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New snowstorm aims at Northern Indiana
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Weather forecasters say another blast of snow is headed to northern Indiana.The National Weather Service has issued a lake effect snow warning for LaPorte and St. Joseph counties through Friday.Snowfall is expected to be...
Appeal denied in girl's torture-murder
The ringleader in the brutal torture and murder of a 12-year-old New Albany girl nearly 17 years ago has lost her latest bid to have her 60-year prison term thrown out.Melinda Loveless, then 16, was one of four teenage girls convicted in the killing...
Police release sketch in Brown Co. killing
Indiana State Police have released a sketch of suspect in the killing of an elderly Brown County man who was shot along with his wife when their home was invaded last weekend.Richard W. Voland, 84, died Sunday evening following the shooting early...
Parent of HIV-positive student files lawsuit against Washington Township
A lawsuit has been filed by a parent of an HIV-positive student against the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township.The suit alleges that the district violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in...
No injuries as plane makes emergency landing
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Authorities say no one was injured when a small plane made an emergency landing in a field near Bloomington and hit a tree.The Federal Aviation Administration was investigating.The Federal Aviation Administration was...
Ex-bookkeeper gets house arrest for theft
Crown Point » A former bookkeeper has been sentenced to house arrest for stealing more than $200,000 from the Merrillville clerk-treasurer's office.Rosemary Barath, 68, admitted Thursday in court that her gambling addiction had led to the thefts....
Happy holidays; here's the tax bill
After months of delays, Marion County property tax bills could go out next week, with payment due less than 10 days before Christmas.Then again, computer problems could delay the bills again, and they wouldn't be due until early January.Still, the...
Zionsville grad faces charges in theft
ZIONSVILLE, Ind. — A 2006 Zionsville Community High School graduate is one of three people who police say took seven band instruments from the school, planning to sell them on the Internet.Shawn P. Blankenship faces charges of burglary and...
IU prof to help Obama on transition team
Bloomington » An Indiana University law professor who helped President-elect Bill Clinton make the transition to power in 1992 before serving in his administration has joined President-elect Barack Obama's transition team.Dawn Johnsen is a member...
Hells Angel from Indiana acquitted in 2006 gunfight
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- After deliberating for most of three days, jurors acquitted two Hells Angels bikers -- one an Indiana resident -- of attempted murder in connection with a 2006 gunfight that injured rival Outlaws Motorcycle Club...
For the GOP, a page from Daniels' playbook
Gov. Mitch Daniels won't be spending a lot of time advising the flailing national Republican Party, but what he is saying is worth heeding.Many in the GOP, and in the national media, are looking to Indiana's top boss for clues on how Republicans...
Snow builds around South Bend
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Icy roads and poor visibility are reported in northern Indiana due to the second round of lake effect snow this week.St. Joseph County authorities reported several slide-offs overnight, but no injuries were reported.The...
Purdue's Cordova to join science board
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The U.S. Senate has confirmed Purdue President France Cordova's appointment to the National Science Board.President George W. Bush appointed Cordova to the 24-member board, which governs the National Science...
New shoes and socks for an entire school
A Kroger official and his family presented new shoes and socks to nearly 350 students at an Indianapolis Public School today.Kroger Central Division President Bob Moeder, his wife Marsha and son Christopher, made the donation at School 46, 1450 S....
Neighbor, burglar trade gunshots
A Northwestside man and a burglary suspect exchanged gunshots this morning.Witnesses told police they saw two men kick in a door of a house at 3600 block of North Donald Drive about 9 a.m., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police spokesman Lt. Jeff L....
Marion Co. tax bills head for mailboxes
Long-awaited Marion County property tax bills will be sent in the mail next week, with payment due on Dec. 16.The bill will be the first installment of 2008 property taxes. It will be a provisional, or conditional, bill based on previous...
Panel backs removing judge over delayed release
INDIANAPOLIS — A state commission on Friday recommended removing a Marion County judge who it said mishandled the release of a man who remained in prison for two years after DNA cleared him in a rape case.The Indiana Commission on Judicial...
Courtroom outburst earns judge 3-day suspension
INDIANAPOLIS — A judge who stunned a courtroom by calling a defendant a drug dealer has agreed to serve a 3-day suspension and pay court costs for the proceedings against him.A panel of three judges named by the Indiana Supreme Court to hear a...
Mother charged in 2007 death of daughter with Down syndrome
LEBANON, Ind. -- The death certificate says 14-year-old Brittany Fairfield, who had Down syndrome, died last year from a drug overdose.But neither police nor prosecutors believe it was an accident -- and the person they think was responsible is...
State panel backs Judge Grant Hawkins' removal from office
A Marion Superior Court judge whose court mishandled a ruling clearing a man of rape will be suspended after a state commission on Friday recommended his eventual removal from office.The ultimate decision on Judge Grant Hawkins' fate lies with...
Purdue's chief gets national science post
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The U.S. Senate has confirmed Purdue President France Cóva's appointment to the National Science Board.President George W. Bush appointed Cóva to the 24-member board, which governs the National Science Foundation.Cóva will...
Man held in bomb threats
CINCINNATI -- The FBI said Friday it arrested a man who threatened to blow up Cincinnati's football stadium, two airports, Ohio River bridges and other landmarks.Frederick Purvis, 42, Hamilton, Ohio, is accused of sending e-mails to two local...
Man found dead in Westside residence
A man was found dead Saturday in a Westside residence, possibly beaten to death, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.The name of the victim, a man in his 50’s, was not immediately released.The death was reported around 4...
Indiana schools could face budget cuts
Fewer teachers. Larger classes. The elimination of special programs.Those are some of the grim consequences Indiana's schools could face as lawmakers crafting the next state budget wrestle with how to make ends meet in bleak economic times.As the...
$57.6M Powerball ticket sold in Indiana
Somebody has a few extra million dollars to spend on gifts this holiday season, thanks to a Downtown Indianapolis card shop.One of the tickets sold in Indiana for the Powerball game Saturday night was in Indianapolis and matched all six numbers...
'No money, no problems,' says Kenley
As newly appointed chairman of the state Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Luke Kenley will get his first crack at crafting a state budget during the 2009 session.Kenley’s no stranger to numbers, though.The Noblesville Republican widely is...
Let us pray lawmakers will heed us
Many lawmakers in the Indiana House of Representatives are praising the return of the old practice of having religious leaders offer prayers at the start of each day's session.You might recall the tradition stalled two years ago when an...
No charges brought in '07 primary vote probe
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. -- No charges will be filed after an investigation into alleged vote fraud in the city's 2007 Democratic mayoral primary election."We have no credible evidence to believe there is criminal activity," Special Prosecutor Ron...
IMPD, IFD plan holiday food drive
The Indianapolis police and fire departments are teaming up for a food drive to help needy families this holiday season.Monday, Public Safety Director Scott Newman, IFD Chief Brian Sanford and IMPD Chief Michael Spears will kick off the “Help for...
Arcadia teen critical after hit-and-run
Police continue to search for a driver suspected in a hit-and-run that critically injured an Arcadia teenager this weekend in Hamilton County.Logan Puski, 17, was riding his all-terrain vehicle Saturday west on 256th Street near Devaney Road when...
