Gearing up for the Brickyard
INDIANAPOLIS – Dale Earnhardt Jr. had no trouble qualifying Saturday at Indianapolis. Finishing 400 miles in Sunday’s race may be a different matter.
INDIANAPOLIS – Dale Earnhardt Jr. had no trouble qualifying Saturday at Indianapolis. Finishing 400 miles in Sunday’s race may be a different matter.
The dregs of hipsterdom were all packed tightly into Chicago’s Union Park last weekend.
INDIANAPOLIS – A pilot program in eight Indiana counties allows domestic violence victims to fill out forms to request protective orders online.
WASHINGTON – The number of newly laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose last week, though the government said its report again was distorted by the timing of auto plant shutdowns.
INDIANAPOLIS – High-speed rail supporters are praising Indiana’s efforts to land federal stimulus money that’s set aside for construction of high-speed passenger rail lines.
JASPER – A southern Indiana city is considering whether to convert its municipal power plant so that it could burn waste wood instead of coal.
EVANSVILLE – Local officials are looking to the past in their efforts to make a downtown block attractive to developers in the future.
WORTHINGTON, Ind. – A pilot who grew up in southern Indiana died in a helicopter crash in Iraq while working for a private contractor just months after retiring from the Army, his brother said.
Buddy Bill’s Bait Barn closed at 6 p.m. Sunday after nearly 38 years of business. “Buddy” Bill Moser said the bait store wasn’t making enough money.
IU professor Eric Rasmusen’s daughter’s visitation and funeral will be Thursday and Friday, respectively.
IU students who are randomly assigned a roommate of a different race are three times more likely change their room assignments by the end of their first semester than roommates of the same race, The New York Times reports.
IU scientists might be on their way to simplifying weight loss through a diet shot.
IU and Victoria’s Secret PINK clothing line have partnered to make University apparel for the collegiate collection line available in stores across the state.
The Monroe County Local Emergency Planning Committee is coordinating an exercise on IU’s campus involving emergency response agencies in Monroe County and is seeking student volunteers.
The final increase in Indiana’s two-year series of minimum wage jumps takes effect Friday.
Wedding guest etiquette tips.
There’s nothing more relaxing than enjoying the summer by sitting in Dunn Meadow with your friend’s overweight dachshund and a good mix CD (or playlist, if the iPod is how you roll).
Review of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."
While most of us are desperately avoiding the painful thought that summer is eventually going to end, the major commercial publishing houses are anxiously awaiting the fall season.