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  • Memorial Day service honors fallen heroes

    The 500 Festival Memorial Service gets underway at noon in downtown Indianapolis. The solemn ceremony honors the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice fighting for the United States. Notable ...

  • Air travel down slightly for 2013 Memorial Day

    NEW YORK - Plenty of race fans will travel to Indianapolis this holiday weekend. But nationwide, the American Automobile Association predicts travel will be down slightly compared to last year. In fact, air travel is expected drop off all summer. Many travelers looking forward to a get-away this weekend or this summer aren't necessarily looking forward to flying. "Definitely the ...

  • Home birth supporters praise new Indiana law

    A new Indiana law that will create standards of care and open opportunities for midwives is winning praise from supporters of home births. The Journal & Courier reports the law will require new ...

  • Officer fights to keep 0INK plate

    INDIANAPOLIS - A Greenfield police officer is suing the Bureau of Motor Vehicles after his specialty Fraternal Order of Police license plate featuring the word "0INK" was revoked by the state. For the past three years, Cpl. Rodney Vawter has had the specialty FOP plate on his personal vehicle as what he calls an ironic take on the on-the-job harassment officers often face. "As a ...

  • 500 Festival honors fallen Hoosiers

    INDIANAPOLIS - The 500 Festival Memorial Service held at noon Friday at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument honored Hoosiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Gov. Mike Pence and Mayor Greg Ballard attended the ceremony along with military dignitaries and dozens of supporters. The names of Indiana service members who died last year were read and a wreath-laying ceremony was held before concluding ...


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Movie Review

The Missing

The Missing

Perhaps as a way of proving his range as a director, Ron Howard has decided to follow up his multiple-Oscar-winning A Beautiful Mind (2001) with The Missing, a moody and arduously serious western psychodrama. For every bit of emotional resonance Howard managed to wring out of A Beautiful Minds tale of the intermingling of genius and psychosis, he fumbles with The Missing ...

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  • Atlas of Indianapolis Carpenter on pole at Indy

    Ed Carpenter is lifted by his crew as he celebrates winning the pole position for the Indianapolis 500 auto race on the first day of qualifications at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Carpenter won the pole with a speed of 228.76 mph. (AP Photo/AJ ...

  • Jersey shore opens for 1st summer since Superstorm Sandy

    SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. – New Jersey rolled out some of its big guns Friday to proclaim that the shore is back following Superstorm Sandy, using Gov. Chris Christie and the cast of MTV’s "Jersey Shore" to tell a national audience the state is ready for summer fun. In fact, they even hired fun. – the rock band whose anthem "We Are Young" captures the spirit of ...

  • 18 hurt in shuttle-bus crash near Atlanta airport

    ATLANTA – Authorities said 18 people have been taken to the hospital following a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta’s airport. Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokeswoman Janet Ward said the accident happened around 10:30 a.m. Friday. She says it’s not immediately clear what caused the accident. Ward said there were 18 people on the bus at the ...

  • Sexual assault threatens trust in military Obama says

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Choosing future Navy and Marine leaders as his audience, President Obama issued a pointed call Friday for an end to sexual assaults in the military, appealing to graduating midshipmen to display honor and moral courage to contain what has become a growing epidemic. Obama spoke at the commissioning ceremony for 1,047 midshipmen, telling the 841 men and 206 women that the ...

  • Cooler temps welcomed by race fans

    INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Cool temperatures and a cool breeze greeted race fans visiting the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Carb Day. With temperatures in the low 50s fans turned up in fleeces, sweatshirts, hats and gloves. "I prefer the warmer weather so I'm ready for today. I had another coat on just in case but the sunshine came out so I'm good to go," said Tristan Balch of ...

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