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Indiana Gas Prices Plunge, Poised to Stay Low Through the Holidays
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Gas prices across Indiana continue to fall, and experts say the trend should hold as long as refineries keep operating smoothly.Prices in some major cities are now averaging around $2.80 a gallon, down more than 15 cents in the past week and roughly 25 cents over the past month. ...
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Indiana’s Redistricting Battle Erupts—Special December Session Called
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana's redistricting battle is heating up, and lawmakers will return to the Statehouse next month to take it on. Republican House Speaker Todd Huston announced Tuesday that the Indiana General Assembly will reconvene on December 1, saying all legislative business is back on th...
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Poka-Bache Trail Surge: Construction, Funding, and Regional Support Hit New Highs
(AUBURN) -- A major regional effort is gaining momentum to complete one of Indiana's longest multi-use trail systems. Officials from four counties and seven cities and towns -- along with private donors and grassroots supporters -- are pushing to finish the 82-mile Poka-Bache Connector stretching...
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Coldwater Residents Arrested Following Traffic Stop
(BATAVIA TOWNSHIP) - A traffic stop led to the arrest of a man and a woman on multiple charges. The Branch County Sheriff's Office says deputies conducted a traffic stop at 12:22 AM Monday in Batavia Township, after observing a vehicle that had an inoperable headlight, no license...
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LaGrange County And Nonprofit Partner To Apply For Funding
(LAGRANGE) - A nonprofit organization is going to partner with LaGrange County to hopefully get funding to create a recovery house. Last week, the LaGrange County Commission voted unanimously to work with Inspiration Ministries to apply for a $750,000 Community Development Block ...
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City Commission Approves Extension To Curbside Recycling
(STURGIS) - More Sturgis residents would be able to take advantage of the City's recycling option if their landlords agree to it. Monday night, the Sturgis City Commission was presented with a resolution that would allow people who rent to be eligible if their landlords agree to ...
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Branch County Investigates Suspicious House Fire; Deputies Seek Public's Help
(COLDWATER) - The Branch County Sheriff's Office is looking into what they're calling a suspicious residential fire that broke out Friday night near Bawden Road and Slisher Road. Deputies were called to the scene around 7:20 p.m. on November 21st. Investigators say early findings point to the pos...
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Bryan Man Sentenced After High-Speed Chase That Injured Infant
(BRYAN) - A Williams County man is headed to prison for six and a half years after pleading guilty in two criminal cases -- including a violent, high-speed police chase that left an infant injured. WTOL-TV reports 32-year-old Zachary Chervenka appeared Monday in Williams County Common Pleas Court...
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Kendallville Man Injured After Swerving to Miss Deer, Crashing Into Power Pole
(DEKALB COUNTY) - A Kendallville man was hurt Monday night after deputies say he crashed while trying to avoid a deer. The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened around 9:42 p.m. in the 800 block of County Road 34. Investigators say 34-year-old Kenneth Allen Frey was headed east...
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Kitchen Fire Risks Surge on Thanksgiving, Red Cross Says
The American Red Cross is urging families to be extra careful in the kitchen this Thanksgiving. The organization says Thanksgiving Day -- and the day before -- are the two highest-risk days of the year for home cooking fires in the United States. National numbers show cooking sparks an average of...
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