Indiana

MERRILLVILLE

Ind. bridge collapses into lake, injuries reported

4 hrs ago

A pedestrian suspension bridge collapsed into a lake in northwest Indiana after a Fourth of July celebration late Saturday, injuring at least 16 people, emergency personnel said.Ross Township firefighter Perry Herzog told The Times newspaper of Munster that no one was killed, but emergency workers had to rescue "quite a few people" from the water.

MERRILLVILLE

Ind. pedestrian bridge collapses into lake

5 hrs ago

A pedestrian suspension bridge has collapsed into a lake in northern Indiana and more than a dozen people have been taken to local hospitals.Spectators were leaving a Fourth of July fireworks display in Merrillville late Saturday when the bridge fell at Hidden Lake Park.

INDIANAPOLIS

Indiana lottery numbers

8 hrs ago

Here are the winning numbers selected Saturday in the Hoosier Lottery:Daily Three-Midday

GARY

US Steel due to deliver update on benzene leak

12 hrs ago

U.S. Steel's Gary Works is due to give an update Tuesday on a $1.4 million treatment system to stop the spread of a benzene leak into Lake Michigan.The steel mill will hold a quarterly public update in which it's expected to discuss the installation of more than 100 groundwater monitoring wells around the perimeter of the Gary Works. The treatment system is part of an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

EVANSVILLE

Lugar co-hosts forum for young undocumented aliens

14 hrs ago

Aides to Sen. Richard Lugar will hold a forum in Evansville on July 22 on legislation to help young, undocumented immigrants earn legal status by obtaining an education and completing national or public service.The Indiana Republican and Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois have introduced the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act in Congress. It would grant conditional legal status to youth who successfully complete high school or the equivalent. They then would have six years to graduate from college or a trade school or join the military.

KOKOMO

Kokomo, Howard Co. eye plan to keep ticket revenue

14 hrs ago

The city of Kokomo and Howard County might rewrite local ordinances to keep a greater share of fines from local traffic violations, which now go mostly into state coffers.Kokomo city attorney Derek Sublette said local communities might be missing out on a significant source of funding by allowing the state to administer fines and penalties for traffic violations. Only a few dollars from each state ticket remain locally.

INDIANAPOLIS

Va. company plans 200-tower central Ind. wind farm

14 hrs ago

The parent company of Indianapolis Power & Light Co. is planning a wind farm with 200 or more towers that could become the state's largest generator of the alternative energy.AES Corp. plans to build the wind turbines in a 75,000-acre area along the Clinton-Tipton county line north of Indianapolis, The Indianapolis Star reported Saturday. The project would cost up to $1 billion and mark central Indiana's entry into the growing market.

INDIANAPOLIS

IPL parent plans 200-tower Central Ind. wind farm

15 hrs ago

The parent company of Indianapolis Power & Light Co. is planning a wind farm with 200 or more towers that could become the state's largest generator of the alternative energy.AES Vice President Paul Burdick tells The Indianapolis Star that turbines could start going up next year in a 75,000-acre area along the Clinton-Tipton county line about 35 miles north of Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS

Indiana court limits sex offender residency law

19 hrs ago

Convicted sex offenders who lived near schools or other places frequented by children before a state law restricting their residency was enacted in 2006 would not have to move under a ruling by the Indiana Supreme Court.The court ruled this week that the residency law violated the Indiana constitution by retroactively punishing Anthony W. Pollard, a Blackford County sex offender who died in December.

INDIANAPOLIS

New Indiana law changes unemployment rules

19 hrs ago

An Indiana law passed this year is changing some aspects of the state's unemployment system.Those on unemployment must now submit at least one job application each week and also look for work at least two other places. Previously, unemployment recipients simply had to conduct three work searches per week.

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