All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 13 2014 // A northwestern Indiana police department is one of the first law enforcement agencies in the country to distribute a theft-deterring chemical that leaves DNA-like “signatures” on property and those who attempt...
May 13 2014 // As in other states with no restrictions on pricing in the workers’ compensation system, medical costs per claim are high and are rising in Indiana, according to a recent study by the Workers’ Compensation...
May 13 2014 // Two workers at the Florida hospital where federal officials reported a case of a potentially lethal Arabian virus have fallen ill after coming into contact with the patient.One of the workers has been hospitalized and...
May 6 2014 // With gas prices close to $4 per gallon, Terre Haute resident Russell Moffatt had been happy to park his gas-guzzling pickup truck in favor of a fuel efficient mo-ped that he could ride to work.That is, until someone stole...
May 5 2014 // Like other states with no restrictions on pricing in the workers’ compensation system, medical costs per claim are high and are rising in Indiana, according to a recent study by the Workers’ Compensation...
Apr 22 2014 // Indiana body shops and auto insurers are on a collision course over repair compensation practices, a dispute that could cost millions of dollars to patch up.In a federal lawsuit, 14 Indiana shops accuse State Farm...
Apr 14 2014 // Officials say a wayward squirrel caused about $300,000 in damage to a Fort Wayne, Ind., community center set to open in June. Parks Department officials say the squirrel got into the electrical equipment of the building in...
Apr 7 2014 // Indiana has seen a 20 percent drop in the number of young drivers involved in accidents in the four years since it began requiring teens to wait longer to get their driver’s licenses. The Graduated Driver Licensing...
Apr 2 2014 // The company that owned the stage involved in the deadly 2011 Indiana State Fair rigging collapse has agreed to pay a $50,000 fine for safety violations.The Indiana Department of Labor says Mid-America Sound Corp. of...
Mar 31 2014 // Drivers of motorized scooters in Indiana will face tighter regulations under a measure signed into law by Gov. Mike Pence, although an insurance requirement is not among them.The new law will require scooter operators to...
Mar 27 2014 // Beauchamp McSpadden | Morrison Galliher, an independent insurance firm headquartered in Wabash, Ind., is rebranding of the company under the name, INGUARD.All relationships will consolidate under the new name, logo and...
Mar 26 2014 // Authorities in northwestern Indiana have arrested seven people and are pursuing a dozen others in connection with the theft of $2.8 million in cars, electronics, pharmaceuticals and other items from trains in the Chicago...
Mar 25 2014 // Indiana highway officials say they’ve seen a decrease in the theft of wiring from roadside lights since putting out a warning about the brazen metal thieves in December. The stealing of copper wiring by thieves...
Mar 16 2014 // Owners of structures damaged by tornadoes that hit Kokomo, Ind., in November are being urged to start removing the debris or begin rebuilding.The city’s code enforcement section has begun sending letters to owners of...
Mar 13 2014 // A court says the state isn’t responsible for work performed by a contractor involved in the 2011 Indiana State Fair stage collapse.The Indiana attorney general’s office said that a Marion County judge denied...
Mar 12 2014 // Federal investigators say Indiana’s workplace safety agency mishandled complaints, put its inspectors under strict time constraints and didn’t help whistleblowers.The federal Occupational Safety and Health...
Mar 7 2014 // Federal investigators say Indiana’s workplace safety agency mishandled complaints, put its inspectors under strict time constraints and didn’t help whistleblowers.The federal Occupational Safety and Health...
Mar 6 2014 // Louisville, Ky.-based insurance broker AgentLink announced it has acquired 100 percent ownership of Consolidated Brokerage Services (CBS) in Indianapolis, Ind.Founded in August of 2005 and originally owned by John Carroll,...
Mar 6 2014 // Kokomo, Ind., police say a dog left alone in a truck apparently bumped the vehicle’s gear shift, causing the truck to roll down a street and strike a parked vehicle. A police report says the dog’s owner told...
Mar 4 2014 // Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co. in Fort Wayne, Ind., has promoted Jennifer Hansen to the position of assistant vice president – finance and controller, and Matthew Zurbuch to assistant vice president –...