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Banks of the Wabash Festival kicks off
The 2013 Banks of the Wabash Festival, scheduled May 23 through June 1 in Fairbanks Park, celebrates 40 years along the banks of the Wabash River, 30 under the sponsorship of the Terre Haute Parks and Recreation Department.
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Terre Haute woman faces sentence in attempted baby theft
A local woman faces up to 30 years in prison if a judge accepts her guilty plea today to charges that she stabbed a couple while trying to kidnap their month-old son whom prosecutors said she wanted to pass off as her own.
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Some corn farmers mow fields as drought worsens
Some cornstalks in fields around the farm where David Kellerman works stand tall, but appearances can be deceiving. When the husks are pulled back, the cobs are empty. No kernels developed as the plants struggled with heat and drought.
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Vigo County ISTEP-plus scores show steady improvement
The latest ISTEP-plus scores, released this morning by the state, show continued improvement by Vigo County students.
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Legacies & Longevity: Families passionate about carrying on farming tradition
Award celebrates families with farms that have been owned by the same family for 100 consecutive years or more.
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Health-center-on-wheels just what the doctor ordered
Starting this school year, students in Vermillion and Parke counties will be able to go to school to receive primary health care services as the result of a new mobile health clinic.
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Watch kids during extreme heat
As temperatures are expected to remain at record levels over the next few days, the Indiana Department of Child Services cautions parents about the dangers extreme heat can pose for infants, young children and older youth.
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Terre Foods plans July 19 Blueberry Fest
Terre Foods Cooperative Market has set plans for its fourth annual Blueberry Fest on July 19 at the Central Presbyterian Church on Seventh Street.
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Beloved actor Andy Griffith dies at 86
Andy Griffith, who made homespun Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in "The Andy Griffith Show" and the rumpled defense lawyer in "Matlock," died today. He was 86.
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High court ruling vindicates Obama
President Barack Obama cast the Supreme Court's election-year vindication of his sweeping federal health care law as a victory for the American people. His Republican rival Mitt Romney vowed to repeal it on his first day in office if he wins the November election.
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Report: Larry Bird leaving Indiana Pacers
The Indianapolis Star is reporting that Larry Bird is leaving the Indiana Pacers.
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Clay City woman injured in I-70 accident
A Tuesday afternoon crash on Interstate 70 near the Brazil exit sent a Clay City woman to the hospital and blocked east- and westbound traffic for more than an hour.
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UPDATE: Suspect arrested in Dugger shootings
Indiana State Police have arrested the alleged shooter in the early Sunday shootings of Patrick D. Ruff and LeighAnn Lovelace at Dugger.
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Monkees singer Davy Jones dies in Florida at 66
Davy Jones, the lead singer of the 1960s group The Monkees, died of a massive heart attack today in Florida, his spokeswoman said. He was 66.
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FULL STORY: ISU administrator faces charge of soliciting sex
Brian Hasler, special assistant to Indiana State University’s president, was arrested Wednesday in Indianapolis for allegedly offering to pay an undercover police officer for sex acts, according to Marion County court documents.
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BREAKING: John Gregg makes campaign for Governor official
John Gregg, who this past May formed an exploratory committee to run for governor of Indiana, filed paperwork with the state today to change his committee to an official statewide campaign for governor, states today’s Gregg for Indiana email release.
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VIDEO: Storm takes out power in Vigo County, downs trees in Collett Park area
Power remained out this morning to 9,343 customers of Duke Energy in Vigo County following Wednesday night’s powerful storms that swept through west central Indiana.
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Fundraisers hope to make strides against cystic fibrosis (See VIDEO)
A rain shower may have dampened their clothes, but it couldn’t diminish the enthusiasm of this year’s participants in the Wabash Valley Great Strides Walk, which had its best turnout ever.
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NEW: Potential foe Daniels greets Obama on Indiana arrival
President Barack Obama has arrived in Indianapolis, where Gov. Mitch Daniels was among those meeting him at the airport.
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UPDATE: Bin Laden’s death brings joy, reflection
After nearly a decade of anger and fear, America rejoiced Monday at the demise of Osama bin Laden, the terror mastermind behind the horrific 9/11 attacks.
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Americans gather joyfully to mark Osama bin Laden's death
Joyous at the release of a decade’s frustration, Americans streamed to the site of the World Trade Center, the gates of the White House and smaller but no less jubilant gatherings across the nation to celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden — cheering, waving flags and belting the national anthem.
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Trio caught on video robbing convenience store
Police are seeking three suspects in an early Tuesday armed robbery at the Express Mini Mart in the 1800 block of North Third Street at Maiden Lane.
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PHOTO UPDATE: Contractor arrested for home improvement fraud
A contractor who received more than $80,000 in grant money to do home repairs for seven clients affected by the June 2008 flooding in the Wabash Valley has been arrested for home improvement fraud.
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Sullivan teams compete to 'Lighten Up'
Icy roads might not seem conducive to exercise, but Sullivan County organizers plan to put the heat on couch potatoes this spring. “We started advertising last week,” Carly LeDune, director of the Sullivan County Community Hospital Fitness Center, said Thursday afternoon.
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Vigo's 3-level warning system debuts in storm
Vigo County motorists for the first time were introduced to emergency weather travel warnings during this week’s ice storm.
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After crushing loss, MSU coach praises Miles’ Sycamores
Missouri State football coach Terry Allen was crestfallen.
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State parks use marketing campaign to combat bug
State parks officials looking for creative ways to counter budget cuts have partnered with a national marketing campaign to replace trees lost to a tiny but destructive insect.
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Hundreds turn out to support new ISU coach
Greg Lansing has been on Indiana State’s men’s basketball staff for nine years over two stints and has waited three years for the opportunity to be the head coach of the program after he was a finalist for the same position in 2007.
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For ‘family reasons’: Indiana State made effort to keep coach, but McKenna decided to leave
When Kevin McKenna was mulling a decision to leave the head coach position at Indiana State to take an assistant coach position at the University of Oregon late last week, ISU Director of Athletics Ron Prettyman was at ... the University of Oregon.
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52 slicked-up rides journey to Sullivan for the 2nd annual Southern Indiana Vintage Camper Rally
The stereo was playing Jimmy Buffett on a smoldering Sunday afternoon, with pink flamingos in the grass and Glen Houser rocking the 1976 Fairstream Argosy.
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