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BSU student crowned 500 Queen
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The 500 Festival announced the 2013 500 Festival Queen and Court Saturday morning during Pole Day. Allison Jacob was crowned the 2013 Queen and Princesses Bailey Farrer and Marlie Mathis were named members of her ...
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Indiana County man charged in assault on toddler
Juan Campbell, 27, of 88 Susan Drive, Burrell Township, was charged Friday night with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and endangering the welfare of a child before Clymer District Judge George Thackik, according to Indiana County District Attorney Patrick ...
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Pacers not saying whether Hill to play vs. Knicks
New York Knicks guard Raymond Felton, left, fouls Indiana Pacers guard George Hill during the second half of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series, in Indianapolis on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael ...
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Initiative tells Madison County stories with heart
The owners of a Madison County shop are on a mission to tell the county's stories and help residents see that the area continues to thrive despite the loss of General Motors. David Neidert tells The ...
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Counties worry about costs of sentencing overhaul
The first significant change in Indiana's criminal sentencing rules in more than 30 years has left many counties worried about how to pay for associated costs. The Times in Munster reports that the ...
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Rain delays start of Indianapolis 500 qualifying
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 through the clouds could speed up the ...
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Rain delaying the start of qualifications for Indy 500 pole
INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Andretti might never have a better chance to win the Indianapolis 500 pole. Each of his five drivers has been atop the speed charts this week. They're all using the Chevrolet engines that have clearly been faster. He has the defending series champion, a two-time race winner this season, a son off to the best start of his career and now getting back to his forte of ...
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Ball State junior crowned 500 queen
INDIANAPOLIS - A Ball State University junior from Indianapolis was crowned the 500 Festival queen Saturday. Allison Jacob, a 2010 graduate of Lawrence Central High School, is studying public relations and communications at Ball State. She receives a $2,500 educational scholarship as queen. Bailey Farrer, a sophomore at Purdue University from Royal Center, and Marlie Mathis, a senior at Indiana ...
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Allison Jacob named 500 Festival Queen
INDIANAPOLIS - The 500 Festival announced Saturday that Allison Jacob of Indianapolis was crowned the 2013 500 Festival Queen at the Breakfast at the Brickyard, presented by ProLiance Energy, held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway®. Jacob is a junior at Ball State University where she is majoring in Public Relations and Communication. She is one of 33 young women who were selected for ...
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Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth Vote is imminent
Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a gay marriage bill endorsed by the governor and likely to pass in the state Senate also now has enough backing in his ...
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70 years later Purdue player debuts
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - It was a debut for a former Purdue baseball player more than 70 years in the making Friday. Ray Miller, 90, came to Purdue in the fall of 1941 to be the catcher on the baseball team. But, he never got to play. He joined the Army Air Corps on Dec. 8, the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked. He flew B-17s, the Flying Fortresses, in Europe throughout the war. By the ...
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One killed in semi vs. car accident
NEWTON COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - A collision between a car and semi resulted in one death Friday morning in Newton County. According to Indiana State Police (ISP), the driver of a car was traveling north on U.S. 41 just north of Kentland around 11 a.m. Central time. ISP says for an unknown reason, the car crossed the median and collided head-on with a semi. The driver of the car died as a result of ...
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Video Lemonade Day arrives
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Thousands of kids in Indianapolis, and across the country, will be learning valuable business skills Saturday during Lemonade Day. Kids have been working on setting up their own lemonade stands, and today they'll operate that business.Robert Shula and Brian Schutt join us on Daybreak Saturday to talk about the ...
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North Korea fires short-range missiles South Korea says
A South Korean man at a Seoul, South Korea, train station watches a TV news broadcast reporting a missile launch conducted by North Korea May 18, ...
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Thousands to take part in Lemonade Day
The national program teaches children how to start, own and operate their own business. More than 20,000 Indiana children are expected to participate in Lemonade Day this year. Local children will have stands set up at grocery stores, parks, neighborhoods and other locations. Indiana is one of 30 stated that participates in Lemonade Day on May 18. ...
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Video Broad Ripple Dog Olypmics
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Lauren Fiedler joins us with dogs Pugsley and Magnolia to talk about the Broad Ripple Dog Olympics. The event taked place at the Broad Ripple Park. Registration for the event starts at 9:30 a.m. and events start at 10:30 a.m. Each event costs $5. Proceeds from the Dog Olympics benefit ARPO's mission, which is to rescue local dogs and cats, provide them with standard ...
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Lawrence Police chase ends in crash
A car came very close to crashing into someone's home near Lawrence. It started with a brief police chase after the officer tried to pull the driver over for a traffic stop. It ended on Conreid ...
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Franklin College students to graduate
Saturday morning, the Grizzly Bears of Franklin College host their commencement ceremony. The graduation starts at 10 a.m. in the Spurlock Center Gymnasium. Author and former EPA consultant Dr. Steven Cohen will be the keynote speaker. Cohen is a Franklin College ...
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After Humbling Finish to Season Pacers Looking to Rebound
The Pacers, of course, wanted to be playing their best basketball of the season and ride a tsunami of momentum into the playoffs. The reality, however, is that they've lost five of their last six regular season games, and have misplaced the defensive edge and shot-making ability that had them looking faintly like a title contender at times throughout the season. There's nothing left ...
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Saturday Pole Day at the IMS
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Saturday morning, drivers are prepping for another big day of practice at the track. Fast Friday came to a halt yesterday due to a thunderstorm. The rain came in around 3 p.m. and officials closed the track about two and a half hours early on a critical day. Therefore, Pole Day is even more important as drivers chase the pole position. Three-time Indy 500 winner Helio ...
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Locals get muddy for a cause
Local women are getting dirty for a good cause in the Dirty Girl Mud Run. It's a 5K run through an obstacle course set up at the Klipsch Music Center. The event kicks off at 8 a.m. and lasts through the afternoon. The Dirty Girl series supports the National Breast Cancer ...
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Pacers Lose Game 3 Thoroughly
If the Pacers were going to lose a playoff game, it was probably better to lose it the way they did on Saturday. Badly. Brutally. In such a one-sided fashion that they left Philips Arena with the equivalent of stink on their shoes, as if they had just stepped in something really foul. Coach Frank Vogel didn't see any advantages to the nature of his ...
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Pacers Win 2013 Central Division Title
NBA division championships don't inspire confetti showers on the court or cork-popping celebrations in the locker room, but they mean something to the teams that win them. That's especially true for a team such as the Pacers, given the out-and-back journey they've traveled since winning their most recent Central Division title nine years ago. The Brawl, the enforced trades, the ...
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New York college student shot to death
Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Fridays evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy ...
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2 fires north of LA persist after long fire week
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) -- A pair of tamed but persistent wildfires still burned in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 after a wild week of burning brush in the area north ...
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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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