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The Sierra Club has released its latest report ranking electric utilities based on their climate commitments. The rankings are based on utilities’ plans to retire coal plants, build enough renewable energy, and avoid adding new natural gas plants by 2030.
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Ben Thorp/WBAA NewsPolice are currently investigating the death of 20-year old Varun Manish Chheda as a homicide — and have taken his roommate into custody as a suspect. -
Rebecca Green/WBOI NewsIn a federal lawsuit, the small Christian liberal arts college faces allegations of sexual abuse, drugging of female track athletes by former coach and his wife. Lawyers for the athletes compare the case to that faced by former Michigan State University physician Larry Nassar.
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Two of the three candidates vying to become Indiana’s next Secretary of State will meet in a debate Monday. Republican Diego Morales continues to dodge public events that feature his fellow candidates.
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Farah Yousry/WFYIIndianapolis-based health insurance giant Elevance Health, previously Anthem, Inc., will have to face a federal lawsuit alleging it pocketed at least tens of millions of dollars by submitting inaccurate claims to the U.S. Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services.
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A South Bend man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly firing more than a dozen shots at an Indiana State Excise Police officer who was following him. -
The Department of Insurance and Financial Services has issued a bulletin that makes clear that providers are entitled to a "reasonable rate," for services for patients who were injured in car crashes before the state's auto no fault law changed in 2019.
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The Michigan Public Service Commission has ordered a third party audit of the response of DTE Energy and Consumers Energy to storm-related outages, saying other MPSC attempts to reduce frequency and duration of outages haven't worked.
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Several states’ abortion bans are caught up in the courts due to legal challenges. The ever-changing abortion landscape is a source of confusion while demand for services remains high.
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This week, a judge tossed out charges against seven defendants in the case.
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The trial in Jackson County is the first of the state trials to move forward. Two men were found guilty in federal court over the summer, while two others were found not guilty in the spring.
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A trio of economic development projects are set to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in state incentives.
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The state's TIP line offers up to $500 for successful poaching reports all year round.
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Hoosiers struggling to pay their water and energy bills can now apply for help from the state.
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Officials say a large structure fire in an old, empty factory building in LaPorte is 90 percent contained as of Wednesday afternoon.
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown based on Peanuts by Charles Schulz and runs October 20th through the 23rd
University of Notre Dame DeBartolo Performing Arts Center on Thursday, October 20th
Three Dog Night in concert Saturday, October 8th at The Lerner Theater
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The judge overseeing Twitter's lawsuit against the Tesla CEO has halted the trial scheduled to begin in less than two weeks. She's told Musk to complete his purchase of Twitter by Oct. 28.
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University of Florida announced a search committee has unanimously recommended Nebraska GOP Sen. Ben Sasse as the lone finalist for the job.
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Election officials in Florida say they are meeting a Thursday deadline to send out mail ballots, despite the hurricane. But in-person voting sites remain a concern.
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OPEC+ announced a cut of 2 million barrels a day starting next month. Some Democrats on Capitol Hill want to retaliate by cutting off military aid and reexamine ties to Saudi Arabia.
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The pardons will be done through an administration process to be developed by the Justice Department, administration officials told reporters; it will cover citizens and lawful permanent residents.
