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Ban on drivers using handheld phones clears Indiana House
Jan 29, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana House endorsed a proposal Wednesday that would ban motorists from using handheld cellphones, a step that supporters say is aimed at comba...
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Indiana court declines case of 100-year molestation sentence
Jan 29, 2020 6:00 am - JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) - The Indiana Supreme Court has declined to take up the case of a man sentenced to 100 years in prison for molesting 20 children while working ...
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Court: 2 Indiana officers not liable in teen's custody death
Jan 28, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled two Indianapolis police officers will not be held liable for the 2015 death of a black teenager who died in police cust...
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Indiana Republicans aiming to force marijuana prosecutions
Jan 28, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republican legislators agitated with an Indianapolis prosecutor's refusal to press charges for possessing small amounts of marijuana are seeking to e...
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Indiana measure looks to limit marriage for those under 18
Jan 28, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana lawmakers could make it more difficult for anyone younger than 18 to get married. The bill is advancing after a House committ...
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Angler snags apparent live grenade in NW Indiana river
Jan 28, 2020 6:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - A man fishing from a northwestern Indiana bridge reeled in an apparent live grenade, prompting a road closure until the device was removed by a bomb sq...
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Indiana lawmakers consider protections for pregnant workers
Jan 27, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - More Indiana businesses would have to allow pregnant women to take longer breaks, transfer to less physical work and take unpaid time off after child...
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Ex-Indiana House Speaker Bauer retiring after 50 years
Jan 27, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Former Indiana House Speaker Patrick Bauer has decided to retire after 50 years in the Legislature, ending the Democrat's career known for his clashe...
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Gary schools warned for offering enrollment incentives
Jan 27, 2020 6:00 am - GARY, Ind. (AP) - State officials have put the Gary Community School Corp. on notice for violating Indiana law by offering enrollment incentives last fall. The district ...
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One-room schoolhouse razed, 69 years after its last lessons
Jan 26, 2020 6:00 am - JASPER, Ind. (AP) - A one-room schoolhouse where the last lessons were taught in early 1950s has been dismantled after efforts to find a buyer for the small southern Ind...