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Deadly Storms Inspire Indiana Shelter Inventors

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...

Indiana Physician Who Hid in Europe Pleads Guilty to Fraud

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...

Indiana Supreme Court: Son Can Sue Dad Over Accident Injuries

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...

Severe Drought Includes Much of Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana

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...

Indiana Town May Require Proof of Insurance for Special-Event Dances

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...

Dulle to Succeed Ronk as Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana Executive VP

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...

ATV Accidents Call Attention to Risk, Safety Needs, Indiana Officials Say

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...

Corn Belt Fears Large Crop Loss from Heat Wave, Drought Conditions

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...

Indiana Woman Accused of Bilking Pet Insurance Firm

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...

Indiana Woman Accused of Bilking Pet Insurance Firm

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...

Habitat Plans Building Blitz in Indiana Tornado Zone

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...

Drought Brings Back Memories of 1988 Crop Losses

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...

Nearly 80 Percent of Indiana Listed in Drought

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....

Indiana Town to Foot Insurance Bill so Parade Can Go On

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...

2 Accused of Staging Crash in Indiana Face Felony Charges

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...

2011 Crash Leads to Costlier Insurance for South Indiana Boat Race

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...

Habitat to Build Homes for Indiana Tornado Victims

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...

$18.5M Settlement for ‘Transformers 3’ Injury in Indiana

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...

Indiana Fair Lawsuits Won’t Go to Trial Until 2014

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...

Indiana Finds Assurant Subsidiaries Overcharged Small Businesses

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...