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Watfords Confidence Hasnt Wavered
Experienced Trio Ready to Contribute » Watford's name resonates with basketball fans for his game-winning buzzer-beater over Kentucky in December, 2011. The replay of his 3-pointer from the left arc was replayed almost daily on ESPN and he won an ESPY for it later that year. Now, after graduating from Indiana, Watford has turned his attention to the NBA and he's hoping to hear ...
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Experienced Trio Ready to Contribute
Indiana University forward Christian Watford. But the other three forwards who worked out for the team, Minnesota's Trevor Mbakwe, Miami's Kenny Kadji, and Oklahoma's Romero Osby, all are viable candidates for the team's second round draft pick (53rd overall). Though each player brings a different skill set, one thing they have in common is experience. All three players are ...
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Posey County allowed to develop fertilizer plant
Hostess Brands LLC, the new owners of the old Hostess plant on North Shadeland Avenue, are counting on help from the city. Wednesday, they'll ask the Metropolitan Development Commission for a tax ...
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Deputy rescued from cellar with rope
INDIANAPOLIS - A deputy had to be rescued after he fell into a cellar while he was attempting to apprehend a suspect Tuesday afternoon. The suspect was on the second floor of a vacant double residence in the 1600 block of Draper Street. Officials with the Marion County Sheriff's Department said the staircase of the house collapsed while deputies were trying to take the suspect into custody. ...
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Former IACC worker charged with neglect
INDIANAPOLIS - A former employee of Indianapolis Animal Care and Control has been criminally charged with three counts of animal neglect. Emily Chabra resigned from IACC in ...
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New Sesame Street puppet has jailed dad
INDIANAPOLIS - Sesame Street has introduced its first-ever Muppet character who has an incarcerated parent, addressing a reality that children across the country face daily. The new character, named Alex, shares their pain through the show's new online ...
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Report bashes teacher-training programs rates colleges
WASHINGTON – The nation’s teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed, according to a survey of more than 1,000 programs released Tuesday. The National Council on Teacher Quality review is a scathing assessment of colleges’ education programs and their admission ...
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Lawyer admits taking $270K from estate
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - An Indianapolis attorney will spend the next four years on home detention after admitting to taking more than $270,000 from a dead man's estate. David Rees pleaded guilty to theft and obstruction of justice as part of a plea deal. In addition to his four years on home detention, he'll have two years of probation and have to pay $270,000 in restitution. According ...
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Police Jewelry guns stolen from home
WESTFIELD, Ind. (WISH) - The Westfield Police Department investigated a robbery at a Westfield home Tuesday. A Westfield home owner came home to find their TV partially unhooked and a jewelry box missing from their home. The home owner called police. When officer arrived to the home, the suspect was not inside. Officials say a jewelry box and two handguns were taken from the home, but there was ...
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Duke launches development project
PLAINFIELD, Ind. (WISH) - Duke Energy has selected five Indiana properties to participate in its new readiness program. The 2013 Site Readiness Program utilizes five properties for potential industrial development. The program evaluates and improves the potential sites. "Duke Energy is committed to advancing economic development in all of the counties we serve," said Bart Beal, Duke ...
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Unexpected charges popping up on bills
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - If you have a phone, use a credit or debit card, it's time to check your monthly bills closely. If you don't, it could cost you hundreds of dollars a year. There's a growing trend of unexpected, unwanted, and often unknown fees showing up on monthly phone or credit card bills. They're called Grey Charges and you need an eagle eye to make sure you ...
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Crews fight Greenfield apartment fire
A fire that could be seen over 20 miles away Saturday is now being inspected close up. An elite team of federal investigators gets to work Tuesday in Indianapolis looking for whatever sparked a ...
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Suspect in Waynesville slaying now faces federal gun charges
A fire that could be seen over 20 miles away Saturday is now being inspected close up. An elite team of federal investigators gets to work Tuesday in Indianapolis looking for whatever sparked a ...
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Sheriffs deputy rescued from collapsed staircase
A Marion County Sheriff's deputy had minor injuries after a staircase collapsed under him while he was chasing a suspect. It happened at 1622 Draper Street at around 1:00 pm. Firefighters were ...
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Shooting suspect indicted on fed. charge
INDIANAPOLIS - The man suspected in a quadruple homicide has been indicted on federal charges. United States Attorney Joseph Hogsettannounced the indictment of Samuel SalleeTuesday, claiming Salleeillegally possessed a firearm. Because of prior convictions,Salleewas not legally permitted to possess a firearm. The indictment came one day after the Bartholomew County Sheriff revealed that Sallee ...
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Grandparent’s dog kills boy 6
NEW ORLEANS – A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb has been arrested after authorities say he told them he used TV wrestling moves on his 5-year-old half-sister who died from her ...
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TV wrestling moves kill girl 5 13-year-old arrested
NEW ORLEANS – A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb has been arrested after authorities say he told them he used TV wrestling moves on his 5-year-old half-sister who died from her injuries. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s spokesman Col. John Fortunato said the boy was arrested Tuesday after a coroner’s investigation found the girl died of multiple injuries, including broken ...
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Mistrial in Detroit girl’s shooting death by officer
DETROIT – A judge Tuesday declared a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl. Wayne County Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway dismissed jurors about an hour after urging them to keep working Tuesday. The jury sent three notes, the last one indicating it still couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict on the third ...
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New Canada-Indiana Intermodal Service to Offer Matchback Options
west coast ports of Prince Rupert and Vancouver to Indianapolis. INRD is building a more than $2 million intermodal ramp and container yard at its Senate Avenue Intermodal Terminal to complement the service.The matchback process will include finding export loads to fill import containers that would otherwise go back to the port empty. Midwest Commodities, which specializes in loading containers ...
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Dangerous plant causes burns blindness
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A dangerous plant is popping up in some parts of Indiana. It is called "giant hogweed" and The Department of Natural Resources is warning Hoosiers to avoid the plant. Philip Marshall, Division Director for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Entomology & Plant Pathology says giant hogweed isn't deadly but it can cause blindness and ...
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Apartment building burns in Hancock Co.
GREENFIELD, Ind. (WISH) - A firefighter suffered smoke inhalation Tuesday afternoon while fighting a fire at an apartment building in Hancock County. The fire was at Greenfield Village Apartments in the 1600 block of Village Drive West in Greenfield. Greenfield Fire Chief Jim Roberts said the fire started around 3 p.m. in the back bedroom of a second floor apartment. Four residents were home at ...
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Storms possible Tues. afternoon night
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Storms are possible in Central Indiana Tuesday afternoon and evening, prompting a severe thunderstorm watch in counties south of Indianapolis. The watch is until 10 p.m. and includes Johnson, Shelby, Morgan, Monroe and Bartholomew counties. For all counties ...
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Evansville guard looking to transfer
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Guard Jordan Nelson is leaving Evansville and will try to continue his basketball career at another school. Coach Marty Simmons issued a statement Tuesday afternoon announcing the move. Simmons says Nelson wants to pursue "other educational opportunities." As a sophomore last season, Nelson averaged 7.8 minutes and 2.2 points in 27 games. The 6-foot sophomore ...
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Vogel Spoelstra Part of Growing Trend in NBA
MIAMI - Frank Vogel and Erik Spoelstra, whose teams play for the Eastern Conference championship in Miami on Monday night, can trace their coaching paths to the same place. A dark, lonely, eyeball-burning place: the video room. They're representative of a growing trend among NBA executives of hiring nerds to coach their teams, guys who didn't rise up from the college coaching ranks or ...
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Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for southern Indiana counties
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 10:00 pm for several counties south of Indianapolis. The following counties are under the watch: BARTHOLOMEW, BROWN, CLAY, DAVIESS, DECATUR, GIBSON, ...
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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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