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Richmond apartment fire leaves 2 dead, 7 others hurt
Nov 19, 2018 6:00 am - RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - An eastern Indiana fire chief says two people have died and seven people have been injured in a fire at an apartment building. Richmond Fire Chief ...
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Students turn to crowdsourcing for new community greenhouse
Nov 18, 2018 6:00 am - MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) - Behind a nondescript classroom door, close to the scientific scales and specimens, students were peeking into the small, glass-roofed room where s...
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Indiana lawmakers move forward with hate crime bill
Nov 18, 2018 6:00 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Two Republican state lawmakers have released draft legislation that would address Indiana's lack of a hate crimes law by giving judges the ability...
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Bloomington program aims to teach boys leadership skills
Nov 17, 2018 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - On a recent Thursday, about a dozen boys from Fairview Elementary stood in the school cafeteria and recited the following words: "We, the young ...
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US Army looks to social media for Midwest recruitment
Nov 17, 2018 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - U.S. Army recruiters in Indiana and other Midwestern states where recruitment has consistently fallen short are exploring other recruitment tactics, ...
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Indiana courthouse clock to get overhaul for 150th birthday
Nov 17, 2018 6:00 am - GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - A clock that's told the time since the early 1900s from its perch atop a northern Indiana courthouse is getting a full overhaul ahead of its 150th bi...
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Indiana's high court to hear appeal in triple-murder case
Nov 17, 2018 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's high court is taking up the appeal of a man sentenced to life in prison for the stabbing deaths of three people in northwestern Indiana. Tw...
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Pen pals via balloon launch meet after nearly 30 years
Nov 17, 2018 6:00 am - CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Brittney Welliver and her fiance made a trip last month to Pennsylvania, where she met her pen pal, Jack Wallace, for the first time in 29 ye...
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Richmond casket plant to close in 2019, idling 200 workers
Nov 16, 2018 6:00 am - RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - A casket manufacturer says it's closing an eastern Indiana plant next year and moving its work elsewhere. Matthews Aurora Funeral Solutions announc...
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Indiana's October jobless rate steady at 3.5 percent
Nov 16, 2018 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's unemployment remained steady in October from September. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development said Friday the rate was flat at 3....