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Some road restrictions to remain over holiday weekend
A roadwork moratorium will begin around noon Friday until Tuesday morning to make things easier for those taking trips over Memorial Day weekend, the Indiana Department of Transportation announced.Wherever possible, lane restrictions will be removed, but INDOT said some closures and restrictions cannot be safely lifted.Those in northeast Indiana where restrictions will remain ...
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4 school buses crash 1 victim airlifted
Four school buses filled with middle and high school students were involved in a crash on Indiana 13, north of North Webster on Wednesday afternoon.Chad Hill, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department spokesman, said one of the buses struck the bus in front of it about 3:30 p.m., causing a chain reaction. All four buses were from Wawasee School Corp., he said.Hill said one bus driver was ...
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Pacers Heat Brace for Playoff
A year ago when Miami and Indiana faced off in the postseason, there were blood-drawing hits, flagrant fouls, technical fouls, choke signs being directed toward LeBron James and more than a few sharp-tongued comments. Here they possibly go again, at least on the comment front. The Eastern Conference finals between the Heat and Pacers won't begin until Wednesday night, but there are ...
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Students injured when 4 buses crash in N. Ind.
SYRACUSE, Ind. (AP) -- A spokesman for a northern Indiana sheriff's department says four buses have been involved in a chain-reaction crash and one driver has been taken by helicopter to a ...
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Woman shot dead in SW Ind. restaurant parking lot
PRINCETON, Ind. (AP) -- A woman has been shot dead while walking with her son in a restaurant parking lot in southwestern Indiana, and authorities say they have a suspect in ...
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Food banks prepare for natural disaster
HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) - Authorities in Hamilton County want to make sure more than police and firefighters are ready to respond to a disaster like the deadly Oklahoma tornado. They're also urging dozens of food pantries to have a plan. Hamilton County's 34 food banks serve more than 6,000 people and Emergency Management Agency Director Tom Sivak said, in a disaster, they'd ...
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Jail deputy fired for sexual misconduct
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A 13-year member of the Marion County Sheriff's Office was terminated Wednesday for sexual misconduct. Warren Hoosier, who formerly severed as a deputy in the Jail Medical Section, inappropriately touched a female inmate that was in his custody while being escorted within the jail last week, according to a release. Wednesday, jail representatives say Hoosier solicited ...
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Woman hit in eye by sword back to court
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A woman who was struck in the eye with a sword while watching a fencing match at Notre Dame will get another chance in court. The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a Marion County judge should have given Lydia Lanni more time to gather evidence before granting judgment to the NCAA. Lanni sued the NCAA after her eye was seriously injured by a sabre at a 2010 ...
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Purdue trustees OK tuition freeze
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - The Purdue University trustees have approved a tuition freeze and lower costs for students on the main campus in West Lafayette. The trustees on Wednesday approved freezing tuition and cutting costs for meal plans and university cooperative education and internship programs for all students in West Lafayette. Tuition and fees for resident students on the West ...
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Gregg pondering 2nd run for governor
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg is pondering another run at the state's top job, but has yet to make a decision. Gregg narrowly lost to Republican Gov. Mike Pence last November despite the state's Republican tilt. But Gregg said Wednesday he hasn't decided whether it's worth another run. The Corydon Democrat reported Wednesday that ...
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Investigation begins at abandoned home
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - IMPD investigators have started an investigation at a home on the city's east side. This is in the 1500 block of English Avenue at an abandoned home. Officers say the investigating leads are on a previous investigation. Not much information was released on Wednesday. 24-Hour News 8 crews at the scene say two crime scene vans were outside of the home, and officials were ...
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Castroneves picks up tab at gas station
IndyCar driver Helio Castroneves, of Brazil, watches from the pit area during practice on the first day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 19, 2012. (AP ...
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Pence pushing for media shield law
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - There is a new, bi-partisan movement on Capitol Hill to pass a media shield law designed to help reporters protect confidential sources. It's a reaction to the recent scandal regarding Obama Administration investigations into the Associated Press and Fox News. It is also a bill that was first introduced by Indiana Governor Mike Pence when he was in Congress. Pence ...
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Wests Positive Leadership Not Limited to Basketball
"Being an adult and a man is serious business." – David West He didn't have to do it. He didn't have to show up, remove all the items from his pockets and step out of his comfort zone. And he certainly didn't have to open up, share moving stories of what he's been through and get everybody thinking. But David West did because that's who he is. ...
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UK officials Radical Islam drives London attack
Two U.K. government officials say a brutal attack that left one man dead near a London military barracks appears to have been motivated by radical Islam. Two men apparently attacked another man near ...
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Three former executives sue Carbon Motors over pay
Three former executive vice presidents of a company that planned to build high-tech police cars at an eastern Indiana factory are suing it for more than $600,000 in deferred wages. The Connersville ...
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Fort Wayne schools want 3rd party to review ISTEP
Indiana's largest school district says it wants a third party to validate this year's ISTEP+ test results before it accepts the scores because of disruptions caused by problems with the test ...
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Pendleton Heights High School steps up security after threat
Indiana's largest school district says it wants a third party to validate this year's ISTEP+ test results before it accepts the scores because of disruptions caused by problems with the test ...
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Purdue announces tuitionfee freeze
Purdue students who attend during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years will see certain fees and tuition costs freeze. University trustees approved the plan Wednesday for West Lafayette students. ...
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Generators give homeowners peace of mind
INDIANAPOLIS - Thousands of Hoosiers woke up in the dark after strong storms Tuesday morning, highlighting the need for every home to have a reliable backup power source, experts say. Portable generators, which run on gasoline, are a popular choice, and they are much more cost effective than permanent ...
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Purdue approves 2 percent tuition fee hike for IPFW
Members of the Purdue University Board of Trustee's executive committee approved a 2 percent tuition and fee increase for IPFW students for the next two years. The committee, acting for the whole board, approved tuition and fee rates for Purdue's main campus in West Lafayette and its regional campuses during a meeting Wednesday that was streamed live at IPFW. All members present voted ...
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Active meth lab seized in arrest
A tip led Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers to a home near Claypool, where they reported finding an active one-pot meth lab.The sheriff's department said officers went to the residence in the 700 block of East County Road 800 South on Monday afternoon and arrested Norman Lee McCord, 56, on a preliminary felony charge of manufacturing methamphetamine.The Indiana State Police ...
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1 charged at lake home in undercover drug operation
A Sellers Lake man was arrested Wednesday morning, accused of selling prescription medications to officers.Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers arrested Ronald Douglas Meade Sr., 63, at his home in the 5700 block of South Maple Grove Lane, Warsaw, according to a statement issued by the sheriff’s department.Meade was taken to the Kosciusko County Jail and preliminarily charged with ...
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DWD IRS workers stole jobless benefits
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - At least 10 former Indianapolis based Internal Revenue Service employees are the targets of state investigators, who claim they schemed to steal thousands of dollars in illegal unemployment benefits. Two of those targeted pleaded guilty to the charges this week. Carmen Brown, 41, of Indianapolis, who prosecutors say also went by the name Carmen Smith, and Terri Wardell, 48, ...
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Myers brother testifies for new trial
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) - Luke Myers, brother of convicted murderer John Myers, took the stand in a Morgan County courtroom Wednesday. Myers testified in a special hearing where his brother is attempting to convince a judge to grant him a new trial. In 2006 a jury convicted John Myers of murdering IU student Jill Behrman back in ...
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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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