Duke Energy: Payments mistakenly reported late
Duke Energy is notifying customers in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio that it's taking steps to correct some of their monthly payments that were mistakenly being reported as late.
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Indiana county clerks told to allow gay marriages
The Indiana attorney general's office told county clerks across the state Tuesday that they must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Energy Department predicts lower heating bills this winter
Milder temperatures should cut heating bills this winter, as few expect a return of the deep freeze that chilled much of the nation last year.
Forecasters expect 4.1-percent rise in holiday spending
Americans are expected to spend at the highest rate in three years during the upcoming holiday shopping season, according to the nation's largest retail industry trade group.
Wal-Mart cuts health benefits for most part-timers
Starting Jan. 1, Wal-Mart will no longer offer health insurance to employees who work less than an average of 30 hours a week. The move, which would affect 30,000 employees, follows similar decisions by Target, Home Depot and others.
Police recommend charges against Elwood mayor
A prosecutor says state police investigators have recommended that criminal charges be filed against a central Indiana mayor over the spending of campaign money for personal expenses.
Pence asks HHS for alternative Medicaid approval
The governor met with Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell on Monday in Washington, D.C., but said no deal has been reached yet.
Indiana Rep. Brooks urges more women in politics
Rep. Susan Brooks also said it's unfortunate that the United States hasn't had a female president while many other countries have been led by women.
Work starting on new I-65 exit near Indianapolis
Plans had called for the $16 million interchange to open by next summer, but delays in land purchases delayed the start of construction. It is now expected to open by the end of next year.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Indiana on gay marriage
Justices turned away appeals from five states including Indiana seeking to prohibit same-sex marriage. The court’s order immediately ends delays on such marriages in those states but leaves the Constitutional question hanging.
DePauw announces $300 million fundraising goal
The Greencastle university said it already has raised more than $200 million toward the goal. About $100 million of the total will go toward a new endowment for need-based financial aid.
Historic farmhouse moved, saved from demolition
A 153-year-old farmhouse that had faced possible demolition has been moved from its longtime perch along a central Indiana highway to a new, permanent location.
Obama highlighting manufacturing gains in Indiana visit
President Barack Obama is expected to put a manufacturing focus on his revived economic message Friday during a visit to Indiana, calling attention to industrial gains that have helped restore some higher-wage jobs.
Indiana teenager faces charges in hacking ring
Austin Alcala, 18, of McCordsville is one of several gaming enthusiasts accused of hacking into a U.S. Army computer network while targeting Microsoft and several video game developers.
Colts join push to help domestic violence victims
Indianapolis tight end Dwayne Allen helped announce that the Colts and Verizon would raise money and collect cellphones to help domestic violence victims in Indiana.
JPMorgan breach heightens data-security doubts
New details on a cyberattack against JPMorgan Chase add to increasing doubts over the security of consumer data kept by lenders, retailers and others. The breach compromised customer information pertaining to roughly 76 million households and 7 million small businesses.
European regulators OK Lilly’s $5.4B Novartis deal
The European Union's antitrust authority has approved the $5.4 billion sale of Novartis' animal health division to Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly and Co.
U.S. jobless rate falls to 6-year low of 5.9 pct.
U.S. employers added 248,000 jobs in September, helping lower the unemployment rate to 5.9 percent, the lowest since July 2008. But nearly 100,000 stopped looking for work, lowering the percentage of Americans working or looking for work to the lowest level since February 1978.
New program aims to keep inmates from reoffending
The First Time Offender Program will convert the Plainfield Short Term Offender Program into the Heritage Trail Correctional Facility and also offer addiction-recovery services, family and social support, mentoring and behavioral change programs.
Alcoa opens plant to make alloys for aircraft
Alcoa said the $90 million plant in Lafayette is the biggest of its kind and will create 75 jobs.