Indiana jobless rate drops to lowest level since 2008
March 25, 2011INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's unemployment rate dropped to 8.8 percent in February, marking the first time since December 2008 that the jobless rate has dipped below 9 percent.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's unemployment rate dropped to 8.8 percent in February, marking the first time since December 2008 that the jobless rate has dipped below 9 percent.
TOKYO — A possible breach at Japan's troubled nuclear plant escalated the crisis Friday.
It was an evening that made the audience laugh as well as fall silent from the personal stories of shared by Latina group and Teatro Luna at the Latino Student Union's Dinner Theater.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials couldn't agree Friday about whether an explosive law taking away nearly all public worker collective bargaining rights was about to take effect after a nonpartisan legislative bureau published it despite a court order blocking implementation.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Dustin Tatum was leaving his middle school cafeteria Friday when he heard a loud bang, then chaos ensued as a teacher rushed him and several fellow students into a classroom, locked the door, turned off the lights and ordered everyone to hit the floor.
In class or online, students don't care much about filling out course evaluations — the easy-to-fill-out documents that help determine faculty salary, promotion and tenure decisions.
Fans of March Madness might want to make room on their calendars for another tournament this month. Muncie Pong will host the Indiana Beer Pong State Championships on Saturday.
INDIANAPOLIS — Legislators from both parties threw cold water Thursday on optimism about a breakthrough ending the month-long boycott by Indiana House Democrats.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — A wave of severe thunderstorms that brought large hail and high winds to central and southern Indiana left uprooted and toppled trees in some areas and ushered sharply colder air across the state.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana residents' personal income grew at one of the fastest rates in the nation last year despite the state's 9.1 percent unemployment rate, according to a Bureau of Economic Analysis report.
Ball State students and faculty will learn about sexual taboos within the Latino culture in a comedic, yet serious setting at the Latino Student Union's annual dinner theater.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana prosecutor says one of his deputies has resigned after admitting that he sent an e-mail to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker suggesting the Republican fake an attack on himself to discredit public employee unions.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday the United States is taking the next step in military operations against Libya by transferring command and control of the no-fly zone to NATO.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The federal government promoted some uses of coal ash, including wallboard or filler in road embankments, without properly testing the environmental risks, according to a report from the Environmental Protection Agency's inspector general.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan wants to spend up to $2 million to expand his southern Indiana city's bicycle and pedestrian trails, including adding a "bicycle boulevard" to make it a more bicycle-friendly community.
Ball State has asked its four students studying in Japan to return to Indiana because of concerns for their safety as conditions in the country worsen following the country's most devastating earthquake on record.
INDIANAPOLIS — Gay marriage would be banned in Indiana and the state would be barred from recognizing civil unions under a proposed constitutional amendment approved Wednesday by a state Senate committee.
Once again, it's time for students living in the dorms on campus to take the energy saving challenge posed by the Ball State Energy Action Team.
The new Student Government Association executive board began filling positions for its year-long term by starting with the credentials board.
Teams wishing to ride in Ball State's McKinley Mile Bike Race on April 9 have until 5 p.m. Friday to register.
