Reading program helps 3rd graders improve skills, confidence, master...
SEYMOUR, Indiana - Teacher Mindy Burgmeier of Seymour-Jackson Elementary School knew she had to find a way to boost the confidence and skill level of her third-grade students in the area of reading.
View ArticleThrill of racing is in the blood for LaPorte brothers popular on mini-stock...
LAPORTE, Indiana - On a summer day in 2011, La Porte resident Jason Cogswell was spinning out of control on the South Bend Motor Speedway, his mini-stock car at the mercy of oncoming traffic.
View ArticleIndiana's 2 largest cities see little change in number of homicides over past...
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's two largest cities saw little change in their number of homicides for the past year.
View ArticleNew veterans chief to draw on military background as he reaches out to those...
COLUMBUS, Indiana - One night in early November 1989, Tom Crawford, then a U.S. Army military policeman, went for his customary jog through the streets of Berlin, Germany, and bumped feet-first into...
View ArticleLibrary staffers help patrons master technology through pilot program in Vigo...
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana - New gadgets and holiday gifts go hand in hand. It's how to fully utilize those electronic devices that brings pause to some people.
View ArticleAuthorities say woman, 5-year-old daughter, cousin killed in southwestern...
MOUNT VERNON, Indiana - A woman, her young daughter and a teenage cousin were killed when fire swept through a house early Friday in a small southwestern Indiana city, authorities said.
View ArticleEx-office manager pleading guilty to charges of embezzling $2.1M from central...
EDINBURGH, Indiana - The former office manager of a central Indiana manufacturing company has decided to plead guilty to federal charges that she embezzled $2.1 million from the business over a...
View ArticleIndy attorney enters plea in alleged building fraud scheme, may testify...
SOUTH BEND, Indiana - An Indianapolis attorney indicted on fraud charges involving a northern Indiana building leased to a state agency has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
View ArticleMayor of N. Central Ind. pushes for closure of flood-prone city golf course
LAFAYETTE, Indiana - Lafayette's mayor is seeking to close a flood-prone city golf course that's become a financial drain on the city due to periodic flood damage.
View ArticleNW Indiana woman admits embezzling from title company, filing false income...
HAMMOND, Indiana - A northwestern Indiana woman has admitted embezzling more than $650,000 from a title company that employed her.
View ArticleEx-pastor of Indiana megachurch seeks 10-year minimum sentence for sex with...
HAMMOND, Indiana - The former pastor of a megachurch in northwestern Indiana has asked a federal judge to give him the minimum 10-year sentence for his sexual relationship with an underage parishioner.
View ArticleS. Indiana teacher charged with possessing pot allegedly found at Charlestown...
CHARLESTOWN, Indiana - A southern Indiana middle school teacher is facing a felony charge after prosecutors say he was found with marijuana on school property.
View ArticleNE Ind. woman gets 40 years in intoxicated crash that killed Fort Wayne couple
FORT WAYNE, Indiana - A northeastern Indiana woman has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for driving while intoxicated and causing a crash that killed a Fort Wayne couple.
View ArticleNew look for new Ohio River bridge; bridge cables will link to big arches...
UTICA, Indiana - The East End Bridge is getting a new look.
View ArticleCosts of trials for ex-Ind. trooper accused of killing family leave county...
NEW ALBANY, Indiana - A southern Indiana county is buckling under the mounting costs of trying a former Indiana state trooper in the deaths of his wife and two young children.
View ArticleIndiana lawmakers will have to balance fiscal issues with social hot-buttons...
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's General Assembly will have to balance fiscal matters against hot-button social issues as it returns for its 2013 session.
View ArticleNotre Dame's leprechaun mascot is growing accustomed to life as a celebrity
MIAMI - As the rich and famous stream into this glamorous city for Monday night's BCS National Championship Game, 22-year-old Bryce Burton - all 5-feet-7, 145 pounds of him - just might be the biggest...
View ArticleInd. boy, 15, faces charges in mall shooting; no one injured in Friday night...
INDIANAPOLIS - A 15-year-old Indianapolis boy faces criminal recklessness and other charges for allegedly firing gunshots inside a shopping mall.
View ArticleOld warship to head from Evansville to Texas for repairs, upgrades
EVANSVILLE, Indiana - A restored World War II troop landing ship is being prepped for a journey from southwestern Indiana to Texas for repairs and maintenance work.
View ArticleLeaders of 18 Indiana cities, towns form group backing bill to boost bus...
INDIANAPOLIS - The leaders of 18 central Indiana cities and towns have formed a coalition to push a bill that seeks to expand regional bus service and create a commuter rail line.
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