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FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe had knife
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said. Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old mixed martial arts fighter, was gunned …
Woman fights stigma attached to mental illness
Three years after a movie depicted the friendship between Nathaniel Anthony Ayers and Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez, Ayers’ sister, Jennifer Ayers-Moore, said the reality of her brother living with schizophrenia goes on with challenges and victories that no film crew documents. “He is …
Fort Wayne schools want 3rd party to review ISTEP
FORT WAYNE (AP) — Indiana’s largest school district says it won’t accept results of this year’s standardized testing until an independent third party validates the scores. Fort Wayne Community Schools announced its position Wednesday in response to computer crashes and delays that frustrated many students …
45 Wawasee students hurt in chain-reaction Ind. bus crash
NORTH WEBSTER (AP) — Kosciusko County authorities say more than 45 middle and high school students were injured and a bus driver was seriously hurt in a chain-reaction crash involving four school buses. Kosciusko Community Hospital spokeswoman Joy Lohse says 43 people injured in the …
Indy mayor suspends land bank after indictments
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard suspended a city program that sells vacant and tax-delinquent properties a day after federal prosecutors indicted two of its top officials for allegedly accepting bribes and kickbacks. Ballard said Wednesday that FBI officials informed him only days prior …
Indiana accepting nominations for service awards
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives is seeking nominations for the Governor’s Service Awards. The award honors residents and volunteer groups for their work in a series of categories including corporate service, youth service and national service. Nominations are due by …
92-year-old woman found in house during meth raid
MUNCIE (AP) — State police say troopers found a 92-year-old woman inside a home where methamphetamine was being produced. An agency meth squad went to the home on Muncie’s south side on Tuesday, and officers report that they encountered overwhelming fumes from an active meth …
Henryville tornado survivors planning Oklahoma aid
HENRYVILLE (AP) — Some survivors of a deadly tornado that hit a southern Indiana town last year are making plans to help the Oklahoma community torn apart by a monstrous storm this week. Seeing video and pictures of the widespread damage in Moore, Okla., has …
Indiana presses ahead with I-69’s next section
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana is pressing ahead with its search for a private company to finance and build a 21-mile section of the Interstate 69 extension that will eventually run from Evansville to Indianapolis. State officials said Wednesday they’ll ask interested companies to demonstrate they’re …
Search for Okla. tornado survivors nearly complete
MOORE, Okla. — Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children. …
BMV says it may have overcharged for licenses
Indiana’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles, responding to a class-action lawsuit, said it “may have inadvertently” overcharged drivers for licenses. The department made the acknowledgement in a response to the lawsuit that alleges Indiana collected up to $30 million more than it should have by charging …
EPA adds Martinsville site to top Superfund list
MARTINSVILLE (AP) — A hazardous waste site that threatens the drinking water supply in the south-central Indiana city of Martinsville has been added to the federal government’s highest priority cleanup list. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it’s added to its National Priorities List …
Damage surveys show 2 weak tornadoes hit Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The National Weather Service says storm surveys show two weak tornadoes struck central Indiana. It says an EF0 tornado occurred around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday just south of the Putnam County town of Roachdale and was on the ground for less than a …
Group claims Ball State prof teaching creationism
MUNCIE (AP) — Ball State University is investigating an atheist organization’s complaint that one of the professors at the Indiana college is teaching religion rather than science. The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a formal objection to Eric Hedin’s teaching with university officials. Hedin …
Camera keeps eye on new South Bend falcon chick
SOUTH BEND (AP) — Guinevere is a mom again. The first of four eggs laid by South Bend’s female peregrine falcon hatched over the weekend, and the South Bend Tribune reports wildlife experts hope the others arrive by the end of the week. This is …
Howard County sued by arrested Occupy protesters
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Occupy protesters are suing sheriff’s officers in Howard County who they say shoved one of them roughly into a wall and arrested them when they entered the county courthouse. The two Occupy Kokomo demonstrators were arrested in January 2012 after the …
