Investigators in southern Indiana say the extensive damage from a fire that destroyed a large hardware store is making it difficult to determine the cause. Combustible materials such as paint, solvents and pesticides helped fuel the flames that leapt more …
The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld the first malpractice judgment against a former northwestern Indiana nose surgeon captured in Italy after five years on the run. The Post-Tribune reports the court ruled Wednesday against Merrillville doctor Mark Weinberger. Former …
A thief literally lifted a Jeep Wrangler from a northern Indiana car lot by using a crane to make the heist. A surveillance camera at LaPorte Chrysler captured someone driving a truck with a crane onto the lot, then circling …
An oversight panel of state lawmakers will tour the Indiana State Fairgrounds for the first time since August’s deadly stage collapse. Members of the General Assembly’s State Fair Advisory Committee plan to meet Tuesday morning at the fairgrounds, where strong …
Less than 40 percent of the drunken driving cases filed in Lake County courts in the past five years have resulted in drunken driving convictions, according to a newspaper analysis published Sunday. The Times of Munster found that more than …
State investigators will probe an explosion at a northern Indiana fertilizer plant that injured four people, including two who are in critical condition at a Fort Wayne hospital. Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration spokeswoman Chetrice Mosley says investigators were …
Indiana labor officials have waived a proposed fine against the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) over the death of an employee who was killed on the job when a co-worker backed a dump truck over him. The Occupational Safety and …
Inspections of a bridge that links southwestern Indiana with southern Illinois show that the 80-year-old span needs about $8 million in repairs. The Evansville Courier & Press reports that recent inspections of the toll bridge over the Wabash River gave …
State officials have fined a central Indiana foundry more than $10,000 for allegedly violating the state’s health and safety regulations. The Star Press of Muncie reports that Cast Metals Technology in Yorktown was accused of three non-serious and 11 serious …
An Indiana law that caps the state’s liability for damages at $5 million for a single event violates the U.S. and state constitutions and should be thrown out, six plaintiffs suing over the deadly collapse of an Indiana State Fair …