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Indiana quarantines 45 horses after virus found
Fri, 18 May 2012 17:52:12 -0700
The Indiana State Board of Animal Health has quarantined 45 horses at a Lake County stable after another horse there was found to have a neurological virus and was euthanized.
Man found dead at Patoka Lake
Sat, 19 May 2012 15:42:33 -0700
A recreational boater finds a man dead in the water at Patoka Lake.
State GOP panel hears complaints
Wed, 16 May 2012 17:17:38 -0700
SCHERERVILLE — An Indiana State Republican Central Committee panel convened a hearing Wednesday into allegations that Lake County GOP Chairman Kim Krull misused a party database. The results of that hearing will be taken back to the state central committee for a final determination, the results of which range from dismissal of the complaints to Krull’s possible ouster as county chairman. Party ...
Getting high-speed passenger rail on track
Fri, 18 May 2012 13:30:00 -0700
GARY | The Indiana Gateway, or Porter Junction, rail line through Lake County is the final piece of the puzzle to get high-speed passenger rail service from Chicago to Detroit on track.
Man's body pulled from Patoka Lake
Sat, 19 May 2012 16:23:25 -0700
CRAWFORD CO., Ky. (WHAS11) -- A death investigation is underway in southern Indiana after a body was pulled from Patoka Lake. Around noon on Saturday, Indiana conservation officers were notified of a body located about 50 feet from the shore near the Patoka Lake Marina. Investigators say it's a white male, possibly in his 50s. He wasn't wearing a life jacket, but a small raft was floating nearby ...
Indiana AG Zoeller announces re-election bid
Fri, 18 May 2012 18:07:12 -0700
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller is running for a second term as the state's top prosecutor.
Body found at Patoka Lake
Sat, 19 May 2012 21:10:16 -0700
BIRDSEYE — Indiana Conservation Officers are conducting a death investigation after a body was located in Patoka Lake in Crawford County Saturday afternoon. Just past 12:15 p ...
LaPorte County man gets prison for large marijuana growing operation
Sat, 19 May 2012 17:30:00 -0700
LAPORTE COUNTY | A Hudson Lake man has been given a 25-month sentence in federal prison for running a large indoor marijuana growing operation.
2 boaters collide on Winona Lake
Sat, 19 May 2012 00:07:48 -0700
The Kosciusko County Prosecutor's Office is considering filing charges against two boaters who collided Thursday on Winona Lake.
Walleye stocking to be reduced at Sylvan Lake
Sun, 13 May 2012 00:11:56 -0700
Walleyes remain so abundant at Sylvan Lake in Noble County that the DNR is again scaling back walleye stocking there. The move will allow the DNR to devote more walleye fingerlings to Lake Maxinkuckee in Marshall County.