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A top Statehouse Republican will use a parliamentary maneuver to bottle up hate crimes legislation, dealing a potential setback to Gov. Eric Holcomb and others who want to remove Indiana from the list of just five states that don’t have such laws. Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray says he …

A barn and a horse are lost in a fire in rural Angola’s Metz Township. Crews were dispatched to an E 15 N location, with reports that a horse was still inside the structure. First units on the scene found a medium sized pole barn heavily involved. Units started defensive …

Two people are hurt after a gas line rupture in Poneto. Bluffton Police sent multiple fire departments to a S. Meridian Rd. address. Officials tell reporters the cause of the explosion was a ruptured LP line. The gas line was connected to a wall-mounted heater. The identities and conditions of …

The St. Joseph Township Fire Department is no more. It delivered its final ‘Out of Service’ call over emergency services airwaves. The Fort Wayne Fire Department will take over providing fire service for the township. The change is just affecting the unincorporated areas, roughly around 5,500 people. That area was …

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb remains opposed to efforts by state lawmakers to allow medical or recreational marijuana in the state, even as it’s becoming legal in a growing number of others. The Republican governor says he hasn’t changed his mind even after voters in neighboring Michigan approved a November ballot …

Three men are in custody after they crashed their car in Stryker following a high-speed chase that began on the Ohio Turnpike. Troopers initiated a traffic stop at milepost 46 in Fulton County, between Swanton and Delta. The three men in a rental car with Texas license plates, then fled …

Unemployment rates throughout the region remain consistent from October to November. Across the area, rates ranged from 4.1 percent in Defiance to 3 percent in Putnam County…again, among the counties with the lowest unemployment rates in the state. The lowest rate was in Mercer County with 2.4 percent.

A driver and his passenger are behind bars after leading police on a chase with speeds up to 120 miles per hour. The LaGrange County Sheriff’s Department responded to a suspicious vehicle report south of Shipshewana. Someone parked their vehicle at an address and left it there. Officers waited for …

Governor Eric Holcomb says Indiana is well-positioned to compete for jobs, compared to most states. But does Indiana have enough workers to fill those jobs? Part of Holcomb’s plan is to stop taxing veterans’ pension checks. Vets could choose to live here, starting a post-military career, while spending that pension …

Indiana’s first state property for off-road vehicles is closing for several months for upgrades that will include new trails, a major trail repair and reroutes. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced the Redbird State Recreation Area near Linton in southwestern Indiana will be closed to the public from spring …