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Three Muncie-Area Teens Face Charges in Hazing Incident
(MUNCIE) – Three Delaware County teens face a total of 28 counts in connection with an alleged hazing incident that apparently went “way out of control.” The youths – apparently expelled from Delta High School after the allegations were raised last summer – are accused of abusing fellow students at a football camp held at […]
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Clinton Plans Alzheimer’s Cure by 2025; How Would Hoosiers Benefit?
Last week, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announced a plan to cure Alzheimer’s disease by 2025. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Jill Sheridan reports on how that could affect Hoosiers dealing with the disorder.
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Gov. Pence Backs Increase in Drug-Dealing Sentences
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Governor Pence is endorsing a bill to increase sentences for drug dealing. Drug sentences were reduced when Indiana overhauled its criminal code last year. The governor’s task force on drug abuse has recommended beefing up those sentences again. House Judiciary Chairman Greg Steuerwald (R-Danville) plans to introduce a bill to do so.
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INDOT Opens New Ramps from I-465 to Carmel
(CARMEL) – INDOT has opened two new freeway ramps off I-465 into Carmel. That ends the last of the lane restrictions on U-S 31 in Hamilton County. Governor Pence joined local officials to open two Carmel off-ramps north of 465 last week. 31 is now red-light free throughout Carmel and Westfield, but construction will resume […]
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New Expungement Law Does Not Clear Driving Records
(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indiana Court of Appeals says a law making it easier to expunge criminal convictions doesn’t clear your driving record along with it. State and federal law require the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to report drunken-driving convictions to a national commercial driver’s license database. A unanimous appeals court agrees with the B-M-V that […]
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Indiana Lawmakers Look to Expand Lifeline Law
The General Assembly this session will look to address the state’s ongoing drug crisis by expanding the Lifeline law and making it easier for people to get their hands on a drug that halts the fatal effects of a drug overdose. As Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports, the proposed legislation comes with the backing […]
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Ball State, Purdue, Notre Dame Win
(MUNCIE) – Ball State struggled but prevailed against visiting Alabama A&M, 63 to 62 at Worthen Arena, last night, to go 8-and-4 on the season. Bo Calhoun scored 16 points for the Cards. Francis Kiapway made a go-ahead free throw in the closing seconds seal the win for Ball State. Franko House hauled in eight […]
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Many Northern Indiana Electricity Customers Still Without Service
(INDIANAPOLIS) – NIPSCO says approximately 90-percent of customers impacted by Monday’s damaging winter storm have been restored, and crews continue to work to re-connect those still without power. Spokesman Nick Meyer says there are nearly 476 individual repairs that need to be completed across the system. Nearly all communities still affected could be re-connected by […]
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Snowy owls seen migrating through Indiana
Indiana is once again seeing a large population of snowy owls this year as the birds migrate for the winter. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Becca Costello reports.
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Improvement plan announced for I-69 and I-465 transition
Indiana’s transportation agency says it will spend $50 million to reconfigure the transition from I-69 to I-465 on the northeast side of Indianapolis. IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports.
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Higher Cigarette Tax Might Help Road Funding
Cancer prevention advocates have long called for Indiana to raise its cigarette tax – something the state hasn’t done in eight years. But as Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports, it’s not health concerns but a road funding priority that’s finally generating momentum for the controversial move
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Hoosier Interstates As Toll Roads? House Republicans Study Options
House Republicans will propose this coming session a comprehensive, long term road funding measure. That bill will likely push the state to study tolling major interstates from border to border. But as Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports, some lawmakers are skeptical about that proposal’s potential.
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BSU WBB Wins; MBB Team Plays Tonight (Tues.)
(MUNCIE) – Ball State’s women’s basketball Cardinals beat St. Louis, last night at Worthen Arena, 79 to 70. The Cards are 8-and-3 on the season. Tonight, the Ball State men’s basketball Cardinals host Alabama A&M in Worthen Arena at 7.
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More Counties Switch to E-Filing of Civil Court Cases
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Six more counties plan to switch to electronic filing of civil court cases over the next six months. Hamilton County became the first county to begin e-filing this year — the Indiana Supreme Court wants to take all state courts electronic by the end of 2018. Clark, Harrison, Henry, Saint Joseph, Shelby and […]
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Community Health Network Raising Minimum Wage of Its Workers
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Community Health Network will raise its minimum wage to 11 dollars an hour next week. The move means a raise for 400 of the hospital network’s 13-thousand employees. Community has 200 hospitals, clinics and affiliated doctor’s offices across central Indiana.
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Weather Presents a Variety of Hazards, Statewide
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Freezing rain fell in northern Indiana, Monday. The ice storm blacked out 29-thousand NIPSCO customers, and is blamed for a fatal crash on I-69 near Ashley. Further south, in the IPR listening area, the issue was and is rain. Flood warnings continue for the White and Mississenewa Rivers, and most rivers in streams […]
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ACLU sues for state Medicaid payment of expensive Hepatitis C treatments
Three out of Indiana’s four counties with a state-approved needle exchange program are hoping to combat outbreaks of hepatitis C – Madison, Fayette, and Monroe counties. National health officials say the virus can destroy the liver and cause liver cancer, and say most cases are attributed to injection drug abuse. In the last few years, […]
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Gov. Pence’s Legislative Agenda Ready to Roll
(STATEHOUSE) – There hasn’t been a big rollout, but Governor Pence’s legislative agenda for the upcoming session is essentially in place. Pence’s centerpiece proposal will be his billion-dollar road funding plan, with about half that money requiring approval in the 2016 session. He’s endorsed a Senate plan to add 400-million for local roads. The governor […]
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Bosma Pledges to Keep LGBT Statehouse Debate Respectful
House Speaker Brian Bosma says he will do everything in his power to ensure the legislature’s upcoming debate over LGBT civil rights is a respectful one. And as Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports, Bosma is also calling for people to remain positive about the state’s image.
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Drug Abuse Stigma Part of Indiana’s Drug Abuse Crisis
As Indiana government and health officials grapple with the state’s ongoing drug abuse crisis, they say the problem begins and ends, in many ways, with the issue of stigma. And as Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports, it’s an issue that can’t be solved through a piece of legislative or administrative policy.