformers 2 isn't the only place where there's more than meets the eye.

It's been an up and down week for jobs here in Michiana. Earlier in the week, many of the counties in our area saw drastic drops in unemployment, a sign that things could be turning around for one of the nation's most hard-hit regions.

CrossRoads RV has decided to lighten up. The result, the Topeka-based company announced Friday, is 125 new jobs.

Northern Indiana and southwest MichiganA seem to be climbing out of the recession little by little.

CrossRoads RV has announced the appointment of Tim Dennig as regional sales manager for the SlingShot product brand.

Kaddy Kruiser RV's products are now certified by third-party inspector NTA A as having met all theA requirements necessary to be classified as a "green" manufacturer, the Topeka, Ind-based manufacturer of travel trailers and fifth-wheels announced in a A news release.

In one relay, firefighters race to the top of the platform, as they would if a tall building were on fire.

The Good Samaritan Project, a collaboration of LaGrange County Community Foundation and United Fund of LaGrange County, will provide nearly $50,000 to support several major food pantries and kitchens throughout LaGrange County.