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Newburgh gets federal grant to repair landslideMar 05, 2012 6:16 am - NEWBURGH, Ind. — A southern Indiana city on the Ohio River has been awarded a $380,000 federal grant to help repair a slumping hillside near a historic park. The Courier...
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Shepard to remain as acting Ind. chief justiceMar 05, 2012 6:06 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Retired Indiana Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard will remain as acting head of the state Supreme Court through March 23. Shepard stepped down as chief jus...
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Ind. toddler dropped in field by tornado dies; toll at 39Mar 04, 2012 10:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fifteen-month-old Angel Babcock seemed to be the miracle survivor of a deadly tornado that killed her parents and two siblings when she arrived Friday ...
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1 in 5 Ind. households struggle to buy foodMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - MUNCIE, Ind. — A new survey says 20 percent of Indiana households weren’t able to afford food at some point last year. The national average was 18 percent. The Muncie St...
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Gary utilty worker finds skull along streetMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - GARY, Ind. — Investigators say a dead-end street in Gary where a utility worker found a human skull likely contains the remains of at least one body. The American Water ...
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Ex-ND professor asks judge to dismiss chargesMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A former University of Notre Dame professor is asking a federal judge to dismiss a seven-count indictment against him. U.S. District Judge Jon DeGuili...
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Cold snap boosted W. Ind. maple syrup productionMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A western Indiana parks superintendent who had feared mild winter weather would cut into his staff’s maple syrup production says they ended up with t...
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Ind. bill for alcohol amnesty law goes to governorMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Legislators have approved changing Indiana law to shield people from arrest on alcohol charges if they seek out medical help for someone who is intoxicate...
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Daniels will talk to child protection workersMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mitch Daniels is addressing Indiana’s child protection workers following a week of attacks from critics in the state Legislature. Daniels plans to ta...
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Emergency Indiana workers rescue worker trapped in graveFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A state trooper on routine patrol in western Indiana helped rescue a cemetery worker who had become trapped in an open grave beneath a burial vault. ...