Valpo eager to try new federal funds swap law

VALPARAISO | The city could be one of the first to try to take advantage of a new state law that allows it to trade federal funds for state dollars to reduce costs and speed up projects.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Stability is key for Indiana’s future

Hoosiers have the unique luxury of being the fiscal envy of the nation because of the sound policies of the last eight years. Rather than discussing which taxes to increase as they are in Kansas and other states, policymakers are talking about which tax to cut.

Mount Carmel's Kravetz commits to Kansas

It didn't take long for Jeremy Kravetz to know where he wanted to play his college baseball.

Indiana stays No. 1 in AP Top 25, Gonzaga No. 2

Indiana is No. 1 in The Associated Press' Top 25 for the fourth straight week, while Gonzaga moved to No. 2 for the first time in school history.

Some states unhappy about the idea of happy hours

The concept of happy hour, when bars offer lower prices or two-for-one specials, may seem like an American tradition, but is in fact illegal or restricted in quite a few places.

Disabled parents face bias, loss of kids

Millions of Americans with disabilities have gained innumerable rights and opportunities in recent years, but advocates say barriers can block one basic human right: To be a parent.

Man files appeal in kidnapping conviction

HAMMOND | A Kansas man, found guilty by a federal jury in July of kidnapping and obstruction of justice in a case involving his adult daughter, has filed a hand-written appeal accusing the judge of prejudicing the jury against him.

Witness 'can't remember' kidnapping

HAMMOND | Kicking off a kidnapping trial Monday, a 21-year-old Missouri woman claimed to not remember sprinting naked into a Portage liquor store to escape her father.

Mike Coles

Mike Coles reaches second on a single and fielding error in the third inning. Kansas City's Jose Duran waits for the throw as two RailCats runs score during Tuesday's game.

RailCats vs. Kansas City

RailCats first baseman Mike Rohde watches from the dugout during Tuesday's win over Kansas City. It was just the second win of a seven-game home stand as the RailCats haven't won back-to-back games since June 10-11.

Adam Klein

RailCats left fielder Adam Klein swings at a pitch in the first inning Tuesday night against Kansas City T-Bones pitcher Devin Anderson.

Mike Coles

RailCats designated hitter Mike Coles belts a two-RBI single into right field during Tuesday's game against the Kansas City T-Bones.

Adam Klein

RailCats left fielder Adam Klein receives high-fives from the dugout after scoring one of two runs on a Mike Coles' single during the third inning of Tuesday's game against Kansas City.

Sean Henry

RailCats center fielder Sean Henry is tagged out by Kansas City's Enrique Cruz trying to evade a run-down between third base and home plate during Tuesday's game.

Kentucky wins eighth NCAA title behind Lamb, Davis

NEW ORLEANS | No matter where Anthony Davis and his buddies go to make their millions, their ol' Kentucky home will long remember this championship season.

Kansas brings the hits to Michigan City

For Kansas, there's no place like the road and bringing their music to the masses.

Kentucky new No. 1 in AP Top 25

Kentucky is back at No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the first time since the 2009-10 season and Saint Louis is back in the Top 25 for the first time since 1993-94.

Saving the monarchs: Long live the butterfly kings

The hushed fluttering of millions of monarch butterfly wings is in danger of being silenced.

PHIL WIELAND: Don't wait for your obit to tell your life's story

It seems like there are a lot of funerals for local soldiers lately. Our involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan seems pretty limited, and yet the military escorts arrive in Northwest Indiana with alarming frequency.

Wheatfield soldier dies in apparent homicide in Kansas

WHEATFIELD | Alex Taylor said his family worried about his older brother Ronald during his two tours in Iraq. But they couldn't imagine the 28-year-old U.S. Army sergeant would end up in harm's way after returning stateside.