Latest Indiana Headlines
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Drought Brings Back Memories of 1988 Crop Losses
Jun 29 2012 // Just one year ago Jeff Scates saw the worst flooding on his southern Illinois farmland since 1937. Today, Scates is watching his corn fields shrivel from the driest season in 24 years. “We’ve gone from one...
Nearly 80 Percent of Indiana Listed in Drought
Jun 25 2012 // The parched conditions are worsening for much of Indiana, with a new report listing the state’s southwestern corner in extreme drought and nearly 80 percent of the state in at least moderate drought. The new U.S....
Indiana Town to Foot Insurance Bill so Parade Can Go On
Jun 19 2012 // An Indiana town’s Fourth of July parade is marching forward after officials stepped up to ensure the event would go on. The Lions Club usually provides liability insurance for the annual event in Walton but...
2 Accused of Staging Crash in Indiana Face Felony Charges
Jun 18 2012 // Felony insurance fraud charges have been filed against two people accused of staging a traffic accident in eastern Indiana that led to two women being flown by helicopter to hospitals. Katie Rene Johnson, 19, of Hartford...
2011 Crash Leads to Costlier Insurance for South Indiana Boat Race
Jun 12 2012 // The group that organizes an Ohio River boat race and festival in southern Indiana has seen its insurance costs more than double after three rescue divers were hurt in a crash during last summer’s race. The Madison...
Habitat to Build Homes for Indiana Tornado Victims
Jun 8 2012 // Habitat for Humanity is planning to build nine houses in Madison for southern Indiana residents displaced by tornadoes. Madison’s local planning commission recommended that the city council rezone 1.25 acres of...
$18.5M Settlement for ‘Transformers 3’ Injury in Indiana
Jun 4 2012 // The family of a woman left with brain damage after an accident during the filming of “Transformers 3” in Indiana has reached an $18.5 million settlement with Paramount Pictures. Gabriela Cedillo was working as...
Indiana Fair Lawsuits Won’t Go to Trial Until 2014
Jun 1 2012 // A group of lawsuits filed over last summer’s deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse likely won’t go to trial for nearly two years. Lawyers handling the cases have asked Marion Superior Court Judge Theodore...
Indiana Finds Assurant Subsidiaries Overcharged Small Businesses
May 29 2012 // Three subsidiaries of Assurant Health will provide refunds to small group health insurance policyholders that Indiana insurance regulators say the companies overcharged. Indiana Insurance Commissioner Stephen W. Robertson...
Indiana Insurance Agent Earns Associate Degree at 87
May 28 2012 // Jerry Cole II takes great pride in his career as a businessman, during which he’s sold millions of dollars in insurance policies. But there was one more thing he always wanted. Feeling as nervous as a 20-something,...
$18.5M Settlement for ‘Transformers 3’ Injury in Indiana
May 25 2012 // The family of a woman left with brain damage after an accident during the filming of “Transformers 3” in Indiana has reached an $18.5 million settlement with Paramount Pictures. Gabriela Cedillo was working as...
Weather, Safety Concerns Pull Plug on Bloomington, Indiana July 4 Show
May 22 2012 // Concerns about weather, costs and new regulations on temporary stages sparked by last year’s deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair have prompted organizers to cancel an annual Fourth of July picnic and...
Business Moves – Midwest
May 21 2012 // Neace Lukens, Matrix Benefits Neace Lukens has completed its acquisition of Matrix Benefits and Consulting Group, a Ft. Wayne, Ind.-based consulting firm. Matrix employees will report to the Neace Lukens Indianapolis...
The Industry’s Role in Cutting Down Crooked Contractors
May 17 2012 // Approximately one year ago, on Sunday, May 22 at about 5:30 p.m., Joplin, Mo. was devastated by a massive EF 5 tornado that at times was one mile wide and traveled on the ground for more than 20 miles. This storm,...
Lawsuit Targets Indiana’s Largest Hospital Group
May 1 2012 // Indiana’s hospital boards and trial lawyers are closely monitoring a lawsuit that accuses the state’s largest hospital group of charging uninsured patients more for treatment than insured patients. The case,...
Indiana Emergency Officials to Storm Chasers: Stay Home
Apr 27 2012 // The recent outbreak of severe weather in Kansas had storm chasers out in full force. So many of them, in fact, that emergency officials everywhere are taking notice, and putting out warnings. In Indiana, Delaware County...
Neace Lukens Acquires Indiana’s Matrix Benefits and Consulting Group
Apr 25 2012 // Neace Lukens announced it has completed the acquisition of Matrix Benefits and Consulting Group, a Ft. Wayne, Indiana-based consulting firm. With Matrix’s focus on employee benefits, this acquisition will grow Neace...
Indiana Moving to Adopt Outdoor Stage Rules, Governor Says
Apr 25 2012 // Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels told an entertainment industry group pushing for safer outdoor events that the state has learned from last year’s deadly State Fair stage collapse and is moving to approve emergency rules...
FEMA: More than $2M in Indiana Disaster Aid Approved
Apr 9 2012 // More than $2 million in federal aid has been approved for homeowners, businesses and others affected by southern Indiana tornadoes and other storms earlier this year. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says that...
Number of Teens Getting Licenses at 16 Dropping in Indiana
Apr 2 2012 // As soon as he was old enough, Blake Whitson, a senior at Jefferson High School in Lafayette, Ind., couldn’t wait to get behind the wheel. With driving school being a little out of his budget, Whitson practiced for...
