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Person shot in critical condition
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Police say a person is in critical condition after a shooting on the city's near northeast side late Saturday night. Officers were called to the 4400 block of North Sheridan Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. to the report of a person shot. This is in the area of East 46th Street and North Arlington Avenue. Dispatchers with IMPD say the victim is in critical condition. There ...
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Pacers Get Back to Basics
The Pacers spread themselves around the court following their practice at Philips Arena Sunday afternoon to explain themselves to the media. Coach Frank Vogel at midcourt, by the scorer's table. David West in the corner by the tunnel leading to the team bus. Roy Hibbert on the opposite baseline. Paul George on the Pacers bench. Their message was unanimous - far more cohesive, in fact, than ...
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Pacers Need to Regain Mojo Keep Brooklyn at Bay
And then New York caught fire and it seemed they would have to resign themselves to the No. 3 seed, which, ok, would be good enough, and who knows, perhaps bring a better first-round playoff matchup. Now? The Pacers are having a full-blown identity crisis going on, and are admittedly puzzled by their appearance. It's like it's time to get ready for the prom and they're wandering ...
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Stephenson spurs late rally to lead Pacers past Knicks and into East finals
Indiana Pacers guard D.J. Augustin passes the basketball to centre Roy Hibbert (55) around New York Knicks centre Amar'e Stoudemire (1) while Knicks guards Jason Kidd (R) and J.R. Smith (8) watch the play during the first half of their NBA Eastern Conference second round playoff game in Indianapolis, Indiana May 18, 2013. (BRENT ...
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Late run carries Indiana to Eastern Conference finals
INDIANAPOLIS — Lance Stephenson scored nine of his playoff-career-high 23 points during a late 11-2 run Saturday night, leading the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks 106-99 and into the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2004. The New York native also had 10 rebounds and the Pacers were spurred by the return of point guard George Hill two days after he was diagnosed ...
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Pacers eliminate Knicks will face Heat in East final
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Lance Stephenson scored a playoff career-high 25 points and led a late 11-2 run Saturday night, leading the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks, 106-99 and into the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2004. The New York native also had 10 rebounds and the Pacers were spurred by the return of point guard George Hill two days after he was diagnosed with a ...
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Pacers 106 Knicks 99 Knicks Path Through Playoffs Is Blocked by Pacers
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Pacers Hope to Mellow Anthony
The Knicks will go as Melo goes, that much we know. The Pacers contained him in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series with New York and they won convincingly. He became unleashed in Game 2 and they lost convincingly. It was no coincidence. So now that the Pacers have a template for winning the series that resumes on Saturday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the challenge is as simple to ...
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The winning Powerball numbers are...
Check your ticket to see if you have the winning Powerball numbers: 10-13-14-22-52 Powerbal 11 Tonight's $600 million jackpot is the largest jackpot in Powerball history and the second largest among U.S. Lottery jackpots. Fingers were crossed tonight by millions of people who were hoping to become America's next lottery winning multi-millionaire. The odds of winning the estimated ...
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No injury in crash involving ambulance
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - No injuries were reported after an ambulance and a car crashed near downtown Saturday night. Medics traveling eastbound on 16th Street and a driver heading northbound on Meridian Street collided. 24-Hour News 8 crews at the scene learned the ambulance had just left IU Health Methodist Hospital and had its lights and sirens activated. No injuries were reported in the crash ...
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Deputy injured in crash recovering
GREENFIELD, Ind. (WISH) - A Hancock County Sheriff's Deputy that was injured in a crash in Greenfield Friday afternoon has been released from the hospital. The Hancock County Sheriff's Department took to Facebook Saturday night, thanking everyone for their thoughts and prayers. Deputy Jake Lewis and two others were ...
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Pacers Crossing the Line on Defense
The line dividing the Pacers from the second and third rounds of the NBA playoffs is likely the same one that divides the two-point shots from the three-point shots on the basketball court. New York, which led the NBA in three-point shots made and attempted during the regular season, needs them as it needs oxygen itself. The Pacers, who led the NBA in defending three-point shots, want to cut ...
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Indiana halts support of Pakistani fertilizer plant on US bomb concerns
By Susan Guyett, Reuters Indiana has canceled subsidies for a planned $1.8 billion fertilizer plant in the state because of concerns that a Pakistani company involved in the project makes products used in improvised explosives that kill and injure U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Midwest Fertilizer Corp, which has sought to build the plant in southern Indiana, is 48 percent owned by Fatima Group, ...
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Ed Carpenter surprises to earn Indianapolis 500 pole position
Unheralded Ed Carpenter grabbed the pole position for the Indianapolis 500 Saturday in a surprise result, turning in a four-lap average of 228.762 mph. Carpenter, an Indianapolis native who has only two career wins, had qualified no better than eighth in his previous nine races at the renowned speedway, which will host this year's May 26 event. He emerged with the pole -- only the second ...
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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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Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US
In response to a federal court order, Gov. Jerry Brown pushed a novel approach through the Legislature two years ago to dramatically reduce California's prison ...
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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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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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