Indiana
86 percent of Ind. 3rd-graders pass reading exam
More than five of every six Indiana third-graders have passed the mandatory state reading test before promotion to the fourth grade, the Indiana Department of Education announced. Results show 86.1 percent of third-graders passed this spring's Indiana Reading Evaluation And Determination exam, or IREAD-3, department spokesman Daniel Altman said Thursday. ...
Veterans group plans visit to Fort Wayne clinic
The American Legion is taking a new look at the quality of health care provided at the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Fort Wayne where inpatient care was suspended last year. Members of the Legion's System Worth Saving Task Force plan on visiting the health center next week to ...
Haslam says he didn't know about rebate issues
Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam says he was "absolutely not" aware of and did not participate in the practices that led to the federal investigation into his Pilot Flying J company. "I take responsibility for what happens at PFJ as the guy at the top of the shop, but I ...
2nd-grader calls 911 after waking in empty school
A central Indiana school district is reviewing how a sleeping second-grader could have been left alone in a room for hours after school had let out. Joyce Larry said her 8-year-old son, Damarion, was left alone in a room Tuesday afternoon at Valley Grove Elementary School in Anderson after he ...
Ivy Tech dedicates new Batesville facility
Ivy Tech Community College says it has dedicated a new campus facility in southeastern Indiana. The site dedicated this week in Batesville originally served as the Batesville location of Forethought Financial Group, a subsidiary of Hillenbrand Industries. The first floor has been renovated for use by Ivy Tech. Forethought now ...
Top Ind. wind farm drafts bat-protection plans
The operators of Indiana's largest wind farm are proposing changing the nighttime operations of the farm's 300-plus wind turbines to protect endangered Indiana bats from being killed by the turbines' spinning blades. Two of the mouse-sized federally protected species have been found dead since 2009 near wind turbines at northwestern ...
Ball State: 5 revoked charter schools lose appeals
Ball State University on Wednesday closed the books on a decision to pull sponsorship of five academically struggling charter schools. Ball State President Jo Ann Gora approved a review panel's unanimous decision to reject the five schools' appeals. The loss of Ball State's charters could lead to the closure of ...
S. Ind. fertilizer plant operator defends safety
The developer of a proposed southern Indiana fertilizer plant said Wednesday the project will be safe and not handle explosive materials like a Texas plant where a deadly explosion occurred last month. All of the products made at the Ohio Valley Resources LLC proposed for the Ohio River city of ...
Knicks try to stay alive Thursday against Pacers
Pablo Prigioni could return to the starting lineup. Jason Kidd will remain in the rotation. Whichever players are on the court for the New York Knicks when they try to save their season Thursday night, coach Mike Woodson just wants them to shoot with confidence. "All you can do is ...
Foundation to help youths with spinal injuries
An Indianapolis man paralyzed in a diving accident two years ago is launching a nonprofit foundation to help other youths with spinal cord injuries attend college and succeed. Jay Ruckelshaus announced formation of The Ramp Less Traveled on Saturday during a fundraiser to help pay his medical costs. Ruckelshaus just ...
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