Increase in state police salaries adds to competition for officers
KENDALLVILLE, Ind. -- Police departments across the state continue their scramble to keep officers amid rising pay levels from some competitors.
KENDALLVILLE, Ind. -- Police departments across the state continue their scramble to keep officers amid rising pay levels from some competitors.
Three workers who were severely burned last week in an electrical fire at the new Super Wal-Mart are on a long, slow road to recovery.
On the heels of the capture of Hamed Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi -- al-Qaida in Iraq's No. 2, responsible for the detonation last February of the Shiite shrine in Samarra -- I have repeatedly heard that glib mantra, America is "in search of enemies." But this act of mercy confirms -- as it did with the mighty long-in-coming killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi -- that one doesn't have to search very far.
FAIRLEE, Vt. -- Who needs a car at the drive-in theater? Just go straight to bed. The Fairlee Motel & Drive-In Theater combines the best of roadside America. Drive in, and you have your classic outdoor experience. Check in, and a picture window and NuTone speaker give you the same show from your king-size bed -- with air conditioning and no mosquitoes. Please don't wipe popcorn butter on the sheets.
LOS ANGELES -- Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group reached a tentative agreement with German media company Bertelsmann AG to acquire BMG Music Publishing for $2.05 billion in cash, a person familiar with the deal said Tuesday.
With approximately 800 volunteers in its ranks, the IU Auditorium relies on students and community members to supply its corps of ushers, who not only supervise crowd control but are also encouraged to make a connection with guests on the relatively short journey from the entrance to their seats, according to the IU Auditorium's Web site.
Young lady, would you kindly oscillate your hindquarters? This is a request that many artists communicate by combining the words "shake," "ass" and "girl."
It's a universal tragedy. Because of new planetary guidelines, Pluto is no longer considered a planet. According to astronomers, Pluto shall hereby be referred to as simply "really big ball."
A cover illustration from the June 1904 issue of Ladies Home Journal.
Cathy Small, an anthropology professor at Northern Arizona University, was troubled by undergraduate student behavior. Why don't students take advantage of office hours? she wondered. Why do many students seem disinterested in learning? Why are many students seemingly unprepared for college life?
IU senior Daniel Eliot has been missing since Thursday night, according to police.
Rep. Mike Sodrel, R-9th, urged young people to get out and vote in his speech at the IU College Republicans call-out meeting Monday night. "It's important for young people to get engaged," he said. "They have more to win or lose in this next election. I'm in the fall of my career, but they're in the spring of theirs. If we pass the wrong laws and the wrong regulations now, they'll suffer longer."
CAIRNS, Australia - Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and conservationist known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed Monday by a stingray while filming off the Great Barrier Reef. He was 44.
A proposal coming before Bloomington faculty today could make it easier for students to transfer between colleges at IU.
Last week IU Campus Bus Service experienced a "record-setting" increase in ridership, a continuation of a trend that began last year when buses became free to all students, campus bus service officials said.
Being positive and excited about an upcoming season never hurts, especially if you genuinely believe it.
PINEY POINT, Md. -- President Bush said Monday the economy is growing steadily and jobs are plentiful, but America must work harder to break its dependency on foreign oil.
Police arrested two IU students Sunday on felony charges after they broke into a Bloomington home and beat a resident and his guest with brass knuckles, police said.
AMMAN, Jordan -- A gunman reportedly from the same region as al-Qaida in Iraq's slain leader opened fire on Western tourists at the ruins of a Roman amphitheater Monday, killing a British man and wounding six other people before being overpowered.
NORTON, Mass. -- What began as a rally quickly turned into a rout for Tiger Woods, who matched the lowest final round of his career Monday in the Deutsche Bank Championship to win for the fifth straight time on the PGA Tour.