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Attorney accused in prison drug-smuggling case
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) -- An investigator says an Illinois defense attorney facing federal charges for trying to smuggle heroin-filled condoms into an Indiana federal prison claims to have done it several times before....
Ex-IU player Leary charged with taking appliances
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- Former Indiana University basketball player Todd Leary faces charges that he stole appliances from foreclosed homes less than two months after he pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a mortgage fraud scheme....
N. Ind. boy tells judge he fatally shot stepfather
WARSAW, Ind. (AP) -- A 15-year-old northern Indiana boy has offered to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in the shooting death of his stepfather in exchange for prosecutors dropping charges of murder and aiding murder....
Injured movie extra in critical condition
MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) -- Indiana State Police say the movie extra injured at a "Transformers 3" production site is in critical condition....
Ellsworth says Coats is lying with Guantanamo ad
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Brad Ellsworth is stepping up his criticism of Republican opponent Dan Coats, saying Coats lied in a television ad....
Plea deal to end inmate's time on Ind. death row
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) -- An inmate will be leaving Indiana's death row after more than 25 years after taking a deal with prosecutors giving him a 75-year prison sentence for killing a woman during a robbery....
Key foes won't campaign against Ind. tax caps vote
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Indiana Farm Bureau and the Indiana Chamber of Commerce have decided they won't campaign this fall against the referendum on putting property tax caps into the state constitution....
Free pills available for those near nuclear plants
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan health officials are making potassium iodide pills available to people who live, work or visit within 10 miles of a nuclear power plant....
Dry summer could dull Indiana's fall tree colors
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The bone-dry weather that most of Indiana has seen in recent weeks could also hurt the typically bright fall colors of the state's woodlands....
SW Ind. volunteer fire department plans to close
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- Officials have decided to shut down a volunteer fire department just outside Evansville, blaming misuse of township money by a former trustee and tax revenue declines....
Company plans 100-plus jobs at C. Ind. warehouse
GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) -- A distribution company plans to lease much of an empty warehouse in suburban Indianapolis and potentially hire 140 workers....
Ind. trooper charged with groping woman resigns
ANGOLA, Ind. (AP) -- State police say a trooper assigned to patrol the Indiana Toll Road has resigned and been charged with official misconduct and battery....
Four-state region updates travel website
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Motorists in the states along the shores of Lake Michigan now have an updated website to ease their travels....
Irish hope 3-4 can solve leaky defense
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame's leaky defense, the one that gave up yards in bunches a year ago - especially during a four-game losing streak to end the season - is pretty much old news. At least that's how Kerry Neal sees it....
Most traditional rivalries live on in new Big Ten
The Big Ten's athletic directors got together on what was truly a conference call on Wednesday. The first thing Ohio State's Gene Smith did was open some accompanying e-mails that listed proposed Buckeyes football schedules for 2011 and 2012....
Child-care owner pleads guilty in gaming operation
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) -- The owner of a nonprofit child-care business in Fort Wayne has pleaded guilty to charges he helped to run an illegal gambling operation that was masquerading as a lawful charitable gaming enterprise....
Indiana voters going online to register to vote
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The secretary of state's office says more than 4,000 Indiana residents have gone online to register to vote or update registration information since the state started offering the online service July 1....
IU to complete processing of Birch Bayh papers
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- A $60,000 grant will help Indiana University Libraries complete the processing of senatorial papers given to IU by former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh (BYE)....
