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Schultz IV pleads guilty
John Schultz IV, a teen who allegedly planned a “Columbine-style” school shooting, as part of a plea agreement, pleads guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit murder does not result in death, a Level 2 felony, State v. [...]
Hallador Encergy Company to acquire Hoosier Energy’s Merom Generating Station in Sullivan County
Terre Haute-based Hallador Energy Company, through its new subsidiary Hallador Power Company, LLC, will acquire Hoosier Energy’s 1-Gigawatt Merom Generating Station in Sullivan County in return for assuming certain decommissioning costs and environmental responsibilities. The transaction, which includes a [...]
Man removed by security during legislators’ event
Everyone has heard about heated Hoosier school board meetings requiring police intervention in the past year, and tempers even flaring over education issues at some Third House or crackerbarrel sessions this year, but you should know that the situation [...]
Horseshoe Indianapolis increases table-game capacity
Horseshoe Indianapolis increases its table-game capacity by almost one-third in January, growing from 71 tables on New Year’s Eve to 92 entering January, a huge statement of its intent to dominate the market and pull in high-stakes players from [...]
Judge Sirk grants motion to Wells
Judge Scott Sirk of the Hancock County Circuit Court wastes no time in granting a motion sought by Indianapolis attorney Jim Voyles on behalf of his client, Bret Wells of Greenfield, in the massive illegal multi-million-dollar global sports betting [...]
Braun, other Republicans call for ‘public engagement’ ahead of proposed overtime pay requirements
U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R), the ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) and U.S. Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Fred Keller (R-PA), [...]
Calkins challenges Banks
CD 03 challenger Aaron Calkins (D) files an official challenge to the candidacy of U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R) with the Indiana Election Division, alleging that Rep. Banks is ineligible to run because he “supported an insurrection” and violated [...]
Goshen Community Schools announces budget cuts
Goshen Community Schools announces budget cuts to keep the corporation “sustainable and financially healthy.” In a video on its YouTube page, Superintendent Steven Hope tells the community the school corporation is struggling financially and has lived beyond its means [...]
Where did HB 1252 go?
Where did HB 1252, authored by House Committee on Education Chair Bob Behning (R) of Indianapolis go this session? Well, it was squeezed, wholesale, into SB 2 as an amendment Wednesday. HB 1252 would establish the Indiana student enrichment [...]
Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg to cash in on Bengals Super Bowl appearance
The participation of the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League Super Bowl should be a bonanza for the state’s top retail sports wagering location at Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg. With Ohio not yet ready to roll out its new [...]