Articles filed under Indiana
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Pence orders shorter ISTEP+ exams, to hire consultantFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republican Gov. Mike Pence has signed an executive order to shorten the ISTEP+ exam to lessen the burden on students, their parents and teachers. Pen...
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Panel backs legalizing Indiana's fenced-in hunting preservesFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's four current high-fenced deer-hunting preserves would be the only ones allowed in the state under a bill endorsed by a legislative committe...
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3 Chicago residents killed in northwest Indiana highway crashFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - GARY, Ind. (AP) - Police say three suburban Chicago passengers were killed when their vehicle went off the road when the driver tried to pass a semi-trailer on a highway...
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DOE spokesman: Tougher state standards driving longer ISTEP+Feb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A spokesman for the Indiana Department of Education is responding to Gov. Mike Pence's call for shorter ISTEP+ exams, saying the longer testing-time ...
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Indianapolis family asks for help finding stolen camperFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indianapolis family whose camping trailer was stolen is urging anyone with information to come forward. Army veteran Nathan Press tells WISH-TV (h...
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Proposed Indiana voting law changes draw objectionsFeb 07, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana lawmakers are taking up Republican-backed proposals to eliminate straight party-line voting on state ballots and require the use of voter ide...
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Bloomington to survey 700 city ash trees for signs of beetleFeb 07, 2015 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Bloomington officials are surveying the city's ash trees to determine how many will need to be removed because of an infestation by the emerald ...
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South Shore express train to cut commute time to ChicagoFeb 07, 2015 10:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - An express commuter train starting next month that will allow commuters to board in South Bend at 6 a.m. and arrive in downtown Chicago in less t...
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3 killed when car splits in 2 in interstate crash in GaryFeb 07, 2015 10:00 pm - GARY, Ind. (AP) - Three people from the Chicago area were killed when a car they were passengers in struck a barrier wall along an interstate early Sunday and then split...
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Charges filed in deaths of Hartford City man, daughterFeb 07, 2015 10:00 pm - HARTFORD CITY, Ind. (AP) - A 59-year-old Portland man faces preliminary charges of murder in the deaths of a 40-year-old Hartford City man and his 14-year-old daughter. ...