Latest Indiana Headlines
All the headlines from our Indiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Indiana Stage Builder Cited in State Fair Collapse
Feb 10 2012 // The company that built the stage ahead of last summer’s deadly Indiana State Fair collapse appeared to be indifferent to safety standards, the state Department of Labor said in a report released Feb. 8. The agency...
Crashes Put Spotlight on Indiana Driver Licensing Policies
Feb 6 2012 // A series of crashes into storefronts in an Indiana community has left a trail of property damage, but the drivers responsible are likely still behind the wheel because of Indiana’s policies on restricting...
Southern Indiana Jury Awards Woman $1.5 Million in Medical Suit
Jan 23 2012 // A southern Indiana jury has awarded $1.5 million to a woman who alleged that a doctor’s decision not to perform surgery left her with a debilitating disorder. Michelle Wells Fischer’ lawsuit alleged Dr. William...
Indiana City Getting New Earthquake Risk Maps
Jan 19 2012 // Government officials and Evansville residents soon will have access to a new set of maps detailing areas at greatest risk of damage from strong earthquakes that periodically shake southwestern Indiana. The maps will be...
Accused Indiana Nose Doctor Sues Alabama Insurance Company
Jan 13 2012 // A former nose surgeon from northwestern Indiana accused of billing insurers and patients for procedures he didn’t perform is suing his malpractice insurance company, claiming it failed to properly defend him in...
Indiana Drug Tests
Jan 9 2012 // Indiana officials say a drug testing program that started in July for people seeking job training has led to about 2 percent of applicants failing. The state Department of Workforce Development says 13 people, or 1...
Indiana: 2% Fail Job Training Drug Tests
Dec 30 2011 // Indiana officials say a drug testing program that started in July for people seeking job training has led to about 2 percent of applicants failing. The state Department of Workforce Development says 13 people, or 1...
Indiana AG: 64 Claimants Accept State Fair Settlement Offers
Dec 22 2011 // Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced that 64 of the 65 claimants who were offered settlements in the Indiana State Fair tragedy have accepted their settlement offers. Checks will be issued by the end of December...
New Indiana Texting-Driving Ban Yields Few Citations
Dec 20 2011 // In its first five months on the books, Indiana’s texting-while-driving ban has led to only a few dozen citations by state troopers — a trend police blame on restrictions in the law that make it difficult for them...
Central Indiana School Bullying Lawsuit Settles for $150,000
Dec 8 2011 // A former student at a central Indiana high school has agreed to a $150,000 settlement of her lawsuit claiming school officials failed to stop bullying by a male classmate. Neither the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp....
People
Dec 5 2011 // Matthew J. Nielsen has joined the Founders Insurance Co. of Des Plaines, Ill., as commercial claims manager, a newly created management role. Nielsen’s will supervise a unit of claims analysts, providing guidance and...
Judge Allows Indiana State Fair Victims to Form Class
Dec 1 2011 // A federal judge certified all of the victims of the Indiana State Fair concert stage collapse into a single class in a lawsuit challenging a law that caps the state’s liability at $5 million, but she concluded the...
Jury Awards $27M in Damages Over Indiana Explosion
Dec 1 2011 // A jury has awarded $27 million in damages to a family over a propane explosion at a central Indiana horse farm that killed a man and injured three family members. The Morgan County jury reached the damages award against...
Feds Reject Indiana Request for Health Care Waiver
Nov 30 2011 // The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has rejected Indiana’s bid for an exemption from federal health care overhaul rules that require insurers selling policies to individuals to essentially dedicate 80...
Indiana Senator to Lead National Insurance Group
Nov 28 2011 // Indiana Senate Democratic Leader Vi Simpson is leading a national group of lawmakers looking to streamline insurance policy across the states. The National Conference of Insurance Legislators elected Simpson as its...
Fast Growth in Price for Non-hospital Services in Indiana Work Comp
Nov 17 2011 // The price for non-hospital services in Indiana’s workers’ compensation system in 2010 was the third highest of the 25 states in a study conducted by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The price...
Tornado Damages Buildings in Southern Indiana Town
Nov 16 2011 // A tornado struck a southern Indiana town on Nov. 14, tearing the roof off the police and fire headquarters and leaving debris piled on the courthouse square. The National Weather Service said the nighttime storm damaged...
MJ Insurance Adds 4 New Employees in Indiana
Nov 14 2011 // Privately-held independent insurance agency, MJ Insurance, has added four employees to its Indiana operations. Recent additions include Lauran Reynolds as bond representative, Heather Brenan as commercial lines assistant,...
Indiana Fair Stage Collapse Legal Claims Reach 100
Nov 8 2011 // The deadline for victims of the deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse to file legal claims with the state has passed, and officials say they’re close to figuring out how much to pay each victim out of the allotted...
Insurance Fraud Trial of Indiana Doctor Moved to South Bend
Oct 26 2011 // The health care fraud trial of a northwestern Indiana nose surgeon captured in Italy after more than five years on the run is now set for South Bend. The Times of Munster reports U.S. District Judge Philip Simon issued a...
