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NTSB official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident. …
EC man found dead in SUV in Gary
An East Chicago man was found shot to death in his SUV early Saturday morning in Gary. Dvae Haynes, 24, suffered a gunshot wound to the head in an apparent homicide, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. Around 12:22 a.m., Gary Police were called …
Last-minute fortune seekers snap up Powerball tickets for shot at $600M
DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s all about the odds. With four out of every five possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game’s highest jackpot, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars — and that’s after taxes. …
ISU opens interactive exhibit of the Bayh family
TERRE HAUTE — A new interactive display that documents the lives and accomplishments of Indiana’s politically prominent Bayh family has opened at Indiana State University, the western Indiana school linked to several generations of the clan. About 250 Indiana Democrats and others attended Friday’s dedication …
Marion County Jail leads nation in inmate sex abuse: Report
INDIANAPOLIS — Inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation’s highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards, according to a new federal report based on surveys of inmates at U.S. jails and prisons. The report by the …
How they voted
WASHINGTON — This is how Northwest Indiana’s congressional delegation — U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski, Republican, and Peter J. Visclosky, Democrat, and U.S. Sens. Joe Donnelly, Democrat, and Dan Coats, Republican — voted on key legislation last week. House BLUE ALERT NETWORK: The House passed the …
Fire damages buildings near Greencastle square
GREENCASTLE (AP) — Fire badly damaged several buildings Friday near the courthouse square in Greencastle, with flames shooting through the roofs as firefighters from several communities were called in to the central Indiana city to help.
IU Health surgically removes sugary drinks from hospitals
INDIANAPOLIS — A major Indiana hospital system has started removing all sugary drinks from its cafeterias, vending machines and gift shops. Indiana University Health implemented the change this week at its hospitals in downtown Indianapolis and Fishers and plans to eventually also do so at …
Davison earns Eagle Scout status
Landon Davison, a senior at Valparaiso High School, recently completed his final Eagle Scout project at Opportunity Enterprises’ Appletree Group Home, where he built a 21-foot wheelchair ramp leading from the back deck of the home into the backyard. “I must say that I underestimated …
Man gets 145 days for throwing punch that killed Beverly teen on Indiana beach
A Chicago man was sentenced to 145 days behind bars Thursday after admitting his role in a deadly Indiana brawl that claimed the life of Kevin Kennelly Jr., of Beverly, on an Indiana beach in July 2011.
Semi hits school bus carrying special-needs kids on I-65
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A school bus carrying special-needs students rolled over Thursday on a highway near Indianapolis, injuring a dozen people including five children, state police said. Indiana State Police spokesman Rich Myers said a semi was changing lanes on Interstate 65 near Zionsville about …
Dems rally behind White House on Benghazi
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats rallied behind President Barack Obama in the long-running, bitter dispute over the administration’s handling of the Benghazi attack, arguing that the White House’s latest email disclosure undermines Republican claims of a cover-up. “Let’s be honest about what’s happening here,” Foreign Relations …
2nd-grader calls 911 after waking in empty school
ANDERSON (AP) — A central Indiana school district is reviewing how a sleeping second-grader could have been left alone in a room for hours after school had let out. Joyce Larry said her 8-year-old son, Damarion, was left alone in a room Tuesday afternoon at …
Court upholds Indiana’s limit on civil damages
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld the state law limiting punitive damages awarded in civil lawsuits and directs most of that money to a state victims fund. The court ruled 5-0 that the limit still applied, even in a case involving child …
Overlay system backed for Indiana’s 812 area code
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s utility consumer advocate is recommending that regulators establish a new telephone area code that would overlap the existing 812 code that covers roughly the southern third of the state. The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor said Thursday that similar overlay …
Chief Justice Roberts to speak at La Lumiere commencement
LAPORTE (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will return to Indiana to give the commencement speech at the Roman Catholic boarding school he graduated from in 1973. Roberts is scheduled to speak at the May 24 graduation ceremony at La Lumiere School …
