Latest Indiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
ATV Accidents Call Attention to Risk, Safety Needs, Indiana Officials Say
Jul 12 2012 // All-terrain vehicles are powerful machines that should not be considered toys for children, and riders should take safety precautions, officials in Indiana say. Three recent ATV-related accidents in or near Bartholomew...
Corn Belt Fears Large Crop Loss from Heat Wave, Drought Conditions
Jul 9 2012 // Fears are rising that grain crops in the core of the U.S. Corn Belt – the top corn-producing region in the world – will suffer big losses that are already causing farmers to plow up fields in other regions of...
Indiana Woman Accused of Bilking Pet Insurance Firm
Jul 6 2012 // A southern Indiana woman faces dozens of forgery and theft charges alleging that she embezzled more than $300,000 from a pet insurance company. Christina Heaven of Jeffersonville has been charged with 59 forgery and theft...
Indiana Woman Accused of Bilking Pet Insurance Firm
Jul 5 2012 // A southern Indiana woman faces dozens of forgery and theft charges alleging that she embezzled more than $300,000 from a pet insurance company. Christina Heaven of Jeffersonville has been charged with 59 forgery and theft...
Habitat Plans Building Blitz in Indiana Tornado Zone
Jun 29 2012 // Habitat for Humanity organizers are planning a construction blitz to build 19 new houses for southern Indiana families who lost their homes in the tornadoes that struck in March. The group hopes to recruit about 3,000...
Drought Brings Back Memories of 1988 Crop Losses
Jun 29 2012 // Just one year ago Jeff Scates saw the worst flooding on his southern Illinois farmland since 1937. Today, Scates is watching his corn fields shrivel from the driest season in 24 years. “We’ve gone from one...
Nearly 80 Percent of Indiana Listed in Drought
Jun 25 2012 // The parched conditions are worsening for much of Indiana, with a new report listing the state’s southwestern corner in extreme drought and nearly 80 percent of the state in at least moderate drought. The new U.S....
Indiana Town to Foot Insurance Bill so Parade Can Go On
Jun 19 2012 // An Indiana town’s Fourth of July parade is marching forward after officials stepped up to ensure the event would go on. The Lions Club usually provides liability insurance for the annual event in Walton but...
2 Accused of Staging Crash in Indiana Face Felony Charges
Jun 18 2012 // Felony insurance fraud charges have been filed against two people accused of staging a traffic accident in eastern Indiana that led to two women being flown by helicopter to hospitals. Katie Rene Johnson, 19, of Hartford...
2011 Crash Leads to Costlier Insurance for South Indiana Boat Race
Jun 12 2012 // The group that organizes an Ohio River boat race and festival in southern Indiana has seen its insurance costs more than double after three rescue divers were hurt in a crash during last summer’s race. The Madison...
Habitat to Build Homes for Indiana Tornado Victims
Jun 8 2012 // Habitat for Humanity is planning to build nine houses in Madison for southern Indiana residents displaced by tornadoes. Madison’s local planning commission recommended that the city council rezone 1.25 acres of...
$18.5M Settlement for ‘Transformers 3’ Injury in Indiana
Jun 4 2012 // The family of a woman left with brain damage after an accident during the filming of “Transformers 3” in Indiana has reached an $18.5 million settlement with Paramount Pictures. Gabriela Cedillo was working as...
Indiana Fair Lawsuits Won’t Go to Trial Until 2014
Jun 1 2012 // A group of lawsuits filed over last summer’s deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse likely won’t go to trial for nearly two years. Lawyers handling the cases have asked Marion Superior Court Judge Theodore...
Indiana Finds Assurant Subsidiaries Overcharged Small Businesses
May 29 2012 // Three subsidiaries of Assurant Health will provide refunds to small group health insurance policyholders that Indiana insurance regulators say the companies overcharged. Indiana Insurance Commissioner Stephen W. Robertson...
Indiana Insurance Agent Earns Associate Degree at 87
May 28 2012 // Jerry Cole II takes great pride in his career as a businessman, during which he’s sold millions of dollars in insurance policies. But there was one more thing he always wanted. Feeling as nervous as a 20-something,...
$18.5M Settlement for ‘Transformers 3’ Injury in Indiana
May 25 2012 // The family of a woman left with brain damage after an accident during the filming of “Transformers 3” in Indiana has reached an $18.5 million settlement with Paramount Pictures. Gabriela Cedillo was working as...
Weather, Safety Concerns Pull Plug on Bloomington, Indiana July 4 Show
May 22 2012 // Concerns about weather, costs and new regulations on temporary stages sparked by last year’s deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair have prompted organizers to cancel an annual Fourth of July picnic and...
Business Moves – Midwest
May 21 2012 // Neace Lukens, Matrix Benefits Neace Lukens has completed its acquisition of Matrix Benefits and Consulting Group, a Ft. Wayne, Ind.-based consulting firm. Matrix employees will report to the Neace Lukens Indianapolis...
The Industry’s Role in Cutting Down Crooked Contractors
May 17 2012 // Approximately one year ago, on Sunday, May 22 at about 5:30 p.m., Joplin, Mo. was devastated by a massive EF 5 tornado that at times was one mile wide and traveled on the ground for more than 20 miles. This storm,...
Lawsuit Targets Indiana’s Largest Hospital Group
May 1 2012 // Indiana’s hospital boards and trial lawyers are closely monitoring a lawsuit that accuses the state’s largest hospital group of charging uninsured patients more for treatment than insured patients. The case,...
