Articles filed under Indiana

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  Midwest awaits retreat of floods, bloated rivers Apr 24, 2013 12:00 AM
  Flood-weary residents fortified their homes against the rain-swollen Illinois River and considered whether to stand their ground as waterways remained in flood stage across the Midwest. Even as some of the renegade rivers showed signs of cresting, forecasters said the recovery would not be fast or easy. The National Weather Service expected many of the waterways to remain high into next month, straining levees during the river's expected slow descent.
  

   

• Ind. lawmakers ready to resist boosting casinos Apr 24, 2013 12:00 AM
  Indiana's casinos have pumped billions of dollars into state coffers since they first opened in the mid-1990s, growing so fast that gamblers spent more money there than any state but Nevada or New Jersey.
  

   

• Body of 2nd C. Indiana flood victim recovered Apr 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  Police in central Indiana have recovered the body of a second driver who disappeared in a rain-swollen creek. Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy Bryant Orem says the body of 42-year-old David Baker of Arcadia was recovered Sunday morning near where his truck sank in Cicero Creek about 30 miles north of Indianapolis.
  

   

• Ind. man dies after car swept away by floodwatersApr 20, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Purdue tuition freeze puts eye on other schoolsApr 20, 2013 12:00 AM
  A tuition freeze implemented by Purdue University is putting public pressure on other public universities to do the same.
  

   

• Indiana woman convicted of running over ex-boyfriend Apr 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Indiana University to dedicate fastest university-owned computer Apr 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Indiana attorney suspended for helping client buy pot Apr 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• 3 in central Indiana rescued after boat crashes in river Apr 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  Woman’s remains found in remote S. Indiana site Apr 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  A southern Indiana coroner says skeletal remains found last week at a remote site in Brown County are those of a woman who had been dead two years or more. Brown County Coroner Earl Piper says mushroom hunters found the remains last Thursday on a ridge in a rugged, wooded area that's a long hike from a rural road.
  

   

• Study: Half of Indiana smokers tried to quit Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  A new study has found that more than half of Indiana residents who smoke tried to quit in 2011, although the state still has one of the nation's highest smoking rates.
  

   

• Ind. has until October to decide on Amtrak service Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Indiana leaders have until October to decide whether to spend money on an in-state passenger rail service line because Congress will no longer fund Amtrak routes shorter than 750 miles. The Hoosier State line runs between Indianapolis and Chicago with stops in Lafayette, Rensselaer and Crawfordsville, four days and four nights a week.
  

   

• Indiana farm owner: Animal death conditions exaggerated Apr 12, 2013 12:00 AM
  The co-owner of a central Indiana farm where investigators found up to 150 dead animals says the plight of the farm's surviving animals has been exaggerated.
  

   

• W. Ind. man who went fishing found dead in creek Apr 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Western Indiana authorities are investigating the death of a Fountain County man whose body was found floating in a creek hours after he left for a fishing trip. Conservation officers say the body 59-year-old Keith Summers of Covington was found Wednesday evening by his brother in Coal Creek near the town of Veedersburg about 65 miles northwest of Indianapolis.
  

   

• Indy police officer dragged 50 feet, injures arm Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Wisconsin recycling manager accused of stealing $1 million Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  A scrap recycling company manager is accused of embezzling more than $1 million from her Milwaukee employer. Prosecutors say 44-year-old Jacqueline Fox authorized direct deposits in the names of seven former employees to bank accounts that she controlled at United Milwaukee Scrap.
  

   

• Indiana panel could drop school staff guns mandate Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  An Indiana legislative committee is expected to consider whether to drop a proposed requirement that all public and charter schools have a gun-carrying employee during school hours. The House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to vote Tuesday on changing the bill that also aims to start a state grant program to help school districts buy safety equipment and hire police officers.
  

   

• Senate unveils budget proposal, tax cut uncertain Apr 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  Indiana senators are releasing a state budget which could determine whether Gov. Mike Pence wins his tax cut this year. House Republicans crafted a $30 billion state budget which would take the money Pence sought for the cut and spend it on roads and schools. But Senate Republicans could restore the tax cut as part of their spending plan set for release Thursday.
  

   

• Ind. official: Child abuse reports up over 2 years Apr 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  Reports of child abuse and neglect in Indiana grew 15 percent during the past two years, a top official in the state's child protection agency said. Department of Child Services Chief of Staff John Ryan said the agency received about 151,000 reports in 2011, and 173,000 in 2012.
  

   

• $14 million for wildlife conservation efforts in Indiana Apr 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  Indiana is getting nearly $14 million in federal funds to assist wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation efforts.