Debt, pressing needs to take bite out of windfall from new Lake County income...
CROWN POINT, Indiana - Lake County officials are urging a cautious approach to new spending despite an expected windfall from a new income tax.
View ArticleNew Indiana teacher evaluation process brings stress, insight for educators,...
LAFAYETTE, Indiana - For choir teacher Cecil Shoemaker, there just isn't enough time.
View ArticleArmy sergeant wounded in combat aims to help other soldiers handle physical,...
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Indiana - Marcus McClain has learned to cope with war.
View ArticleStorms dump heavy rains, leave flooding across parts of western Indiana
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana - Strong thunderstorms that dumped five or more inches of rain on parts of Indiana overnight have left rivers rain-swollen and lowland areas flooded over much of the state's...
View ArticleFormer Ind. woman gets 4 years for head injuries that left young son with...
LAFAYETTE, Indiana - A former Indiana woman who pleaded guilty to neglect for head injuries that left her 4-month-old son with a host of medical problems has been sentenced to four years in prison.
View ArticleDeficit threatens one-fourth of Ivy Tech's sites
INDIANAPOLIS - Mounting budget woes and the need to deal with a $68 million deficit could force Ivy Tech Community College to close up to a quarter of its school sites around Indiana, school officials...
View ArticleRally in downtown Indianapolis urge utility to close aging coal-fired power...
INDIANAPOLIS - More than 150 people gathered in downtown Indianapolis for a rally calling for the closure of a coal-fired power plant that's the city's largest polluter.
View ArticleInd. man gets 45 years in burglary attack
FRANKLIN, Indiana - A man who broke into a rural central Indiana home and injured the homeowner who tried to stop him from driving away has received a 45-year prison sentence.
View ArticleBond of Brothers: Performance to reveal complex kinship between Dreiser and...
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana - Two famed writers linger in Tedi Dreiser Godard's family tree.
View ArticleFlooding from heavy rains closes Fort Wayne zoo, force staff to move animals...
FORT WAYNE, Indiana - Employees at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo are cleaning up a mess left by floodwaters that closed the zoo following torrential overnight rains.
View ArticleNE Ind. students' pop bottle lights for home in Nicaragua earn them trip to...
FORT WAYNE, Indiana - It only takes a bright idea to turn one nation's trash into another's treasure.
View ArticleHeavy rains dump up to 6 inches of rain on Fort Wayne, flooding city streets,...
FORT WAYNE, Indiana - Overnight storms that dumped up to six inches of rain on Fort Wayne swamped city streets and trapped some motorists in their cars, while swirling floodwaters closed the city's...
View ArticleWoman found dead in car submerged in Wabash River ID'd as recent Purdue grad...
LAFAYETTE, Indiana - A woman found dead inside a car pulled from the Wabash River in north-central Indiana has been identified as a recent Purdue University graduate from Michigan.
View ArticleDispute over Lake County juvenile court judge ends with selection of judge...
INDIANAPOLIS - A months-long dispute over Lake County's next juvenile court judge has ended with the selection of Lake Criminal Court Judge Thomas Stefaniak for the post.
View ArticleSocial media forcing changes in laws as police, prosecutors wrestle with new...
CROWN POINT, Indiana - The use of social media is forcing changes in Indiana law as police and prosecutors deal with comments on sites like Facebook.
View ArticleAdvocacy center to host fundraiser to add staff
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana - A southern Indiana center is launching a fundraising effort in hopes it can add staff to help interview children who may have been abused or neglected.
View ArticleIndianapolis police team with community groups to fight crime as budget,...
INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis police are turning to churches, shelters and other community groups to help them reduce crime in the city.
View ArticleMinn. company fuels excitement with plan for iron ore plant at abandoned Ind....
REYNOLDS, Indiana - An abandoned ethanol plant in White County is expected to be converted into an iron ore factory under a plan by a Minnesota company.
View ArticleWeather Service wants of dangerous swimming conditions in Lake Michigan off...
GARY, Indiana - The National Weather Service is warning people to stay out of Lake Michigan off northwestern Indiana beaches.
View ArticleINDOT memo strips public info, but new IEDC rules open doors in ongoing...
INDIANAPOLIS - By one stroke this year, Indiana lawmakers and the new governor vastly improved the public's ability to find out how the show is run here at the Statehouse, while in another, top...
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