All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 16 2011 // An Indiana school district violated the First Amendment rights of two teenage girls who were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation, a federal judge ruled.The case involving...
Aug 15 2011 // The Indiana State Fair canceled its Sunday activities after a deadly stage collapse.At least four people died and dozens were injured Saturday when a strong wind gust toppled the rigging on the stage where country band...
Aug 15 2011 // Indiana House Speaker Brian C. Bosma, R-Indianapolis, along with other House Republican legislators, hailed the passage of a bill to privatize giant State Farm Insurance.“This is yet another victory in our campaign...
Jul 28 2011 // The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed a man’s conviction for operating a motor vehicle while suspended, saying the state didn’t prove the moped he was riding was a motor vehicle under state law. Court...
Jul 4 2011 // McGowan Insurance, KeystoneMcGowan Insurance Group Inc. of Indianapolis has become Keystone Insurers Group’s 27th franchise partner in Indiana. Led by Hugh M. McGowan, McGowan Insurance has roots dating back to the...
Jun 20 2011 // Iowa-based United Fire & Casualty Co. announced new executive appointments and the election of four new directors for full terms on its 12-member board.Denver Regional Office Underwriting Manager Jolene Grow was...
Jun 16 2011 // Indiana Insurance Commissioner Stephen W. Robertson has announced he is seeking a waiver on behalf of Indiana from the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) 80 percent minimum medical loss ratio...
Jun 13 2011 // McGowan Insurance Group Inc. of Indianapolis has become Keystone Insurers Group’s 27th franchise partner in Indiana, the companies announced.Led by Hugh M. McGowan, the McGowan Insurance has roots dating back to the...
Jun 7 2011 // Indianapolis, Ind.-based MJ Insurance, one of the largest privately-held insurance agencies in the United States, has been named one of Indiana’s Top Workplaces for 2011.The Top Workplaces honor, sponsored by The...
May 11 2011 // State Farm plans to close two dozen field offices in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan where 1,300 people work to save $8 million over the next five years. The Pantagraph newspaper in Bloomington reported that the insurance...
Apr 29 2011 // The same storm system that spawned tornadoes that killed hundreds in the South dumped more rain April 28 on parts of Indiana already bracing for floods and toppled trees onto cars along a busy highway. No injuries were...
Apr 29 2011 // An American former surgeon who was captured on a mountain in Italy after more than five years on the run has withdrawn his guilty plea on federal health care fraud charges after a judge told him he was rejecting a plea...
Apr 22 2011 // The National Weather Service says at least five tornadoes were part of the storms that battered Ohio early on April 20. Hours before, a tornado measured as an EF3 hit near Girard, Ill., about 20 miles south of Springfield...
Apr 20 2011 // The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that a trial court must reconsider arguments in a lawsuit over an exclusion in a homeowners’ insurance policy that bars coverage for claims “arising out of” premises...
Apr 18 2011 // A tornado siren placed near an Indiana horse farm has prompted a lawsuit by the owners, who say the device spooks their animals every time it sounds and that local officials have refused to relocate it as promised.Jody and...
Mar 8 2011 // One in 140 drivers in Indiana is likely to a hit a deer this year.That’s the statistic the State Farm insurance agency formulated last year when it studied the number of deer-vehicle collisions across the country....
Mar 7 2011 // An Indiana Ice fan who shot a hockey puck the full 175-foot length of the hockey rink into a target with the chance to win $50,000 in a minor league hockey game promotion won’t be able to give the money to charity....
Feb 18 2011 // An Indiana Ice fan who shot a hockey puck the full 175-foot length of the hockey rink into a target with the chance to win $50,000 in a minor league hockey game promotion won’t be able to give the money to charity....
Feb 17 2011 // Agents across the country — except in Texas and neighboring states — agree that construction and related trades have been hardest hit by the recession. Restaurants appear to be the second hardest hit.In terms of lines...
Feb 10 2011 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group’s Property and Inland Marine Division has promoted two insurance executives: Grace Thomas and Cecil Wilson.Thomas was promoted to divisional senior vice...