Slag Pit Blast at East Chicago Steel Mill Being Probed

The state of Indiana is investigating a slag pit explosion at a northwestern Indiana steel mill, it said Tuesday. The explosion Sunday in a raw materials section of the sprawling Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor West mill on the Lake Michigan shoreline “was caused by rainwater meeting the hot slag,” the Indiana Department of Environmental Management said.... Read More

Feds Sue Indy-Based Operator of Dog-Breeding Facility

Federal officials have accused an Indianapolis-based company that runs a Virginia facility breeding dogs for research of violating animal welfare law and recently seized at least 145 beagles found to be in “acute distress,” according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.... Read More

NCAA President Mark Emmert Stepping Down

NCAA President Mark Emmert is stepping down after 12 tumultuous years leading an association that has become marginalized while college sports has undergone massive changes and been besieged by political and legal attacks.... Read More

Officials Say Bird Flu Found at 3rd Indiana Duck Farm

Avian influenza has been detected in a third northern Indiana duck farm, state officials said Monday. Laboratory testing of a third commercial duck flock in Elkhart County came back as presumptively positive for the virus, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health said.... Read More