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New Indiana law prohibits students from using cell phones in classrooms
A new Indiana law will prohibit students from using phones and other wireless devices in classrooms beginning in the fall.
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Indiana animal shelters sound alarm on newly signed ‘anti-puppy mill bill'
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Monday signed the controversial House Bill 1412, Canine Standard of Care, into law, overturning 21 local ordinances, several in Lake County, prohibiting the sale of dogs at retail pet stores.
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Indiana animal shelters sound alarm on newly signed ‘anti-puppy mill bill'
Animal welfare advocates say Indiana shelters, already overburdened and struggling with over-population, will be negatively impacted by a bill signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.
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Suspect arrested after person fatally stabbed during fight in NW Indiana
One person was taken into custody on Saturday after a man was stabbed and killed during a fight in Merrillville, Indiana, authorities said. At around 1 a.m., officers with the Merrillville Police Department responded to the 1500 block of East 83rd Avenue regarding a fight. Police arrived at the scene and found one person who had been stabbed. He was…
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Former Indiana attorney general enters GOP governor's race after groping case derailed 2020 reelection
Former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill announced Monday that he is entering the 2024 Indiana governor’s race nearly three years after his reelection bid was derailed by allegations that he drunkenly groped four women during a party.
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Suspect sought for starting fire at Lake County, Indiana, jail
Authorities are searching for the person believed to have started a fire at the Lake County Jail in Crown Point, Indiana.
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Suspect in Indiana Delphi Murders Granted Prison Transfer
A judge has ordered a man charged with killing two teenage girls in Indiana transferred to a different state correctional facility after the suspect’s attorneys argued that his physical and mental health is deteriorating after months in isolation.
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‘It's Everywhere:' Northwest Indiana Family Warns of Fentanyl Dangers After Loved One's Death
Life was getting good for Jason Platipodis from Valparaiso, Indiana, according to his family. “He got a college degree, got custody of his daughter, became a journeyman carpenter, and was on the road to huge success, huge success,” said Jason’s mother, Jan Westergren. Jason, 40, had been clean and sober for almost 6 years. Then, last year he experienced some…