The state of Indiana has received a grant to provide free smoke alarms to Indiana residents through volunteer fire departments. Indiana State Fire Marshal Jim Greeson hopes to provide 500 smoke alarms with 10-year batteries to volunteer fire departments that …
With gas prices close to $4 per gallon, Terre Haute resident Russell Moffatt had been happy to park his gas-guzzling pickup truck in favor of a fuel efficient moped that he could ride to work. That is, until someone stole …
Gov. Mike Pence is urging motorists to be aware of motorcyclists on Indiana roads and has proclaimed May as motorcycle safety and awareness month. The governor’s office says statistics show that multiple-vehicle crashes account for about 75 percent of all …
The costs per claim of medical care for injured workers in Indiana were higher than most states and growing faster, according to a new 16-state report from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The study, CompScopeMedical Benchmarks for Indiana 14th …
Indiana has seen a 20 percent drop in the number of young drivers involved in accidents in the four years since it began requiring teens to wait longer to get their driver’s licenses. The Graduated Driver Licensing program was implemented …
Lots stand empty where two houses were destroyed a year ago, a reminder of the deadly crash of a private plane into a neighborhood near a northern Indiana airport. The March 17, 2013, crash killed former University of Oklahoma quarterback …
Kokomo, Ind., officials are pushing owners of tornado-damaged properties to repair the properties or tear them down. The Kokomo Tribune reports the city’s code enforcement section has begun sending letters to owners of damaged structures urging them to make a …
Gov. Mike Pence has proclaimed March 16-22 as severe weather and flood safety preparedness week in Indiana. The National Weather Service says the goal of severe weather preparedness week is to better educate people about the hazards of severe thunderstorms …
Officials in a southwestern Indiana city struck by a November tornado are worried that a neighborhood hard-hit by the storm could wind up as a blighted area now that rebuilding efforts appear to have stalled. Daviess County Emergency Management Agency …
Motorized scooters would need to have license plates under a bill approved by an Indiana House committee. The committee voted unanimously Tuesday to forward the proposal to the full House for consideration. The bill sets a $17.30 charge for registering …