Ritz says 3rd party may be needed to review final ISTEP+ scores after a week...
INDIANAPOLIS - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz says she is considering bringing in a third party to review ISTEP+ testing scores after a problem-plagued week.
View ArticleInd. coal-gasification bill stalls C02 pipeline Texas firm planned to Gulf...
INDIANAPOLIS - Legislation state lawmakers passed last week that the developers of a proposed Indiana coal-gasification plant say effectively kills their project also has dealt a blow to a Texas...
View ArticleRitz says 3rd party review of ISTEP+ scores may be needed after week of...
INDIANAPOLIS - A third party may need to be brought in to review ISTEP+ testing scores because the public, teachers and others are questioning whether the results can be valid after a problem-plagued...
View ArticleLaPorte officials using $65,000 grant to fight invasive lake weed, protect...
LAPORTE, Indiana - A northwestern Indiana group is taking aim at an invasive weed that has spread across area waterways and threatens the region's lake-based economy.
View ArticleIU's minority recruiting falling short of goal
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana - Indiana University's efforts to recruit more black students and faculty to its Bloomington campus have fallen well short of the school's goals, but some on campus hope a key...
View ArticleMishawaka schools may take long list of needed repairs to voters in fall...
MISHAWAKA, Indiana - State caps on property taxes and a decreasing tax value could force a northern Indiana school district to ask voters to approve a referendum to help fix aging facilities.
View ArticlePa. couple charged with neglect in Indiana agree to plea deal that calls for...
NEW CASTLE, Indiana - An Indiana prosecutor says a Pennsylvania couple charged with felony neglect after police found five children riding unrestrained in the back of an unheated rental truck in...
View ArticleFort Wayne mother doesn't fault police in fatal shooting of her mentally...
FORT WAYNE, Indiana - Judy Koontz noticed something was wrong Tuesday night. Her 22-year-old son's attitude was different. He was saying stuff that didn't make sense.
View ArticleMiss Indiana USA and future husband plan to open a new winery in northeast...
FORT WAYNE, Indiana - The wine is bottled, the tasting room is ready, and labels are approved, so all that stands between Two EE's Winery and its grand opening is getting the labels printed and on the...
View ArticleOrganizers say the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon goes smoothly as many involved...
INDIANAPOLIS - This year's 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in Indianapolis had a different feel to it, as organizers beefed up security for Saturday's races by adding bag checks, bomb-sniffing dogs and...
View ArticleJudge orders Evansville man to testify in robbery case, grants him immunity...
EVANSVILLE, Indiana - An Evansville man accused of ramming his truck into a car full of men suspected of robbing his home, killing one of them and injuring another, has been granted immunity that will...
View ArticleNational Park Service says marksmen cull 84 deer from Indiana Dunes National...
PORTER, Indiana - The National Park Service reports marksmen culled 84 white-tailed deer from the east side of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore during a 10-day program.
View ArticleHospitals that treat high numbers of poor, uninsured worried about health law...
FORT WAYNE, Indiana - Indiana hospitals that treat high numbers of poor and uninsured residents are waiting to see what impact the federal health care overhaul has on them.
View ArticleCamp Atterbury hopes to drum up conferences to stay busy as Afghanistan war...
EDINBURGH, Indiana - Indiana's Camp Atterbury expects to lose up to 400 jobs this year as the war in Afghanistan winds down, but it's hoping to drum up new business by attracting high-ranking military...
View ArticleISTEP troubles, ripples across entire education system, show test too big to...
INDIANAPOLIS - The failure of Indiana's online standardized test last week showed that the ISTEP+ exam is too big to fail, on many levels.
View ArticleMayor: Not time for final curtain at Crump
COLUMBUS, Indiana - The aging Crump Theatre in Columbus has seen better days, but the city's mayor says it isn't time for a final curtain call.
View ArticleMayor eyes plans to bring Columbus' landmark Crump theater back to its glory...
COLUMBUS, Indiana - The once-majestic Crump Theatre has lost its luster after roughly 140 years, but there are angels in the balcony ready to leap to its rescue.
View ArticleIndiana State weighs charging employees who use tobacco more for their health...
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana - Indiana State University is considering changing its health insurance policies to reward employees who agree to health screenings and risk assessments and penalize those who use...
View ArticleIndiana State weighs charging employees who use tobacco more for their health...
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana - Next year, Indiana State University employees who smoke or use other tobacco products could face a $1,200 per year surcharge if they have university health insurance.
View ArticleNew energy: Fort Wayne wants to make most of plant's methane, turn it into...
FORT WAYNE, Indiana - Fort Wayne officials are hoping to make the most out of the methane gas produced by the city's water pollution control plant.
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