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Inside INdiana Business
April 13, 2018
A Colorado-based fast-casual restaurant chain has announced plans to open its first three restaurants in Indiana. Rush Bowls, which features meals-in-a-bowl using fresh fruit, granola and honey, has signed an agreement with Ethan White, a junior at Indiana University. Rush Bowls names White as anÃÂ ...
WANE
April 13, 2018
FRANKLIN, Ind. (AP) - Authorities say two people escaped serious injury when the small plane they were flying in had a fuel problem and landed in a central Indiana field. The single-engine plane made the landing Wednesday in Johnson County. The sheriff's office says the fuel problem prompted the pilotÃÂ ...
Indianapolis Star
April 13, 2018
In a race featuring a pair of politicians who seem cut from the same mold — and who can be hard to tell apart — Braun has cast himself as the only real person in the May 8 primary, a guy who looks at home chatting up people on Main Street, Indiana. Braun, 64, is in some ways the quintessential HoosierÃÂ ...
CBS News
April 13, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS — Senate candidate Todd Rokita likely violated ethics laws as Indiana's secretary of state by repeatedly accessing a Republican donor database from his government office, prompting party officials to lock him out of the system until he angrily complained, three former GOP officials told TheÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
April 13, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Senate candidate Todd Rokita likely violated ethics laws as Indiana's secretary of state by repeatedly accessing a Republican donor database from his government office, prompting party officials to lock him out of the system until he angrily complained, three former GOP officials toldÃÂ ...
WANE
April 13, 2018
Fort Wayne - According to a new national study, it's not the best time to be a woman in Indiana. The Institute for Women's Policy Research released a new report, Status of Women in the States, and Hoosiers got a lot of bad grades. Indiana got D's in employment and earnings, and poverty and opportunity,ÃÂ ...
TIME
April 12, 2018
(MICHIGAN CITY, Ind.) — For the second time in five months, an infant has been left in a baby box at a northwestern Indiana volunteer fire station. Lt. Chuck Kohler says he was on scene tending to the baby girl less than a minute after receiving a page Sunday night. The page alerted him that alarms hadÃÂ ...
WANE
April 4, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Several of Indiana's hospital systems are collaborating on a survey to determine the main issues affecting Hoosiers' health and well-being. Eleven hospital systems are mailing the surveys this month to more than 80,000 randomly selected residences in 39 counties. Public serviceÃÂ ...
Indianapolis Star
April 4, 2018
Thanks to $230,000 from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, the Indiana State Medical Association is developing an app that will help doctors stay on top of the latest information geared toward stemming the addiction crisis. "Historically physicians have been part of the problem," Indiana State MedicalÃÂ ...
WNDU-TV
April 4, 2018
You've heard that every vote counts on Election Day, and the voter registration deadline is quickly approaching for the upcoming primary election in Indiana. You have less than a week to register. The deadline is April 9. You can submit an application at your local county clerk's office, or you can stop by anyÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
April 4, 2018
The Richmond Palladium-Item water flowing under East Kitchel Road northeast of the town of Liberty, Indiana, undermined it and washed away a section of the pavement from ... Heavy rainfall that's spawned flooding across central Indiana has set new April rainfall records in the city of Indianapolis.
U.S. News & World Report
April 4, 2018
Indiana Cleans up After Rains Spur River, Street Flooding. Indiana residents are cleaning up after thunderstorms dumped heavy rains and golf ball-sized hail on parts of the state. ... Several central and southern Indiana schools were closed Wednesday or on two-hour delays due to local street flooding.
New York Times
April 4, 2018
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In many parts of the country, Republican candidates are trying to put distance between themselves and President Trump. In the Indiana Senate primary, the bruising fight is over which candidate is the more authentically Trumpian. As the May 8 primary election approaches, the raceÃÂ ...
CNN
April 3, 2018
"A single-engine Cessna 150 collided on the ground this afternoon with a Cessna 525 CitationJet at Marion Municipal Airport in Marion, Indiana," the FAA said in a statement about Monday afternoon's incident. "Preliminary information indicates that the Cessna 150 was attempting to take off about 5:09 ETÃÂ ...
Greenfield Daily Reporter
March 23, 2018
Because no one asked for them, this week we'll take a look at some foreign trade statistics, with specific attention to Indiana. At the national level, some pundits pontificate about the danger to our economy because the value of imported goods exceeded the value of goods we export. “This can't go on,” weÃÂ ...
WRTV Indianapolis
March 23, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed four bills that he says will help attack Indiana's opioid epidemic from "every angle." Holcomb said Thursday that the bill will increase the number of opioid treatment locations, jack up criminal penalties for drug dealers and expand the system that monitorsÃÂ ...
wlfi.com
March 23, 2018
The lawsuit filed March 12 on behalf of one of Michael Begin Jr.'s alleged victims names the 18-year-old Jeffersonville man, the Greater Clark School Corporation and YMCA of Southern Indiana Inc. as defendants. Begin allegedly molested 19 children between the ages of 3 and 8 last fall while working at aÃÂ ...
Inside INdiana Business
March 23, 2018
U.S. News & World Report recently referred to Indiana as Silicon Prairie. Silicon is so 1960s. Those familiar with the state motto may know of Indiana as the "Crossroads of America," but that identifier is no longer accurate. After all, the highway system got its start in the 1950s. Granted these are importantÃÂ ...
ABC 57 News
March 23, 2018
INDIANA — After President Donald Trump's decision to add more tariffs on Chinese imports Thursday, Indiana soybean farmers say the retaliation China could take out on the United States agriculture industry could be devastating. "If the Chinese buy less soy beans from the U.S., that means less soybeansÃÂ ...
Journal & Courier
March 23, 2018
Today, five of Indiana's top statewide elected positions are held by female Republicans, and I'm proud to serve as one of 17 Republican women in the Indiana General Assembly, where – believe it or not – we hold more seats than our Democrat female colleagues. And this November, we all have theÃÂ ...
Fox 59
March 23, 2018
Collector Tom Fontaine stopped by the FOX59 Studios on Friday to show us some of the items he has collected over the decades from John's time in Indiana. It includes a program from Indiana University in 1973, a signed music sheet to Fontaine, and a 1980 program. Fontaine says he began collecting theÃÂ ...
WBAA
March 15, 2018
The ninth annual County Health Rankings report shows that where you live impacts a person's health. This year's data also includes a look at how racial disparity plays into health across Indiana. The report finds black people have lower life expectancy and quality of life than white or Asian people inÃÂ ...
Chicago Tribune
March 15, 2018
In Ogle County, deputies soon realized that Ei-ichi and Sumire Negishi had been reported missing by their family members to the Indiana State Police. Eventually, police found the couple's car in a ditch at a landfill eight miles from the Rockford International Airport. Sumire was found dead in the car.
WLKY Louisville
March 15, 2018
Two women working at an Indiana massage parlor are in police custody after an investigation revealed alleged prostitution at the business. Columbus police said they had received tips about the practices at Sunflower Massage over the last few months. During the subsequent investigation, an undercoverÃÂ ...
WLKY Louisville
March 15, 2018
A white nationalist arrested for physically harassing a woman protesting at a 2016 Donald Trump rally is accused of attacking his wife and her stepfather in southern Indiana. Matthew Heimbach, 26, was charged Tuesday with battery and domestic battery committed in the presence of a child under age 16.
U.S. News & World Report
March 15, 2018
Dozens of southwestern Indiana residents upset by proposed changes to a dangerous highway intersection are urging the state's transportation ... Angry residents filled a community center Tuesday in Oaktown to voice their opposition to the Indiana Department of Transportation's proposal that would createÃÂ ...
WFYI
March 15, 2018
The ninth annual County Health Rankings report shows that where you live impacts a person's health. This year's data also includes a look at how racial disparity plays into health across Indiana. The report finds black people have lower life expectancy and quality of life than white or Asian people inÃÂ ...
Hoosier Ag Today
March 15, 2018
But its track is farther north, and so we have to allow for a few hundredths up to a quarter in all the way up to near the US 24 corridor, and we may even see some action north of that in far NW Indiana, coming out of the Chicago area. Still, the movement of the moisture is southeast, meaning it should miss aÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
March 15, 2018
Officials say flooding last month in northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan damaged more than 2,000 homes. March 14, 2018, at 7:22 a.m. ... Estimates include close to 600 homes damaged in St. Joseph County, Indiana; and more than 1,200 damaged in Elkhart County. The Herald-Palladium of St. Joseph reportsÃÂ ...
ABC 57 News
March 15, 2018
PAW PAW, Mich. – Michigan State Police were involved in two pursuits with a suspect with several warrants through Indiana on Wednesday. MSP confirmed that the suspect was 44-year-old Anthony Blatz. Blatz had warrants for two counts of larceny and violating probation in St. Joseph and ElkhartÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
March 15, 2018
Earlier in the session there was an effort to add Indiana to the list of 45 other states with a hate crimes law, but that foundered amid opposition from conservatives in the state Senate. And a plan by House Republican leaders to eliminate a large number of townships also failed to generate support.
Terre Haute Tribune Star
February 19, 2018
Ralston has been a crucial part of making this event a success, said Jenna White, executive director of the Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana. “Mike has always been a genuine and giving person,” she mentioned. “He works extremely hard and asks for nothing in return. It is just nice for other artists toÃÂ ...
Inside the Hall
February 19, 2018
Johnson catches fire in Iowa City: Juwan Morgan has carried the load offensively for Indiana for most of the season. But as foul trouble limited Morgan to just 27 minutes on Saturday, an IU senior stepped up with a huge offensive effort. Robert Johnson, one of just six players in IU history with more than 200ÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
February 19, 2018
The group which oversees the one-time Indiana home of the nation's ninth president is making progress toward raising the money for $1.2 million in planned repairs and updates. Feb. ... The Grouseland house in Vincennes was completed in 1804 and was the home of Indiana Territory Gov. William HenryÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
February 19, 2018
Two major projects to upgrade and extend northern Indiana's South Shore commuter rail line are again being included in recommendations for federal ... The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports the Federal Transit Administration's report lists construction costs of $321 million for additional line and $661ÃÂ ...
Chicago Tribune
February 18, 2018
•In response to erosion along the Lake Michigan shoreline, including damage done last month to the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk, Tallian has authored a bill to direct the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to place any sand dredged from the lake along the shoreline instead of further out in theÃÂ ...
Indianapolis Star
February 18, 2018
The Hoosier state needs substantive programming around its 80-hours per month requirement for able-bodied people to either work or perform community service. If done correctly, doors could be opened and we could see Indiana citizens' lives and communities transformed. Volunteering and communityÃÂ ...
timessentinel.com
February 17, 2018
Zionsville was named safest community in Indiana for 2018 by the National Council for Home Safety and Security, and another organization ranked the town sixth safest in the nation. Zionsville, a town of 26,877 residents, reported only 31 violent crimes and 108 property crimes in 2018, according to the site,ÃÂ ...
Indianapolis Star
February 17, 2018
Two Indianapolis-area men were charged with criminal mischief and trespassing for damaging a Fort Harrison State Park nature preserve to create a bike trail. According to Indianapolis Department of Natural Resources Capt. William Browne, Michael David Hufhand, 54, Indianapolis, and Jed Kidwell, 54,ÃÂ ...
WTHR
February 17, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - The battle to legalize CBD oil in Indiana is still being fought in the trenches of the Indiana Statehouse. Behind the scenes, state representatives and senators are playing a chess game, carefully maneuvering CBD bills through committees and caucuses, cautiously sidesteppingÃÂ ...
Kokomo Perspective
February 17, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana and 19 other states, including Illinois, announced Thursday that they are partnering through the Skillful State Network to promote and implement policies that encourage skills-based hiring at in-demand jobs. According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, theÃÂ ...
WRTV Indianapolis
February 17, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- State health officials say Indiana's flu-related deaths rose to nearly 200 last week as the current severe flu season continued. Indiana's weekly influenza report shows 195 people had died from flu-related illnesses as of Feb. 10. That's up from 167 the previous week. The report saysÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
February 17, 2018
Leaders of Indiana's agriculture industry say President Donald Trump's plan to either overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement or withdraw the U.S. from the deal could be a dangerous blow to ... She said if the U.S. pulls out of NAFTA it "would be particularly catastrophic for Indiana corn farmers.
WRTV Indianapolis
February 17, 2018
Some states, like California, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New York, have strict regulations on buying what they consider "assault weapons," like an AR-15. But in Indiana, there are no laws limiting the sale or possession of an AR-15. It's as easy to get an AR-15 in Indiana as it is to get any other "long gunÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
February 17, 2018
State officials have launched a new system intended to make it easier for Indiana motorists to report roadway problems such as potholes. Feb. ... The Indiana Department of Transportation says its new INDOT4U system offers a statewide customer service center that gives motorists a single point of contact toÃÂ ...
Indianapolis Star
February 17, 2018
Indiana's new abortion law will prevent the "decimation" of certain disabled people, the state's solicitor general argued Thursday before a federal appeals court. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana called the law a major infringement on women's privacy. The court's decision could predict outcomesÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
February 16, 2018
The 4-0 ruling Wednesday sets the ordinary high water mark as the boundary between the state-owned land under Lake Michigan and the interests of private property owners, The (Northwest Indiana) Times reported . The high water mark is defined as the line on the shore created by the fluctuations ofÃÂ ...
Inside INdiana Business
February 16, 2018
The president of the Indiana Manufacturers Association says, to fill the growing number of openings in Indiana's manufacturing sector and beyond, the state needs to ramp up efforts to increase its population. "Our check engine light is on," says Brian Burton, "and it's blinking." He says the association isÃÂ ...
The Republic
February 16, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS — Throughout his career in elected office, Indiana Senate candidate Todd Rokita has used apocalyptic language to warn of “out-of-control” government spending, which he once described as “choking our economy and stealing freedom.” Yet whenever election season rolls around, theÃÂ ...
Fox 59
February 16, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced the launch of a new service Thursday that officials say will make it easier to contact the agency and get questions answered and problems resolved. It's called “INDOT4U.” To report a concern, obtain information or provideÃÂ ...
