Michigan panel backs $25M for land buys, recreation upgrades
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan panel is supporting $25 million worth of grants to buy land and improve outdoor recreation opportunities. The Michigan Natural...
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Illinois man gets 55 years in stabbing of cousin in Warsaw
WARSAW, Ind. (AP) — An Illinois man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison in the 2017 stabbing death of his cousin in Indiana....
NIPSCO paying $1 million fine over hiring complaint
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A major Indiana utility company has agreed to pay a $1 million fine in settling a federal complaint that it discriminated...
2 judges back on bench following fight-related suspensions
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Two southern Indiana judges are back on the bench after completing their suspensions for a downtown Indianapolis fight and double-shooting that...
Buttigieg leads 2020 rivals in Wall Street contributions
(Associated Press) The financial sector, blamed by progressives for spawning the 2008 financial crisis, is lining up behind Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign. The mayor of...
GOP governors grapple with whether to accept refugees or not
(Associated Press) An executive order by President Donald Trump giving governors the right to refuse to accept refugees is putting Republican governors in an uncomfortable...
Michigan lawmakers propose protections for whistleblowers
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers across the aisle want to pass more protections for whistleblowers who risk losing their jobs for reporting wrongdoing. Their...
Indiana AG faces spending scrutiny as groping case nears end
(Associated Press) As Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill awaits the outcome of a professional misconduct complaint involving his alleged drunken groping of four women, the...
Whitmer OKs bills to restore vetoed spending, fund prisons
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed spending bills to restore some funding she vetoed and to fund some of her priorities that...
Well-known Catholic educator charged in cafeteria incident
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An administrator at a Catholic high school in Indianapolis has been charged with a misdemeanor in a dispute with a 14-year-old student...