Latest Indiana Headlines

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Indiana Man Convicted of Murder in Home Explosion Case

Jul 15 2015 // A jury has convicted an Indianapolis man of murder, arson and insurance fraud for his role in a house explosion that devastated a subdivision nearly three years ago, killing a couple living next door.Mark Leonard, 46,...

Agents in Indiana Say Insurance Increased Prior to Home Explosion

Jul 9 2015 // The girlfriend of a man accused of blowing up an Indianapolis, Ind. house, devastating a subdivision and killing two neighbors, nearly doubled the insurance coverage for the contents of her home 11 months before the...

Conn. Gov. Seeks to Scale Back Some Proposed Tax Hikes for Corporations

Jun 15 2015 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Friday called on lawmakers to scale back some of the tax increases his administration helped negotiate in a budget that prompted some major employers, including General Electric Co., to...

What States Are Doing to Battle Bird Flu Threat

May 31 2015 // Indiana is training 300 prisoners to kill infected chickens and banning bird shows at county fairs. Mississippi is considering road barricades and planning biosecurity measures. Iowa is trying to figure out how to deal...

Indiana Jury Awards $32.5M to Traffic Accident Victim

May 26 2015 // A northwest Indiana jury has awarded $32.5 million to a woman with a traumatic brain injury that left her partially paralyzed nine years ago when the car she was a passenger in struck a disabled semi-trailer on an...

Indiana High Court Sides with Contractors on Fire Costs

May 26 2015 // The Indiana Supreme Court says contractors who worked on a 19th century courthouse before a 2009 fire don’t have to pay some of costs of repairing the fire damage.The decision upholds lower court rulings favoring...

Indiana Governor Signs Bill Repealing Construction Minimum Wage Law

May 8 2015 // Local boards will no longer set minimum wages for public construction projects in Indiana under a law signed by Republican Gov. Mike Pence.The bill will eliminate the boards that set what is known as the common...

Indiana Township Gets Tornado Siren with Girl Scout’s Help

Apr 30 2015 // A small township east of Indianapolis has its first tornado siren thanks to the efforts of a Girl Scout.WISH-TV reports the siren was installed April 28 in the Hancock County community of Green Township. The nearest siren...

19 Hurt in Megabus Double-Decker Crash in Indiana

Apr 14 2015 // Nineteen passengers suffered non-life-threatening injuries morning when a double-decker bus heading from Chicago to Atlanta struck the back of a stopped semi-truck on Interstate 65, Indiana State Police said.The semi-truck...

Indiana Movie Theater Closed After Bedbug Infestation

Apr 10 2015 // A central Indiana movie theater where patrons were bitten by bedbugs has been closed so that exterminators can kill the small, blood-sucking insects. AMC Entertainment Inc. says in a statement that an exterminator has...

‘Religious Freedom’ / Discrimination Battleground Shifts to Arkansas

Apr 1 2015 // Arkansas is the latest battleground over “religious freedom” laws that are coming under criticism from businesses and advocates who call them a license to discriminate against gays and lesbians.The southern...

Under Pressure, Governor Says New Indiana Law ‘Not About Discrimination’

Mar 30 2015 // Indiana Gov. Mike Pence defended the new state law that’s garnered widespread criticism over concerns it could foster discrimination and said it wasn’t a mistake to have enacted it.Pence appeared on ABC’s...

Indiana Woman Awarded $510K for Injury Outside Wal-Mart Store

Mar 30 2015 // A northern Indiana jury has awarded more than a half-million dollars to a woman who was injured when she stepped into a hole outside a Wal-Mart store.The (Munster) Times reports the Porter County jury awarded 29-year-old...

Man Accused of Stealing Injured Indiana Child’s Insurance Settlement

Mar 13 2015 // A northern Indiana man faces theft charges for allegedly stealing more than $612,000 from an insurance settlement awarded to an injured child.Fifty-three-year-old Clark W. Holesinger pleaded not guilty to two felony theft...

Indiana Doctors’ Group Reports Patient Data Stolen

Mar 11 2015 // Two Indiana State Medical Association computer hard drives that have been stolen contain insurance information on 39,000 people, the doctors group said.One of its employees was transporting two archive backup hard drives...

Indiana Hospital Warns 4,400 Patients of Hacker Attack

Mar 9 2015 // An Evansville, Ind., hospital has informed about 4,400 patients that hackers may have stolen their personal information during an attack on hospital employees’ email accounts.St. Mary’s Medical Center spokesman...

Secretary of State Warns Indiana Business Owners of Payment Scam

Feb 24 2015 // Indiana’s secretary of state is warning Hoosier businesses to be wary of a payment scam that’s tied to a deceptive letter.Connie Lawson says businesses have recently received a letter claiming to come from a...

Indiana City Moves to Reduce Liability at Popular Sledding Spot

Jan 26 2015 // A central Indiana city is taking steps to reduce its liability from a popular winter activity.Muncie’s parks department has placed bales of straw around trees at the bottom of a popular sledding hill in McCulloch...

Court Upholds $5M Liability Cap in Indiana Stage Collapse Case

Jan 26 2015 // The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld the state’s $5 million cap on liability damages in a case brought by a 13-year-old Ohio girl who was hurt when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair.A three-judge panel...

Universal Holdings P/C Subsidiary Enters Indiana Homeowners Market

Jan 23 2015 // Florida-based Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. reported that the Indiana Department of Insurance has approved the homeowners insurance forms of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co....