Indiana child welfare agency responds to court’s criticism
An appeals court’s scathing rebuke of Indiana’s embattled child-welfare agency has prompted the department’s top official to concede that its legal work has “fallen
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16 year prison term for crash that killed Colts player
A man from Guatemala living illegally in the U.S. has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for a drunken-driving crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and his Uber driver. A
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State’s highest environmental award given to two area manufacturers
The Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence were presented this week to honor seven recipients for extraordinary initiatives in protecting the environment. “I am pleased to award this
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Potential explosives found in Vincennes
Potential explosives were found during an accountability check in Vincennes. Vincennes Police Chief Dusty Luking reports that the Knox County Drug Court Team and Vincennes Police
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Arrest logs
-A Pike County resident was booked into the Daviess County Security Center Thursday. Indiana State Police arrested 29-year-old Echo d. Petty of Petersburg on a Petition to Revoke a Suspended
Continue Reading »House to vote on Pandemics bill
Hospitals and the Centers for Disease Control would gain more tools to prepare for disease outbreaks, under a bill scheduled for a House vote next week. The bill authored by Indiana Republican
Continue Reading »Indiana Finance Authority OKs new Toll Road deal, rate hike
(AP) — The Indiana Finance Authority has approved a new deal with the private contractor operating the Indiana Toll Road allowing 35 percent fee increases for large trucks as part of
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Sullivan County dump truck crashes, one killed
Thursday morning around 7:45, Indiana State Police and Sullivan County emergency agencies were called to a crash on County Road 700 South, just east of County Road 300 East. The crash injured
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Madison Withdraws Resignation
Barr Reeve School Superintendent Travis Madison said today in a statement to WAMW that he has decided to withdraw his verbal resignation from Barr Reeve and stay on as Superintendent. Madison
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Emergency Planning to be tested
The Local Emergency Planning Committee is planning a full scale exercise to be conducted next month. The mock scenario will help to test and utilize current emergency plans and
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