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Protest planned over children’s home closing
INDIANAPOLIS — Opponents of the state’s plan to close a home for troubled children in Knightstown are planning a Statehouse rally to press their cause.The American Legion’s Indiana branch said today that its attorneys also had made a formal...
Purdue grant to study Wabash water quality
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — State environmental officials have awarded Purdue University nearly $450,000 to study the Wabash River’s water quality and develop a watershed management plan.The grant from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management...
Muncie library to close branches in spring
MUNCIE, Ind. — The Muncie Public Library is planning to close two branches because it expects a big drop in funding as new statewide property tax caps take effect.Library Director Virginia Nilles says she expects that the Vivian Conley and Local...
Plan to move covered bridge hits snag
BROWNSTOWN, Ind. — A southern Indiana county might need to repay $123,000 in federal funds if it goes ahead with a plan to give away the surviving sections of a 19th century covered bridge that collapsed into a river.The federal money has been...
Skimmer offline; 15 sharks die at Indy zoo
Fifteen bonnethead sharks in the Indianapolis Zoo's popular Oceans exhibit died Monday when a routine maintenance procedure went wrong.A cleaning system released too much ozone into their tank, damaging the animals' gills, deputy director Paul...
Tainted crackers linked to Meijer, Kellogg Co.
MILWAUKEE — Kellogg Co. said today that federal authorities have confirmed salmonella was found in a single package of its peanut butter crackers, as Meijer Inc. recalled some of its products because of the scare.Battle Creek, Mich.-based Kellogg...
Noblesville set to OK $1.45M park
NOBLESVILLE — Parks Director Don Seal hopes to break ground this summer on Hague Road Park.The City Council has preliminarily approved funding for the $1.45 million project as well as a $100,000 study at a future park. The council will make a...
Boiler blast hurts 2 at Indiana Wesleyan
MARION, Ind. — A boiler explosion at Indiana Wesleyan University injured two maintenance workers.University officials say the explosion happened about 8:30 a.m. today in the basement of the Center School building on the campus in Marion.State...
South Bend Chocolate Co. recalls candies
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The South Bend Chocolate Co. is recalling some candy containing peanut butter because of a potential link to a national salmonella outbreak.The recall announced Sunday covers candy made after July 1 with peanut products supplied...
Out of the shadows
The black-and-white photo isn’t composed much differently that what you’d find in a mall portrait studio.A young girl stares intently into the camera, her dress beautifully arranged, her hair neatly done. What makes it rare: The...
N. Indiana casino to open $130M hotel tower
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — The opening of a new 22-story, glass-walled hotel has Blue Chip casino hoping for bigger crowds of gamblers than it has seen since a nearby Michigan casino opened more than a year ago.The casino plans a grand opening for its...
$163M Powerball winner sold in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — The winning ticket for Saturday night’s estimated $163.2 million Powerball jackpot was sold at a southeastern Indiana convenience store.Hoosier Lottery officials say the ticket — with winning numbers 2, 5, 9, 23, 59 and Powerball 26...
Purdue’s 3s stop Iowa 75-53
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — E’Twaun Moore scored 13 points to help No. 19 Purdue defeat Iowa 75-53 on Sunday.Keaton Grant scored 12 points, Nemanja Calasan had 10 and Robbie Hummel added nine points, eight rebounds and two blocks for the Boilermakers...
Ft. Wayne fire kills pregnant mom, 2 boys
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A pregnant woman and her two young sons died in a fire that swept through their Fort Wayne home.Fire Department officials say two others were injured in Saturday’s blaze, including a man who jumped from a second-story...
Toyota reducing production in Indiana
Toyota's two truck plants near Evansville will halt production temporarily this winter on the Sienna and Sequoia assembly lines.The 4,600 workers will still report for duty and continue getting paid, or they can volunteer for unpaid leave, Toyota...
3 on Township Board refuse pay raises
Three Washington Township Board members have declined raises that the full board voted itself at the end of last year, saying their workload doesn't merit it and that the raises send the wrong signal in a faltering economy."I cannot, in good...
2 from Illinois die when car hits stopped semi on I-70
New Castle » Two people from Illinois were killed and two others were injured Thursday when their car struck the rear of a stopped semi-trailer truck on I-70 in eastern Indiana.Timeka Felton, 31, and Justin Boxley, 12, both of Kankakee, Ill., were...
Last man to walk on moon donates papers to Purdue
West » Lafayette Former astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, a 1956 Purdue University graduate and the most recent person to walk on the moon, is donating his personal papers to the school's flight archives.The Purdue collection also includes the papers of...
DePauw students on hand for Hudson River rescue
Two DePauw University students got a firsthand view of the drama Thursday on the Hudson River.Juniors Megan Soultz and Matthew Nance -- in New York for an internship with the Fire Department -- found themselves shadowing medical personnel as they...
Students honor MLK at Statehouse
Hundreds of high school and middle school students from around the state joined the state Civil Rights Commission today in honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — a few days before the official national celebration on Monday.Brutally...
Marian College professor left his mark in classroom, on stage
Spring semester was to have been the last for Professor Denis Kelly, an opera-loving, motorcycle-riding philosophy teacher and the longest-serving faculty member at Marian College.But last weekend, Kelly, 71, died unexpectedly at his home of natural...
Boil order issued for Near-Eastside residents
Indianapolis Water Co. has issued a boil order starting Thursday for more than 100 Near-Eastside homes and businesses while the utility makes repairs.The boil order affects 136 water customers on Rural Street between 10th and Washington streets,...
Diversity awards honor civic leaders, companies
Several businesses, non-profits and people received awards tonight for their contributions to diversity at the annual Champions of Diversity Dinner and Awards Presentation.The winners include, among others, Gov. Mitch Daniels, Marion County...
Brrrr! Here are some cold weather tips
With sub-zero temperatures and wind-chill factors expected this week, public safety officials have some recommendations to stay safe:Make sure that all family members have extra blankets and heavy clothes.COMPLETE FORECAST: Click here for a...
Modular homemaker closes, 125 jobs lost
MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — A northern Indiana company that builds manufactured and modular housing plans to close next week, leaving 125 people without jobs.Patriot Homes president Sam Weidner said that unless the Middlebury company receives a last-minute...
Gas leak forces evacuation on Northeastside
A gas leak tonight caused the Indianapolis Fire Department to evacuate about 100 people from a Northeastside apartment complex Monday night.Public safety officials evacuated the Three Fountains Cooperative East apartments while workers were...
Meridian-Kessler schools on lockdown
Let me get this straight…there have been an...
Soldier from Hammond dies in Afghanistan
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Department of Defense says a soldier from Hammond has been killed in Afghanistan.The department says 24-year-old Spc. Joseph M. Hernandez died of wounds suffered Friday when an improvised explosive device exploded near his...
Yipes! Snow, sub-zero temps coming
With snow on the way accompanied by sub-freezing temperatures that will keep it from melting, road crews are preparing for another battle with winter weather.Indianapolis Department of Public Works and the Indiana Department of Transportation...
Anderson man, 23, dies in shooting
Barely two weeks into the New Year, Anderson police are investigating their first homicide in the city.A 23-year-old Anderson man died in a shooting late Saturday near the east side of downtown Anderson, police said.Homicide database: Click here...
