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Animal shelter board gives unanimous nod to 'no kill' leader
I don’t know how you all plan to institute a...
Fine dropped in deputy's traffic death
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration has dismissed its case against Monroe County in the death of a deputy struck by a car while directing traffic. Indiana Department of Labor deputy commissioner Sean...
Lotto, Powerball jackpots roll over
None of the tickets sold for Wednesday’s Hoosier Lotto game matched all six numbers drawn, so the jackpot is an estimated $1 million for Saturday’s drawing. The winning Hoosier Lotto numbers Wednesday night were 3, 6, 10, 12, 33, and...
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No cause yet in fire that levels boat-repair shop
Investigators were at the scene of a small business fire in Lawrence today that destroyed a longtime boat repair business. Marine Tech, in an industrial area near Pendleton Pike and just northeast of I-465, had been a business fixture for the past 20...
Idled rail cars irritate residents of New Castle
Eyesores likely to stay put until economy improves. NEW CASTLE, Ind. — When she moved into a house across the street from a railroad track, Rebecca Collier knew she’d have to tolerate the occasional passing train. But she wasn’t...
Man sentenced in mortgage fraud scheme
A McCordsville man has received a sentence of more than two years in prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme. Frederic I. Bowles, 45, received the 27-month sentence after his guilty pleas Friday to wire fraud and money laundering in U.S....
Indiana State raising dorm rates 7%
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Indiana State University trustees have approved raising room and board rates at dormitories on the Terre Haute campus by about 7 percent. The annual fee for a residence hall will be $7,463. Officials say monthly rates for...
Fort Wayne Air Guard unit changing jets
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Indiana Air National Guard’s 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne is going to change the type of jets it flies from the F-16 Fighting Falcons to the A-10 Warthogs. U.S. Rep. Mark Souder announced Friday that the...
Police make arrest in January slaying
Police arrested a man in the January killing of 32-year old Indianapolis man Michael Kelly. Morris Mazzeo, 29, of Indianapolis, was picked up earlier this week in Hammond and returned him to Indianapolis Thursday. He is in the Marion County Jail,...
3 counties lose Big Brothers Big Sisters
A child mentoring program in north-central Indiana is shutting down because of a lack of funds. The Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies serving in Kokomo, Rochester and Peru didn’t a United Way allocation this year, WRTV (Channel 6) reports. The...
IU basketball chat with Terry Hutchens
Chat about the Hoosiers with IU beat reporter Terry Hutchens at noon. Talk IU baskeball with Terry Hutchens
Lincoln artifacts to be moved in May
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Curators will begin moving a collection of Abraham Lincoln memoribilia valued at over $20 million to its new home in May. A portion of the collection from the Lincoln Financial Foundation will be moved to the Allen County...
I-70 in Henry Co. reopens after head-on crash
The westbound lanes of I-70 in western Henry County have reopened after closing earlier this evening because of a head-on accident involving a car and a semi, Indiana State Police reported . The accident was at the 115 mile marker and the Ind. 109...
Teen burned after soaking hair in gasoline
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A teenager who soaked her hair in gasoline to try to kill head lice was critically burned when the gas fumes ignited and set her head ablaze, police said. Jessica Brooks, 18, was in serious condition today at the burn unit at...
Prize will reward Indiana writers
Cash prizes worth more than $20,000 for Indiana writers were announced this morning at a ceremony in the Indiana Statehouse Rotunda. The prizes are to be funded by the private Glick Fund and named for Indianapolis business maven and philanthropist...
Shift toward spring brings fog, warmth
Indianapolis is in a weird, transitional state, with temperatures expected above 60 degrees (for the second day in a row) and school delays in the north-central part of the state because of fog. It’s a 40-degree bump since the weekend. Remember...
Lotto, Powerball jackpots grow
None of the tickets sold for Wednesday’s Hoosier Lotto game matched all six numbers drawn, so the jackpot grows to an estimated $11 million for Saturday’s drawing. The winning Hoosier Lotto numbers Wednesday night were 6, 13, 27, 42, 44,...
Soldier slain in Iraq was Ben Davis grad
An Indianapolis soldier is among three reported killed fighting this week in Iraq. The Department of Defense says 21-year-old Army Pfc. Zachary R. Nordmeyer, Indianapolis, and two others died Monday when their unit was attacked in Balad, Iraq....
Falling tree limb kills LaPorte Co. man
LAPORTE, Ind. — A 79-year-old man was struck and killed by a limb as he was cutting down a tree on a friend’s northern Indiana property. LaPorte County Coroner John Sullivan says Bob Mrozinski was using a chain saw Monday to cut down a...
Restaurants struggle as consumers eat at home
Cash-strapped consumers are getting reacquainted with cooking at home, and that’s been bad news for restaurants and their stocks. The dining-out industry is suffering through a major fire in the kitchen. Slowing business is forcing chains to...
Officials euthanize dog that killed horse
LACROSSE, Ind. — LaPorte County animal control officers confiscated a pit bull they believe attacked and killed a horse. Mike Catalano found his 32-year-old horse named Abby dead its stall Saturday at the family’s barn near LaCrosse,...
Teen dies in train-car crash on icy road
HUDSON LAKE, Ind. — Police say a 16-year-old died when the car he was riding in slid down an icy hill and was struck by a South Shore commuter train. Two other people in the car were injured in the crash about 5 p.m. Saturday near Hudson Lake,...
No day in the park for Indy Parks
Department has a long to-do list, but it’s short on the money required Don Colvin knelt over a crack spreading like a spider web across one of the tennis courts at Douglass Park last week and pulled at the dead weeds. The breaks in the concrete...
Freight train strikes, kills man on Near Westside
A freight train struck and killed a pedestrian at 6:25 p.m. Sunday on the Near Westside, police said. The conductor of the eastbound train told police the man appeared to be waiting for an earlier westbound train to pass before crossing the tracks in...
Plows ready for tomorrow's forecast
State and city snowplows were poised Friday night to keep the roads clear during an expected weekend snowstorm. The Indianapolis Department of Public Works was set to deploy 75 plows to the local streets starting at 11 p.m. The Indiana Department of...
Major indexes fall more than 6 percent for week
NEW YORK — For all its losses, Wall Street had hope. Now that’s giving way to reality. The market ended another terrible week Friday with major indexes down more than 6 percent as investors began to accept that the recession will persist for at...
Worker freed from silo after 8 hours
GARRETT, Ind. — A man unloading a 92-foot grain silo was sucked inside and trapped waist-deep in corn for more than eight hours before firefighters were able to get him out. Melvin Buck, 50, of rural Garrett was listed in serious condition...
Parting with your collectibles? Tell us
Have hard times forced you to part with your favorite collection or at least sell some of your favorite vinyl LPs, comic books or McCoy pottery? If you’d like to tell us your story about tough sacrifices in a down economy, contact star reporter...
Grab your snow shovels on Saturday
Snow will make an encore return to Indianapolis. Starting tonight, there’s a chance of snow through the weekend, with the greatest chance of snow coming tomorrow. The National Weather Service forecast says there’s a chance of one or two...
