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Run ends for early ride at S. Ind.s Holiday World
SANTA CLAUS, Ind. (AP) -- The Holiday World amusement park in southern Indiana is replacing a miniature train that was the last of the park's original rides from when it opened in ...
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Its Carb Day at the IMS
SPEEDWAY,Ind. (WISH) - There is a lot of excitement heading into the Indianapolis 500 Race weekend. The weekend kicks off with Carb Day. A number of events are taking place in and around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Gates open at 8 a.m., vintage race cars take to the track at 8:30 a.m. At 10 a.m., is the Hall of Fame ceremony at the Pagoda Plaza. 500 practice gets underway at 11 a.m. This is ...
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Pedestrian struck killed by IMPD cruiser on east side
A pedestrian was seriously hurt after being struck by a police officer on the east side of Indianapolis. The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of 42nd Street and ...
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Carb Day kicks off race weekend
SPEEDWAY - The 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 is set for Sunday. But today could be called the official kickoff of race weekend. "Carb Day" at the Motor Speedway signals the final practice for the drivers who will line up for Sunday's race. Carb Day is a longstanding tradition at the Speedway - although the carburetors that gave the day its name are long gone. But the ...
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Chief Justice Roberts speaks at Indiana alma mater
Gov. Mike Pence and Indiana lawmakers are using a ceremonial bill signing to promote the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a few days before the Indy 500. The new law lends IMS $100 million from the state ...
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Indy falls to No. 13 among most populous US cities
Today could be called the official kickoff of race weekend. "Carb Day" at the Motor Speedway signals the final practice for the drivers who will line up for Sunday's Indy ...
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Pence promotes Speedway at ceremonial signing
Gov. Mike Pence and Indiana lawmakers are using a ceremonial bill signing to promote the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a few days before the Indy 500. The new law lends IMS $100 million from the state ...
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Purdue to host international Great Lakes gathering
Purdue University is expecting hundreds of scientists from around the world to descend on main campus next month for a conference on the most recent research on the Great Lakes. More than 600 people ...
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Legion giving $1 million to Oklahoma tornado victim veterans
Gov. Mike Pence and Indiana lawmakers are using a ceremonial bill signing to promote the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a few days before the Indy 500. The new law lends IMS $100 million from the state ...
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No fatalities in Washington state bridge interstate collapse
Gov. Mike Pence and Indiana lawmakers are using a ceremonial bill signing to promote the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a few days before the Indy 500. The new law lends IMS $100 million from the state ...
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Police collect explosive war souvenirs
A pedestrian was seriously hurt after being struck by a police officer on the east side of Indianapolis. The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of 42nd Street and ...
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Indiana police Watch out for slaying-related items
Gov. Mike Pence and Indiana lawmakers are using a ceremonial bill signing to promote the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a few days before the Indy 500. The new law lends IMS $100 million from the state ...
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Credit card fraud possibly linked to downtown restaurant
INDIANAPOLIS - An act of credit card fraud has been traced back to a downtown Indianapolis restaurant. Some workers upstairs love walking downstairs for a bite at Ike and Jonesy's downtown. But they say the bite is now on their credit and debit cards. They say they are victims of financial fraud. Ike and Jonesy's may be a victim too. "Mine actually happened this morning. My ...
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Woman hurt in crash that closes I-70 on east side
A pedestrian was seriously hurt after being struck by a police officer on the east side of Indianapolis. The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of 42nd Street and ...
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Body found in Carmel storage unit
CARMEL, Ind. - Police are investigating after a body was found inside a storage unit in Carmel. The body was found Thursday afternoon at a storage facility in the 1000 block of Rangeline Road. The body was inside a vehicle, and the vehicle was inside a storage unit. Carmel police said it wasn't clear if the person died of suicide or if foul play is ...
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Boy Scouts vote victory for fallen EMT
INDIANAPOLIS - The 1,400 member National Council of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday in Texas to allow openly gay scouts. The decision had the support of more than 60 percent of the voters and will take effect Jan. ...
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ISTEP company to face legislative probe
INDIANAPOLIS - It's becoming even more apparent how upset state leaders are over the botched ISTEP testing this year. Legislative leaders are calling in CTB/McGraw-Hill -- the company in charge of the testing -- for a committee grilling. CTB/McGraw-Hill has already taken plenty of heat over the ISTEP foul-ups, but that might have been nothing compared to what it will face next month. ...
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Indianapolis Land Bank program suspended
INDIANAPOLIS - The redevelopment efforts in one of the city's most distressed neighborhoods are on hold following the indictments of two city employees. Mayor Greg Ballard has ordered the immediate suspension of the Indianapolis Land Bank program. St. Clair Place on the city's near east side showcases the potential of the Indianapolis Land Bank. Twenty-four of the 58 homes rehabbed in ...
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Woman avoids serious injury in crash
INDIANAPOLIS - A woman escaped with only minor injuries after her car slid under a tractor-trailer on Interstate 70 and was dragged. Indiana State Police said it's a "miracle" that the woman was able to walk away from the accident. The woman told police she lost control of the car before sliding under the truck, and the driver of the truck said he dragged the car about a fifth of ...
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I-5 bridge collapses into Washington river injuring 3
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Obama tightens drone guidelines
WASHINGTON – President Obama said Thursday that the United States has reached a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism and that it is time to redefine and recalibrate a war that will eventually end. Far from repudiating the controversial use of drones against terrorist targets, Obama defended the tactic as effective, legal and life-saving. But he acknowledged that threat ...
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Mutant cockroaches skip sweets
Cockroaches avoid a dab of jelly, which contains glucose, in favor of peanut butter, containing none. The bugs suddenly lost their appetite for jelly in an apparent adaptation to ...
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JJ rolling out new drugs
Big plans: Johnson & Johnson says its poised by 2017 to seek regulatory approval for a dozen new medicines and two dozen variations of existing ones.Big impact: Two experimental medicines could transform current treatments. One is an antidepressant that appears to work in just a day, instead of taking weeks. The other is a powerful painkiller thats not addictive.Big rebound: J&J has ...
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Lebanon fight hints at spillover
BEIRUT – Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad fired heavy machine guns and lobbed mortar shells at each other Thursday in some of the worst fighting in the port city of Tripoli in years.The battles raised the five-day death toll to 16 and fed fears of the Syrian civil war spreading to Lebanon and other neighboring countries.The violence also added to the ...
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No agreement on penalty judge dismisses Arias jury
PHOENIX – The jury in Jodi Ariass trial was dismissed Thursday after failing to reach a unanimous decision on whether the woman they convicted of murdering her one-time boyfriend should be sentenced to life or death in a case that has captured headlines worldwide with its sex, lies, violence. A new panel will be seated to try to reach a decision – unless the prosecutor takes ...
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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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