A professor emeritus in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University, says prices for Christmas trees this year are running between 12% and 24% higher. Daniel Cassens says the increase dates back to the drought in 2012.... Read More
We are less than a week away from Giving Tuesday, where charitable organizations look to raise additional funds during the holiday season. Una Osili at Indiana University says the current uncertainty surrounding the economy could dampen charitable giving.... Read More
Frank Reich has been fired from his post as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, the organization said Monday. The ouster, during Reich’s fifth season with the team, follows a blistering 26-3 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday.... Read More
Republican Indiana secretary of state candidate Diego Morales faced sharp criticism Thursday as records show he voted in one county while claiming a property tax credit for living in another as he unsuccessfully ran for Congress four years ago.... Read More
The public will keep the right to use Indiana’s Lake Michigan shoreline for recreation as the U.S. Supreme Court won’t consider arguments from nearby property owners who claimed they also owned the beach.... Read More
Nearly 400 school districts spanning all 50 states and Washington, D.C., along with several tribes and U.S. territories, are receiving roughly $1 billion in grants to purchase about 2,500 “clean” school buses under a new federal program.... Read More
Democrat Thomas McDermott tried to spark his underdog challenge to Indiana Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Young on Sunday by attacking his positions on issues spanning abortion, federal spending and marijuana legalization.... Read More
Two of the nation's largest grocers have agreed to merge in a deal they say would help them better compete with other major companies that have stepped into the grocery business. Kroger on Friday bid $20 billion for Albertsons Companies, or $34.10 per share. ... Read More
The Indiana Supreme Court issued an order Wednesday that prevents the state from enforcing an abortion ban while it considers whether it violates the state constitution. The court said it is taking over appeals of a judge’s decision that blocked the law.... Read More
Indiana's governing body for high school athletics has moved its upcoming cross-country semistate competition from Huntington University following allegations by two former runners for the private college that they were doped and sexually assaulted.... Read More
