Indiana News Coverage Advisory

Hello. Here's how AP's general news coverage is shaping up today in Indiana. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Indianapolis bureau at 317-639-5501, 800-382-1582 or indy@ap.org. Caryn Rousseau is on the desk, followed by Ken Kusmer.

A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories and digests will keep you up to date. All times are Eastern.

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UPCOMING TODAY:

SYRIAN REFUGEES-INDIANA

INDIANAPOLIS - A federal judge is set to take up a refugee relocation group's bid to block Gov. Mike Pence's order barring state agencies from participating in the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Indiana. The judge will hear arguments Thursday in Exodus Refugee Immigration's request for a temporary injunction blocking Pence's order until the Indianapolis-based nonprofit's lawsuit is resolved. By Rick Callahan. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 130 words, more on merits. Developing from 10:30 a.m. court hearing.

WHITCOMB MEMORIAL

INDIANAPOLIS - A memorial service will be Friday for former Indiana Gov. Edgar Whitcomb, who died last week at age 98.Whitcomb's widow, Evelyn Whitcomb, and Gov. Mike Pence are among those expected to take part in the Statehouse rotunda. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 130 words, more on merits. AP photos planned. Developing from Noon service.

EVANSVILLE CASINO

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The fate of Tropicana Evansville's plans to move from its current riverboat docked along the Ohio River to a new $50 million onshore facility will be considered at an Indiana Gaming Commission meeting later this month. The casino has two hurdles before opening. The commission must approve Tropicana's revised lease with the city of Evansville and approve the casino's request to move from a riverboat to a land-based facility. UPCOMING: 250 words.

AROUND THE STATE:

EXCHANGE-URBAN DEER

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - City living agrees with young deer, according to research from Ball State University. "The basic bottom line is the fawns in town have twice the survival rate of fawns outside of town," said Tim Carter, a biology professor at Ball State who is helping with research of fawns and adult deer in and around Bloomington. That's what Carter and other Ball State researchers have discovered after conducting a 2013 to 2014 study of fawns in Bloomington and also in surrounding rural areas. By Carol Kugler. The (Bloomington) Herald-Times. SENT: 1,020 words, photos pursuing.

EXCHANGE-CANINE COSTS

RICHMOND, Ind. - Richmond Police Department Officer Scott Glover served four years as a Marine K-9 handler, and now he's eager to work with a RPD K-9. But he needs a dog, and the police department needs $16,000 to pay for a dog and six weeks of training. Glover and the department are working to raise that money through donations. Since Lt. Curt Leverton retired Marco on Jan. 1 after seven years, Leo and handler Officer Austin Lipps are RPD's only K-9 team. By Mike Emery. (Richmond) Palladium-Item. SENT: 1,020 words, photos pursuing.

IN BRIEF:

-GARY-TWO KILLED: Gary police say a man and woman involved in domestic dispute are dead after apparently shooting each other.

-EVANSVILLE CRASH-FILM: A man who made a documentary about the 1977 plane crash that killed all members of the University of Evansville men's basketball team is looking to get the film widely distributed.

-BLOOMINGTON POLICE SHOOTING: An Indianapolis man has pleaded guilty to breaking into an apartment shared by Indiana University students and raping one of them while holding a gun to her head.

-REPUBLIC SERVICES-FISHERS: Waste management company Republic Services says it is opening a corporate office in the Indianapolis suburb of Fishers that will create as many as 469 jobs by 2025.

-TUBERCULOSIS-IUPUI: Tuberculosis testing has been recommended for nearly 400 students, faculty and staff at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis after a student was recently diagnosed.

SPORTS:

BKC--ACC THIS WEEK

Louisville visits Notre Dame, the Duke-North Carolina rivalry looms and a Wake Forest player who keeps putting up impressive numbers despite his team's struggles all headline the upcoming week in the Atlantic Coast Conference. SENT: 375 words, photos.

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