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Money, career woes plagued Afghan killings suspect

LAKE TAPPS, Washington - A diverging portrait of the U.S. Army sergeant accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers is emerging as records and interviews show a man appreciated by friends and family who won military commendations, yet one who faced professional disappointment, financial trouble and brushes with the law.



Digging for funds

With funding opportunities nearly exhausted, Ball State will soon be at a slight standstill with its landmark geothermal project.


Mild winter gives Indiana streets a pothole break

INDIANAPOLIS - Drivers are dodging fewer potholes on Indiana roadways after the mild winter, which also has meant a break for street departments that aren't spending as much money as usual patching the craters that typically appear with winter's retreat.


HBO all out of 'Luck'

Horse racing has long withstood the deaths of its skittish, injury-prone thoroughbreds. Hollywood proved it lacks the stomach for it.



3 hurt in southwest Ind. shootings

DUGGER, Ind. - Three people were wounded in a series of shootings that started early Sunday morning outside a bar in a western Indiana town, state police said.



Indianapolis police say parents need to watch teens

INDIANAPOLIS - Unsupervised teenagers with nothing to do and easy access to guns are a recipe for trouble, experts said Sunday after a late-night shooting that wounded five youths in downtown Indianapolis.


Leader of 'Kony' video group to focus on health

SAN DIEGO - Jason Russell may be the most public face of Invisible Children, the nonprofit group he co-founded to stop African war atrocities. He narrated a 30-minute video on warlord Joseph Kony that went viral on the Internet.


Indiana sees 'dropout factories' cut by 50 percent

INDIANAPOLIS - A new report says the number of Indiana high schools considered "dropout factories" because they fail to graduate more than 60 percent of students fell from 30 in 2002 to 15 in 2010.


BASEBALL: Cardinals go winless in 3-game series

Ball State (3-12) was swept, extending its losing streak to a season-high five games. But despite being outscored 36-14 by Louisville, Ball State coach Alex Marconi is confident his team got a valuable lesson in its last games before the start of Mid-American Conference play this week.