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Feedback on Indiana’s diploma overhaul plan continues to pour in as state officials deliberate
INDIANAPOLIS (INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — As state education officials pump the brakes on a plan to overhaul Indiana’s high school diplomas, concerns from Hoosier teachers, students and families are mounting over the proposed graduation requirements. With the deadline fast approaching for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to finalize the changes, state leaders are asking for more […]
Produce recall expands to include items sold at Ohio Aldi, Kroger, more stores
Wiers Farm Inc. has voluntarily recalled certain whole and bagged salad cucumbers sold at Walmart stores, as well as other produce varieties sold at Aldi, Walmart, Kroger, and other grocery stores, due to potential contamination with listeria monocytogenes.
Bowling Against Bullying Looks To Strike Down Growing Bullying Statistics
During the 2022-23 school year, 38% of reported bullying incidents in Indiana schools were verbal, with 30% being physical. Social/relational bullying and a combination of bullying each were 11%, while written/electronic bullying was 10%, according to the Indiana Department of Education website. In total for the 2022-23 Indiana school year, there were 5,460 reported bullying incidents, up from 5,103 in 2022; 1,984 in 2021 and 4,495 in 2020.
Harris: 2024 election is choice between past and future
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Vice President Kamala Harris told an enthusiastic crowd on Wednesday her candidacy is an opportunity to realize the promise of America. Harris’ comments came three days after her boss, President Joe Biden, announced his withdrawal from the 2024 election and endorsed her for the job. She touted the administration’s work on prescription […]
Ivy Tech Community College to Benefit from Tech Hub Designation
(TNS) — Ivy Tech Community College, the state of Indiana’s community college system and its largest postsecondary institution, is part of three federal hub designations that stand to attract millions of dollars of investment and create thousands of high-wage, in-demand jobs over the next decade, according to a press release from the college.
3 in 5 Americans believe we’re in a recession, research finds
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH)– New research finds that a majority of people actually think the economy is doing even worse than the “experts” say it is. In fact, 3 in 5 people believe that the U.S. is currently in a recession, even though we’re not officially in one, according to Talker Research on behalf of the a […]
Indiana provides BeachAlert and guidance on ill deer and chronic wasting disease
Before you go to the beach or try to help an ailing deer in Indiana, check with the state. Here's an alert and some guidance that we shared in this week's Outdoor Adventures column. BeachAlert ...
Mistrial declared in case of Indiana man accused of fatally shooting five, including pregnant woman
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial in the case of an Indianapolis man accused of fatally shooting five people, including a pregnant woman, after a witness verbally confronted the defendant in front of the jury. Marion County Superior Judge Chris Miller declared the mistrial Tuesday in the...
Rural Otterbein man killed in crop-dusting plane crash in Benton County
FOWLER, Ind. ― Robert Ray Cottingham is the crop-duster pilot killed Monday evening in a plane crash southwest of Oxford, Benton County Coroner Matt Rosenbarger said Wednesday in news release. Rescuers found Cottingham strapped inside the yellow crop-dusting plane that crashed in a bean field about 6:40 p.m. Monday near Benton County Road...
Teacher on 12-year-old Drowning Victim: ‘He was Mr. Popular’
DANVILLE — A South View Upper Elementary School teacher is remembering 12-year-old Christopher D. London as “everybody’s friend.”. Funeral arrangements still are pending at Leek & Sons Funeral Home in Danville for London, whose body was found last week in the Vermilion River. He went missing after swimming with friends on July 15.
UPDATE: Next of Kin Located of Pedestrian Killed in Accident
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY. Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden reports that next of kin has been located for James W. Ritter of Danville. McFadden said she located two cousins of Ritter’s, who are brothers. Tuesday afternoon update:. The pedestrian who died after being struck...
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