Articles filed under Indiana

• $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.
  

   

• House panel approves Indiana HIP expansion, strips grants Apr 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  Medicaid would be expanded in Indiana through a state-run program under legislation approved Monday by a House committee, but while the plan keeps an opt-out provision should federal aid ever dry up, it reverses the governor's preferred funding mechanism.
  

   

• Cold weather helps N. Ind. maple syrup producers Apr 1, 2013 12:00 AM
  Maple syrup producers in northern Indiana say the unusually cold weather so far this year has led to one of their best seasons in recent memory. Richard Snider told The Elkhart Truth that nights are cold enough for the sap to freeze and the days have been warm enough allow the sap to run again.
  

   

• Ind. House panel considers Medicaid expansion Apr 1, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  Low levels in Great Lakes bad news for shippers Mar 29, 2013 12:00 AM
  Water levels on the Great Lakes are so low that shippers are being forced to leave as much as 15 percent of their cargo behind, said industry experts who are working to find ways to alleviate the problem. Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are about 26 inches below their long-term monthly averages, and Lake Superior is about 13 inches lower, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has said.
  

   

• Judge blocks 2 key provisions of Indiana immigration law Mar 29, 2013 12:00 AM
  A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked Indiana from enforcing two key provisions of the state's immigration law approved by lawmakers two years ago, including one that she said could lead to "serious abuses" by police. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana and the National Immigration Law Center had sued the state over the 2011 law.
  

   

• Judge: Indiana man convicted of killing 4 can appeal Mar 29, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Indiana wraps up deal for Ohio River toll bridge Mar 29, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Indiana court upholds 253-year sentence for molester Mar 29, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Feds: Ind. teacher had female students sext him Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  A former teacher at a northwest Indiana high school has been charged with persuading several underage girls to send their naked photos to him by cellphone. Jon Erik Lilly of Cedar Lake was arrested Wednesday on federal charges of possessing visual depictions of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. A probable cause and detention hearing is scheduled for Friday.
  

   

• Indiana GOP operative Matalin opposes ‘ag-gag’ bill Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  Republican pundit Mary Matalin is lobbying Indiana lawmakers to oppose a bill banning filming at Indiana farms and factories. The longtime Republican operative says that Indiana's "ag-gag" bill would punish whistleblowers reporting animal cruelty. Groups representing Indiana farmers and manufacturers have been pushing a bill that would ban covert filming of their operations.
  

   

• Calumets starts public offering of 5.3M units Mar 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  Petroleum refiner Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP has started a public offering of approximately 5.3 million units. The company said Monday that it plans to give the underwriters the option to buy up to an additional 787,500 additional units.
  

   

• Indiana gun licensing goes all-digital Mar 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  The state of Indiana completed the switch to taking the entire firearms licensing process online. Monday was the first day for all-digital firearms license applications. Indiana State Police spokesman Sgt. Ron Galaviz tells the South Bend Tribune the transition was a smooth one.
  

   

• First openly gay Episcopal bishop to be honored Mar 25, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Indiana snowstorm leaves area north of I-70 sloppy Mar 25, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Man charged in shooting death of Indiana teen Mar 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  A 20-year-old South suburban accused of shooting through the window of Calumet City home has been charged in the death of a 15-year-old Indiana girl. Eric Anthony Brown of Calumet City was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Ashaya Miller and aggravated battery in the wounding of a 19-year-old man.
  

   

• Indiana schools chief, mayors seek more funds from senate Mar 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  The two groups most likely to benefit from changes made by House Republicans to the state budget asked Thursday that the Senate Appropriations Committee maintain new funding for roads and schools, and maybe find a little more.
  

   

• Ind. bus slaying victim had filed protective order Mar 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  A northern Indiana woman who was pulled off of a city bus and fatally shot along a busy street had recently obtained a protective order against her ex-boyfriend — the man police say killed her. Court documents show that Jacqueline Bouvier Hardy, 49, had filed for a protective order Tuesday against Kenneth Knight, but the Journal Gazette reported it did not appear Knight had been served with a copy.
  

   

• Indiana 911 caller: Woman’s body in creek seemed battered Indiana 911 caller: Woman’s body in creek seemed battered Mar 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  A man who called 911 after finding the nude bodies of a woman and her two children in a southern Indiana creek told dispatchers the woman's body appeared battered.
  

   

• Indiana teacher who wrote threatening message on leave Mar 21, 2013 12:00 AM
  A northwestern Indiana teacher who wrote a threatening message on his classroom blackboard has been placed on administrative leave. The Lake Station School Board approved leave Wednesday for Edison High School business teacher Jeff Kincaid, who's taught business and coached for 28 years in Lake Station.