Valparaiso University band performs Statehouse concert

INDIANAPOLIS | The theme songs of epic films echoed off the marble walls of the Indiana Statehouse Thursday as the Valparaiso University Chamber Concert Band performed under the blue glass skylight in the rotunda, the final stop on their 2013 tour.

Phelps believes he can unseat Visclosky in U.S. House

As the hours tick down to Tuesday's elections, Republican Joel Phelps remains optimistic that Northwest Indiana voters will pick him to replace Democrat Pete Visclosky in the U.S. House.

Two Democrats vie to challenge Rokita for Congress

INDIANAPOLIS | Democrats in Indiana's 4th Congressional District will decide next month whether a former Newton County assessor or a Lafayette project manager should face U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Indianapolis, in the general election.

Bargain hunters find 'treasures' at Times Garage Sale

VALPARAISO | Bargain hunters set their sights on the Porter County Fairgrounds as droves of people poured through the aisles Saturday at The Times Ultimate Indoor Garage Sale.

Smoking ban dies in Senate

INDIANAPOLIS | State Rep. Charlie Brown, D-Gary, vowed to try again next year after an Indiana Senate committee voted 8-1 on Wednesday to reject his proposed statewide indoor smoking ban.

Smoking ban dies in Senate

INDIANAPOLIS | State Rep. Charlie Brown, D-Gary, vowed to try again next year after an Indiana Senate committee voted 8-1 on Wednesday to reject his proposed statewide indoor smoking ban.

Jackpot in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing is $153M

Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is now an estimated $153 million, officials said Tuesday.

Appeals court tosses cocaine conviction due to extra-long traffic stop

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Court of Appeals has overturned a Lafayette man's conviction for possession of cocaine, ruling that a Lake County sheriff's detective unreasonably detained the man following a traffic stop.

Vote centers could go statewide

INDIANAPOLIS | A voter could cast a ballot at any polling place in his or her county, and voting sites might become more convenient under a proposal approved Monday by an Indiana Senate committee.

Ind. Supreme Court resets sentence that was increased on appeal

INDIANAPOLIS | A Peru, Ind., rapist whose 94-year prison sentence was increased to 118 years on appeal will have to serve only his original sentence, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Thursday.