Indiana News from Courier-Journal.com

Negotiations snag on unemployment bill

Mar 11, 2010 11:00 am

The Indiana House convened Wednesday for the first time in nearly a week, but members had little to do as legislative leaders continued to try to find compromises on key bills, including a plan to del...

Harrison districts brace for school budget cuts

Mar 11, 2010 1:39 am

Harrison County's three public school corporations are wrestling with how to balance their books in the face of projections they'll need to slice $2.4 million from their budgets through 2011.

Indiana unemployment rate holds at 9.7%

Mar 11, 2010 12:25 am

Indiana's unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent for January, according to figures released Wednesday, and state economists predicted the job market would improve in the coming months.

Remark prompts sensitivity training for New Albany police

Mar 11, 2010 12:11 am

A New Albany police officer's racial remarks have prompted the chief to schedule sensitivity training for the entire department.

Army recruiter accused of showing high school student photo of topless woman

Mar 10, 2010 11:50 pm

A Fort Knox soldier has been assigned a desk job while the Army investigates an allegation he showed the photograph of a topless woman to a high school student during a recruiting visit.

Local News from Evansville Courier & Press via Yahoo! News

A summary

Mar 11, 2010 6:00 am

Here's the situation lawmakers face on the business tax hike:WHERE THINGS STANDIndiana's unemployment fund is bankrupt and has borrowed $1.7 billion from the federal government to stay afloat. With jo...

She bares her soles for charity | RANDY BEARD COLUMN

Mar 11, 2010 5:57 am

Long before she ever heard about Soles4Souls, Margie Sutton had a passion for collecting shoes. Now, 582 pairs later, she'd like to believe she is just getting started with her collection efforts at t...

Tall order ahead for Harrison

Mar 11, 2010 5:54 am

Noting that his players have done a remarkable job handling the pressure of being No. 1-ranked and undefeated, Bloomington South coach J.R. Holmes joked that it's all on him if the Panthers lose.Bloom...

Evansville-Vanderburgh County merger panel fleshes out basic organizational skeleton

Mar 11, 2010 5:44 am

EVANSVILLE Still feeling their way, members of a committee charged with crafting a plan for Evansville-Vanderburgh County consolidated government inched closer toward that goal Tuesday.The 12-member c...

Coco comes calling

Mar 11, 2010 5:39 am

EVANSVILLE Celebrating Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Coco the Colossal Colon is providing residents a rare view of colorectal health.Displayed in the middle of Eastland Mall through Saturday, Coc...

Gathering for home schooling

Mar 11, 2010 5:37 am

EVANSVILLE Organizers are expecting about 1,000 people at this weekend's 16th annual Homeschool Convention conducted by Southwestern Indiana Home Educators.There will be 20 workshops and more than 80 ...

Durham's fate hangs on check

Mar 11, 2010 5:31 am

EVANSVILLE If Trustee Linda K. Durham and her chief questioner on the Knight Township board are both right, Durham will not be asked to resign at today's township board meeting.Durham said Wednesday s...

Unemployment tax creates logjam in Legislature

Mar 11, 2010 5:29 am

INDIANAPOLIS Conflict over a bill that would cancel a scheduled increase at the end of this month in unemployment taxes that Indiana businesses pay still has the Indiana General Assembly in a logjam.I...

No utilities, but a lot of heat

Mar 11, 2010 5:26 am

Neighbors and a woman who identified herself as an owner say one house near Downtown Evansville that erupted in flames Wednesday afternoon had been vacant for several years and was used heavily by int...

Aztar's numbers reflect statewide downturn

Mar 11, 2010 5:24 am

EVANSVILLE Casino Aztar and the French Lick Casino saw nearly 184,000 visitors between them last month, according to the Indiana Gaming Commission.The commission's monthly report, released Tuesday, pr...