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Hundreds cheer Palin in Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — College students ditched class, employees skipped work and some huddled in the cold overnight just to make sure they get an orange wristband Wednesday that would let them meet Sarah Palin. A line of more than a thousand...
2 Indiana pupils burned in science lab fire
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Two middle school students are being treated for burns received when a flash fire broke out during a science experiment. Tippecanoe School Corp. Superintendent Scott Hanback says 16 eighth-graders at Wainwright Middle School...
Lilly Endowment donates $1 million more to local charities
Millions of pounds: That’s how much more food a local food bank says it would take to meet the needs of the hungry. Four hours: That’s how little time it takes for a shelter for homeless families to fill a vacancy. Thousands: That’s...
Mother, 21, pleads guilty to neglect
Prosecutors: Woman didn’t stop boyfriend from beating tot to death A woman who did nothing to stop her boyfriend from beating her 15-month-old daughter to death with a belt pleaded guilty Wednesday to neglect. Rachel Goodmann, 21, also agreed...
New Castle cops among 3 arrested
Indiana State Police on Wednesday arrested three Henry County Community Corrections officials — two of them veteran New Castle police officers — on corrupt business influence, misconduct and ghost employment charges. Community Corrections...
A love fest for local tennis founder
The Indianapolis tennis community took time Sunday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of a popular city tennis program, as well as its matriarch. About 335 showed up for the National Junior Tennis League of Indianapolis 40-Love Celebration at...
New Castle cops face misconduct charges
Indiana State Police on Wednesday arrested three Henry County Community Corrections officials — two of them veteran New Castle police officers — on corrupt business influence, misconduct and ghost employment charges. Community Corrections...
New Indianapolis group to start seeking regional funding solutions
A new City-County Council task force charged with finding a regional solution to help the Capital Improvement Board achieve long-term financial stability will meet for the first time tonight. Tonight’s meeting will deal mostly with logistics...
Indiana Supreme Court reverses earlier ruling on Inlow estate
The Indiana Supreme Court struck a compromise of sorts Wednesday in a case involving the estate of a Conseco Inc. executive who was killed 12 years ago by a helicopter blade. The state’s top court reversed an earlier ruling, allowing the widow...
Former Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan plans return to Vietnamese prison
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Former Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan is planning a trip to Vietnam next year, returning there for the first time since his release as a prisoner of war. Kernan and his wife will be hosts for a February tour that will include stops...
Lilly Endowment pumps $1 million in aid to Indianapolis-area economic victims
The Lilly Endowment is pumping $1 million into a special economic relief fund set up a year ago to help food banks, homeless agencies and other nonprofits cope with relentless demands for their services from people who have lost their jobs, lost...
Mom pleads guilty in girl's beating death
A mother pleaded guilty to neglect this morning for failing to intervene as her 15-month-old daughter was beaten to death. The Marion County prosecutor’s office said Rachel Goodmann, 21, didn’t act when her boyfriend beat Lilliana...
Armed intruders terrorize two women
Two men with a shotgun barged into a Southside apartment, bound two residents inside and robbed them of $84 and a .22 caliber rifle. The robbers, one in a mask and one wearing a hood, knocked on the door of the apartment on the 100 block of Vesper...
New Indiana bishop gets added responsibility
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The new Roman Catholic bishop for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend is going to be busier than originally thought. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has elected Bishop Kevin Rhoades as chairman-elect of its Committee...
Indiana University report: Students' college goals, efforts don't match
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A new report by Indiana University researchers found that most high school students expect to go to college, but the work students do in high school doesn’t always match up to their perceptions or goals. The report on...
Clinic offers advanced football, Colts-style
Past Indianapolis Colts players and 130 women hit the team’s practice facility Tuesday night for a class that passes along more than just football knowledge. The Women’s 201 Clinic is an advanced level of the Women’s 101...
Lawmakers will get jump on short session
Property taxes again will be a key issue for legislators Property taxes once again will take center stage at the Statehouse — and lawmakers aren’t waiting until the session resumes in January. With time short in the 2010 session, which...
Senate vote stops filibuster of Indiana judge
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to overcome a GOP filibuster of the nomination of Indiana Judge David Hamilton to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The court is the last stop before the Supreme Court for cases from Indiana, Illinois...
Riley Hospital honors 7 Indiana children
Seven Indiana children, including three from Central Indiana, will be recognized today as the newest Riley Champions. Riley Children’s Foundation created Riley Champions last year to recognize Riley Hospital for Children patients who have taken...
Carmel man charged with child-porn counts
Federal authorities have filed additional charges against a Carmel man accused of producing child pornography. Andrew McGrath, 30, was arrested last month after allegedly photographing a girl younger than 5 engaging in sexual activity. He was charged...
United Way's name is being used in scam
For the second time this year, the name of United Way of Central Indiana is being used as part of an award scam that leaders of the nonprofit say could cause unwitting consumers to become victims. United Way’s Indianapolis office has been...
Agreement limits bed capacity to avoid overcrowding at jail
Bloomington — Prisoners in Monroe County could no longer be forced to sleep on the jail’s gymnasium floor under an agreement to settle a jail overcrowding lawsuit. The proposed agreement between the county and inmates represented by the...
4 miles of expressway closed because of bridge damage
East Chicago — Drivers are having to navigate around a four-mile section of a Northwestern Indiana expressway that the state highway agency has closed for at least six weeks because of bridge damage. The closed expressway carries Indiana 912,...
Back so soon: ethics, taxes, lobbying
It seems like they just left. In fact, they weren’t gone long enough for most of us to even miss them. Nonetheless, lawmakers returned Tuesday to the Statehouse and announced grand plans for the General Assembly’s upcoming session....
Semi driver cited after Sunday I-69 crash near Pendleton
PENDLETON — The driver of a truck trailer that lost its rear axles and caused a Sunday crash on I-69 near Pendleton has been cited for a safety violation by Indiana State Police. Jeffery L. Taylor, 43, Auburn Hills, Mich., was previously cited...
Ind. judge survives threat of filibuster
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to overcome a GOP filibuster of the nomination of Indiana Judge David Hamilton to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The court is the last stop before the Supreme Court for cases from Indiana, Illinois...
Hamilton Co. school aide faces multiple child porn charges
A 30-year-old man who worked as an instructional assistant at a Hamilton County school for the disabled will face multiple counts of producing child pornography, federal authorities say. Andrew J. McGrath, Carmel, was arrested last month after...
Sarah Palin coy about 2012 run, but door is open
NEW YORK — Sarah Palin said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that a 2012 presidential bid is “not on my radar,” but wouldn’t rule out playing some role in the next presidential election. “My ambition, if you will, my...
Indiana lawmakers to give early hearings to property tax cap, lobby reform
The Indiana General Assembly will get a running start on the 2010 session, holding December hearings on some key issues. As lawmakers held their one-day organizational meeting today, both the House and Senate announced that it will hold hearings in...
Indiana death row inmate waives clemency review
Condemned killer Matthew Eric Wrinkles has made up his mind to die and refused to seek clemency from Gov. Mitch Daniels before his Dec. 11 execution, his lawyers said today. Wrinkles, who was convicted of the 1994 slayings of his estranged wife and...
