Indiana News

Turning clocks ahead for spring is a ritual some people love to hate. We're groggy.

A federal judge Thursday ordered ex-East Chicago Mayor Robert Pastrick and two former aides to pay $108 million in civil damages in an alleged sidewalks-for-votes scheme.

SOUTH BEND - A northern Indiana man has pleaded guilty to a bilking more than $2.9 million from real estate developers and churches while presenting himself as a priest.

INDIANAPOLIS - The top-ranked senior at a suburban Indianapolis high school is asking a federal judge to stop a graduation prayer that the class voted to approve.

Forest enthusiasts and others have the chance to share their views on how Indiana's state forests are managed during a series of open houses beginning next month.

Unemployment in Indiana remained unchanged in January, but area counties all saw increases in their jobless rates.

A distribution company plans to lay off nearly all the workers at its central Indiana warehouse operations, costing more than 250 jobs.

An election board official is clarifying the Indiana law that removed several Republicans from an Allen County ballot Tuesday.

About 300 workers are being recalled to jobs at Chrysler's transmission factories in central Indiana.

Most Hoosiers could take a gun to work as long as the weapon is stored out of sight in a locked vehicle, under legislation enacted Thursday to the delight of gun-rights advocates and the alarm of Indiana businesses.

Indiana's plan to lay off some meat inspectors to save money and reduce the time inspectors spend with small, independent processors has the industry and farmers fearing it could hurt what has been a growing industry.

A former South Bend police officer has pleaded no-contest to steroid possession charges in a deal with Indiana authorities.

The plan approved by the Republican-controlled Senate would transfer the duties of the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation board to the State Department of Health .

Evansville police say they used pepper spray to break up a crowd of about 20 unruly women who were creating a disturbance in a parking lot.

If the last census had counted just 0.1 percent more Hoosiers, Indiana might have gotten an additional $4.4 million in Medicaid funding in 2008, according to a report being released today on how the census count affects the amount of federal funding states and local governments receive.

Monday, March 08, 2010 Ind. Law - "Smoke-free Indiana? Wait another year" That is the headline to this editorial today in the Gary Post-Tribune . Some quotes: 'Wait until next year" is becoming the unofficial mantra of supporters of a statewide smoking ban in Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS - Negotiations on some major issues resumed in the Indiana General Assembly on Monday after a meltdown occurred last week between Democrats who control the House and Republicans who rule the Senate.

INDIANAPOLIS The Indiana Chamber of Commerce says an office shooting in Portage shows why Gov.

Indiana lawmakers will continue negotiations on some key issues this week. Talks broke down Thursday when Democratic House Speaker Patrick Bauer of South Bend abruptly put the House in recess until Wednesday.

ANDERSON -- The company that owns Indiana's Hoosier Park casino and horse track and a Colorado casino is seeking a reorganization of its finances in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.