Local & Bistate
- Local & Bistate
-
-
2013 Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games get under way
Participating in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Indiana Special Olympics has special meaning for Amanda Rebich.
-
More than 2,500 athletes from across the state will Hulman Center for Opening Ceremony
Probably not since Larry Bird wore an Indiana State University jersey has the enthusiasm level inside Hulman Center been near where it was Friday night.
-
Valentine a finalist for job in Kansas
Ann Valentine, who has been chancellor at Ivy Tech’s Wabash Valley region for two years, is a finalist in the search for a new president at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas.
-
Linton Police looking for missing woman
The Linton Police Department is searching for a woman missing since Thursday.
-
BMV warns of inappropriate phone solicitations
R. Scott Waddell, commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, has issued a warning to Hoosiers motorists of inappropriate phone solicitations regarding insurance rates.
-
Semi that crashed carried 78 different hazardous chemicals
A semi-trailer that crashed and rolled over on Interstate 70 in Vigo County Thursday carried 78 different hazardous chemicals, according to one public safety official.
-
DEATH NOTICE: June 8, 2013
• Fannie Rozella Myers
-
Vigo County Jail Log: June 7, 2013
The following individuals were booked into the Vigo County Jail by area law enforcement on Thursday and Friday, based on jail records.
-
Ivy Tech-Wabash Valley chancellor one of three finalists for president of Kansas community college
Ann Valentine, who has been chancellor at Ivy Tech’s Wabash Valley region for two years, is a finalist in the search for a new president at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas.
-
BMV warns of inappropriate phone solicitations
INDIANAPOLIS - R. Scott Waddell, commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, issued a warning to Hoosiers motorists of inappropriate phone solicitations regarding insurance rates:
-
Great-niece honors creator of Indiana’s state song with interpretive performance
Performing in “Paul Dresser Night” Thursday was a labor of love for Tedi Dreiser Godard, the great-niece of Dresser and his brother, Theodore Dreiser.
-
Earl Elliott to advise Terre Haute City Council
The Terre Haute City Council voted Thursday in a special meeting to hire Earl Elliott, a Terre Haute CPA, as the body’s chief financial consultant.
-
Terre Haute City Council could stem oil ‘fracking’
The Terre Haute City Council is considering a resolution to impose a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” as a means of extracting oil and gas within the city limits.
-
Active shooter response exercise gives officers key experience
The Vigo County Sheriff’s Department rushed into an active shooter response exercise Thursday after central dispatch received a simulated call regarding an injured person and several gunshot wounds at Sugar Creek Consolidated Elementary School — a threat all too real.
-
Teen dies, four hurt in truck accident
A Solsberry teenager was killed and four other teens were hurt after the driver lost control of a 1999 Dodge pickup truck, rolling the vehicle several times before striking a tree at 10:46 p.m. Wednesday, Indiana State Police report.
-
Boil advisory for Seelyville water customers lifted
A boil advisory issued Tuesday for all Seelyville water customers has been lifted, town officials said Thursday.
-
Computer for hunting, fishing licenses to be down on June 15
The computer system the state uses for sales of Indiana hunting and fishing licenses is scheduled to shut down from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on June 15 for maintenance.
-
State to lift decades-old ban on switchblades
For more than a half-century, the only legal access that most Hoosiers had to switchblades was viewing them in the hands of youthful hoodlums in movies such as “West Side Story” and “Rebel Without a Cause.” That's soon to end.
-
New law legalizes midwifery in Indiana
A new law that legalizes midwifery in Indiana has been a long time coming for women like Mary Ann Griffin, a certified professional midwife and advocate of home births.
- Upcoming road closings in Terre Haute
-
Elliott will advise Terre Haute council on financial matters
Terre Haute City Council members, meeting in a special session this evening, voted to hire Earl Elliott as their financial consultant. Amy Auler, D-1st, was the lone dissenting voice in the verbal vote.
-
Seelyville boil advisory lifted
A boil advisory issued Tuesday for all Seelyville water customers has been lifted, town officials said today.
-
I-70 accident snarls traffic for hours
An accident involving a semi-trailer containing hazardous materials shut down eastbound Interstate 70 in Vigo County from near the Illinois state line to Indiana 46 for about six hours Thursday.
-
Vigo County Jail Log: June 6, 2013
The following individuals were booked into the Vigo County Jail by area law enforcement on Wednesday and Thursday, based on jail records.
-
Gas prices set record highs in Terre Haute, topping $4.20 per gallon at most sites
Gasoline prices in Terre Haute reached historic levels Wednesday as pump prices topped $4.20 per gallon at many filling stations.
-
Rezoning of old fire house disputed
The Vigo County Area Plan Commission was in the middle of another dispute Wednesday night as more than a dozen people showed up to question the proposed rezoning of a community building in the town of Sanford that formerly housed the Fayette Township Volunteer Fire Department.
-
MARK BENNETT: Time for surf, sand and a good book
I can read a book on the beach. Until I start sweating. Then it feels like exercise, minus the fitness perks. My brain shifts into neutral as the waves roll in, blissfully washing away footprints in the sand and my inclination to think. Better put, I enjoy starting a book on the beach, and finishing it later, elsewhere.
-
Donation helps rescue dogs search for disabled people
The all-volunteer Vigo County Search and Rescue K-9 team is now equipped with GPS collars and cooling vests to aid in the search of disabled people, thanks to a grant from the Wabash Valley Community Foundation.
-
Fire protection merger denied for townships
An official for Otter Creek and Nevins Townships said plans to create a new fire protection district are on hold after a state agency denied a tax levy and equipment replacement fund and said the townships failed to establish a legal fire protection territory.
-
Riley Fire Dept. protection rating being re-evaluated
Riley Fire Department is in the process of being re-evaluated by the insurance services organization (ISO), which establishes the community’s fire protection rating.
- More Local & Bistate Headlines
-
Tiger on Sergio: 'It's Time to Move On'
Robot Action Connected to Human Thought
NYC 911 Call Lasts for 8 Hours
Rain Damages Brazil Soccer Stadium
RAW: NSA Director Says 50 Plots Foiled
California Cops Cruise on Stand-up Paddle Patrol
Falling Cable Hurts 10 NASCAR Fans
Obama: US Has Helped Syrian Rebels
Raw: 100K Protesters Flood Brazilian Streets
Raw: First Lady, Daughters Enjoy Irish Sights
3 Charged in Ohio With Enslaving Mom, Daughter
Ex-NFL Star Chad Johnson Out of Jail
Afghan Forces Take Afghanistan Security Lead
Obama: NSA Secret Data Gathering 'Transparent'
Raw: Huge Fire Near Yosemite National Park
Raw: 1 Dead in Shooting at Mo. Apartment Complex
Transgender Candidate Running in NYC
Hoffa Mystery Still Fascinates After 4 Decades
Raw: Volcano Erupts Near Mexico City
Boeing, Airbus Battle for Sales Supremacy
Spurs' Popovich has no problem with Spurs' intensity
Inside Kim Kardashian's Premature Labor
Three Charged for Enslaving Mother and Daughter
Paige Butcher Scorches on Hawaii Beach
Video: worst way to load cargo onto a plane
Never-before-seen footage of '08 Times Square bomber
WATCH IT: Lil Wayne tramples American flag
Mariah Carey Looks Beautiful in a Tiny Cut-Out Swimsuit
Out of Control Boat Throws Passengers Overboard
See Lindsay Lohan in Rehab
Sofia Vergara Posts Perky Backside Pic in Thong
Gaga Ditches Her Crazy Couture
Caught on Tape: Teacher Accused of Beating Autistic Child
"Stay Classy" Campaign Aims to Curb Binge Drinking
Sesame Street Tackling Tough Topic Parents in Jail
Miss Utah Fumbles Interview Question
Deranged man claims Newark-bound flight was poisoned
