8:45 a.m. EDT, July 3, 2012

SOUTH BEND – There is a lot of confusion when it comes to setting off fireworks this year. The drought has caused most cities and counties to either ban their use or ask people not to use them. As WSBT’s Colleen Ferreira explains in the video linked above, this 4th of July the message is: illegal or not, leave the fireworks up to the pros.