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Purdue economist predicts gas prices won't top $4
A Purdue University economist is predicting that gasoline prices likely won't top $4 a gallon in Indiana during the summer travel season. Purdue agricultural and energy economist Wally Tyner says Indiana's gas prices will likely remain between $3.50 and $4 per gallon over the summer. But he says that prediction ...
Study: Gun deaths surpass vehicle deaths in Ind.
A new study says the number of people killed by guns in Indiana has surpassed those who died in traffic accidents in 2009. The study released Tuesday by the Washington, D.C.-based Violence Policy Center says Indiana is one of 10 states where there were more gun deaths than traffic deaths ...
S. Bend to remove 100 ash trees because of insects
An infestation of the tree-killing emerald ash borer is forcing the city of South Bend to remove more than 100 trees, many of them downtown. The South Bend Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/Jn9Gej ) ash trees make up roughly 6 percent of the trees in the northern Indiana city. The small, metallic-green ...
Susie Wheldon heads to Indy 500 to honor husband
Some days are better than others for Susie Wheldon, and there's rarely any warning what will trigger the emotional roller coaster she's been on since husband Dan Wheldon's fatal crash in last year's IndyCar finale. A familiar coffee shop brings back a flood of memories; a song can make her ...
International League Standings
North Division W L Pct. GB Pawtucket (Red Sox) 29 18 .617 — Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 27 18 .600 1 Buffalo (Mets) 26 20 .565 2½ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees) 24 20 .545 3½ Syracuse (Nationals) 22 24 .478 6½ Rochester (Twins) 19 26 .422 9 South Division W L Pct. GB ...
SWAT officer kills man during hostage situation
A man was shot and killed by SWAT officers on Tuesday after a domestic dispute at a Columbus home turned into a hourlong hostage situation, police said. Officers responding to a domestic violence call on the city's west side around 3 p.m. discovered 28-year-old Kevin Scott Boozer yelling outside of ...
Restaurant attack may be battle over views on race
Five men accused of attacking a group of diners with hammers and metal batons at a suburban Chicago restaurant are in jail, though the fight appears to be continuing online as word spread that the incident was apparently linked to a feud between anti-racism groups and white supremacists. Elements of ...
Remains of 10 Ohio veterans found are buried
Veterans and civilians stood side by side to honor 10 Ohio veterans whose remains were buried Tuesday with full military honors, several months after they were found in a funeral home basement. Six veterans conducted a rifle salute, taps was played and the name of each of the men and ...
Otterbein in Ohio names new men's basketball coach
Otterbein University has picked Todd Adrian to be its next men's basketball coach. The 41-year-old Adrian comes to the central Ohio school in Westerville from Edgewood College in Madison, Wis., where he had served as the men's basketball coach since 2006. Adrian had a 97-65 record over six seasons at ...
Newgarden becomes fan favorite at 1st Indy 500
Josef Newgarden stood outside the Indianapolis 500 rookie luncheon trading advice with Jean Alesi. Though it seemed strange seeing the youngest driver in this year's Indianapolis 500 explaining to the oldest rookie in 500 history how to get around the Brickyard's 2.5-mile oval, Newgarden seemed at ease Tuesday. "The faster ...
Ukrainian Orthodox Church head Constantine dies
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America says its leader has died. The church says in a statement that 75-year-old Metropolitan Constantine died on Monday morning after a serious illness. He was a life-long resident of Pittsburgh and had led the church since 1993. His secular name was Theodore Buggan. Funeral ...
Exotic animal regulations head to Ohio governor
Legislation that would tighten regulations on owning exotic animals in Ohio was headed Tuesday to the governor for his expected signature, months after authorities were forced to shoot dozens of lions, tigers and other dangerous wildlife released from a farm last fall. The measure would ban new ownership of exotic ...
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