Good News
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Class makes pitch, collects HS donations
A central Indiana kindergarten class made lots of tails wag this week with a big donation to the Humane Society.
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Riley kid takes IMS lap in 'Hot Wheels'
An 8-year-old patient at Riley Hospital for Children will take laps in a "hot ride" at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Wednesday as part of the Battle of the Brave fundraiser.
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NBA star pledges $1M to tornado relief
Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant is pledging $1 million for tornado relief through his family foundation.
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Georgia father, son graduate together
Two men named Dorian Joyner will graduate on Sunday from Morehouse College in Georgia. They are a father and son who have supported each other as classmates and family.
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Two jump in pond to save disabled vet
After double-amputee Robert Lunay fell into a pond behind the Disabled American Veterans office, two bystanders, Robert Fields and Norman Steers, heard him calling for help and jumped in to rescue him. A third man, who couldn't swim, also came to the rescue.
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WATCH: Girl reunited with military dad
A Tampa Bay area girl throwing the first pitch at a Rays game got a big surprise from her father, who had been stationed in Afghanistan for the past two years.
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Girl with special needs raises awareness
Dater Montessori School in Cincinnati joined one of its students on a mission to help people with special needs.
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Group builds new home for disabled vet
Hoosiers are helping a severely injured veteran rebuild his life by building him a home.
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Bev Miller's A Sign By Design thrives
She wasn’t afraid to step into a man’s world. Twenty-five years later, Bev Miller is designing and selling signs while inspiring a new generation of aspiring female entrepreneurs.
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IFD saves dog from burning apartment
First responders saved a dog that was barely conscious from a burning apartment Sunday afternoon.
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Ind. girls raise money for Boston victim
With the biggest smile they could muster and their arms in the air like a model showing off a new car, fourth-graders Iris Nall, 10, and Marleyla Wiltz, 9, tried their best to attract attention to their lemonade stand.
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Teen honors fallen police officers
A 13-year-old Indianapolis boy has created a special project to honor the city's fallen police officers.
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Surprised prom queen warms hearts
A girl with special needs at a small high school in Kentucky warmed hearts with her smile when her classmates surprised her with the honor of prom queen.
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Donated dresses grant prom wishes
A local program is making sure that no students miss out on their prom just because they can't afford a dress.
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Dog rescued from 80-foot drain pipe
A dog was rescued after falling down an 80-foot pipe in Miami County on Thursday, despite some tense moments with a neighbor.
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Vietnam Vet finally gets Purple Heart
On March 20, 1968, James R. Below's 5-ton truck hauling 105 artillery gun tubes was traveling with a convoy from Pleiku to Da Nang in Vietnam when the truck in front of his set off a delayed land mine.
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Ind. dr's program cheers Boston survivor
The generosity of an Indiana doctor who gives out medals to brighten brave patients' moods has touched one of those wounded in the Boston bombings.
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Boy who scored touchdown meets Obama
The 7-year-old cancer patient who became an Internet sensation for his touchdown run in Nebraska's spring football game has yet another fan -- President Barack Obama.
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UPDATE: 'Twins x 2' celebrate 1st year
One year later, they're all happy and healthy.
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Pacers help make prom wishes come true
The wife of Indiana Pacers player David West is helping to make prom dreams come true for hundreds of high school girls in need of a gown to wear to the big dance.
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Ohio girl gets kidney from teacher
An Ohio girl is recovering after getting a critical kidney transplant - with the organ donated by her former kindergarten teacher.
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Man meets trooper who saved his life
A Muncie man had the opportunity to thank the trooper who saved his life Sunday evening.
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Brackett honors mothers of ill children
Former Colts linebacker Gary Brackett hosted an annual luncheon to honor mothers of chronically ill children in Indianapolis on Sunday morning.
Local News
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PD: Man dressed as woman shot, injured
A man dressed as a woman was shot near an east side intersection early Thursday, police said.
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Several suspended after school 'sexting'
Several Franklin Community High School students have been suspended for five days following a "sexting" controversy.
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IMPD, FBI find bones at vacant house
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Therapy dog stolen from woman's car
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Cellphone provider under AG scrutiny
Daily Extras
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IMAGES: 33rd running of the Zoopolis 500
Marco has won the 33rd running of the Zoopolis 500. The event puts the spotlight on the critically endangered radiated tortoises.
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Sisters asked to leave over cancer hats
Three sisters say they were kicked out of a suburban Philadelphia mall after refusing to remove profanity-laden hats expressing their hatred of breast cancer.
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Graduation request for Taylor Swift
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'GMA' host Robin Roberts to write memoir
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Mountaintop proposal goes viral
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Sports
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LeBron saves Heat at buzzer of Game 1
LeBron James caught the inbounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim.
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Wives crucial in Indy drivers' success
Ed Carpenter, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Scott Dixon have had a lot of success on the track, but their wives are the driving forces behind their success.
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NHRA's Brown tries out Carpenter's car
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500 Festival Community Day pumps up fun
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90-year-old fan ready for his 87th 500
Politics
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2 city officials charged in bribery case
Two city officials and three others have been indicted in connection with a federal probe into a bribery scheme involving a program to rebuild the city's most troubled neighborhoods.
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Pence nixes fertilizer plant deal
Citing security concerns, Gov. Mike Pence closed the door Friday on a Pakistani company's efforts to secure $1.3 billion in Indiana-issued bonds to build a massive fertilizer plant in Posey County.
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Convenience stores sue to sell cold beer
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Boy's chocolate bullets idea charms VP
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Pence signs bill aimed to curb bullying
U.S./World News
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Volunteers work amid devastation in OK
An army of volunteers have descended on Moore, Okla., to help, and on Wednesday about 2,000 helped clean up the cemetery.
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Dozens hurt when Ind. school buses crash
A school bus slammed into the back of another bus, setting off a chain-reaction crash involving four buses in northern Indiana, leaving dozens of middle and high students with non-serious injuries and one driver seriously injured.
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Dozens hurt when Ind. school buses crash
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Mangled truck cheers up tornado victim
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UK officials: Radical Islam drove attack
Education
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Group claims prof teaching creationism
Ball State University is investigating a complaint that one of its professors is teaching religion rather than science.
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Purdue makes progress on tuition freeze
A Purdue University official says the school has made fast progress finding $40 million in savings or new revenue to support a two-year tuition freeze announced in March.
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BSU: 5 revoked schools lose appeals
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Good Samaritan helps kids denied lunch
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ISTEP downtime blamed on online attack
