Firefighters follow long tradition by standing watch with body of fallen comrade
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Not long after a fire truck crashed on Hillegas Road on Sunday night, killing Washington Township volunteer firefighter Mark A. Haudenschild II, another firefighter was assigned to...
View ArticleSouthern Indiana town's general store set to reopen after restoration project
SOLSBERRY, Ind. - Even the town dog is excited about all the activity at the Yoho General Store, set to reopen late this month after months of renovations at the historic corner market in downtown...
View ArticleGroup aims to honor deceased military veterans by cleaning, repairing their...
MUNCIE, Ind. - Fairly glowing in the waning sunlight late one recent afternoon, the white grave markers of military veterans buried at Beech Grove Cemetery stood in stark contrast to the surrounding...
View ArticleEvansville police find support from some residents for department's new...
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - It's been almost three months since the Evansville Police Department and Mayor Lloyd Winnecke unveiled one of the newest and biggest devices for police to keep a closer eye on...
View ArticleParents of missing Indiana University student hope campus safety ideas become...
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The parents of an Indiana University student missing for more than 17 months hope that some suggestions they've heard from other students for improved campus safety become reality.
View ArticleIndiana governor to open 67 miles of I-69 extension Monday with...
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and other elected officials will open the first 67 miles of the Interstate 69 extension on Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by a caravan up...
View Article2 small school districts in western Indiana working on merger after voters...
ROCKVILLE, Ind. - Two small school districts in western Indiana are working to carry out a merger plan after it won approval from voters in this month's election.
View ArticleMarion County judge rules teenager accused of killing cousin will be tried in...
INDIANAPOLIS - A Marion County juvenile court judge has denied a motion by prosecutors that the trial of an Indianapolis teenager charged in the fatal stabbing of her 4-year-old cousin be moved to...
View ArticleState DNR announces increases in annual entrance fees to state parks,...
INDIANAPOLIS - The state Department of Natural Resources has announced it is raising costs for annual entrance fees to state parks and reservoirs, as well as rates for camping, swimming, renting...
View ArticlePrinceton to award alumnus Daniels its Wilson award for work as governor,...
INDIANAPOLIS - Princeton University will award Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels its Woodrow Wilson Award, a top honor for undergraduate alumni for a career that embodies the call to duty made by the former...
View ArticleN. Ind. election board apologizes to voters for running out of ballots on...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Members of a northern Indiana election board are apologizing to voters who were inconvenienced or unable to vote on Election Day because some precincts ran out of ballots.
View ArticleCoroner uses dental records to identify couple killed in Indianapolis house...
INDIANAPOLIS - The Marion County coroner's office says it has used dental records to positively identify the couple killed in an Indianapolis house explosion.
View ArticleFeinstein donates $1 million to effort to preserve music from Broadway,...
CARMEL, Ind. - Vocalist and pianist Michael Feinstein and his spouse Terrence Flannery have donated $1 million to fund the Great American Songbook Initiative, an effort to preserve music from...
View ArticleUniversity leaders brace for limited aid; lawmakers caution about tight...
INDIANAPOLIS - Higher-education leaders in Indiana got an early taste Thursday of what will likely be a tough predicament for anyone relying on state aid when lawmakers return in January to write the...
View ArticleGov.-elect Pence solidifies opposition to state-run exchange, casts doubt on...
INDIANAPOLIS - Gov.-elect Mike Pence closed the door on a state-run health insurance exchange Thursday, arguing that the estimated $50 million cost of the state program was not worth the limited...
View ArticleMesser elected president of GOP freshman crop in Congress
INDIANAPOLIS - Freshman Republicans in Congress have tapped a Hoosier to lead them through their first years in Washington.
View ArticleInd. Department of Labor reminds retailers to take precautions
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Department of Labor is encouraging retailers to take precautions to ensure employees and shoppers are safe during "Black Friday" sales and other major shopping days.
View ArticleIndiana University researcher to study effectiveness of blood test to detect...
INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana University researcher has received a $1 million grant to study whether a blood test could be used to determine whether people have been drinking heavily in recent weeks.
View ArticleIndiana State University building 1st new residence hall in 40 years on Terre...
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Indiana State University is starting work on the school's first new residence hall in more than 40 years.
View ArticlePolice in eastern Indiana still uncertain why college student fatally hit by...
RICHMOND, Ind. - Police in eastern Indiana say they haven't figured why a college student was fatally hit by a train and two others badly hurt a week ago.
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