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KFC workers caught bathing in store sink
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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana House Speaker B. Patrick Bauer (D-South Bend); Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore David Long (R- Fort Wayne); House Republican Leader Brian Bosma (R-Indianapolis); and Senate Democratic Leader Vi Simpson (D-Bloomington)...
Lincoln collection may stay in Indiana
A massive collection of rare documents and artifacts related to President Abraham Lincoln apparently will stay in Indiana, split among several institutions that include the Indiana State Museum.Gov. Mitch Daniels and Barry Dressel, the museum’s...
Ball State evacuates after gas leak
MUNCIE — Much of the south part of Ball State University’s campus was evacuated this morning as authorities searched for the source of a gas leak.The Student Center, Administration Building, Burkhardt Building, North Quad and Telephone and Postal...
Lincon artifacts staying in Indiana
A collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia valued at more than $20 million has been donated to the state of Indiana and will be housed in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, Gov. Mitch Daniels said today.The collection including photographs, signed copies...
Local Government Finance chief resigns
Indiana Department of Local Government Finance Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave has resigned.Musgrave told the Evansville Courier & Press that her resignation was effective Friday.She was appointed agency commissioner in July 2007. She said she always...
Molestation guilty plea won't be thrown out
The Indiana Court of Appeals has denied a former teacher's request to throw out his guilty plea in the molestation of a 9-year-old girl.Timothy J. Wyllie had asked to take back his 2005 guilty plea, claiming he had not voluntarily and knowingly...
Billboard repairman falls to his death
Kokomo — A worker repairing a billboard along U.S. 31 near Kokomo died when he fell 50 feet from the bucket of a lift truck.Howard County Coroner Jay Price said an autopsy Friday in Fort Wayne showed 54-year-old Vance Collins, Walton, died of...
Man sentenced in federal obscenity case
An Indianapolis man will serve a 33-month sentence in federal prison for violating federal obscenity laws.Loren J. Adams, 45, received the sentence Friday in U.S. District Court in Martinsburg, W.Va., according to a statement from the U.S. Department...
Suspicious package posed no threat
Indiana State Police say initial tests on a suspicious package found in a state office building show the package posed no threat.Police spokesman Maj. Carlos Pettiford says mailroom workers alerted authorities after they found the suspicious package...
Angry ex-girlfriend arrested in arson
Anderson — A woman set fire to her ex-boyfriend’s clothing at a self-storage center and left, causing more than $100,000 in damage, police said.Officers arrested Donna J. Duell, 26, Anderson, on suspicion of arson in connection with the...
Thousands show up for chance at 100 Roll-Royce jobs
The prospect of jobs drew thousands of applicants Saturday to Rolls-Royce’s Indianapolis plant, forcing the company to close the doors on an advertised job fair.Rolls-Royce officials earlier had promoted the event with a notice that they would...
State to sue company over junk faxes
The Indiana attorney general will announce legal action today against a Texas company that reportedly violated the Indiana no-fax law.A lawsuit by the attorney general’s office will seek damages against Envarion Corp. for sending unsolicited...
Tuskegee Airman from Indy too ill to attend inauguration
Walter Palmer has gone from being treated as a second-class citizen to being celebrated as a hero.It took decades, but now the bravery of Palmer and his fellow World War II Tuskegee Airmen is fully understood.Now, Palmer and his fellow pilots and...
Police want judge to dismiss suit
LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Attorneys for two police agencies have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a woman injured when officers opened fire on a vehicle being used in her abduction.Andrea L. Browell's lawsuit, filed in 2006, seeks...
Board to weigh suspended principal's fate
A proposal to fire a middle school principal after two drunken driving arrests in three months may come before the Lawrence Township School Board on Monday.James C. Joiner, 47, principal of Fall Creek Valley Middle School since 2005, was placed on...
IU increasing rates for room and board
Indiana University trustees have approved increases in room and board rates starting in the fall at all campuses with student housing.IU trustees approved the increases at a meeting Friday. Tuition rates for 2009-10 have not been set.The new rates...
Man held in abduction and rape of girl, 12
Dunkirk — A man accused of abducting and raping a 12-year-old girl is under arrest in Kentucky, authorities said Saturday.Allan M. Schlechty, 21, arrested late Friday, was sought on charges of child molesting, rape and criminal confinement.Jay...
Gary seeks tax increase in effort to avoid layoffs
Gary -- Gary Mayor Rudy Clay said he will ask state officials to raise caps on local property taxes in 2009, a move he said is needed if the city is to avoid laying off a quarter of its police and firefighters.The mayor said he would present his...
Incident involving clinic aide sparks protest
American Life League, a Catholic anti-abortion group, held a prayer vigil and protest Saturday morning over what the group believes is Planned Parenthood’s attempt to cover up a case of statutory rape.Last week, Planned Parenthood of Indiana...
Methodist pastors warn others of scam
In his 14 years of ministry, the Rev. Jim Moon said he's learned how to tell the difference between people genuinely in financial need and frauds seeking money because they think churches are an easy mark.But the Jeffersonville pastor said he was...
Mayor puts out welcome mat for gambling
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Mayor Tom Henry said the city will consider proposals to bring a casino or other gaming expansion to Fort Wayne to help the city weather uncertain economic times.The recession and a lackluster budget outlook prompted Henry to...
Indiana’s electors cast their votes Monday
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s 11 members of the Electoral College will meet Monday to formally vote for President-elect Barack Obama as their counterparts across the nation hold their own largely ceremonial gatherings.Obama’s narrow Indiana win in...
Bill would ban texting for motorists under 18
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A state lawmaker is drafting legislation that would ban young motorists from sending text messages on their cell phones while they’re driving because of the heightened risk of crashes involving distracted motorists.“Nobody should...
Marine tank commander eyes future after service in Iraq
Nick Popaditch has only one working eye, but he’s looking toward the future. The former tank commander — whose cigar-smoking photo in Baghdad more than five years ago came to symbolize the defeat of Saddam Hussein in Iraq — finished up a book tour...
Rain, sleet, gusty winds coming Indy's way
Bundle up and hold onto your hats.That’s the word from the National Weather Service for Monday, as gusty winds and a light mix of rain, sleet and a possible snow head for Central Indiana.Rain is expected to start after midnight tonight, then turn to...
Bush dodges 'farewell kiss' in Baghdad
“I’m pretty good at ducking,”...
Beech Grove plans workforce cuts in ’09
The country’s economic woes could lead to job cuts for Beech Grove city employees.Mayor Joe Wright announced in a news release today that there will be a 5- to 10-percent reduction in the city’s workforce next year.Wright also said health care...
Daniels names new property tax chief
INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mitch Daniels has appointed new leaders for the state’s Department of Local Government Finance and the Alcohol & Tobacco Commission.The governor’s office said today that Tim Rushenberg of Elkhart is the new local government...
RCA Dome implosion: North, south ends will go first
The Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority this afternoon announced additional details about the planned implosion of the RCA Dome.The remainder of the 24-year-old dome will be destroyed at 9 a.m. on Saturday when contractors will place...
