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DNR Chief Says State Parks Are "Balanced"
(UNDATED) - Summer is just about here and officials with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources say they have a “balanced budget” and are even expanding their services.
History Channel Will Feature A Southern Indiana Firm
(SEYMOUR) - A Seymour firm will make an appearance on a show on the History Channel in May.
Grad Student Says He Didn't Threaten President Bush
(HAMMOND) - The Purdue University graduate student accused of making threatening internet posts regarding several government officials has pleaded not guilty in his case.
Employment Strong In Indiana
(UNDATED) - The latest unemployment numbers are out, and the current outlook looks promising.
New Statewide Trail System Announced
(PLAINFIELD) - Governor Mitch Daniels has announced a new plan for a statewide hiking and biking trail system.
Energy Issues Fair To Be Held At Purdue
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Indiana Senator Richard Lugar says he’ll hold a fair at Purdue University to discuss nationwide energy issues.
Plan Increases Outreach For Farmers
(UNDATED) - Indiana’s Department of Agriculture plans a stepped-up outreach effort to help livestock farms coexist with their communities.
Mauer Introduces New Economic Development Plan
(STATEHOUSE) - Indiana Secretary of Commerce Mickey Mauer has announced a
strategic economic development plan for the state.
New Drug Discovered At Purdue
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Researchers at Purdue’s center for paralysis research have made a potentially groundbreaking discovery.
Red Skelton Festival In Vincennes
(VINCENNES) - Vincennes is gearing up for a Red Skelton festival in June.
Name A Bridge After You
(UNDATED) - if you’ve got some extra cash laying around, why not use it to name a prominent bridge?
Travel Company Banned From State
(STATEHOUSE) - Attorney General Steve Carter has barred a Texas Travel planning firm from doing business in Indiana.
Nurses And Teachers Will See Growth
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A new study lists the most in-demand jobs in the state of Indiana.
Check For Ticks When Heading Outside
(UNDATED) - The warmer weather has Hoosiers heading outdoors, and State Veterinary Epidemiologist Dr. James Howell says ticks also like the rising temperatures.
Stockelman Receives Sentence From Judge
(BROWNSTOWN) - Anthony Stockelman who pleaded guilty last month to murdering and sexually molesting 10-year-old Katie Collman will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Jasper Banning Public Smoking
(JASPER) — Jasper could be the next Indiana city to ban smoking in most public places.
State Teacher's Group Suing State
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A lawsuit is expected to be filed by the state’s largest teachers’ group.
Indiana Has A New Slogan
(UNDATED) - Indiana’s new state slogan has been chosen.
Meningitis High Risk For High School Seniors
(UNDATED) - As high school seniors approach graduation, they’re also approaching an increased risk of contracting meningitis if they’re heading off to college.
Back To Eastern Time
(VINCENNES) - Officials in Daviess County are asking their neighbors in Knox County to join a push to move back to Eastern Time.
Farmers Will Be Out In Force
(UNDATED) - Farmers will soon be moving from field to field as they focus on yet another spring planting season.
GM Studying Delphi
(UNDATED) - General Motors is reportedly asking a bankruptcy court judge to look into Delphi’s financial statements.
Theft Ends In Death
(CHARLESTOWN) - An attempted theft at the former army ammunition plant in Clark County has resulted in a southern Indiana man’s death.
Roller Coaster Rides Auctioned On E-bay
(SANTA CLAUS) - The first rides on a new roller coaster set to open at Holiday World in Santa Claus are being auctioned off on E-bay.
Forecasts Predicting Wet Spring
(UNDATED) - Weather forecasters are telling farmers it could be a wet spring.
Toll Road Lease Signed, Lawsuit To Follow
(INDIANAPOLIS) - State Budget Director Chuck Shalliol has signed the 75-year Indiana toll road lease.
Rokita To Hear Balloting Problems
(STATEHOUSE) - Balloting problems for May’s primary election may extend outside of central Indiana.
Election Problems Before Primary
(UNDATED) - Several Indiana counties may have election problems… similar
to those being experienced in Marion County.
Man Arrested In Jill Behrman Case
(MARTINSVILLE) - Morgan County Prosecutor Steve Sonnega says a 30-year-old Ellettsville man has been charged in the May 2000 death of Indiana University student Jill Behrman.
Patoka Lake Burglary Nets At Least Half a Dozen Arrests
(PATOKA LAKE) - Indiana State Conservation officers say an ongoing investigation into a burglary at Patoka Lake has led to the arrests of six suspects, including the alleged ring leader.
Hoosier Post Offices Will Not Have Special Tax Day Hours
(UNDATED) - The days of special extended hours at the post office on tax night are over.
Teachers Attend Financial Seminar
(INDIANAPOLIS) - About 85 teachers from across Indiana are attending a
Seminar at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum on how to teach 3rd, 4th and
5th grade elementary students how to be financially responsible.
Hoosier Lottery Criminal Case To Continue
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A Marion County judge has rejected a bid to throw out the criminal case against a former Hoosier Lottery Security Officer accused of fixing the game.
DNR Dedicates A New Inn
(MADISON) - The Department of Natural Resources has dedicated a new Inn and Conference Center at Clifty Falls State Park in Madison.
2006 Village Idiot Chosen
(STORY) - The Brown County town of Story has named a part-time Indiana University student its 2006 Village Idiot.
Panel Says Higher Education Needs Overhaul
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A blue-ribbon federal panel on the future of higher education says financial aid for college needs an overhaul.
String Of Thefts Tied Up
(UNDATED) - Indiana State Police have arrested six people in connection with a string of thefts from Indiana army ammunition plant facilities.
Medicare Bus Traveling The State
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The official Federal Medicare RX bus tour has begun in Indiana.
Broadband In State Expanding
(UNDATED) - AT&T says it will extend broadband service to all 160 of its central offices in Indiana by this time next year.
Sting Operation Led By DNR
(UNDATED) - Just more than eight months ago, Indiana Department of Natural Resources officials led a sting operation and made a slew of arrests across the state for allegedly having sex on park property.
Sings Of Spring Bring Out Signs Of Farming
(UNDATED) - As temperatures begin to rise and signs of spring become more evident, farmers will begin to work in their fields.
Weather Across State Assessed
(UNDATED) - The National Weather Service has issued its findings regarding Sunday’s damaging storms across the state.
Time Is Debated In Dubois County
(JASPER) - The debate over which time zone Dubois County will observe appears anything but concluded.
Series Of Meetings For Rural Indiana
(UNDATED) - The first in a series of 16 statewide meetings was held yesterday in Williamsport.
Another E-Mail Scam Has Surfaced
(STATEHOUSE) - Attorney General Steve Carter is warning Hoosiers about another e-mail scam.
State Will Pay For A Riparian Buffer
(UNDATED) - Property owners along waterways affected by the 1999 White River fish kill now have the chance to beautify their land and protect the river at the same time.
EDT Has Begun!
(UNDATED) - After decades of arguing over Daylight Saving Time, Indiana finally joined most of the world in turning its clocks ahead an hour Sunday morning.
Indiana Contractor Still Missing In Iraq
(LAPORTE) - It’s been nearly a year since an Indiana contractor working in Iraq was taken captive.
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