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Ind. to bid for 2018 Super Bowl

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:59:13 GMT

The National Football League awarded the 2016 Super Bowl to San Francisco Tuesday and also awarded the 2017 Super Bowl to Houston. The stage is now set for an Indianapolis bid for the big game in 2018.

Chief: Smoke, burns killed children

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:14:55 GMT

The small town of Cumberland has come together one day after a fire took the lives of two children, hospitalized four others and displaced several condominium residents.

BMV admits over-charging for licenses

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:37:03 GMT

In court documents filed this week, the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles admits it may have “inadvertently” overcharged some Hoosiers for their driver’s licenses.

NWS: Weak tornado hit North Salem

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:31:01 GMT

A weak tornado struck Hendricks County early Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Growing cases of overgrown lawns

Jaclyn Bevis — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:57:46 GMT

Tall grass creates a tall problem for Terre Haute Code Enforcement.

2 children die, 4 hospitalized in fire

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:09:03 GMT

Officials say two children are dead and four people were taken to the hospital following a Monday morning apartment fire in Cumberland, just east of Indianapolis.

Lafayette school bus wrecks on I-65

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:20:32 GMT

UPDATE : Witnesses say kids were sitting on an interstate median Thursday afternoon after a Lafayette School Corporation bus crashed on I-65.

Indiana fugitive arrested in Alabama

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:04:39 GMT

Loxley Police in Alabama, along with the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man wanted by the Hamilton County, Ind. Sheriff’s Office since 2012.

Arrest in Indy hospital threat

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:50:00 GMT

An Indianapolis man was arrested on Wednesday in connection to a suspicious substance that was dropped off at Fairbanks Recovery Center that sent five people to the hospital.

Child left alone at school, calls 911

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:45:40 GMT

An investigation is underway in Anderson after second grader was left at school, nearly three hours after dismissal. No one knew the little boy was missing until he called 911.

Lifelong victims

Jaclyn Bevis — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:47:41 GMT

It’s often considered a victimless crime: child pornography. Indiana State Police investigators see it very differently, where some investigations can produce thousands of victims, new and old.

PD: Burglary suspect tipped victims off

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:11:29 GMT

A Lafayette man recently told officers he went to borrow a cup of sugar from his neighbors – and took electronics and prescription pills instead.

Plane crashes into fence at PU Airport

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:29:43 GMT

Man who found bodies returns to scene

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:32:08 GMT

Police in Bartholomew County are expanding their search for evidence at a murder scene in Waynesville. They aren't the only ones returning to the crime scene.

Valley singer to star in Italy

Jaclyn Bevis — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:09:59 GMT

A local woman is making music, and she's spreading her Opera talent across the globe.

Knox Co. declares local emergency

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:56:50 GMT

Due to the recent flooding event beginning April 19th, the Knox County Board of Commissioners have declared a local disaster emergency.

Sheriff: Quadruple murder drug-related

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:28:43 GMT

UPDATE : The Bartholomew County sheriff said on Tuesday his investigators are considering a quadruple homicide drug-related.

Couple finds landlord doesn't own house

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:55:22 GMT

An Indianapolis couple is scrambling to find a new place to live after accidentally finding out their house is in foreclosure.

Spring Cleaning Time

Mike Grant — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:43:35 GMT

Crews begin city spruce up in front of travel and tourist season in Vincennes

Half of teens text and drive

Jaclyn Bevis — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:56:38 GMT

Half of teens admitted to texting and driving, and nearly the same percent of adults surveyed showed they're setting a bad example.

Wyser pleads to federal bribery charges

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:22:11 GMT

Former Marion County Deputy Prosecutor David Wyser has agreed to enter a guilty plea to federal bribery charges.

Charges filed against ex-official

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:36:05 GMT

Formal charges against a former Marion County public official will be announced during a 1:30 p.m. Monday press conference, said U.S. Attorney Joseph Hogsett.

Ex-offenders happy over new law

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:13:20 GMT

A bill, erasing non-violent crimes from Indiana record books, is now law.

No one in custody after four found dead

Sun, 12 May 2013 05:15:03 GMT

Police in Bartholomew Co. are not involved in an active manhunt and no one is in custody after four people were fatally shot in a home. A son called 911 when he made the discovery in the home where he lived with his mother and stepfather.

Saturday: Opening Day at IMS

Sat, 11 May 2013 10:00:13 GMT

Saturday marks Opening Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Shots fired after bank robbery

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:17:55 GMT

Officials say one person is dead and two others are in custody following a shooting and bank robbery in Plainfield Friday.

US Attorney: "We are coming after you."

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:55:55 GMT

18 people have been arrested and two more are still on the loose in connection with a large scale cocaine trafficking operation that stretched from Fort Wayne to Mexico.

Ohio suspect's daughter lives in Ind.

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:28:25 GMT

The daughter of Ohio kidnapping and rape suspect Ariel Castro told Good Morning America that she's embarrassed and devastated by her father's alleged actions in an interview from Fort Wayne Thursday morning.

Flooded region won't get FEMA help

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:46:38 GMT

Weeks after historic flooding, local officials say the region including Kokomo and Tipton does not qualify for federal disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). But help may still be available.

E-Books or real books?

Jaclyn Bevis — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:56:20 GMT

A study done at ISU found that it isn't important how you read something; your brain retains it either way.