Indiana
Ind. police: Watch out for slaying-related items
Indiana State Police want the public's help in looking out for items outdoors possibly linked to the slaying of an 85-year-old retired farmer in rural western Indiana nearly six months ago. Detectives from the Putnamville post say items possible discarded by those responsible for the slaying of Lowell Badger of ...
Heat, Pacers say Game 2 should be even better
Losing a game at the final buzzer, no less than a playoff game on the road against the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat, would seem to have potential to demoralize the Indiana Pacers. Or not. "Our belief," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said Thursday, "has strengthened." Barely 12 hours after LeBron ...
Statehouse memorial honors late Indiana Gov. Bowen
Top Indiana officials praised Otis Bowen's humble nature and political legacy as a tax reformer Thursday during a Statehouse memorial for the popular two-term governor who began his career as a small-town physician. Republican Gov. Mike Pence and three former governors — Democrats Evan Bayh and Joe Kernan and Republican ...
Indiana lawmakers to review ISTEP test troubles
Indiana lawmakers said Thursday they will spend the coming months reviewing computer troubles with a statewide standardized test, the use of land banks to sell vacant property and other problems uncovered around the state. Legislative leaders say they would like more answers from McGraw-Hill and the Department of Education about ...
Nabors returns, Henderson out as Indy 500 singers
Gomer Pyle will be back for this year's Indianapolis 500. Carol Brady is staying home. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Thursday that actor Jim Nabors will return to sing "Back Home Again in Indiana" during pre-race ceremonies for Sunday's 97th running of the 500. Nabors missed last year's race due ...
Pence urges Congress to vote on media shield law
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is urging congressional leaders to bring a revived federal media shield law to a vote on the floors of the U.S. House and Senate. Pence was the author of a 2009 media shield bill that cleared the House but never made it to the Senate floor ...
SW Indiana county considers closing several roads
Several rural gravel roads in southwestern Indiana could be closed as officials consider how to save money on repair costs. The 15 Knox County roads being considered for closure have little traffic, and some don't have homes on them anymore, county highway superintendent Ron Cardinal told the Vincennes Sun-Commercial (http://bit.ly/Z2sWry) ...
Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive
For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very wrong. A killer product stopped working. Cockroach populations there kept rising. Mystified researchers tested and discarded theory after theory ...
Developer reopening northern Indiana lake resort
A developer is preparing to reopen a lake resort in northern Indiana that has been closed since 2008 after more than a century as a religious retreat. The Oakwood Inn Resort & Conference Center at Lake Wawasee near Syracuse is expected to open up in mid-June, The Journal Gazette (http://bit.ly/1215q22n ...
Portage mayor orders police, fire hiring halted
The mayor of Portage has caught police and fire leaders by surprise by ordering a hiring freeze for the departments until the city's revenue picture is clearer. The Times in Munster reports (http://bit.ly/13NM52f ) the police and fire merit boards were moving forward with plans to hire additional staff when ...
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