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Indiana Voters to Decide on Constitutional Amendment Allowing Judges to Deny Bail
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana voters will decide this fall whether judges should have the authority to deny bail to certain defendants deemed dangerous, following final legislative approval of a proposed constitutional amendment.Network Indiana reports the Indiana House voted 75-11 on Monday to approv...
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Indiana Hospitals Launch Campaign Targeting Insurance Coverage Denials
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana Hospital Association has launched a statewide campaign accusing major insurers of blocking access to medically necessary care for patients.The initiative, called "Access Denied," includes an online portal detailing how coverage decisions can delay or prevent treatment...
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Indiana Lawmakers Reject Proposed Changes Aimed at Lowering Utility Bills
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana lawmakers debated several proposals Monday aimed at easing the burden of rising utility costs but ultimately rejected all suggested changes.Democratic legislators pushed measures they said would provide relief to struggling households, including eliminating reconnection f...
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Providing IDs to Inmates Linked to Record-Low Recidivism in Michigan
(LANSING) - Michigan corrections officials say a program that provides state identification to inmates before release is helping drive the state's recidivism rate to a historic low.Since launching in 2020, the Michigan Department of Corrections' Returning Citizens Identification Program has suppl...
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Wendy's Plans to Close Up to 358 U.S. Restaurants Amid Sales Slump
(DUBLIN, OH) - Wendy's says it plans to close hundreds of underperforming restaurants across the United States in 2026 as the fast-food chain works to reverse declining sales and rebuild its brand.The company expects to shutter between 5% and 6% of its 5,959 U.S. locations -- roughly 298 to 358 r...
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Prosecutors Say Dee Warber Died of Strangulation, Blunt Force Trauma
(LENAWEE COUNTY) - Prosecutors say a Michigan woman whose disappearance remained unsolved for more than three years died from strangulation and blunt force trauma, testimony revealed in the murder trial of her husband.Dee Warner, 52, vanished from her Lenawee County home in April 2021. Her body w...
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Pedestrian Struck by County Utility Truck in Downtown Hillsdale
(HILLSDALE) - A woman suffered serious injuries Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a county utility vehicle while crossing a downtown street. The crash occurred at the intersection of McMollum Street and North Broad Street, where a Ford F-Series utility truck traveling westbound on McMollum ...
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Hamilton School Board Approves New Contract for Superintendent
(HAMILTON) - The Hamilton Community Schools Board of Trustees has approved a new contract for Superintendent William Reichhart following a public hearing with no community comments.KPC News Service/The Star reports that school board members voted Monday to approve the agreement, with four members...
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Garrett Man Sentenced for Child Battery, Faces Upcoming Molestation Trial
(COLUMBIA CITY) - A Garrett man convicted of battering a child has been sentenced to prison while awaiting trial on additional child molesting charges, according to the KPC News Service/The Star.John Michael-Ezra Phillips, 31, was sentenced Feb. 9 in Whitley Circuit Court to four years after a ju...
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Repeat DUI Offender Charged After Crashing Into Angola Liquor Store
(ANGOLA) - A Steuben County man with five prior drunken driving convictions faces new charges after crashing his SUV into a local liquor store Monday morning, according to the Herald Republican.John E. Surfus, 69, of rural Angola, was arrested at Cameron Memorial Community Hospital following the ...
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