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(INDIANAPOLIS) – A UIndy public health professor says a ban on flavored e-cigarettes is a positive step against the recent outbreak of vape sickness. President Trump announced the ban Wednesday, though it’ll take weeks to complete the FDA rulemaking process. UIndy public health professor Carla Brown notes health groups have been urging that step for […]
(WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.) – Sports betting is now legal in Indiana, but for faculty at Purdue, maybe not much longer. Purdue president Mitch Daniels is asking trustees to ban staff at all the university’s campuses from betting on, or against, the Boilermakers. State law and NCAA rules already ban players and coaches from betting. Daniels […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The roof of Amy Beverland Elementary School caught fire on Friday morning. More than 700 students were evacuated, said school officials. There were no injuries, but the students could not go back into the building. Parents were asked to pick up their children on the north side of the school by 9:30 a.m. Students […]
ANDERSON, Ind.–If you’re thinking of adopting a child internationally, you should be aware that problems can happen. If they do, you can call your U.S. senator, which is what the Oren family of Anderson, say they did when they couldn’t bring their son Genene, home from Ethiopia. “We got everything together, we got on a […]
HEBRON, Ind. — A naked man was able to escape cops in Lake County by hiding in a cornfield. Police in Hebron got a call Wednesday about a naked man with a beer in his hand, running along Highway 55. When officers arrived, the man took off and disappeared into a cornfield. Police searched the area with […]
HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind.– – U.S. 36 in Avon is a headache during rush hour. The Indiana Dept. of Transportation wants your thoughts on a proposal that would make the drive a little bit easier. INDOT will host a public hearing next week about a plan to ease congestion and improve safety on US 36, with […]
KOKOMO, Ind.–If someone in your family had a drug problem, would you know where to go for help? An organization in Kokomo is becoming an example for communities across the state, as a central point for anything related to drug abuse and mental health issues. Turning Point, and organizer Paul Wyman, are being recognized by […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Parents from central Indiana are accused of leaving an adopted child alone in an apartment and moving to Canada. The girl may have been just 9 or 10 years old at the time of the alleged abandonment and has a form of dwarfism. According to court documents in Tippecanoe County, Michael Barnett, […]
CLINTON COUNTY, Ind. — I-65 near Lafayette was shut down for most of the day Thursday due to a fatal crash. Indiana State Police say one person died and three more people were taken to hospitals after a six-vehicle crash involving four semis. It happened just after 9 a.m. near State Road 28 on I-65 […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Environmental Protection Agency has scrapped a controversial Obama Administration rule on water regulation. The Waters of the United States rule broadened enforcement of the federal Clean Water Act, encompassing land within reach of waterways. Farm and business groups have criticized WOTUS from its inception in 2015 as federal overreach, both in terms […]