Purdue makes fast progress on tuition freeze
The school is nearly three-fourths of the way to reaching its goal of $40 million in savings or new revenue.
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Counties worry about cost of sentencing overhaul
Indiana counties could be forced to pay some of the costs of a change in the state’s criminal code that is designed to keep low-level offenders out of prison while ensuring the worst serve more of their sentences.
Indiana withdraws support for fertilizer plant
State officials have withdrawn incentives for a fertilizer plant over concerns about whether its Pakistan-based owners are doing enough at their overseas operations to keep the potentially explosive material from being used against U.S. troops.
River protest set for proposed central Indiana reservoir
Organizer and environmentalist Clarke Kahlo told The Herald Bulletin that the group is trying to build public awareness of the amount of land that would disappear if the reservoir is built.
New owner shutting down 520-worker Indiana plant
Allied Specialty Vehicles announced Thursday it was buying Monaco RV and shifting production to a factory in Decatur, near Fort Wayne. The 520 jobs lost in Wakarusa won't be replaced on a one-to-one basis.
Court upholds Indiana’s limit on civil damages
The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld the state law limiting punitive damages awarded in civil lawsuits and directs most of that money to a state victims fund.
Aerospace company plans central Indiana factory expansion
L&E Engineering Co. officials say the company will spend $3.7 million to expand its Greenwood factory and add about 40 employees.
Fed review finds Indiana highway land deals compliant
The Federal Highway Administration report found Indiana Department of Transportation records were adequate and sufficient.
Top Indiana wind farm drafts bat-protection plan
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.
Indiana BMV ends specialty plate talks with 3 groups
The BMV stopped negotiations with the Indiana Greenways Foundation, the Indiana 4-H Foundation and the Indiana Youth Group.
Ball State: 5 revoked charter schools lose appeals
Ball State University has closed the books on its January decision to pull its sponsorship of seven academically struggling Indiana charter schools.
Zak Brown turns down IndyCar CEO job
Brown said he instead will relocate in July to England to continue the growth of his Zionsville-based agency, Just Marketing International.
Indiana farmers catching up on some planting
A weekly report says 30 percent of Indiana’s corn crop was planted as of Sunday, up from 8 percent the week before, but still off the 5-year average of 54 percent.
Broad Ripple flooding in 2012 becoming costly for city
The city of Indianapolis faces possibly paying several hundred thousand dollars for a restaurant badly damaged by flooding that swamped a neighborhood during a downpour a year ago.
Michigan doctor named dean of IU School of Medicine
Dr. Jay Hess was picked to become the 10th dean in the school of medicine’s 110-year history and the first dean in the past five to come from outside IU.
Indianapolis schools encounter more ISTEP glitches
Indianapolis students trying to complete standardized tests that already have been delayed by technical issues have encountered more problems.
Foes organizing against central Indiana wind farm plans
A Chicago-based company is seeking permission from Delaware County officials to build about 30 turbines across 15,000 acres of agricultural areas northeast of Muncie.
High court rules against Indiana farmer in patent case
The Supreme Court has sustained Monsanto Co.'s claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean seeds that are resistant to its weed-killer.
Indiana schools seeing more success with tax hikes
Indiana school districts that won voters' approval last week for the majority of the tax increases they had sought to boost school funding may be becoming more skilled at selling the public on the need for those tax hikes.
‘Pause’ on Common Core leaves teachers in limbo
Lawmakers voted last month to delay full implementation of the academic standards to allow time to study the potential costs of implementing or abandoning the standards and hold public meetings.