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Interim IPS superintendent proposes plan to cut $10M from budget
Interim IPS superintendent proposes plan to cut $10M from budget
Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:53 PM EDT2013-06-19 01:53:23 GMT
The interim superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools proposed her recommendations to trim the district's budget shortfall at a meeting Tuesday night. Dr. Peggy Hinckley introduced a plan to cut $9More >>
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Columbus council passes first vote on BB gun ordinance
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Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:43 PM EDT2013-06-19 01:43:00 GMT
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Severe thunderstorm watch canceled for southern Indiana counties
Severe thunderstorm watch canceled for southern Indiana counties
Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:11 PM EDT2013-06-19 01:11:52 GMT
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 10:00 pm for several counties south of Indianapolis. The following counties are under the watch: BARTHOLOMEW, BROWN, CLAY, DAVIESS, DECATUR, GIBSON, GREENE,More >>
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 10:00 pm for several counties south of Indianapolis.More >>
Messer to propose bill protecting schools from healthcare law
Messer to propose bill protecting schools from healthcare law
Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:08 PM EDT2013-06-19 01:08:45 GMT
An Indiana congressman plans to introduce legislation shielding schools from penalties incurred by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Congressman Luke Messer (R-Indiana) told Education SecretaryMore >>
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EPA cleans up mercury inside Elwood home
EPA cleans up mercury inside Elwood home
Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:12 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:12:36 GMT
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it's cleaning up a large amount of toxic mercury found at a residence in a small central Indiana city. The EPA said Tuesday that residents of the Elwood homeMore >>
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it's cleaning up a large amount of toxic mercury found at a residence in a small central Indiana city.More >>
18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda
18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda
Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:59 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:59:14 GMT
The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting government food vouchers be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter to congressionalMore >>
The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting government food vouchers be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.More >>
House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill
House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill
Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:56 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:56:24 GMT
The Republican-led House has passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill, giving conservatives a claim to progress in their campaign against legal abortions and Democrats another reason to claim that theMore >>
The Republican-led House has passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill, giving conservatives a claim to progress in their campaign against legal abortions and Democrats another reason to claim that the Republican agenda is anti-women.More >>
Misunderstanding results in cat on graduation cake
Misunderstanding results in cat on graduation cake
Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:45 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:45:37 GMT
An misunderstanding over a graduation cake is quickly going viral. A Zionsville mom wanted a local bakery to draw a graduation cap on the picture of her daughter on the cake, but the worker taking theMore >>
A Zionsville mom wanted a local bakery to draw a graduation cap on the picture of her daughter on the cake, but the worker taking the order heard something different.More >>
Brownsburg Police hunt for armed robbery suspect
Brownsburg Police hunt for armed robbery suspect
Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:12 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:12:50 GMT
An armed robbery suspect struck again Tuesday, and police set up a huge perimeter in hopes of catching the suspect. Investigators suspect one person is responsible for several robberies on the west side,More >>
An armed robbery suspect struck again Tuesday, and police set up a huge perimeter in hopes of catching the suspect.More >>
Labor board questions Hostess' hiring practices
Labor board questions Hostess' hiring practices
Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:45 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:45:28 GMT
Hostess Brands LLC, the new owners of the old Hostess plant on North Shadeland Avenue, are counting on help from the city. Wednesday, they'll ask the Metropolitan Development Commission for a tax abatementMore >>
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An eastern Indiana woman who served as the first female secretary to the Indiana Senate is preparing to celebrate her 103rd birthday.

Milton resident Pauline Druley will gather Sunday with friends and relatives at Friends Fellowship Community in Richmond to toast her long life.

Druley was born on September 30, 1909. After graduating from Earlham College, she taught school, attended secretarial school in Washington, D.C., and worked for an attorney there.

After returning home to Indiana, she married her late husband, Ivan Druley, and worked for Earlham College's president. In 1961, she was chosen as the first female secretary to the Indiana Senate.

Her work in state government and the Democratic Party led her to be awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash honor in 2004.

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Brownsburg Police hunt for armed robbery suspect
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Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:12 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:12:50 GMT
An armed robbery suspect struck again Tuesday, and police set up a huge perimeter in hopes of catching the suspect. Investigators suspect one person is responsible for several robberies on the west side,More >>
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Jennings County boy, 16, accidentally shoots 12-year-old brother
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Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:23 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:23:07 GMT
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Pedestrian struck, killed on Indianapolis east side
Pedestrian struck, killed on Indianapolis east side
Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:19 AM EDT2013-06-18 13:19:12 GMT
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Pedestrian hit downtown
Pedestrian hit downtown
Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:43 AM EDT2013-06-18 12:43:10 GMT
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Police name suspect in Waynesville murders
Police name suspect in Waynesville murders
Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:12 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:12:00 GMT
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Officials: Unknown substance closed beaches
Officials: Unknown substance closed beaches
Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 2:48 PM EDT2013-06-18 18:48:26 GMT
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Man wants guns back that Bloomington police seized
Man wants guns back that Bloomington police seized
Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:55 AM EDT2013-06-18 07:55:30 GMT
A man whose 50 guns were seized when police found him watching a Bloomington bar where an Indiana University student was partying the night she went missing is asking a court to make police return hisMore >>
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High court: Democrats' walkout fines will stand
High court: Democrats' walkout fines will stand
Updated: Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:02 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:02:52 GMT
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that the fines will stand for Indiana Democrats who walked out of the 2011 legislative session. In an opinion issued Tuesday, the Indiana Supreme Court said it wouldn'tMore >>
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Woman, 3 teenage daughters shot in Nashville
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Sex charges fly in Menard-Hilbert legal battle
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Updated: Monday, June 17 2013 9:36 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:36:37 GMT
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