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• Indiana court: School vouchers give parents choice

  March 26, 2013 10:47 AM

  INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Supreme Court says the state's school voucher law primarily benefits families, not schools or religious institutions. The court upheld the law Tuesday. The justices rejected the argument that the law violates the state constitution's ban on public funds going to religious institutions, saying any benefit to... more »

• Notre Dame AD encouraging Te'o to speak publicly

  January 18, 2013 12:51 PM

  SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick says he is encouraging linebacker Manti Te'o to speak publicly about being the victim of a hoax involving a dead girlfriend who never existed. Swarbrick says he believes Te'o has to explain exactly how he was duped into an online... more »

• Top-ranked Duke, former No. 1 Indiana in action

  December 19, 2012 10:40 AM

  UNDATED - Duke is in action tonight for the first time since climbing to the top of the Associated Press men's basketball poll. The Blue Devils carry a season-opening nine-game winning streak into their game against visiting Cornell. No. 11 Cincinnati takes on Xavier for the first time since their... more »

• Ind. man charged for threats to wife, school

  December 18, 2012 5:19 PM

  INDIANAPOLIS - A judge has set bond at $100,000 for an Indiana man charged with threatening a school massacre and telling his wife he would stab her with a screwdriver and kill her children and grandchildren. Sixty-year-old Von Meyer of Cedar Lake has been charged with intimidation, domestic battery and... more »

• No surprises so far in presidential race

  November 6, 2012 7:20 PM

  WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney has won in Indiana, a state won by President Barack Obama four years ago. Romney is also the winner in South Carolina, a state where Obama is deeply unpopular. Those states have 20 electoral votes between them. Obama has won his home state of Illinois, as... more »

• 40 indicted in drug ring run from Indiana prisons

  August 23, 2012 12:33 PM

  INDIANAPOLIS - Two inmates housed at different Indiana prisons are accused of running a drug ring thanks to cellphones smuggled in by guards. A federal indictment unsealed Wednesday charges 40 people in connection with a scheme that involved methamphetamine, heroin and other drugs. The indictment also alleges that prison guards... more »

• FDA names Ind. farm tied to salmonella in melons

  August 23, 2012 7:39 AM

  OWENSVILLE, Ind. - The Food and Drug Administration has identified a southern Indiana farm that produces cantaloupes linked to a deadly salmonella outbreak and says the operation has recalled its melons. The FDA says Chamberlain Farms of Owensville could be one source of the multi-state outbreak. A Chamberlain... more »

• Indiana father admits strapping kids to car hood

  July 10, 2012 12:52 PM

  FORT WAYNE, Ind. - A northern Indiana man has pleaded guilty to several charges after driving three blocks with four children strapped to his car's hood while he was intoxicated. Twenty-nine-year-old Aaron Stefanski of Fort Wayne accepted a plea agreement with prosecutors Monday. Stefanski was arrested in May after someone... more »

• Gambling Grandma found in Minden

  June 8, 2012 8:00 PM

  A grandmother accused of stealing and gambling $97,000 from her grandson's college fund was found in Minden after authorities in Indiana charged her with theft. Seventy-three year old Edna Sue Pate may never return to face charges after authorities in Indiana said they won't have her brought back to face... more »

• La. police don't see link to missing Ind. student

  May 29, 2012 1:24 PM

  LAFAYETTE - A Lafayette Police Department spokesman says investigators don't believe there are links between their investigation of a missing female college student and a case in Bloomington, Ind. Cpl. Paul Mouton told The Associated Press that police aren't releasing the details that make them believe the disappearance of Michaela... more »

• Indiana missing girl case similar to Shunick disappearance Play Video

  May 28, 2012 10:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Authorities in Indiana are sharing information with cops in South Louisiana investigating the disappearance of 22-year-old Mickey Shunick. Shunick vanished a week ago, riding her bike in Lafayette where she attends college. Over the weekend, her bike was found in the water of Whiskey Bay, under the... more »

• Heat close out series with Pacers

  May 25, 2012 7:46 AM

  INDIANAPOLIS - Dwyane Wade scored 41 points, LeBron James added 28 and Miami finished off the Indiana Pacers, sending the Heat back to the Eastern Conference finals with a 105-93 victory in Game 6 on Thursday night. Miami wrapped up the best-of-7 series and will face either Boston or... more »

• Ind. man arrested with 4 kids strapped to car hood

  May 8, 2012 12:24 PM

  FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Police in northeast Indiana say a man who drove three blocks with four children strapped to the hood of his car has been arrested on a drunken driving charge. Fort Wayne police spokesman John Chambers says a witness called police Monday evening after seeing a man... more »

• School resumes for all from tornado-hit Ind. Town

  April 2, 2012 8:46 AM

  SCOTTSBURG, Ind. - Some 500 students are heading back to classes today for the first time since a tornado devastated their southern Indiana school a month ago. The Henryville Junior-Senior High School students are to arrive Monday morning at the Mid America Science Park in nearby Scottsburg, where conference rooms... more »

• Tornado-hit Indiana students hope to land concert

  March 20, 2012 12:51 PM

  INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana high school that was destroyed by tornadoes will soon find out if an online campaign, with support from students elsewhere, will land students a free Lady Antebellum prom performance. Schools from as far away as northern Wisconsin submitted YouTube videos urging the country trio to choose... more »

• Baby found alive in Indiana field after storms

  March 3, 2012 3:37 PM

  LOUISVILLE,KY - Police say a baby girl found alone in an Indiana field after Friday's massive, tornado-spawning storms has been identified and remains in critical condition at a Kentucky hospital. Kosair Children's Hospital spokesman Brian Rublein said Saturday that family members are at the hospital with her. He did not... more »

• Authorities: Extreme tornado damage in Indiana

  March 2, 2012 3:10 PM

  JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. - Authorities say tornadoes have left widespread damage in southern Indiana and a sheriff's official says at least one town is "completely gone." National Weather Service coordinator Bill Whitlock says the agency is tracking "extreme damage" in the Henryville area, about 20 miles north of Louisville, Ky. Clark... more »

• Babysitter charged in Indiana girl's death

  December 27, 2011 3:09 AM

  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Relatives of a 9-year-old girl who was found dead in northeast Indiana say the man suspected in her death was a trusted family friend. Mike Plumadore is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday on a murder charge in the death of Aliahna Lemmon, whose family... more »

• Sextortion Case

  September 14, 2011 7:34 PM

  A man released on bond for extorting a teen into sexual acts in Indiana is accused of victimizing other teens while he was out of jail. Trevor Shea of Mechanicsburg, Maryland agreed to plead guilty to charges of sexually exploiting children in both cases. Federal court documents say Shea coerced... more »

• Star Spangled College

  August 24, 2011 7:43 PM

  A small college in Indiana that stopped playing the national anthem at sporting events will now play "America the Beautiful" instead. Goshen College says "America the Beautiful" is a better fit with the pacifist beliefs and traditions of the school which is affiliated with the Mennonite Church. Some students and... more »

• Mom Accused of not Protecting Children

  July 27, 2011 7:44 PM

  The mom of a six year old shot and killed by his eleven year old brother is charged with neglect since she didn't protect her children from violence. Prosecutors in Martinsville, Indiana say Amanda Vadagrifft did not curb her son's behavior since he often threatened his siblings and allegedly held... more »

• Amish man accused of sexting 12-year-old Indiana girl

  June 22, 2011 12:25 PM

  CONNERSVILLE, Ind. - Police have arrested a 26-year-old Amish man from eastern Indiana who they say showed up in a horse and buggy for what he thought was a meeting to have sex with a 12-year-old girl. Willard Yoder of Milroy has been charged with four counts of child... more »

• Indiana teen pleads guilty to brother's strangling

  September 13, 2010 12:53 PM

  An Indiana teenager who police say strangled his 10-year-old brother to satisfy an urge he likened to hunger pleaded guilty to murder charges Monday, a court official said. Andrew Conley, 18, entered his plea as jury selection was to begin for his trial in the small Ohio River town... more »

• American Taliban wants Group Prayer at Prison

  September 1, 2010 7:49 PM

  American-born Taliban John Walker Lindh wants a federal judge to overturn a ban on group prayer at a maxium security federal prison in Indiana. The ACLU made the request on behalf of Lindh and another muslin prisoner Enaam Arnaout. The prisoners contend having to pray alone in their cells once... more »

• Indiana Rep. Souder says he'll resign over affair

  May 18, 2010 9:09 AM

  Indiana Republican Rep. Mark Souder says he'll resign from Congress effective Friday over an affair with a staffer. Souder says in a statement provided by his office that he has "sinned against God, my wife and my family by having a mutual relationship with a part-time member of my staff."... more »

• Man charged with filing multiple false disaster claims

  March 26, 2010 12:50 PM

  A Georgia man who claims he was the victim of hurricanes in Louisiana, tornadoes in Indiana and flooding in New Hampshire has been charged with fraud. Authorities say 30-year-old Desima James duped the government out of more than $30,000. He has been charged with filing more than 30... more »

• RV burns at gas station

  March 25, 2010 7:40 AM

  An Indiana couple's vacation came to an abrupt end in Terrebonne Parish when flames destroyed their RV after it caught fire at a gas station. According to The Courier, firefighters doused the vehicle with water and foam for about 30 minutes as it burned beneath the awning of the gas... more »

• Man buys Saints flag displayed by Indiana governor

  March 5, 2010 10:58 AM

  A New Orleans Saints flag that Indiana's governor displayed outside his office from losing a Super Bowl bet is heading to Louisiana after it sold in an online auction for $6,852. The governor's office says Bryan Bossier, Sr. of Alexandria won the flag as bids in the final 30 seconds... more »

• Indiana governor flies Saints flag for Super Bowl bet

  February 17, 2010 9:07 AM

  Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is flying a New Orleans Saints flag outside his Statehouse office after losing a friendly Super Bowl wager with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. Daniels' office says in a statement that the flag went on display Tuesday in the Statehouse atrium, where it will remain for a... more »