Latest Indiana Headlines
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BP Gas Recall Now 4.7M Gallons; Ohio, Southern Indiana Affected
Aug 31 2012 // BP says the size of its gasoline recall is now more than twice as large than previously reported at 4.7 million gallons distributed as far as southwestern Ohio and southern Indiana. BP spokesman Scott Dean said on Aug. 29...
Indiana Officials Looking Into BP Gasoline Recall
Aug 27 2012 // The Indiana attorney general’s office has opened an investigation to ensure BP quickly responds to consumers’ complaints about vehicles damaged by contaminated gasoline that was distributed from storage...
Central Indiana Glass Plant Faces $453K in Safety Fines
Aug 24 2012 // A central Indiana glass factory faces what the state workplace safety agency calls a record $453,000 in fines for violations that weren’t corrected after a worker’s death nearly two years ago. The Indiana...
Indiana Flood Walls Aim to Prevent Repeat of 2008
Aug 24 2012 // Floodwaters from Haw Creek cost Cummins Inc. an estimated $220 million dollars in property damage in 2008. The Indiana-based company is making an investment to make sure that never happens again. South of Haw Creek, near...
U.S. Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Indiana Farm Melons
Aug 23 2012 // U.S. health regulators said cantaloupe from Chamberlain Farms in Indiana may be one source of a multi-state outbreak of salmonella that has killed two people and sickened some 178 in the past month. The farm in Owensville...
All 92 Ind. Counties Now Farming Disaster Areas
Aug 17 2012 // The federal government has now declared all 92 Indiana counties as agricultural disaster areas following the state’s worst drought in decades. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has added 12 Indiana counties as...
Indiana Fair Remembers Stage Collapse 1 Year Later
Aug 15 2012 // The Indiana State Fair came to a standstill on the night of Aug. 13 to honor the victims of a deadly stage collapse one year ago that prompted sweeping overhauls of the fair’s emergency plan and new regulations for...
Overheated Food Trucks Raise Red Flags in Indiana
Aug 9 2012 // In recent weeks, “hot trucks” have made headlines as Indiana State Police found numerous food transport trucks driving with improper refrigeration for their loads. A new Indiana law that took effect in July...
Indiana Fair Victims Settlement Clause Designed to Shield State
Aug 9 2012 // Indiana lawmakers presented their decision to offer an additional $6 million to victims of a deadly stage collapse at last year’s state fair as a way to help those who weren’t adequately compensated by its...
Deadly Storms Inspire Indiana Shelter Inventors
Aug 7 2012 // When tornadoes tore through southern Indiana and other Midwest states in March, killing at least 13 people and nearly demolishing Henryville, Bob Gray and Steve Clingaman knew they were working on a project worth investing...
Indiana Physician Who Hid in Europe Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Jul 25 2012 // A former northwestern Indiana nose surgeon who was once the subject of an international dragnet before being captured on an Italian mountainside after five years on the run has pleaded guilty to 22 counts of health care...
Indiana Supreme Court: Son Can Sue Dad Over Accident Injuries
Jul 25 2012 // The state Supreme Court has ruled that an Indiana man can sue his father for leg injuries he suffered when his father drove into him. An Adams County judge initially threw out Robert Clark Jr.’s lawsuit, citing...
Severe Drought Includes Much of Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana
Jul 20 2012 // The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows that severe drought affecting much of the Midwest and Great Plains now covers more than half of Iowa and three-quarters of Nebraska. More than half of Indiana is now listed in...
Indiana Town May Require Proof of Insurance for Special-Event Dances
Jul 16 2012 // Terre Haute, Ind., officials are considering new regulations on dances organized by event promoters, saying they are worried about violent incidents that have happened at some of them. A proposed city ordinance would...
Dulle to Succeed Ronk as Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana Executive VP
Jul 13 2012 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana announced that Carol L. Dulle will become the group’s executive vice president upon the retirement of Roger Ronk on Feb. 1, 2013. Dulle, who has served as the vice...
ATV Accidents Call Attention to Risk, Safety Needs, Indiana Officials Say
Jul 12 2012 // All-terrain vehicles are powerful machines that should not be considered toys for children, and riders should take safety precautions, officials in Indiana say. Three recent ATV-related accidents in or near Bartholomew...
Corn Belt Fears Large Crop Loss from Heat Wave, Drought Conditions
Jul 9 2012 // Fears are rising that grain crops in the core of the U.S. Corn Belt – the top corn-producing region in the world – will suffer big losses that are already causing farmers to plow up fields in other regions of...
Indiana Woman Accused of Bilking Pet Insurance Firm
Jul 6 2012 // A southern Indiana woman faces dozens of forgery and theft charges alleging that she embezzled more than $300,000 from a pet insurance company. Christina Heaven of Jeffersonville has been charged with 59 forgery and theft...
Indiana Woman Accused of Bilking Pet Insurance Firm
Jul 5 2012 // A southern Indiana woman faces dozens of forgery and theft charges alleging that she embezzled more than $300,000 from a pet insurance company. Christina Heaven of Jeffersonville has been charged with 59 forgery and theft...
Habitat Plans Building Blitz in Indiana Tornado Zone
Jun 29 2012 // Habitat for Humanity organizers are planning a construction blitz to build 19 new houses for southern Indiana families who lost their homes in the tornadoes that struck in March. The group hopes to recruit about 3,000...
