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  • Neighbors concerned about air quality around Belmont Ave. fire

    As investigators begin to probe this weekend's fire at a west Indianapolis warehouse, neighbors are still concerned about their safety. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms' elite National ...

  • Porter sends Mississippi State to 5-4 CWS win over Indiana

    OMAHA, NE (AP) - Trey Porter drove in the go-ahead runs in the eighth inning, and Mississippi State took control of its bracket in the College World Series with a 5-4 victory over Indiana on Monday night. The Bulldogs (50-18) need one win to reach next week's best-of-three finals. They're off until Friday, when they'll play Indiana (49-15) or Oregon State. The Bulldogs erased ...

  • Pence putting stamp on Indiana with new goals

    Indiana Gov. Mike Pence announced Monday he will shuffle where state agencies focus most of their efforts as he begins putting his stamp on state government, halfway through his first year in office. At the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, leaders will begin evaluating the cost per transaction; the State Department of Health will focus more on youth obesity and smoking; and the Department of ...

  • Report Charitable giving on the rise

    Americans gave an estimated $316.2 billion to charity last year, continuing a string of small philanthropic gains that reflect the country’s slow economic recovery, a new study says. Giving by individuals, corporations and foundations was up 3.5 percent from 2011, or 1.5 percent after adjusting for inflation, according to research conducted at Indiana University’s Lilly Family ...

  • Brainards veto over-rode by council

    CARMEL, Ind. (WISH) - Two things happened in Carmel recently that rarely happen there. First, Mayor Jim Brainard vetoed an ordinance approved by the City Council. Then, Monday night, the council over-rode that veto. It was a difference of opinion over an ordinance regulating barbed wire fences and electric fences in the city. "I appreciate that you passed it the first time," said Lisa ...


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Forbidden Games (Jeux interdits) [DVD]

Forbidden Games (Jeux interdits) [DVD]

Premiering seven years after the end of World War II, the vision in Ren Clments Forbidden Games of children turned monstrous by images of warfare was powerful evidence of the lasting, calcified scars that result from humankind turning on itself. There had been dozens of jin ... ...

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  • IU students on alert after assaults

    BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Police are taking action and Indiana University students are on alert after a string of assaults on women in Bloomington. The most recent attack happened Saturday when a man grabbed a woman and told her he had a gun. Many students said the news of a weekend assault on a classmate served as a wake-up call for them. "It's definitely really terrifying. It's scary ...

  • Obama might veto anti-abortion bill

    WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is threatening to veto a measure being considered by House Republicans that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks. The legislation expected to pass the Republican-controlled House as early as Tuesday has no chance of becoming law in the near future since the Democratic-led Senate will ignore it. But the measure gives social ...

  • Wayne Luck workout during break

    INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The Indianapolis Colts are on break until training camp in late July, but wide receiver Reggie Wayne said he won't be taking much time off. The 34-year-old veteran will be working out with quarterback Andrew Luck in Miami trying to stay ahead of the young receivers. "They're trying to find somebody to replace me," Wayne said. "I've got to show ...

  • Illinois governor signs tough fracking regulations law

    Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation giving the state the nation's strictest regulations for high-volume oil and gas drilling. In a news release, Quinn's office says the governor signed ...

  • 6-year-old donates 10 inches of hair

    GREENSBURG, Ind. (WISH) - A 6-year-old Greensburg girl donated more than 10 inches of hair to Locks of Love Monday. Sophie Sullivan has been growing her hair out for almost three years, our partners at ...

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