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First Financial Corp.: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

July 26, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) _ First Financial Corp. (THFF) on Tuesday reported net income of $15.6 million in its second quarter.

The bank, based in Terre Haute, Indiana, said it had earnings of $1.27 per share.

Inmate sentenced in stabbing death at federal prison in WVa

July 13, 2022 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — An inmate formerly housed in West Virginia has been sentenced to 25 years after pleading guilty in the fatal stabbing of another inmate.

Ruben Laurel, 43, was sentenced Tuesday in the 2012 death of Anthony M.

Man charged with killing cop won’t face death penalty charge

July 11, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against an Indiana man charged in the fatal shooting of a Terre Haute police detective who was also an FBI task force officer.

Federal inmate indicted in inmate’s death at Indiana prison

June 8, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a federal inmate in the 2019 stabbing death of an inmate at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute.

The federal indictment returned Tuesday charges Lawrence Taylor, 41, with first-degree murder, the U.S.

Hallador Energy: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May 24, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) _ Hallador Energy Co. (HNRG) on Monday reported a loss of $10.1 million in its first quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Terre Haute, Indiana-based company said it had a loss of 33 cents.

Nucor announces purchase of Illinois overhead door maker

May 16, 2022 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nucor Corp. is buying an Illinois-based overhead door manufacturer for $3 billion in a deal expected to close in June, the company announced on Monday.

In a news release, the Charlotte-based steel manufacturer said it has entered into an agreement to purchase C.H.I.

First Financial Corp.: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

April 26, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) _ First Financial Corp. (THFF) on Tuesday reported net income of $20.9 million in its first quarter.

The Terre Haute, Indiana-based bank said it had earnings of $1.67 per share.

Construction could start in May on new Terre Haute casino

March 9, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The company selected to open a new casino in Terre Haute said it could start construction work on the project as soon as late May.

Body found in Indiana well identified as that of man, 60

March 1, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A body found last year in a western Indiana well has been identified as that of a 60-year-old man.

Vigo County Coroner Dr. Janie Myers said the body was identified as that of Randy Saunders through a surgical implant by the Veterans Administration.

Green scores 21 to lift Northern Iowa past Indiana State

February 24, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — AJ Green had 21 points as Northern Iowa topped Indiana State 88-82 on Wednesday night.

Noah Carter had 19 points for Northern Iowa (17-10, 13-4 Missouri Valley Conference).

Man killed in Terre Haute industrial door death identified

February 23, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A man killed after getting caught in an industrial door at a western Indiana steel plant has been identified, a sheriff said Tuesday.

Jeffrey Stewart, 63, of Clay County died in the accident at the Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC plant in Terre Haute, Vigo County Sheriff John Plasse said.

Jones carries S. Illinois over Indiana St. 76-72

February 19, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Lance Jones scored 24 points as Southern Illinois edged past Indiana State 76-72 on Saturday.

Marcus Domask added 21 points and Ben Coupet Jr. had 16 points and six rebounds for Southern Illinois (15-13, 8-8 Missouri Valley Conference).

Man dies after caught in industrial door in Terre Haute

February 19, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A man died after getting caught in an industrial door at a western Indiana steel plant, a sheriff said Saturday.

First responders were dispatched Friday morning to the Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC plant in Terre Haute and found the man caught in a large roll-up industrial door, Vigo County Sheriff John Plasse said.

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Terre Haute casino project moving away from sewage plant

February 8, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The company that’s taken over stalled plans for a new casino in Terre Haute is dropping its proposed location overlooking the city sewage treatment plant and county jail.

ISU’s spring enrollment has dropped 25 percent since 2019

January 30, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State University’s spring enrollment has fallen nearly 25% since 2019, a drop school officials blame in part on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ISU's spring enrollment fell this year to 8,541, which is down 11.6% from spring 2021, and continues a recent trend.

March trial set for suspect in Indiana officer’s slaying

January 23, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man indicted in the fatal shooting of a Terre Haute police detective who was also an FBI task force officer faces a March trial in the slaying.

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Grand jury indicts suspect in Indiana officer’s slaying

January 19, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A federal grand jury indicted an Indiana man Wednesday on charges that would make him eligible for the death penalty if he's convicted in the fatal shooting of a Terre Haute police detective and FBI task force officer.

July trial set for Kentucky man charged in Indiana killing

January 19, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A judge set a July trial Wednesday for a Kentucky man charged in the 2018 slaying of a Terre Haute man.

Vigo Superior Court Judge John Roach ordered Zavius E. King, 28, of Louisville, Kentucky, held without bond and set his jury trial for July 11.

Williamson’s run sends Loyola Chicago past Indiana St.

January 16, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Lucas Williamson scored 17 points and Marquise Kennedy scored 15 and Loyola Chicago won its ninth straight beating Indiana State 64-56 on Saturday.

The Ramblers (13-2, 4-0 Missouri Valley Conference) are off to their best start in conference action since the 2001-02 season.

Sony laying off 100, moving Indiana disc work to Austria

January 14, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Sony DADC is cutting about 100 workers at a western Indiana plant that began cranking out compact discs in the 1980s and will move all the plant's gaming and disc manufacturing to Austria.

2 die after vehicle struck by train in Terre Haute

January 6, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Two people died early Thursday after their vehicle was struck by a train at a railroad crossing in western Indiana.

Police in Terre Haute said Brianna Clark and Subrina Smith died from their injuries after being ejected from the vehicle.

Lawsuit dropped over awarding of Terre Haute casino license

January 5, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A lawsuit challenging the selection of a company to build a new Terre Haute casino has been dropped, clearing a hurdle for the stalled project.

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Monument to Indiana soldier, hero of 1898 fire, to be moved

December 24, 2021 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A monument to a young soldier who died in 1898 after rescuing children and workers from a fire at a western Indiana department store where he was portraying Santa Claus will be refurbished and moved next year to the site of the fire.

Lawsuit could further snarl delayed Terre Haute casino plans

By TOM DAVIESDecember 21, 2021 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana officials are trying to push forward stalled plans for a Terre Haute casino, giving the company that runs the Kentucky Derby a license for the project on Tuesday despite a new lawsuit criticizing the proposed site.

Terre Haute’s Larry Bird museum targeted for 2023 opening

December 20, 2021 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Organizers of a planned museum about basketball great Larry Bird in Terre Haute have pushed back its expected opening until 2023.

Plea renewed for tips on retired Indiana farmer’s 2012 death

December 12, 2021 GMT

SULLIVAN, Ind. (AP) — Police investigators have renewed their plea for information about the unsolved 2012 killing of a retired farmer found shot to death in his western Indiana home.

Eight-five-year-old Lowell Badger was found fatally shot on Dec.

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Neese’s late layup carries Indiana St. past Miami (OH) 69-68

December 4, 2021 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Cooper Neese scored 20 points and his layup with 1.6-seconds left carried Indiana State past Miami (OH) 69-68 on Saturday.

Stopped on his drive to the basket on the left side, Xavier Bledson dropped the ball off to Neese cutting through the middle of the lane for the game winner.

Churchill Downs picked to build western Indiana casino

By TOM DAVIESNovember 18, 2021 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The company that runs the Kentucky Derby has been picked to take over the stalled project to build a casino in the western Indiana city of Terre Haute.

Salukis beat Indiana State to stay in thick of MVFC race

November 13, 2021 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Nic Baker threw a pair of touchdown passes to Avante Cox, Javon Williams Jr. ran in for two more and Southern Illinois defeated Indiana State 47-21 on Saturday.

The Salukis (7-3, 5-2) — ranked 16th in the FCS coaches poll — remain a game back of first-place North Dakota State in the Missouri Valley Football Conference with one game left in the regular season.

2 Indiana men charged with murder in killing of girl, 15

November 9, 2021 GMT

SULLIVAN, Ind. (AP) — Two western Indiana men arrested last June in connection with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old girl have now been charged with murder in her death.

Sullivan County prosecutors charged Matthew Todd Earle, 23, of Terre Haute, and Kyle Ray Johnson, 21, of Coal City, on Monday with murder, attempted murder, carrying a handgun without a license and pointing a firearm.

Indiana school sued over transgender restroom access

November 8, 2021 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Monday claims a western Indiana school district has been illegally denying two transgender high school students the use of school restrooms and locker rooms associated with their gender identity.

ISU’s Hulman Center gets $2M gift for new video boards

November 6, 2021 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State University's newly renovated Hulman Center will soon be outfitted with high-resolution video boards thanks to a $2 million gift from the Hulman-George family.

30 years later, detectives take new look at I-70 killings

November 5, 2021 GMT

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A series of killings that happened nearly three decades ago throughout the Midwest and largely along Interstate 70 is getting a new look.

The St.

Foes of death penalty offer spiritual support at executions

By DAVID CRARYNovember 3, 2021 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — After Sister Barbara Battista, a Roman Catholic nun staunchly opposed to the death penalty, agreed to accompany a condemned man at his execution in federal prison, she wondered doubtfully, “Am I just part of this whole killing machine?”

Utility eyes earlier shutdown of Lake Michigan power plant

October 29, 2021 GMT

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana utility company is looking to shutter a coal-fired power plant along Lake Michigan two years earlier than planned.

Indiana State uses 4 4th-quarter picks in rallying to win

October 23, 2021 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Peterson Kerlegrand and Anthony Thompson rushed for two touchdowns each and Indiana State used four final-quarter interceptions to overcome Youngstown State 28-17 on Saturday.

Terre Haute man gets 70 years for fire that killed brother

October 22, 2021 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A Terre Haute man has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for starting an apartment fire that killed his brother, who rushed into the building in an apparent attempt to warn residents about the fire.

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Thompson, Kerlegrand power Indiana St past Western Illinois

October 9, 2021 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Anthony Thompson threw two touchdown passes and Peterson Kerlegrand ran for 178 yards and two scores to guide Indiana State to a 37-27 victory over Western Illinois in Missouri Valley Football Conference play on Saturday.

Pick for new Terre Haute casino owner expected in November

October 2, 2021 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State officials expect to decide in November which company will get the next chance to open up a new casino in Terre Haute.

The Indiana Gaming Commission has started reviewing applications from four companies for the casino license that were submitted in September.

45-year sentence for man shot by Terre Haute officers

September 28, 2021 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A man who was shot during a confrontation with Terre Haute police officers has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.

A judge ordered the sentence Tuesday for 39-year-old Jeremy Ross, who was convicted by a Vigo County jury in April on attempted murder and other charges for what prosecutors said was a March 2020 traffic stop that turned violent.

Historical marker dedicated to Indiana lynching victim

September 27, 2021 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A historical marker has been dedicated in western Indiana in remembrance of a Black man lynched about 120 years ago by a white mob.

George Ward’s descendants, Terre Haute residents and the mayor were among those at Sunday's ceremony in Fairbanks Park, the (Terre Haute) Tribune-Star reported.

Oladokun throws for 3 TDs, catches another in ‘Rabbits’ win

September 25, 2021 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Chris Oladokun passed for three touchdowns and caught one of his own from Pierre Strong Jr., who rushed for 150 yards, as South Dakota State blanked Indiana State 44-0 on Saturday in both teams' Missouri Valley Football Conference opener.

Indiana State U. requiring vaccinations or tests in 2022

September 24, 2021 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State University will require that all students and staff show proof of vaccination by Jan. 1 or be tested each week for COVID-19, the school's president said Thursday.