The Pro Gaming League has announced that Indianapolis will host season two of the Halo Championship Series, a professional video gaming tournament centered around the Xbox game Halo. The tournament will take place June 26 through June 28 at the Indiana Convention Center in conjunction with Indy PopCon, … Read More
Bluffton police arrested Jeremy W. Reed, 37, an Indiana State Excise officer, March 30 on charges of sexual misconduct with a minor and dissemination of matter harmful to minors. According to an affidavit of probable cause filed in Wells county, Reed is accused of “sexting” with and inappropriately … Read More
The Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend is mourning the loss of Ivory, a beloved 18 year old white Bengal tiger, who was humanely euthanized March 30 after a period of physical decline due to old age. “A decision like this is never a simple one, but after assessing … Read More
Authorities are saying two boys are responsible for a fire that seriously damaged a Waterloo playground March 29. The Waterloo Fire Department was called to Francis Thomson Memorial Park around 5 p.m. Sunday, near downtown Waterloo. It took approximately an hour to get the fire under control due … Read More
The last week has produced some interesting animals found by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, District 3, which includes Benton, Boone, Cass, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren and White counties. Officer Brenda Louthain responded to a call about an armadillo that had been struck by a … Read More
Can renewable energy be available when customers need it as opposed to only when the sun shines or wind blows? Storing energy from the sun and wind and using it efficiently on the electric grid will be the focus of new research at Southern Indiana’s Battery Innovation Center … Read More
Two men, one of which was an airline employee, were arrested in separate incidents involving loaded handguns at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago March 27. Transportation Security Administration agents using an X-ray machine on the carry-on bag of James Long, 50, an airline employee, detected a loaded 9 … Read More
A team of Purdue students who created a soybean-based air freshener have taken top prize in the 2015 Student Soybean Product Innovation Competition, sponsored by the Indiana Soybean Alliance. The team consisted of Evan Anderson, an agricultural and biological engineering major from Churubusco; his brother Sean Anderson, a … Read More
Silver Lake brand has voluntarily recalled all lots of its Easter egg cookies due to an ingredient that was not listed on the packaging. The company announced this morning that the cookies were being recalled because egg was not declared in the ingredients. People who have an allergy … Read More
Indiana Conservation and Federal Fish and Wildlife officers are investigating the death of a bald eagle found in Dubois county, and at the same time attempting to locate the nest which may potentially be in danger. On March 19, conservation officer Kenny Tincher responded to a report of … Read More
A new study from the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at University of Connecticut is recommending that energy drinks be governed by the same rules as tobacco products. The study points to negative health effects on children ages 12 to 17 associated with the highly caffeinated … Read More
According to the Department of Workforce Development, Indiana added 1,700 private sector jobs in February, continuing a recent trend of increases. The state has experienced private sector job growth for 20 of the last 25 months. February’s gains were concentrated in the private, education and health services, leisure … Read More
Oprah Winfrey plans to auction off furniture, paintings, designer clothes and other personal belongings from her Chicago residence next month. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers announced March 24 that the proceeds from the sale will benefit the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. The school helps disadvantaged … Read More
Mitch Daniels has been named to Fortune Magazine’s list of 50 greatest world leaders for 2015. The former White House budget director and Indiana governor is included because, the magazine states, he has taken his business sense to academia as the president of Purdue University. Fortune notes that … Read More
According to population estimates released March 26 by the US Census Bureau and analyzed by the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, population growth rates have slowed in many Indiana communities in 2014. Statewide, Indiana added approximately 26,140 residents in 2014, a 0.4 … Read More
By KARA BROOKS Office of Indiana Governor Mike Pence Governor Mike Pence has declared a public health emergency in Scott County due to an outbreak of HIV that has reached epidemic proportions. The declaration was issued in Executive Order 15-05, which orders the state to coordinate a multi-agency … Read More
