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Ind. schools ending cursive writing requirement
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The days when Indiana's elementary school students were required to perfect the looping script of cursive handwriting are coming to an end.
Starting this fall, the state Department of Education will no longer require...Tags: Indiana
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Theatre at the Center announces 2012 plans
Theatre at the Center, the Equity musical house in Munster, Ind., has announced its 2012 season. The company operates on the calendar year. Musical titles include "Always ... Patsy Cline" (staged by Brian Russell and running Feb. 23 to April 1); "Little...Tags: Patsy Cline
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Make way again for the Molly! 'Christmas Schooner' sails into Mercury
"The Christmas Schooner" will dock again for the holidays on the North Side of Chicago. The Mercury Theatre, 3745 N. Southport Ave., will house a new production of the sentimental musical by John Reeger and Julie Shannon about the ships that once braved...Tags: Religious Festivals, Theater, Holidays, Music Theater, Entertainment
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Hoosier Lottery jackpots continue to climb heading into holiday weekend
Press ReleaseJackpots in all three of the Hoosier Lottery's Big Jackpot Games -- Powerball, Hoosier Lotto and Mega Millions -- are continuing to climb heading into the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend. Saturday night's Powerball jackpot is worth an estimated $91...Tags: Mega Millions Lottery, Career and Workplace, Holidays, Lotteries, Labor Day
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N. Indiana code enforcement inspector attacked on job
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — Northern Indiana police say Hammond's top code enforcement officer was attacked by a tenant who shoved him down a flight of stairs. The Times of Munster reports James Callahan was on duty when he joined other enforcement...Tags: Hammond
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Woman dragged under car for mile in NW Indiana
BURNS HARBOR, Ind. (AP) — Police in northwestern Indiana say a man drove over a woman who was trying to stop him in a bar's parking lot and dragged her for more than a mile to her death. Burns Harbor police say 45-year-old Sheri Jania was an off-... -
Man cleared in rape case gets 17 years in slaying
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A man exonerated five years ago by DNA evidence in a rape case after serving several years in an Illinois prison has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for a woman's 2008 beating death. The Times of Munster and the Post-...Tags: Hammond, Rod Blagojevich, Crimes, Human Body, DNA
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South Shore eyes extension to Dyer, Ind.
CHESTERTON, Ind. (AP) — The operators of northern Indiana's commuter railroad are eying a plan to extend the main line from Hammond to the city of Dyer. Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District spokesman John Parsons says the proposed...Tags: Hammond, Travel, South Shore, Indiana, Commuting
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2nd autopsy denied in death of NW Indiana boy
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A judge in northwestern Indiana has turned down a defense request for a second autopsy of a 13-year-old boy whose body was found in a shallow grave. The Lake County judge made the ruling Tuesday during a court hearing for...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Lake County (Indiana)
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Report: 13 people might have known of boy's abuse
GARY, Ind. (AP) — A report says more than 13 people might have known of abuse endured by a Gary boy before his death but most said nothing to authorities. The Times of Munster, citing a review of Indiana Department of Child Services records,...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Lake County (Indiana), Gary
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Deal gives NIPSCO smaller electricity rate hike
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An agreement calls for the electricity rates paid by Northern Indiana Public Service Co. customers to increase by about one-fourth as much as regulators had approved last year. NIPSCO reached the agreement with the Indiana...Tags: Hammond, Electricity Production and Distribution, Indiana
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Police: Man fired shots after girlfriend said 'no'
HOBART, Ind. (AP) — Police in northwestern Indiana say a woman told officers that her boyfriend fired several blasts from a shotgun over her head after she turned down his marriage proposal. The 29-year-old man from Hobart faces criminal...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Lake County (Indiana), Assault, Indiana
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