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Ed Carpenter earns Indy 500 pole
INDIANAPOLIS - Ed Carpenter knew he was capable of another fast run, and it earned him the pole for the Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis native bested IndyCar racing's big-name teams by claiming his first 500 pole Saturday during the "Fast Nine" qualifying session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Carpenter's four-lap average of 228.762 mph in the No. 20 Chevrolet held off ...
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Pacers Abrams Academic Achievement Awards
INDIANAPOLIS - For the 12th consecutive season the Indiana Pacers have partnered with Pacers team ophthalmologist Dr. John Abrams to present the Abrams Academic Achievement Awards. The program was initially established to recognize area elementary and/or middle school students for their academic and leadership performance in school. It has grown to the extent where now the Pacers and Dr. Abrams ...
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Hill cleared by team doctors to play against Knicks
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Pacers guard George Hill has been cleared to play Saturday night against the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Hill missed Game 5 on Thursday night in New York because of a concussion. The Pacers released a statement about 1½ hours before the scheduled tipoff saying Hill passed the NBA's return protocol as part of the ...
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Proposed setbacks could sink Indiana wind farm
A new interactive display that documents the lives and accomplishments of Indiana's politically prominent Bayh family has opened at Indiana State University. About 250 Indiana Democrats and others ...
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Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness
BALTIMORE - Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown. Oxbow led from start to finish. It was the sixth Preakness victory for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and 15th Triple Crown victory, most in horse racing history. Orb finished fourth. The Kentucky Derby winner was a 3-5 favorite in Saturday's race, but he became another casualty of starting ...
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Two in critical after moped accident
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Two people are in critical condition following a moped and vehicle accident Saturday evening. Authorities were called to the intersection of 30th Street and Central Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. to the report of an accident involving a moped and a vehicle. IMPD Spokesman Officer Kendale Adams says the two people on the moped were taken to IU Health Methodist Hospital in ...
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Students compete at robotics contest
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Some of the best and brightest high school students are competing this weekend for the title of National Robotics League Champions. About 50 teams from seven different states are part of this year's NRL Championships at IUPUI. The students competing this weekend won their regional competition and are using their student-designed robot gladiators to collide and create ...
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Hill Cleared to Play in Game 6
Over the last two days under the care of the Indiana Pacers' medical staff, George Hill has participated in each step of the NBA's Return-to-Participation Exertion Protocol as part of the NBA's Concussion Policy. During the process, George remained symptom-free after each step including his workouts earlier today. After consultation with Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher, the NBA's ...
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Pacers Focused On Effort Not Trickery
ATLANTA - Danny Granger was in practice gear and in attendance for the Pacers' morning practice session at Philips Arena on Friday. Now that would be a strategic adjustment, wouldn't it? Alas, there will be no dramatic return from Granger for Game 6 of the team's playoff series with Atlanta. Not even a David Lee-style, 87-second return for motivational purposes. He's not ...
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Georges Offseason Work Paved Way to Most Improved Award
The honors and hardware continue to pile up for third-year swingman Paul George. Tuesday, the NBA presented George the league's Most Improved Player of the Year award at a morning news conference held in the IU Health Pavilion of Bankers Life Fieldhouse. George, who turns 23 on May 2, received 311 of a possible 1,080 points, including 52 first-place votes, from a panel of 120 sportswriters ...
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Indianas Paul George Wins 2012-13 KIA NBA Most Improved Player Award
NEW YORK, April 23, 2013 - Indiana's Paul George, who earned his first All-Star Game berth en route to leading the Pacers to the Central Division crown and the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, is the winner of the 2012-13 Kia NBA Most Improved Player Award, the NBA announced today. The annual award is presented to a player who has made a significant improvement from the ...
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Top nine qualifiers get ready for pole shootout at IMS
James Hinchcliffe. The nine car shootout for the 500 pole is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. with each driver getting one four-lap try for the number one spot. Steady showers soaked the track Saturday morning. When the rain stopped at about 11:30 a.m., track officials sent trucks onto the 2.5-mile oval to dry it. Normally, it takes about two hours to get the oval dry, but the sun peeking ...
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2 wildfires north of Los Angeles persist after long week
Here's how Montana's members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending May 17, 2013. Votes of Sen. Max Baucus, Democrat; Rep. ...
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Up to 60 injured after car drives into Virginia parade
Hiker "Quinoa" talks about being given credit for saving the lives of Carson Balckburn, Dalton Thomason, and Faith Ritchie after he ran them and others off the road with a water gun during a festival parade in Damascus, Va., on Saturday. Just as the children ran off the street, a car came down the road and struck several ...
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FBI searches Spokane apartment in ricin letter case
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Authorities in hazardous materials suits are searching an apartment in downtown Spokane as they investigate the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.FBI agents, Spokane police officers and U.S. Postal Inspection Service officials descended on the apartment Saturday morning.No arrests have been made. An FBI spokeswoman has not said ...
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Purdue makes fast progress on tuition freeze
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- A Purdue University official says the school has made fast progress finding $40 million in savings or new revenue to support a two-year tuition freeze announced in ...
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ISU opens interactive exhibit of the Bayh family
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) -- A new interactive display that documents the lives and accomplishments of Indiana's politically prominent Bayh (by) family has opened at Indiana State ...
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Paul George named to the 2013 NBA All-Defensive Second Team
NEW YORK, May 13, 2013 - Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen and Miami Heat forward LeBron James, winner of the 2012-13 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award, headline the 2012-13 NBA All-Defensive First Team, the NBA announced today. Allen totaled 53 points overall and James tallied 52. Each player received 25 First Team votes. Joining Allen and James on the NBA All-Defensive First Team are guard ...
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Pole Day full of family fun
SPEEDWAY - Pole Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway meant a lot more than just racing. This was a family affair with a little bit of something for everyone for non-stop entertainment. The day's festivities started with royalty at the Breakfast at the Brickyard and the crowning of the 500 Festival Queen! Allison Jacob won the coveted crown. She's a Junior at Ball State University ...
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Vets family helps others with PTSD
FRANKLIN, Ind. - The sight of an old van parked on the street sent the soldier's mind back to Iraq. Tyler Armacost darted off the front porch of his parents' house and into the street because he thought he saw an Iraqi insurgent in the van. His mother tried to shake him and tell him no one was there, but he looked right through her as if she weren't there. Scott and Karen ...
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Report Indys jail has top US sex abuse rate
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A new federal report says inmates at the Marion County Jail in Indianapolis are more likely to be sexually abused by guards than inmates at any other jail in the ...
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Schmidts team hires Legge to drive at Indy
INDIANAPOLIS - There could be bumping at Indianapolis this weekend. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports said Saturday afternoon that it has hired British driver Katherine Legge to drive the No. 81 car. That gives Indianapolis 500 organizers 34 driver-car combinations -- one more than it takes to fill the 33-car starting grid for the May 26 race -- and means if there are no crashes at least one ...
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Twenty-one NE Indiana residents charged in welfare fraud scam
Northeastern Indiana authorities have charged 21 people in a welfare fraud scam alleging that they illegally exploited welfare benefits to stock a Fort Wayne restaurant's pantry shelves. All 21 ...
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NW Indiana surveyor indicted on federal fraud charges
Northeastern Indiana authorities have charged 21 people in a welfare fraud scam alleging that they illegally exploited welfare benefits to stock a Fort Wayne restaurant's pantry shelves. All 21 ...
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Japans prime minister to visit Myanmar next week
YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar’s president has pardoned political prisoners just ahead of a state visit to the United States, maintaining the momentum of warming ties between the ...
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Indianapolis mass transit system no closer
Indianapolis is the 14th largest city in the world, but in the area of mass transit, its ranked 100th in terms of the quality of public transport in the city and surrounding regional areas. This is a state of affairs that lawmakers and city leaders have acknowledged cannot last, but finding the money and the necessary will of leadership to implement the construction of a mass transit system has proven difficult and recent events suggest the project may never find traction.
The value of mass transit on a regional level has never been in question, for twenty years the city has been exploring the idea of an integrated mass transit system incorporating the city’s already existing bus system with light and heavy rail lines, with commuter (heavy) rail systems connecting the city of Indianapolis with the wider region and light rail providing an intra-city, urban transport service. Read more
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