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Officials File Disaster Relief For Three Indiana Counties
(NAPPANEE) - State officials hope to submit an application for a disaster declaration for three northern Indiana counties by early next week.
Man Eases Wife's Pain, Forges Prescriptions
(COLUMBIA CITY) - A Syracuse man who wrote phony painkiller prescriptions for his wife has been sentenced to two years in prison.
All Of Indiana Now In "Tornado Alley"
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A new designation for Indiana. The state is now a part of the so-called “tornado alley.”
Reward Offered For Details Of Daughters Murder
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A cash reward is being offered for information on a Broad Ripple murder.
Bus Driver And Assistant Resign After Leaving Girl On Bus
(LAPORTE) - A LaPorte bus driver and her assistant have resigned after a four-year-old girl was left alone on a school bus.
State House Prayer Suit Thrown Out On Appeal
(CHICAGO) - A federal appeals court has thrown out the lawsuit which banned specifically Christian prayer from the Indiana House.
Brothers Break Into Home, Beat Woman With Golf Club
(LAPEL) - Police say two brothers broke into a 60-year-old cancer patient’s home in lapel and beat her with a golf club when she refused to turn over her painkillers.
Governor Gets Into Halloween Spirit
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Governor Mitch Daniels plans to dress as an Indy Racing League pit crew member as he hands out goodies to trick-or-treaters at the governor’s residence on Halloween.
Man Dies Attempting To Break Into Ex-Wife's Home
(LAFAYETTE) - Police say man who attempted to enter his ex-wife’s Lafayette home through a basement window got stuck and suffocated.
Gary Man Receives Maximum Sentence For Killing Family Members
(CROWN POINT) - A Gary man has been sentenced to the maximum 180 years in prison for the murders of his aunt and a cousin and the attempted murder of another cousin.
Van Rolls, Instantly Kills 4-Year-Old Girl
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A van rolled over a curb and struck a 4-year-old Indianapolis girl as she stood near a change machine at a car wash.
Terre Haute Police Take Mayor's Comment As Threat
(TERRE HAUTE) - Some Terre Haute police union members took Mayor Kevin Burke’s words during a recent event as a threat, the union president said.
Muncie Man Released On Bail...And Arrested Again
(MUNCIE) - Police arrested a Muncie man Friday after a woman said he punched her in the face - because she didn’t want to have sex with him.
Man Found With Loaded Gun At Indy Airport
(INDIANAPOLIS) - An Indianapolis man got caught with a loaded gun at the airport Sunday.
Man's Driving Priviledges Taken Away For Second Time
(MUNCIE) - A Muncie man has had his driving privileges suspended for life - again.
Man Stabs, Kills Grandmother
(NEW CASTLE) - A Henry County man is facing murder charges for fatally stabbing his 84-year-old grandmother.
Convicted Murder Waits For New Trial
(UNDATED) - It’s now up to the Indiana Court of Appeals as to whether convicted murderer Charles Boney should get a new trial.
It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas... In Bluffton
(BLUFFTON) - It’s an early Christmas in Bluffton and it will stay that way until spring.
Jeffersonville Students Light Up Press Box
(JEFFERSONVILLE) - Three Jeffersonville High School students have been jailed for allegedly burning the Red Devils’ soccer press box, officials said Friday.
Restaurant Shooting Results In Man's Death
(MARION) - One man died and another was critically injured in an early morning shooting in the Icehouse Restaurant in Marion Saturday.
Boat Owner Dies During Lake Dive
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A Monticello diver and owner of an entertainment boat died Saturday morning at Methodist Hospital, four days after he had been injured while working underwater at a dam at Lake Shafer.
Computer Kiosk Increases Commissary Traffic
(KOKOMO) - Starting a couple of weeks ago, inmates at the Howard County Criminal Justice Center saw an increase in the commissary items, like candy and snack foods, they can buy.
College Student On Bond After Accused Of Killing Newborn
(LOUISVILLE, KY) - The 19-year-old accused of murdering her newborn baby is out of jail.
Two Teens Arrested For Bomb Threats
(CLINTON) - Indiana State Police hope the recent arrests of two South Vermillion High School students will deter residents from making bomb threats.
"Hands Around Tech" Rally This Wednesday
(INDIANAPOLIS) - In recent weeks, fliers promoting the KKK have been found on school property at Arsenal Tech High School in Indianapolis.
Teen To Serve 131 Years For Rape And Carjackings
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A 19-year-old is headed to prison for the rest of his life.
Woman Pays Child For Silence Against Husband
(LOGANSPORT) - A Royal Center woman has been charged with trying to bribe a child to recant a molesting allegation against her husband.
Little League Coach Charged With Molesting
(CROWN POINT) - A Gary little league coach has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for having sex with a 13-year-old girl on his team.
Noose Found Hanging On ISU Campus
(TERRE HAUTE) - A rope resembling a noose was found hanging in a tree outside a building on the Indiana State University campus in Terre Haute.
Real Emergency Interrupts Hospital Drill
(RICHMOND) - A drill at Richmond’s Reid Hospital went well for about an hour — until the event was interrupted by a real emergency.
Watch Out For Deer On Roads, Says Biologist
(UNDATED) - It’s that time of year again when motor vehicle accidents with deer go up.
FFA Members Plant Trees In Indy Area
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Nearly 200 FFA members planted trees and shrubs along the Fall Creek Corridor in Indianapolis as a part of the Second Annual National FFA Days of Service.
College Student Gives Birth In Dorm Room
(LOUISVILLE, KY.) - A Bellarmine University student has been arrested on a murder charge after she gave birth to a child in her dorm room.
South Bend Officer Resigns After Facing Cocaine Charges
(SOUTH BEND) - A South Bend police officer indicted on federal cocaine charges has resigned.
INDOT Holds Meeting For Interstate Expansion
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana Dept. of Transportation held a public information meeting Wednesday night on the added travel lanes project at I-465 and I-69 on the northeast side of Indianapolis.
24-Counties Report Viral Encephalitis In Horses
(UNDATED) - Twenty-four horses in 17 Indiana counties have tested positive for a viral encephalitis that is spread by mosquitoes.
Rep. Murphy May Face Charges In Alleged Hit-And-Run
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A special prosecutor is expected to be appointed in the hit-and-run case against State Representative Mike Murphy.
Man Burns Daughter With Lighter, Charged With Battery
(LAFAYETTE) - A man is facing battery charges for allegedly burning his stepdaughter with a lighter because she forgot to bring pencils home from school.
Truss Bridge Closed Near Corydon
(CORYDON) - A 90-year-old bridge in Southern Indiana has been closed because of safety concerns.
Centerville Woman Died Of Natural Causes, Says Coroner
(RICHMOND) - A coroner says an 18-year-old Centerville woman died of natural causes six days after her sister was murdered.
Cargo Jet Emergency Lands In Evansville
(EVANSVILLE) - A faulty sensor caused a cargo jet this morning to make an emergency landing at Evansville Regional Airport this morning.
Former Officer Caught In Sex Sting
(BOWLING GREEN, KY.) - A former Hebron reserve police officer has been charged in a sex sting filmed by Dateline NBC’s “To Catch A Predator.”
Students Infected With Staph Still In School
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Several students in IPS have the same rare form of staph that has a substitute teacher in quarantine.
Daniels Proposes Sales Tax Increase To Relieve Property Tax
(STATEHOUSE) - Governor Mitch Daniels is proposing a sweeping property tax restructuring plan that his administration says would cut property taxes in half and lower homeowner bills by about a third on average statewide.
Bullets Pass Through School Cafeteria Windows
(BRAZIL, IN) - State police say at least three gunshots were fired last week at a Western Indiana Elementary School.
Jury Duty Numbers Rise After New Contempt Law Takes Effect
(INDIANAPOLIS) - More people than usual showed up for jury duty Monday at the Marion County Courthouse in Downtown Indianapolis.
Invalid Arrest Claims To Pass Through Indiana Supreme Court
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether arrests made by the new Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department are invalid.
Law Firm Claims Naming Rights To Colts Stadium Lounge
(INDIANAPOLIS) - An Indianapolis law firm which played a key role in luring the Colts from Baltimore will lend its name to one of the club lounges in the new Lucas Oil Stadium.
Indy AAA Office To Offer Titling Services
(INDIANAPOLIS) - 17 years after the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles severed its connection with the AAA Hoosier Motor Club, an Indianapolis AAA office will offer titling and registration services again.
Santa Claus Officials Argue Over Water Rates
(SANTA CLAUS) - It took more than three hours of public comment that ended with a unanimous vote to increase the water rates within the town of Santa Claus, Indiana.
Officials Detail RCA Dome's Eventual Demise
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority has unveiled plans for demolishing the RCA Dome to make room for the Indiana Convention Center expansion, which is expected to begin in spring/summer of 2008.
Westside Indy Robberies Occur 45 Minutes Apart
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Two different suspects robbed two banks in 45 minutes on the Westside of Indianapolis.
Judge Releases Muncie Man After 8 Years In Prison
(MUNCIE) - A judge has shortened the sentence of a Muncie man who killed his girlfriend with a gunshot to the face.
Duke Energy Proposes Increasing Efficiency Programs
(PLAINFIELD) - Duke Energy filed a request Friday with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to increase energy savings it gets from its efficiency programs for Indiana consumers.
5 Dead, 11 Others Hurt In Interstate Accident
(MUNCIE) - Five members of an Amish family are dead and eleven others hurt following an interstate van crash Sunday afternoon near Muncie.
Muncie Birthday Prank Goes Bad
(MUNCIE) - Three students and an adult counselor at a Muncie boarding school for the academically gifted face charges in connection with a birthday prank.
Wife Suing Posey County And Bike Club For Husbands Death
(EVANSVILLE) - A woman is suing Posey County, the Evansville Bicycle Club, and the driver she says killed her husband last year.
Police Looking for Female Bank Robber
(NEWTOWN) - Police in the small Fountain County town of Newtown are searching for a woman they say robbed a bank.
Jury Duty No-Shows Could Face Charges
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Skipping jury duty in Marion County could land you in jail.
Stroms Close Spencer County Bridge
(SPENCER COUNTY) - Last nights storms caused state police in Jasper to close down the SR-161 bridge in Spencer County that crosses into Owensboro, Kentucky.
Heartland Film Festival Features Big Names
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indy’s Heartland Film Festival opens today.
Suspected Drug Money Found In SUV Compartment
(CROWN POINT) - Lake County police say a secret compartment found in a sport-utility vehicle pulled over for speeding contained $440,000 in cash.
Fog May Have Caused Wreck Involving Semi, State Trooper
(BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY) - State police suspect early morning fog may have been a contributing factor in a wreck that involved a semi and 3 other vehicles, including a state police squad car.
Health Officials: No Connection In E. Coli Cases
(NEW ALBANY) - Floyd County health officials are investigating a possible case of E. coli infection at a school involving a student who lives outside the county.
Blood Center Running Low On Certain Blood Type
(UNDATED) - The Indiana Blood Center is in critical need of type O-negative blood.
Couple Video Tapes Themselves In Front Of Child
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Police say an Indianapolis couple had sex in front of the mother’s two-year-old daughter and video taped it.
Carmel Annexation Gets Interesting
(CARMEL) - Another Hamilton County neighborhood may soon become part of Carmel.
No Charges In Police Officer Assault
(MUNCIE) - A Delaware County grand jury will not pursue criminal charges against a police officer who used his gun to strike a man he found inside his adult daughter’s home.
New State Police Hit The Streets
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Members of the largest recruit class in state police history have gotten their patrol.
Property Tax Solution Coming, Says Daniels
(UNDATED) - He’s said it before, but the governor promises to have his plan for a property tax fix ready to unveil by the end of the month.
100-MPH Police Chase Ends Safely
(ELKHART) - A chase involving Elkhart County Police ended after several hours and speeds reaching 100-miles-per-hour.
Secretary Steals From Company, Faces Charges
(ELWOOD) - A Jonesboro couple have been charged with embezzling 700-thousand dollars from an Elwood manufacturer.
Lifeguard Charged With Voyeurism
(LAFAYETTE) - A Red Cross lifeguard instructor has pleaded guilty to videotaping girls in the Lafayette Jeff locker room.
Guilty Plea For Man Who Plowed Through Motorcyclists
(CRAWFORDSVILLE) - Prosecutors say a Wingate man will plead guilty next month to being on cocaine and marijuana when he plowed into a group of motorcyclists and killed three of them.
Bloomington Shooting Causes Scare At IUPUI
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The standoff with police in Bloomington caused some brief concern inside a classroom 50 miles away at IUPUI.
Arizona Prisoner Faces Additional Murder Charges
(KOKOMO) - Kokomo police have charged a man in a murder and kidnapping that occurred on January 21st, 2003.
Police Claim Homicide In ISU Student Death
(TERRE HAUTE) - The investigation continues into what happened to Scott Javins.
Police Capture Suspects Before Robbery
(JENNINGS COUNTY) - Two Scott County men are in the Jennings County Jail after they were arrested for allegedly planning a burglary.
Meth Taken Off Streets During Raid
(NORTH VERNON) - North Vernon police took a large amount of methamphetamine off the streets following a raid Monday night.
Couple Found Burned Inside Home
(CEDAR LAKE) - The bodies of a man and woman were found inside the charred remains of a Cedar Lake home that burned to the ground.
Fallen Officer Laid To Rest
(SHELBYVILLE) - Hundreds of people turned out to say good-bye to a fallen Shelbyville police officer.
Female Fugitive Captured After 35 Years
(UNDATED) - An Indiana fugitive sentenced to life in prison for murder and escaped from the Indiana women’s prison 35 years ago has been recaptured.
Cows Die From Eating Too Much, Says Purdue
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Purdue says 12 cows on a New Washington farm died of from eating too much soybean feed. The farm had switched feeds because of dry conditions.
30 Bags Of Weed Seized In Drug Bust
(MARTINSVILLE) - State police have busted a big marijuana-growing operation.
AWOL Mailman Faces Federal Charges
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A Greenfield mailman has been charged with obstructing the mail, three months after he abandoned his truck.
Passenger Killed When Teen Crashes Auto Into Squad Car
(COLUMBIA CITY) - A 21-year-old Columbia City man was killed when the car he was riding in crashed into a police car.
Teen Shoots Gun At High School, Then Runs
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A scary morning at Manual High School in Indianapolis.
Confessed Murderer Appeals Conviction
(MADISON) - The woman who confessed to being the teenage ringleader in the 1992 torture killing of a 12-year-old Southern Indiana girl is claiming her lawyers did a poor job and wants her guilty plea thrown out.
Pot Pie Salmonella Investigation Continues
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana State Department of Health continues to investigate reports of salmonella poisoning linked to Banquet pot pies and generic varieties produced by Conagra.
INDOT Looks At Interstate Reconfiguration
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation will present initial plans to reconfigure some heavily traveled interchanges that produce huge backups of traffic each day on the northeast side of Indianapolis.
Fiery Columbus Crash Claims Second Life
(COLUMBUS) - A 19-year-old Columbus man has died from injuries he suffered in a fiery head-on collision on SR-11.
Mother Stole Life Insurance Money Of Fallen Soldier, Son
(VALPARAISO) - A Portage woman who admitted to stealing 250-thousand in life insurance money after her son died in Iraq will spend eight years of probation.
Former State Trooper Appeals Murder Conviction
(UNDATED) - Defense attorneys for former Indiana state trooper David Camm, are taking their case to the state Supreme Court.
Remains Of ISU Student Found After 5 Years
(TERRE HAUTE) - A Vigo County official confirms human remains found in a car pulled from the Wabash River are those of Scott Javins.
Teen Accused Of Sex Crime, Despite Illness
(LAFAYETTE) - A Lafayette teenager, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, could spend the next 20 years in prison.
Shelbyville Man To Serve Time For Sex-Offense
(SHELBYVILLE) - A Shelbyville man who brought rope and condoms to a home - in hopes of romancing a 15-year-old girl, will spend the next three years in prison.
State To Add Truck-Only Lanes On I-70
(UNDATED) - Indiana, and three other states could one day see truck-only lanes.
Man Flees Police, Crashes Into Church
(INDIANAPOLIS) - It was like a scene out of an action movie Friday morning on Indianapolis’ north side.
Former Superintendent Charged With Exposure
(GREENWOOD) - A former Indiana school superintendent has been charged with exposing himself to an undercover officer in a Greenwood park restroom.
Monday Funeral For Fallen Shelbyville Officer
(SHELBYVILLE) - The Shelbyville police officer killed by a flying tire on I-74 will be laid to rest Monday.
The Gipper's Body Exhumed For DNA Testing
(LAURIUM, MICH.) - The Gipper’s grave has been dug up.
Chemical Companies Take On "Good Neighbor" Policy During Spills
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Chemical companies are pledging to be good neighbors when it comes to dealing with the public during an emergency. This good neighbor policy was started in 1997.
Sergeant Accused Of Sexual Advances On Recruits
(NOBLESVILLE) - He was a sergeant in the Indiana National Guard who took advantage of his young charges. Now, he’s facing 11 years in prison as part of a plea agreement.
Slots Machines Seized In Gaming Police Raids
(KENDALLVILLE) - Indiana’s new gaming police have carried out their first raids.
Mother Leaves Children On Highway, Then Collides With Semi
(AUBURN) - A Garrett woman may face charges after she allegedly deposited her three young children on the side of the highway, then crashed into a semi.
Shelbyville Officer Killed On Interstate
(SHELBYVILLE) - A highway accident has killed a Shelbyville police officer.
Police: Westfield Officer Shook Down Latino Drivers
(NOBLESVILLE) - A Westfield police officer is facing charges of shaking down Latino drivers.
Hobart Man Fires Gun Into Ceiling, Faces Charges
(HOBART) - Jose Jimenez of Hobart thought his wife was cheating on him, and he figured the other man was hiding in the attic. So he fired several shots through his own ceiling, then called police.
Nurses Salaries Higher Than Supervisors, Court Of Appeals Says
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana Court of Appeals says the state can pay nurses at state hospitals more than their supervisors if it wants to.
Father Demanding Gary Police Chief's Resignation
(GARY) - The father of a Gary teenager whose body lay undiscovered for hours after a car crash is demanding Police Chief Thomas Houston’s resignation.
West Nile And EEE Cases Prominent Throughout The State
(UNDATED) - The State Health Department is warning Hoosiers of the presence of two serious mosquito-borne illnesses in Indiana: West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).
Auto Theft Cases In Indiana Rise
(UNDATED) - The insurance industry in Indiana has released the list of the most-stolen vehicles in the state.
Man Charged In Mysterious Death Of Centerville Teen
(RICHMOND) - Charges have been filed against the boyfriend of one of the two Centerville teens that were found mysteriously dead.
Indiana State Police Shut Down Santa Claus Meth Lab
(SANTA CLAUS) - Indiana state police shut down a Santa Claus meth lab yesterday after being led there by a tip.
Central Indiana Energy Bills To Drop This Winter
(UNDATED) - Heating your home in Central Indiana this winter should be cheaper this year.
Purdue Lab Investigating Death Of Clark County Cattle
(JASPER) - A Purdue lab is investigating what caused a dozen cows to die suddenly on a farm in new Washington.
Portage Man Confesses To Nearly 100 Buglaries
(PORTAGE) - Police say a Portage man has confessed to 93 burglaries in Porter and Lake counties.
Arizona Couple Forced To Land In Southern Indiana, Enjoy Sights
(HUNTINGBURG) - When Gary Bailey set out for a vacation in the northeast he and his wife boarded their experimental plane and left the Vail, Arizona airport on October 4th with their first stop planned in Southern Indiana.
Spencer County Welcomes Visitors To Lincoln's Boyhood Home
(SPENCER COUNTY) - The nation will celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday in 2009, but his boyhood home of Spencer County, Indiana, is gearing up now with its Lincoln-themed attractions and a series of new billboards to promote it all.
Married Couple Found Badly Decomposed
(NEW CARLISLE) - Autopsy results show two people found dead in their home appeared to have died from natural causes.
Officials Stop Personal Use Of Indy Vehicles
(INDIANAPOLIS) - No more using city and county cars for personal use.
Tippecanoe County Looking To Open Juvenile Jail
(LAFAYETTE) - The Tippecanoe County commissioners are considering leasing a vacant building and turning it into a juvenile jail.
Teenage Girl Dies In Auto Collision
(THORNTOWN) - A crash in Boone County has claimed the life of a 13-year-old girl.
Post Office Educates Hoosiers On Internet Fraud
(UNDATED) - The U.S. Post Office and the Postal Inspection Service are coordination a partnership with 20 public and private organizations to educate the public about fraud that comes over your computer.
Hoosiers Receive Rebate For Geothermal Heat Pump Installations
(UNDATED) - Hoosier homeowners concerned about the environment and rising cost of fuel can participate in a program that will help them replace their traditional heating and cooling system with a geothermal heat pump.
Charges Dropped After Recruit Drops And Gives 50
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A prosecutor dropped charges against a defendant Friday after the man dropped down and did 50 push-ups.
Daniels Property Tax Plan Will Not Completely Eliminate Tax
(UNDATED) - Governor Daniels says a property tax relief plan he’ll unveil later this month will not call for outright elimination of the tax.
Hayride Collides With Truck, Several Sent To Hospitals
(WILLIAMSBURG) - A tractor towing a wagon for a nearly 30-person hayride Saturday evening collided with a pick-up truck.
Muncie Man's Appeal Of A Life Sentence Fails
(MUNCIE) - A Muncie man serving a life prison term has failed in his bid to pursue an appeal of the sentence he received nearly a dozen years ago.
Teen Killed In Collision With Bus
(MARION) - A collision with a Marion area public transportation bus killed a woman Saturday morning.
Study Shows Tobacco Retailers Checking IDs More Frequently
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Retailers are getting caught less often selling tobacco to minors.
Indy Man To Complete 50 State Marathon Goal
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A 75-year-old Indianapolis man will fulfill his dream Sunday of running marathons in all 50 states.
Horses Found Malnourished, Owner Under Investigation
(KNOX) - Dozens of horses in Starke County were rescued Friday by the Starke County sheriff’s department.
Mother Of Fallen Solider Claims Mistreatment
(CARMEL) - A Carmel mother who’s son died last month says she’s upset about the treatment he received while in an army transition unit.
Police Seek Public Help In Murder Investigation
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indianapolis metro homicide investigators are looking into the city’s latest murder.
State Police Investigation Nets 1 For Child Solicitation
(DERBY) - Indiana state police concluded a long investigation into accusations of child solicitation yesterday with the arrest of a Perry County man.
Indiana Drunk Driving Dragnet Tallies 11,000 Arrests
(UNDATED) - The Governor’s Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving, and the Traffic Safety Division of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute released results of the “Over the Limit, Under Arrest” campaign against drunk drivers.
Fort Wayne Water Utility And City Officials Butt Heads
(FORT WAYNE) - Officials with Aqua Indiana say they are bracing for more battles with the city of Fort Wayne.
Marion Doctor And Wife Die In Georgia Plane Crash
(MARION) - A Marion doctor and his wife are dead following a plane crash near Hinesville, Georgia.
Over Half Of Hoosiers See Tax Situation As A "Crisis"
(INDIANAPOLIS) - An Indiana Chamber of Commerce poll finds 56-percent of Hoosiers consider Indiana’s property tax situation a “crisis.”
Man Kills Ex-Wife, Killed After Police Chase
(TERRE HAUTE) - Authorities say a Terre Haute woman was shot and killed by her ex-husband outside a hotel Wednesday night.
Results Released From Drunk Driving Crackdown
(UNDATED) - The Governor’s Council on Impaired & Dangerous Driving and the Traffic Safety Division of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute announced today the results of the recently concluded “Drunk Driving. Over The Limit. Under arrest” Labor Day crackdown.
Indy Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking Charges
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The FBI has announced the guilty plea of former Indianapolis Metro Police reserve officer Christopher Spaulding on drug trafficking-related charges.
Power Plants Must Cut Mercury Emissions, Says Board
(UNDATED) - A state board has ordered Indiana power plants to cut mercury emissions by two-thirds, amid criticism that the state should have gone further.
More Families Eligible For State-Funded Child Care
(UNDATED) - Indiana is making more families eligible for state-funded child care.
Crank Calls To Police On The Rise
(INDIANAPOLIS) - It’s an old problem that’s making a comeback - crank calling the police.
Police Treating Boy's Fall As Accident
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A 2-year-old boy is in critical condition after Indianapolis police say he fell from a third-story apartment window.
Madison County Bridge To Be Taken Down, Rebuilt Elsewhere
(ANDERSON) - An old bridge in Madison County that has been closed for several years will be taken down, restored and reused somewhere else.
Award Winning Mobile Cyber Lab Busts Online Criminals
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - As online criminals get more sophisticated, Indiana State Police investigators are too.
Bats Friendly To Indiana's Ecosystem
(MUNCIE) - You see a lot of bats this time of year—most in the form of scary Halloween decorations. But a Ball State professor says bats are nothing to be afraid of.
Gleaners Food Bank Gets Help Feeding Low-Income Kids
(UNDATED) - The Indiana chapter of Meeting Professionals International is partnering with Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana to collect meals for children in low-income areas.
Indy Boy Falls From Third Story Window
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A two-year old Indianapolis boy is in critical condition after falling from a third-floor window Tuesday evening.
Minister Dies In Hit-And-Run
(NEW CASTLE) - Henry County police are searching for the driver of a Ford F-150 pickup truck believed to have caused a Monday traffic accident that claimed a Muncie minister’s life.
St. Vincent Lab Tech Accused Of Biting Boy
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Marion County prosecutor’s office has filed battery charges against a lab technician accused of biting a 3-year-old boy.
Boyfriend Claims Innocence In Mysterious Centerville Deaths
(CAMBRIDGE CITY) - The boyfriend of a Centerville woman is telling an area newspaper he had nothing to do with the mysterious deaths of his girlfriend and her younger sister.
Girl Walking To School Dies After Auto Collision
(LAFAYETTE) - A five-year-old girl is dead after being hit by a car in Lafayette Tuesday morning.
Retirees Prepare "World's Largest Christmas Tree"
(INDIANAPOLIS) - It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, at least in the swine barn at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Indy Reserve Officer Gets 30 Years Behind Bars
(INDIANAPOLIS) - An Indianapolis metro reserve police officer convicted of dealing marijuana in uniform has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Indy Bus Shelters Adorned With Rose Petals
(INDIANAPOLIS) - IndyGo riders are doing a double take at the downtown bus shelters — each one has been filled with red rose petals.
Farmers Face Pumpkin Production Slowdown
(UNDATED) - Pumpkin production is predicted to be down for the second straight year. But Indiana horticulture experts say the picture is much prettier in our state.
2 Men Arrested After 1 Allegedly Strikes Trooper
(MARENGO) - Two young Crawford County men were arrested early Saturday morning after making a routine traffic stop worse.
Attorney General: No Need To Re-Up Do-Not-Call Entry
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter has released a statement saying Hoosiers on the state Do-Not-Call list do not need to re-register as those on the federal list do.
Muncie Man Pleads Guilty For Cross Burning
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - A Muncie man has pled guilty in federal court to conspiring to violate the civil rights of a woman and her 3 bi-racial children by burning a cross in her front yard.
Farmers Sell Carbon Credits To Earn Extra Dough
(UNDATED) - Indiana farmers who practice good land management in storing carbon dioxide are learning how they can make extra money by selling it.
Commission To Discuss Property Tax System
(UNDATED) - A state commission will discuss specific solutions to Indiana’s property tax system.
Funeral Set For Fallen Indiana National Guardsmen
(CARMEL) - Funeral services are set for today for a Central Indiana soldier who died of injuries suffered during combat in Iraq.
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