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2010 campaign ads already being aired

Jim Shella — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:06:14 GMT

The next election in Indiana takes place in May of 2010 but a pair of campaign ads already hit the air this week.

$30M to be cut from Purdue budget

Laura Kirtley — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:11:43 GMT

Purdue University must cut $30 million from its next budget as state revenues continue to decline.

Student accused of terroristic mischief

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:11:12 GMT

Purdue police arrested 21-year-old Purdue student Roy C. Sun Wednesday on preliminary charges of terroristic mischief and possession of stolen property.

October jobless rate at 9.8% in Indiana

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:09:02 GMT

Indiana's unemployment rate of 9.8% in October is slightly above September's adjusted jobless rate of 9.7%, but state officials said the change is statistically insignificant.

Purdue limits smoking on campus

Laura Kirtley — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:58:01 GMT

Three hundred universities nationwide are smoke-free, and now Pudue is moving one step closer.

Palin book signing event over

Terra Brantley — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:00:06 GMT

Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has finished signing books at the Maysville Road Meijer store in Fort Wayne. An estimated 1,300 people were on hand hoping to get copies of "Going Rogue" signed.

Wife of Sen. Lugar arrested for DUI

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:50:43 GMT

The accident occurred at the intersection of Old Dominion Drive and Dominion Reserve Drive in McLean, Virginia.

Ind. reports 6 new H1N1 deaths

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:22:04 GMT

Six more Indiana H1N1 flu deaths were reported last week, even as the number of people hospitalized with flu symptoms continued to drop.

Ind. gets $4M grant to help autoworkers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:23:10 GMT

Indiana has won a $4 million federal grant to lead an effort with Michigan and Ohio to help laid-off autoworkers find jobs in the renewable-energy industry and related occupations.

Tree of Lights campaign kicks off

Scott Sander — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:50:22 GMT

The Christmas Tree is now lit outside Salvation Army Headquarters along North Meridian, symbolizing this year's Tree of Lights program.

Sarah Palin in Indiana Thursday

Joy Dumandan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:48:55 GMT

Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will be in Central Indiana Thursday signing copies of her new book," Going Rogue."

2 students hospitalized with burns

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:45:52 GMT

Two students were burned in an accident Wednesday morning at Wainwright Middle School in Lafayette.

Ind. inmate dies after wheelchair fall

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:18:00 GMT

Authorities say an inmate diagnosed with major depression and schizophrenia died after falling from his wheelchair and hitting his head on the floor at a southern Indiana jail.

Some hospitals lifting flu restrictions

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:29:27 GMT

Local health officials say Fort Wayne hospitals can ease restrictions on child visitors as the area's flu cases are declining.

I-Team 8: Meth or Medicine

Rick Dawson — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:52:14 GMT

The number of methamphetamine labs discovered by police will top an all time high this year, despite a law designed to nab the people who make the drug. That law put an innocent grandmother behind bars for buying too much cold medicine.

Lawmakers meeting for organization day

Jim Shella — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:50:24 GMT

Indiana lawmakers are gathering for their largely ceremonial organization day at the Statehouse.

Bennett pumps plans at learning summit

Deanna Dewberry — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:23:18 GMT

Bennett talked about his controversial plans to restructure teacher licensing. Through his proposals, he hopes to encourage those in business and other fields to become educators.

Jail overcrowding continues in Vigo Co.

Amanda Jarrett — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:21:54 GMT

For more than a month now, numbers have been holding around 300 inmates at the Vigo County Jail. Now, the jail needs to reallocate money to make ends meet.

Court weighs use of tests in sentencing

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:21:26 GMT

The Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether judges should be able to determine how long someone goes to prison according to how many points the person scores on a standardized test.

Norovirus to blame for school closure

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:49:09 GMT

More than 100 students and two teachers at the Seymour Middle School sixth grade center became sick from the norovirus and the school was closed on Nov. 6.

People holiday shopping early this year

Daniel Miller — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:30:06 GMT

Officials estimate more than 60,000 people attended the Christmas Gift and Hobby Show during its four days.

State holds money for Mellencamp, Bird

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:06:10 GMT

The Indianapolis Star reports that Pacers President Bird has $80 in unclaimed cash, while rock star Mellencamp has $828. Even some
government agencies have unclaimed money being held by the state.

Town bids farewell to Fort Hood victim

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:44:48 GMT

Hundreds of people, many holding small American flags, lined the main thoroughfare of a northern Indiana city to watch the funeral procession of a hometown soldier killed in the Fort Hood, Texas, shooting rampage.

Parents speak out about toddler's death

Kristin Schwartzkopf — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:09:04 GMT

Jason Badgley held back tears as he described his 19-month-old daughter, Erin. Erin died Thursday at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Doctors say she had been severely shaken to death.

Indiana power plants draw opposition

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:35:03 GMT

Citizens groups in southern Indiana are fanning out to protest two proposed wood-burning power plants.

Sheriff takes over juvenile center

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:48:20 GMT

The Vigo County Sheriff is taking over that county's juvenile justice center after complaints that the prisoners have little privacy.

2 Indiana teens face murder charges

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:09:04 GMT

Two former Indiana residents have been charged in the death of a South Dakota teenager who disappeared earlier this week.

IPFW offers reward for bomb threat info

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:58:59 GMT

IPFW is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual who called in a bomb threat to the university earlier this week.

33 state workers given layoff notices

Jim Shella — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:06:44 GMT

Thirty three people received layoff notices in the Department of Administration. Some workers were given a two weeks notice and others are already out of work.

Binge drinking up on college campuses

Phil Sanchez — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:50:46 GMT

Binge drinking is up on college campuses across Indiana. This comes from a new report expected later Friday.