SOUTH BEND — One of the oldest buildings on the University of Notre Dame campus and one where late former school President Theodore Hesburgh and football coach Knute Rockne once resided will be demolished next month.

Corby Hall is the traditional home of Congregation of Holy Cross priests who live and work at the university in South Bend.

The Rev. Austin Collins, the religious superior of the Corby Hall community and a Notre Dame art professor, told the South Bend Tribune that plans to renovate the more than 120-year-old yellow brick building turned out to be unfeasible.

Hesburgh lived in Corby Hall for nearly 50 years. Rockne lived there for three years before graduating from Notre Dame in 1914.

A new Corby Hall is expected to be completed in two years.

INDIANAPOLIS — Two police dogs in Indiana have received protective body armor from nonprofit Vested Interest in K9s.

Indiana State Police said the vests for “Smitty” and “Apache” will help keep the dogs safe from gunshots and knife attacks.

Lt. Jeff Payne said “Apache” and “Smitty” are valuable assets to the community and “providing them these safety tools will only enhance their effectiveness.”

Massachusetts-based Vested Interest in K9s has provided more than 2,800 protective vests to dogs in law enforcement and other agencies through private and corporate donations.

Each donated canine vest costs about $950.

INDIANAPOLIS — Authorities have released the name of an Indianapolis man who died in a house fire that likely was sparked because he was smoking while using an oxygen tank.

The fire department said in a statement that family members identified him as Albert Lee Edwards Jr., 62.

Authorities said two people and two dogs made it out of the home safe after flames erupted Sunday morning, but the man didn’t.

Family members told investigators that the man had been smoking while using an oxygen tank leading up to the incident.

ELKHART — A former Elkhart musical instrument factory that was vacant for decades soon will reopen as a low-income seniors’ home.

The Elkhart Truth reported that the former Conn-Selmer factory could see residents moving in within days. The newly redone building will offer 55 one or two bedroom apartments, as well as community and fitness centers.

Commonwealth Management has been refurbishing the building for at least a year.

The apartments will rent for between $300 and $650 a month. Residents cannot have a yearly income greater than $24,800.

The project was supported by nearly $840,000 in rental housing tax credits from the state.

The building originally was a car dealership from 1910 to 1930. Conn-Selmer later took it over and manufactured clarinets.

SOUTH BEND — A South Bend couple have been charged with neglect after investigators found three severely malnourished children living in squalid conditions at their home.

The South Bend Tribune reported Aldo Aranda, 30, and his wife Maria Kuilan Benitez, 29, each face multiple felonies. Police were called to their home this month after a family member requested a welfare check.

Officers said the house smelled like urine and they observed insects, trash and food on the floor.

The children, who are between ages 3 and 9, are being treated for malnutrition and metabolic disorder.

Court records state Benitez told police that her husband threatened to stab her if she left the home.

VINCENNES — A museum devoted to the life of Indiana-born comedian Red Skelton is putting a spotlight on his love of travel and his artistic skills.

The exhibit at the Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy showcases colorful paintings Skelton painted after visits to Japan and European nations.

A slideshow of his travel photos is displayed at the Vincennes museum atop some of Skelton’s old battered suitcases. Curator Mark Kratzner’s inspiration for the exhibit came from the keys to various cities Skelton collected during his travels, often accompanied by his wife, Lothian.

Skelton died in 1997 at age 84.

—Associated Press