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  • Jim Harbaugh to drive Indianapolis 500 pace car

    Harbaugh has strong ties to the Indianapolis area. He played four seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, where he earned the nickname "Captain Comeback," and is a part-time owner of Indianapolis-based Panther Racing. JR Hildebrand, who starts 10th, and Townsend Bell, who starts 22nd, both drive for ...

  • Paul George Delivers Historic Performance

    Atlanta had been warned. Paul George had stated his intention as early as last Thursday, for all the world to hear. "I definitely want to be in attack mode," he said, following the Pacers' first postseason practice. "Throughout this whole series, I want to be on the attack and get in the lane and finish at the rim and get to the line and find guys on penetration." ...

  • Are Ind. schools prepared for storms

    INDIANAPOLIS - The Oklahoma elementary school where several children died did not have so-called "safe rooms." All Indiana schools used to be required by law to have so-called "safe-rooms" for severe weather, but that's no longer the case. The American Institute of Architects Indiana has just released a report outlining what Indiana school administrators need to do to ...

  • ESPN counting on story lines to sell Indy 500

    Helio Castroneves and Dario Franchitti will be trying to become four-time Indianapolis 500 champions, four women will roll off the starting grid, a local boy is on the pole and a group of dynamic rookies that includes A.J. Allmendinger is there to add intrigue. Indeed, there is no shortage of compelling story lines accompanying Sunday's race, leaving television executives feeling ...

  • Oklahoma residents still in shock over deadly tornado

    In a community used to experiencing tornadoes, many in Moore, Oklahoma are in a state of shock. "This was the storm of storms," said Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett. Monday's tornado was ...


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Movie Review

Eyes Wide Shut

"Eyes Wide Shut" has been with Stanley Kubrick for a long time. He first purchased the rights to the source material, Viennese author Arthur Schnitzler's 1926 novella "Traumnovelle" ("Dream Story"), back in 1970, when he first came up with the odd notion of making a hard-core blue movie with two Hollywood mega-stars. ...

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  • Inaccurate fat labels on ground beef

    INDIANAPOLIS - With Memorial Day weekend coming up, 'tis the time to grill and burgers are among the most popular items. But consumers are often not getting what they are paying for, eating more fat than labels indicate. As a general rule, ground beef is priced based on how lean it is. The less fat in the meat, the more consumers pay. "If I'm going to splurge and pay for the ...

  • Mobile meth lab dismantled 2 arrested

    SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (WISH) - Police agencies from two different states teamed up to find a wanted man and dismantle a mobile methamphetamine lab. Shelbyville Police Department officials said Michigan authorities tipped them off to a wanted man who might be at Super 8 Motel, 20 W. Rampart St. Shelbyville officers found Christopher C. Wolf, 30. Although police officials said he initially tried to ...

  • Civilians train to help in disasters

    INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The disaster in Moore, Okla., has many people in Indiana thinking: are we ready if a large-scale disaster, like that EF-5 tornado, would strike? It's not only emergency responders and officials who are thinking that. It's also members of CERT, or Community Emergency Response Teams. CERT is a national program that's adapted in individual counties throughout ...

  • Police Teen stole truck guns ammo

    JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) - Indianapolis police helped track down a teenager wanted in Johnson County, accused of stealing a truck, weapons and ammunitions from a Center Grove home. 24-Hour News 8 news ...

  • Man killed after crashing pickup truck

    JACKSON COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) - One person died Tuesday night when his vehicle crashed in Jackson County, officials from the sheriff's department said. Michael T. Challies, 49, crashed his green 1997 Ford pickup truck on U.S. 31 north of County Road 400 North. Challies, of Elizabethtown, crashed just before 6 p.m. The pickup was found in a ditch after it went off the road and up an ...

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