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Lenawee County Man Arrested In Bahamas After Wife Vanishes During Dinghy Trip
(ABACO, Bahamas) - The disappearance of a Lenawee County woman in the Bahamas has now shifted into a criminal investigation, with her husband under arrest.Bahamian police say Brian Hooker, 59, was taken into custody in Abaco late Wednesday after his wife, 55-year-old Lynette Hooker of Lenawee Cou...
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Sheetz Announces $1 Billion Indiana Expansion With 100 New Stores Planned
(ALTOONA, PA) - Convenience store chain Sheetz says it plans to bring 100 new stores to Indiana over the next 10 years as part of a nearly $1 billion investment in the state. The company says the first Indiana locations are expected to open in the Indianapolis area next year, though specific site...
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Concern Grows As Indiana Public Camping Ban Nears July 1 Start
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Concern is growing among homeless service providers and advocates as Indiana's new public camping ban moves closer to its July 1 start date.The law, approved this year as Senate Bill 285, makes it illegal to camp, sleep or use public land for long-term shelter unless that use is ...
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Indiana Students Urged To Complete FAFSA Before April 15 Deadline
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana high school seniors are being urged to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid before the April 15 deadline, with fewer than half having submitted the form so far.State education officials say only about 45 percent of seniors had completed the FAFSA as of ea...
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Hugh Jackman To Address Ball State's Class Of 2026
(MUNCIE) - Award-winning actor Hugh Jackman will deliver the commencement address for Ball State University's Class of 2026 during the school's spring ceremony next month. The university says approximately 2,800 doctoral, specialist, master's and bachelor's degrees will be conferred during the un...
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Angola Joins Countywide Tax Task Force As State Reworks Income Tax Formula
(ANGOLA) - The Angola Common Council is joining a new countywide task force aimed at helping the state rewrite how local income tax dollars are distributed.Mayor Dave Martin told council members Monday night the group will include one county council member and a financial officer from every city ...
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Indiana Hospitals Say Insurance Delays, Denials Cost 70 Facilities $717 Million
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A new Indiana Hospital Association report says 70 hospitals across the state lost 717 million dollars in 2025 because of denied insurance claims, delayed payments and bad debt, even as Hoosiers continue paying higher premiums and out-of-pocket costs.The 2025 Payor Scorecard found...
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Braun Highlights March Business Commitments, Wage Growth And Regional Development Projects
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Governor Mike Braun's administration is highlighting a series of March economic development announcements, including new business commitments, regional investment projects and a long-term agriculture and life sciences initiative.The state says one of the largest announcements was...
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Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly: Todd Saylor Hit With New $160K Lawsuit In Steuben County
(ANGOLA) - The Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly reports former local businessman Todd Saylor is facing another lawsuit, this time over an alleged $160,224.53 unpaid American Express business credit card balance tied to Cory Business Systems LLC.Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly writer Lynn Tho...
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Indiana Jobless Rate Falls To 3.4 Percent In January
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana's unemployment rate fell to 3.4 percent in January, staying below the national rate of 4.3 percent.The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says the state's labor force participation rate reached 63.5 percent, compared with 62.5 percent nationally.Indiana's total l...
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