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Body Found Not Purdue Student
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - A body found near West Lafayette is not that of missing Purdue freshman Wade Steffey.
Hoosier Rocker Pleads Guilty
(INDIANAPOLIS) - An Indiana musician has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence.
Steffey Still Not Found
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Volunteers held a candlelight vigil for missing Purdue student Wade Steffey.
Martinsville Firefighter To Receive Penalty
(MARTINSVILLE) - A Martinsville firefighter has been suspended for viewing adult movies while on duty.
INDOT Corrects Posted Mistake
(INDIANAPOLIS) - INDOT says the names and social security numbers of about four-thousand of its employees were accidentally posted on the internal INDOT computer network.
New Program To Track Crimnals
(STATEHOUSE) - Hoosiers will soon be able to track the location of criminals in the state from the safety of their personal computer.
Finding Meth Labs Decline In Indiana
(UNDATED) - Indiana State Police are reporting a drop in the number of methamphetamine labs found in Indiana.
State Police Release Report On Meth Labs
(UNDATED) - The Indiana State Police has issued a report showing the number of meth labs dismantled in Southern Indiana in 2006.
Despite Evidence, Man Pleads Not Guilty
(ELKHART) - The man accused of abducting his former girlfriend and her four children from their Elkhart home has entered a not guilty plea in court.
Purdue Student Still Missing
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Police officers and community members continued to comb the area where missing Purdue student Wade Steffey is last known to have been.
Group Embraces $1 Cigarette Tax Increase
(UNDATED) - The Hoosier Faith and Health coalition supports a $1 increase in the State’s cigarette tax and the use of those funds for tobacco prevention programs.
Family Found Safe After Amber Alert
(ELKHART) - The man accused of abducting a mother and four Elkhart children and their mother has been arrested.
Police Look Out Of State For Missing Purdue Student
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - The search continues for Purdue University student, 19-year-old Wade Steffey.
Woman And Children Still Missing After Amber Alert
(ELKHART) - There is still no sign of an Elkhart woman and her four children, two days after police say they were kidnapped by the woman’s ex-boyfriend.
INShape Indiana
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Governor’s spokeswoman for a state weight-loss initiative is telling Hoosiers they’ll have to make a life-style change to get rid of those unwanted pounds.
Indiana 8th In Venture Capital
(CLEVELAND) - A study by a Cleveland bioscience business-recruitment firm finds Indiana in the bottom half of 12 Midwestern states in attracting venture capital.
Amber Alert Issued For Hoosier Mother And Four Children
(ELKHART) - An Amber Alert remains in effect for an abducted Elkhart woman and her four children.
Steffey Still Missing From Purdue
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Volunteers combed a large part of Purdue University’s campus over the weekend searching for 19-year-old Wade Steffey, the student who no one has seen for over a week.
Diploma Website Shut Down
(UNDATED) - Attorney General Steve Carter is suing an online company that allegedly sold fake diplomas.
"Thank You" Ranks High Among Workers
(UNDATED) - A new survey shows a popular incentive for workers is a simple “thank you.”
Search Teams Looking For Missing Purdue Student
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - University and community members have begun a search for a missing Purdue student.
Police Arrest Couple On Drug Charges
(FERDINAND) - Police have arrested an Evansville couple found with drugs and $20,000 in cash in their car.
Police Identify Picture Found In Dumpster
(CORYDON) - Indiana State Police say they’ve identified a woman whose picture was found inside a Corydon dumpster along with a large quantity of human blood.
New State Policy Adds Charges For Vaccines
(UNDATED) - Medical officials across Indiana are concerned about outbreaks of meningitis, flu and other diseases in Hoosier children.
Gas Prices Dropping In Indiana
(UNDATED) - It’s been less than a year since gasoline prices soared past three dollars a gallon.
Head-Butt Lands Man In Jail
(MADISON) - A man who admits he head-butted a police officer in the town of Hanover has been sentenced to a month behind bars.
Police Investigate Source Of Blood Found In Dumpster
(CORYDON) - State Police are trying to identify the source of a large amount of blood and some women’s clothes found in a Corydon dumpster.
New Indiana License Plates Very Popular
(UNDATED) - The state’s new “In God We Trust” license plates are fling off the shelves.
Daniels To Appear At Workshop
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Governor Daniels will appear at a Wednesday workshop in West Lafayette designed to improve the customer service of state employees.
Teenager Becomes Trapped In Auger
(COESSE) - A teenager was injured when his leg became trapped in a grain silo’s auger and will need surgery to repair a broken ankle and torn muscles.
Police Arrest Man On Drug Charges
(EDINBURGH) - Columbus and Edinburgh police have recovered $50,000 worth of marijuana and collared the man found in possession of it.
Governor Celebrates State's Oldest Resident
(MUNCIE) - Governor Daniels attended a very important lunch date in Muncie over the weekend.
Phone Company To Add More Cell Towers
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Verizon Wireless says it has plans to spend $114-million to upgrade its digital services in the state.
"The Little Child" Affecting Hoosier Weather
(UNDATED) - With golf clubs being used more than snow shovels this winter in Indiana, some residents are starting to wonder if global warming is contributing to the mild weather.
Ceremony to Celebrate Hoosier Troops Homecoming
(ELLETTSVILLE) - A group of 150 soldiers who arrived home from Iraq on Christmas Eve will be discharged to their families this Saturday.
Vectren Gas Asking For Rate Increase
(EVANSVILLE) - Vectren says it’s planning a meeting to discuss increasing its base rates.
Counties Stop Checking Auto Emissions
(UNDATED) - Two southern Indiana counties have stopped checking emissions from vehicles.
Bloomington Hospital Doesn't Sign With Anthem
(BLOOMINGTON) - Bloomington Hospital is no longer a part of the Anthem network of health-care preferred providers.
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