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Turner sentenced to life for killing seven
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man convicted of killing three children and four adults during a home invasion robbery three years ago has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Marion Superior Court Judge Robert Altice (al-TISE') sentenced 31-year-old Desmond Turner on Friday after finding Turner guilty of seven counts of murder and other charges last month in a bench trial.
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Bob Knight will return to IU for fundraiser
INDIANAPOLIS — Bob Knight is returning to Indiana after all. The former Hoosiers coach will speak at a Dec. 17 fundraiser in Indianapolis to benefit the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.The event comes less than six weeks after Knight missed a ceremony inducting him into Indiana University's athletics Hall of Fame in Bloomington.
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Terre Haute Allah sign raises objections
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A Terre Haute church upset some residents with a message on its outdoor sign that mentioned Allah. The sign outside the Bible Baptist Church was recently posted with the message, "Jesus died and rose and lives for you. What did Allah do."
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Dick Lugar's wife charged in DWI, hit-and-run accident
McLEAN, Va. — The wife of U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., has been charged with drunken driving and hit-and-run after hitting a parked car in northern Virginia. Fairfax County Police say an officer stopped 76-year-old Charlene Lugar Wednesday evening at a McLean intersection after seeing damage to her car and smoke coming from the hood.
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First 1,000 Palin fans granted access
NOBLESVILLE — Forty people erupted in cheers as the last of 1,000 wristbands granting access to Sarah Palin were distributed outside the Borders bookstore at Hamilton Town Center at 11:45 a.m. The cheers quickly faded as those who had made the cut hushed themselves out of respect for their not-so-fortunate line-mates.
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Update: 1,000 Palin books sold to those waiting for her appearance
NOBLESVILLE -- Sarah Palin's appearance for a book-signing Thursday has sold more than 1,000 books, reaching the cutoff for customers to obtain signed copies of her new memoir, "Going Rogue."
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Indiana among 3 finalists for Think plant
ANDERSON -- Indiana is among three states being considered by Norwegian automaker Think in which to establish its first North American plant, according to the Indianapolis Star. On Wednesday, Reuters news service reported that an Indiana site had been selected for the plant, but that report proved to be premature.
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Indiana receives $4 million to help autoworkers
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana has won a $4 million federal grant to lead an effort with Michigan and Ohio to help laid-off autoworkers find jobs in the renewable-energy industry and related occupations. The U.S. Department of Labor awarded the grant Wednesday to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development as part of $55 million in green jobs grants announced nationwide.
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College athletes outperforming others in classroom
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA says college athletes continue to graduate at a higher rate than other students. The NCAA's latest graduation report, released Wednesday, shows that 79 percent of student-athletes who entered college in 2002-03 received diplomas. That matches last year's percentage as the highest ever.
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Indianapolis parents fight loss of football teams
INDIANAPOLIS — Protesters have been unable to change the decision to stop fielding football teams at three Indianapolis high schools. More than a dozen people asked the Indianapolis Public Schools board Tuesday night to stop the district superintendent from canceling football at Manual, Marshall and Washington high schools.
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Holiday World auctions off surplus
SANTA CLAUS, Ind. — A southern Indiana amusement park plans to auction off hundreds of surplus items this weekend, including an antique circus truck and bumper boats. Saturday's auction will be at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, about 35 miles east of Evansville.
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Former commissioner savors new distillery business
MISHAWAKA — Vodka is funny stuff. Purity is the catch word, and vodka is pretty much supposed to be pure alcohol (diluted with water), with the final product being, according to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Trade and Taxation Bureau, "without distinctive character, aroma, or taste."
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State's lawyers name Allen Co. judge tops
FORT WAYNE — An Allen County judge active in juvenile justice matters has been named the state's outstanding judge by the Indiana State Bar Association.
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Pa. bishop new head of Ft. Wayne-So. Bend Diocese
FORT WAYNE — The Vatican has announced that Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania will succeed retiring Bishop John M. D'Arcy as leader of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.
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Corn mold worries farmers, ethanol producers
JASPER — Cool, wet fall weather that's caused mold to appear in some of Indiana's corn crop is now creating problems for livestock and ethanol producers.
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Ex-Ind. man appears in court for S.D. murder
MITCHELL, S.D. — A 20-year-old man accused in the killing of a South Dakota teenager has been ordered held without bail.
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Late tax bills force counties to borrow millions
INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly every Indiana county has failed to send property tax bills on time this year, forcing many local governments and schools to borrow millions and providing further proof that Indiana's tax system is still a work in progress more than a decade after a court ordered a massive overhaul.
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2 killed in small plane crash in N.J.
WOODBINE, N.J. — A father and son headed to Indiana for a hunting trip were killed Saturday when their small plane crashed in southern New Jersey.
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Marshall Co. town mourns soldier killed at Fort Hood
PLYMOUTH — Hundreds of people, many holding aloft small American flags, lined the main thoroughfare of a northern Indiana city Saturday, watching in silence the funeral procession of a hometown soldier killed in the Fort Hood, Texas, shooting rampage.
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State gov't begins layoffs after revenue drop
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's state government has started laying off workers because of dwindling state revenues.
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Campus radio station auctioning off LP collection
EVANSVILLE — The campus radio station at the University of Evansville is taking bids for its entire collection of roughly 4,500 LPs.
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Democratic state Sen. Sipes retiring next year
NEW ALBANY — Democratic state Sen. Connie Sipes of New Albany will retire after finishing her term that ends next year.
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Man pleads not guilty in case that led to bodies
CLEVELAND — A registered sex offender from Cleveland has pleaded not guilty to an alleged attack that prompted a search and the discovery of 11 bodies at his home.
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Christian Web station in money crisis
FORT WAYNE — Officials at a Fort Wayne-based Christian Internet site that features uplifting songs and messages to teens is approaching potential large donors across the nation to keep the station operating after Jan. 31.
