As of 9 p.m., Monroe County's election results were as follows, with 16 out of 96 Monroe County precincts tallied (17 percent).
The Indiana State Police responded to allegations that a Democratic Monroe County employee was found holding absentee ballots from overseas Tuesday. Initial reports from The Associated Press stated that the FBI was conducting an investigation into the matter.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Voting sites had not even closed in parts of Indiana before U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar took the stage Tuesday evening at the state Republican headquarters to wrap up the easiest of his string of easy re-election campaigns. Lugar, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, cruised to victory for a sixth straight term without a Democratic foe. The crowd at the GOP headquarters welcomed the senator with applause and held up Lugar 2006 signs. Gov. Mitch Daniels, a former Lugar aide and campaign manager, wore a Lugar campaign button from 1976, when he was first elected to the Senate after a 1974 loss to Democrat Birch Bayh. Lugar thanked voters for the opportunity to represent them. "This is a celebration tonight for Indiana," Lugar said.
Democratic challenger Brad Ellsworth defeated Republican Rep. John Hostettler in southern Indiana's 8th District, giving Democrats one of the 15 seats needed to take control of the U.S. House.
Before the new French Lick Springs Resort Casino opened Friday, residents of Orange County and the town of French Lick, Ind., were already anticipating ways to spend the tax revenue the new casino will bring, while others were voicing their concerns about the changes taking place in the small city as a result of the casino's opening. The casino, located about an hour south of Bloomington, is the 11th in the state and the last one allowed under state law. It was jointly developed and constructed beginning in August 2005 by Bloomington-based Cook Group and the Indianapolis-based real estate company Lauth Group, according to a Cook Group press release on the company's Web site. The $382 million project included the casino, renovations of the town's two historic hotels and the construction of golf courses and retail shops.
The FBI was investigating allegations that a Democratic volunteer at a Monroe County polling site was found with unprocessed absentee ballots in her possession Tuesday.
The Monroe County Elections Board has extended early voting for Saturday by two hours. Registered voters can vote from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday at the Justice Building, 301 N. College Avenue, Monroe County elections supervisor Jessica White said.
Officials from two Indiana counties said early problems with electronic voting machines had been fixed Tuesday as residents cast ballots to decide three of the nation's most closely watched congressional races and determine what party controls the Indiana House.
Despite returning just four starters from last season's 7-3-2 regional semifinalist squad, the IU men's club soccer team is undefeated through its first seven matches.
WASHINGTON -- With House control at stake, President Bush campaigned Sunday in endangered Republican districts across GOP-friendly middle America. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, hoping to become the first woman speaker, stumped for Democratic challengers in the left-leaning Northeast.
Webmail has done it again. This time a glitch in its new spam filter sent many legitimate e-mails into users' spam folders, where e-mails are promptly deleted after five days.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana voters will decide tightly contested races Tuesday, with control of the Indiana House and three of the nation's most closely watched congressional districts at stake.
