Articles filed under Indiana
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Cleanup starts at burned SW Indiana plant siteAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - FORT BRANCH, Ind. — A crew hired by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has started removing asbestos from a former meat packing plant in southwestern Indiana that ...
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Ex-customs official headed to prison for briberyAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - A former customs official convicted of accepting bribes to enable foreign restaurant workers and their spouses to remain in the U.S has been sentenced to 46 months in pr...
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Indiana fair victims fund tally more than $240,000Aug 30, 2011 12:00 am - By Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — A fund set up to raise money for those injured in the Indiana State Fair stage collapse now has more than $240,000. Central Indiana Co...
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Burmese tutoring program running low on fundingAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A northeastern Indiana nonprofit group that has helped Burmese students with reading and homework help says it needs financial help to continue t...
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Wounded Indianapolis officer out of hospitalAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis officer who was wounded by a gunshot while he was sitting in his squad car will be recovering at home after being released from the hospit...
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Indiana Guard calls off Irene relief deploymentAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — About 1,000 Indiana National Guard soldiers who had been activated to help Hurricane Irene relief efforts will instead be staying home. Guard officials an...
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Indiana sees thousands of students leave public schools on vouchers programAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Weeks after Indiana began the nation’s broadest school voucher program, thousands of students have transferred from public to private schools, causing...
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Indiana food pantries lose federal grantAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Some of southwestern Indiana’s food banks are facing tough times following the loss of a federal grant many of the pantries had relied on. The Evansvi...
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Goshen High freshmen given laptopsAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - GOSHEN, Ind. — Goshen High School is going digital. The Elkhart Truth reports that nearly 480 freshmen at Goshen High School have been given laptops to use for school wo...
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Purdue to host discussion of 9/11 aftermathAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University will host a panel discussion on how the nation has changed since 9/11. The discussion organized by the Purdue Committee on Peace...