Latest Indiana Headlines

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Worker Fatally Injured at Amazon Warehouse in Indiana

May 16 2023 // A worker died after being injured at an Amazon warehouse in Fort Wayne in an incident that closed the facility for the rest of the day, authorities said.Emergency medical crews were called to an Amazon Fulfillment Center...

Evacuation Order Lifted in Area near Indiana Plastics Fire

Apr 18 2023 // RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) – Authorities in eastern Indiana lifted a dayslong evacuation order late Sunday afternoon for an area near a plastics fire after they said it was determined air quality and other environmental...

Indiana Residents Forced to Evacuate After Large Industrial Fire

Apr 14 2023 // RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) – An evacuation order was expected to remain in place through Wednesday around a large industrial fire in an Indiana city near the Ohio border where crews worked through the night to douse piles...

Indiana Insurance Commissioner Directs Grace Period for Residents Hit by Storms

Apr 5 2023 // Indiana Department of Insurance Commissioner Amy L. Beard issued a bulletin directing insurance companies to implement a 60-day cancellation moratorium for any policyholder directly affected by the recent weather events in...

Indiana Lawmaker Sued for Medical Malpractice

Mar 23 2023 // INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – A Republican legislator who doubles as an emergency room doctor is being sued for medical malpractice in a patient’s death.The lawsuit alleges that his treatment caused 20-year old Esperanza...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Indiana’s SBP

Mar 20 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Stewart, Brimner, Peters & Company, Inc. (SBP). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. SBP is a retail insurance broker...

Cause of Huge Indiana Warehouse Fire Listed

Mar 20 2023 // An October fire that left an Evansville, Indiana, warehouse and neighboring buildings in ruins began on the third floor of the warehouse after someone started it to keep warm, firefighters said.The fire began around 4:40...

Cause of Huge Indiana Warehouse Fire Listed

Feb 27 2023 // EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) – An October fire that left an Evansville warehouse and neighboring buildings in ruins began on the third floor of the warehouse after someone started it to keep warm, firefighters said.The fire...

Google Paying Indiana $20M to Resolve Privacy Suit

Jan 23 2023 // Google will pay Indiana $20 million to resolve the state’s lawsuit against the technology giant over allegedly deceptive location tracking practices, state Attorney General Todd Rokita announced.Rokitas filed a...

DOXA Acquires Indiana’s Bradshaw

Jan 17 2023 // DOXA Insurance Holdings is pleased to announce the acquisition of Bradshaw Insurance Group, Inc (BIG), a sixth-generation insurance agency. BIG is a Delphi, Indiana-based managing general agent (MGA) offering a full suite...

Indiana Arsonist Sentenced to House Arrest

Jan 5 2023 // ELKHART, Ind. (AP) – A woman who pleaded guilty to arson for allegedly helping her boyfriend set fire to several barns in northern Indiana was sentenced Tuesday to eight years on house arrest.An Elkhart County judge gave...

Google Paying Indiana $20M to Resolve Privacy Suit

Jan 3 2023 // Google will pay Indiana $20 million to resolve the state’s lawsuit against the technology giant over allegedly deceptive location tracking practices, state Attorney General Todd Rokita announced.Rokitas filed a...

Indiana Blocks Chinese-Owned App Tiktok from State Devices

Jan 3 2023 // Indiana has blocked the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from state devices, its technology office said.The Indiana Office of Technology “blocked TikTok from being used in our state system and on our state...

Fire Heavily Damages Buildings at Indiana Farmers’ Co-Op

Dec 20 2022 // DILLSBORO, Ind. (AP) – A fire heavily damaged buildings at a southeastern Indiana farmers’ co-operative that provides livestock feed, producing flames visible miles away, officials and witnesses...

Bird Flu Found in Indiana Snow Geese, Suspected in Turkey Flock

Dec 14 2022 // NDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Bird flu has been confirmed in snow geese and other water birds from Gibson County in southwestern Indiana and is suspected in a commercial turkey flock in nearby Daviess County, state officials...

USI Acquires Indiana’s Ritman

Dec 12 2022 // USI Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Noblesville, Indiana-based Ritman & Associates Inc. (“Ritman”). Founded in 1989, Ritman specializes in the delivery of insurance solutions for lawyers and...

Fire Damages Commercial Buildings in Indiana Town

Dec 6 2022 // A fire in downtown Columbus destroyed a commercial building containing offices and a photo studio and left three firefighters with minor injuries early Sunday.A passerby discovered the fire and called 911 around midnight....

Indiana Judge Rejects Plea for Alleged Barn Fire Accomplice

Nov 30 2022 // ELKHART, Ind. (AP) – A judge rejected a plea agreement Monday for a woman accused of helping her boyfriend set fire to several northern Indiana barns, citing her plea deal’s lack of prison time.Sherry Thomas, 33,...

Indiana Man Awarded $25M in Lawsuit Against Ex-Cop

Nov 28 2022 // HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) – A federal jury has awarded a Gary man $25.5 million in his lawsuit alleging that a now-retired police officer violated his civil rights and deprived him of a fair trial in a case involving a 1980...

Indiana Man Gets 50-Year Prison Sentence for Indiana Barn Fires

Nov 23 2022 // GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) – A man who pleaded guilty to torching several barns last year in a northern Indiana county was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison followed by decades on probation.An Elkhart County judge sentenced...