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  • Indiana lawmakers to review ISTEP test troubles

    Indiana lawmakers said Thursday they will spend the coming months reviewing computer troubles with a statewide standardized test, the use of land banks to sell vacant property and other problems uncovered around the state. Legislative leaders say they would like more answers from McGraw-Hill and the Department of Education about troubles schools faced this month while administering the ...

  • WellPoint among 13 picked to join California exchange

    California residents who choose to buy health insurance through the state exchange being created by the Affordable Care Act may end up paying higher premiums. Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc., Molina Healthcare Inc. and Health Net Inc. were among 13 insurers selected to participate in the most-populous U.S. state’s health exchange, which begins enrollment Oct. 1. While the rates the ...

  • I-5 bridge collapses in NW Washington

    MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol ...

  • More eyes on safety on race day

    INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - There will be more eyes at the raceway this weekend. They'll come from a group of Purdue students studying homeland security. The graduate students are taking a class on large event security, and worked to develop a checklist to help with efficiency and safety during the entry process. This is the second year the class has been based on Indianapolis 500 safety. The ...

  • Pacers Crossing the Line on Defense

    The line dividing the Pacers from the second and third rounds of the NBA playoffs is likely the same one that divides the two-point shots from the three-point shots on the basketball court. New York, which led the NBA in three-point shots made and attempted during the regular season, needs them as it needs oxygen itself. The Pacers, who led the NBA in defending three-point shots, want to cut ...


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Life During Wartime [Blu-Ray]

Life During Wartime [Blu-Ray]

In Life During Wartime, Todd Solondz revisits the extended family of dysfunctional characters that populated his 1998 film Happiness, a controversial dark comedy that cemented Solondzs status, following his 1996 breakthrough film Welcome to the Dollhouse ...

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  • IMPD Pedestrian struck by squad car

    INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Dispatchers with IMPD say an officer was involved in an accident Thursday night where a pedestrian was struck and killed. The accident happened in the area of 42nd Street and North Emerson Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Police say the pedestrian was trapped underneath the vehicle. IMPD Public Information Officer Michael Hewitt says the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. ...

  • Van semi crash sends one to hospital

    MONON, Ind. (Monticello Herald Journal) - A medical helicopter was requested to the scene of an accident involving a van and a semi Thursday evening. The head on crash happened in Monon, Indiana. According to 24-Hour News 8's news ...

  • Man tried leaving scene of crash

    MADISON COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) - A man has been arrested after he tried to leave the scene of a crash Thursday and later tried to swallow a controlled substance while in the hospital. Around 3:30 p.m., Madison County Sheriff Ron Richardson saw a two vehicle accident, rear end collision occur and saw one passenger immediately leave the car and start walking away, according to a release. Authorities ...

  • Indiana County approves firm for conducting reassessment

    The Indiana County Commissioners last week settled on a provider for the county's massive property tax reassessment project in what commissioner chairman Rodney Ruddock called "probably the most important decision the county commissioners have made in 10 ...

  • Great improvement comes to the Monon

    CARMEL, Ind. (WISH) - "It's another great improvement to the Monon Trail," said Mayor Jim Brainard of Carmel. On Friday, his city - along with Westfield - will dedicate the new bridge that takes the Monon over 146th Street. Brainard said it's "an added safety feature" for trail users. They will no longer need to wait for the light to change before they cross at ...

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