Category: News

  • 4 officials endorse Banks for Congress

    Three more Republican state lawmakers and a mayor have endorsed the U.S. House candidacy of state Sen. Jim Banks, R-Columbia City. Banks campaign announced that Sen. Carlin Yoder, R-Middlebury, and […]

  • IN Focus: Coats, Donnelly on Patriot Act, ISIS

    It’s another do-or-die showdown in Congress, this time dealing with the Patriot Act, as lawmakers face an approaching June 1st midnight deadline. President Obama is urging the Senate to renew the […]

  • Major Bicentennial Project to be Unveiled

    In 2011, then Governor Mitch Daniels appointed a fifteen member commission to oversee a statewide celebration for the state’s 200th birthday.    Click here to read more.

  • Indiana jobless rate drops to 5.4 percent for April

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent for April, when officials say the state added 10,600 private-sector jobs.   Click here to read more.

  • New state board of education unveiled

    INDIANAPOLIS – Two northeast Indiana residents were appointed Wednesday to the newly reconstituted State Board of Education – including longtime Allen County educator Steve Yager – while five former members […]

  • INDGOP chairman responds to latest employment report

    Attention Media: Indiana Republican Party Chairman Jeff Cardwell issued the following statement regarding today’s news about Indiana’s unemployment rate significantly dropping and employment levels for private-sector jobs approaching an all-time […]

  • GM plans $1.2B in upgrades for Indiana pick-up truck plant

    FORT WAYNE — General Motors announced Tuesday it would spend $1.2 billion on new facilities and technology at an Indiana factory where it builds Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup […]

  • Indianapolis mayor to present Reggie Wayne with key to city

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne is poised to receive the key to the city.   Click here to read more.

  • Free HIV testing offered in 2 Indiana counties amid outbreak

    SEYMOUR, Ind. (AP) — Free HIV testing will be offered in two Indiana counties following an outbreak that has infected at least 160 people.   Click here to read more.