All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 7 2012 // When tornadoes tore through southern Indiana and other Midwest states in March, killing at least 13 people and nearly demolishing Henryville, Bob Gray and Steve Clingaman knew they were working on a project worth investing...
Jul 25 2012 // A former northwestern Indiana nose surgeon who was once the subject of an international dragnet before being captured on an Italian mountainside after five years on the run has pleaded guilty to 22 counts of health care...
Jul 25 2012 // The state Supreme Court has ruled that an Indiana man can sue his father for leg injuries he suffered when his father drove into him.An Adams County judge initially threw out Robert Clark Jr.’s lawsuit, citing...
Jul 20 2012 // The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows that severe drought affecting much of the Midwest and Great Plains now covers more than half of Iowa and three-quarters of Nebraska. More than half of Indiana is now listed in...
Jul 16 2012 // Terre Haute, Ind., officials are considering new regulations on dances organized by event promoters, saying they are worried about violent incidents that have happened at some of them.A proposed city ordinance would...
Jul 13 2012 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana announced that Carol L. Dulle will become the group’s executive vice president upon the retirement of Roger Ronk on Feb. 1, 2013. Dulle, who has served as the vice...
Jul 12 2012 // All-terrain vehicles are powerful machines that should not be considered toys for children, and riders should take safety precautions, officials in Indiana say.Three recent ATV-related accidents in or near Bartholomew...
Jul 9 2012 // Fears are rising that grain crops in the core of the U.S. Corn Belt – the top corn-producing region in the world – will suffer big losses that are already causing farmers to plow up fields in other regions of...
Jul 6 2012 // A southern Indiana woman faces dozens of forgery and theft charges alleging that she embezzled more than $300,000 from a pet insurance company.Christina Heaven of Jeffersonville has been charged with 59 forgery and theft...
Jul 5 2012 // A southern Indiana woman faces dozens of forgery and theft charges alleging that she embezzled more than $300,000 from a pet insurance company.Christina Heaven of Jeffersonville has been charged with 59 forgery and theft...
Jun 29 2012 // Habitat for Humanity organizers are planning a construction blitz to build 19 new houses for southern Indiana families who lost their homes in the tornadoes that struck in March.The group hopes to recruit about 3,000...
Jun 29 2012 // Just one year ago Jeff Scates saw the worst flooding on his southern Illinois farmland since 1937. Today, Scates is watching his corn fields shrivel from the driest season in 24 years.“We’ve gone from one...
Jun 25 2012 // The parched conditions are worsening for much of Indiana, with a new report listing the state’s southwestern corner in extreme drought and nearly 80 percent of the state in at least moderate drought. The new U.S....
Jun 19 2012 // An Indiana town’s Fourth of July parade is marching forward after officials stepped up to ensure the event would go on.The Lions Club usually provides liability insurance for the annual event in Walton but...
Jun 18 2012 // Felony insurance fraud charges have been filed against two people accused of staging a traffic accident in eastern Indiana that led to two women being flown by helicopter to hospitals.Katie Rene Johnson, 19, of Hartford...
Jun 12 2012 // The group that organizes an Ohio River boat race and festival in southern Indiana has seen its insurance costs more than double after three rescue divers were hurt in a crash during last summer’s race.The Madison...
Jun 8 2012 // Habitat for Humanity is planning to build nine houses in Madison for southern Indiana residents displaced by tornadoes.Madison’s local planning commission recommended that the city council rezone 1.25 acres of former...
Jun 4 2012 // The family of a woman left with brain damage after an accident during the filming of “Transformers 3” in Indiana has reached an $18.5 million settlement with Paramount Pictures. Gabriela Cedillo was working as...
Jun 1 2012 // A group of lawsuits filed over last summer’s deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse likely won’t go to trial for nearly two years.Lawyers handling the cases have asked Marion Superior Court Judge Theodore...
May 29 2012 // Three subsidiaries of Assurant Health will provide refunds to small group health insurance policyholders that Indiana insurance regulators say the companies overcharged.Indiana Insurance Commissioner Stephen W. Robertson...