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The Franklin College men’s basketball team defeated Bluffton University on the road on Dec. 3 by a score of 82-79.
Democrat John Gregg will launch what he's calling the official kickoff of his 2012 campaign for governor with an event Saturday in his hometown of Sandborn.
Twenty-one state parks in Indiana will close temporarily in the coming weeks for two rounds of hunts that are meant to control the population of deer.
Twenty-one state parks in Indiana will close temporarily in the coming weeks for two rounds of hunts that are meant to control the population of deer.
Hoosiers can take steps to protect against identify theft with a new tool kit posted online by Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller.
Indiana University is now making historic maps of more than 300 locations in the state available to the public. The Sandborn Company created the maps starting in 1867 for assessing fire insurance liability for buildings in U.S. cities. IU officials say they are “considered a treasure trove of American history sought after by genealogists, urban planners, sociologists and a gamut of other researchers.”
Firearms season for white-tailed deer in Indiana opens Saturday and the Department of Natural Resources predicts another year of near-record harvest numbers.
Gov. Mitch Daniels has added a portrait of Col. Richard Lieber, founder of Indiana’s state parks, to the Hoosier Heritage Gallery hung on the south wall of his office.
Gov. Mitch Daniels will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Friday to repair a torn meniscus.
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles will extend hours for state license branches on Nov. 7 and Nov. 8 to issue state identity cards and driver’s licenses to those who may need them to vote on Election Day.
Twenty-one state parks in Indiana will close temporarily in the coming weeks for two rounds of hunts that are meant to control the population of deer. In addition, three state parks will close for Canada goose hunts.
Hoosiers can take steps to protect against identify theft with a new tool kit posted online by Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller. The site – www.indianaconsumer.com/idtheft – can also help victims of identity theft restore their reputations.
Indiana’s Healthy Rivers Initiative will host two November open houses for the public to ask questions about the state’s largest land conservation effort and learn about its progress.
Hoosiers can get rid of their unwanted and expired medications Saturday at more than 80 locations across Indiana as part of the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Turn-in sites will operate from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and site locations are available at www.dea.gov or by calling 1.800.882.9539.
Gov. Mitch Daniels announced Tuesday that a Louisville-based contractor has won a $13.9 million contract to fix the Sherman Minton Bridge over the Ohio River and has committed to reopening the structure in 135 work days.
A New Castle manufacturer announced Monday that it will expand its operations and create as many as 150 new jobs by 2013.
Attorney General Greg Zoeller will host two national consumer protection events this week in Indianapolis with a special focus on fraud protections for military personnel.
The Indiana Department of Transportation announced Thursday that State Farm Insurance will exclusively sponsor the Hoosier Helper freeway service patrol.
State education officials said Wednesday that more than 300 students Indiana have been named semifinalists in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Big increases in sales and income taxes pushed the state’s tax receipts higher than forecast last month and through the first quarter of this fiscal year.
Schools and non-profit groups that want to try or expand a creative or novel education program can now compete for funding from a new state Innovation Fund that is set to distribute $5 million over the next two years.
Lawmakers are set Thursday to tackle the controversial right-to-work issue that led in part to the five-week Democratic walkout in the Indiana House earlier this year.
The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission is warning restaurants, bars, and convenience stores that a new type of gambling machine – sometimes called a sweepstakes kiosk or totem – is illegal and its use could lead to fines and other penalties.
State highway officials announced Friday that the Sherman Minton Bridge at New Albany – closed recently because of a crack in the steel – won’t need to be fully replaced.
A Japanese manufacturer of shocks and struts for automobiles announced plans Thursday to relocate part of its operation from Illinois to Franklin, where it will establish its North American headquarters.
Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman and members of a trade delegation to Japan left for Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon, a day later than was initially scheduled.
U.S. Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., is part of a bipartisan group of senators who are pushing the presidential line item veto. The group is urging members of the “super committee” – which is charged with developing $1.5 trillion in budget savings over 10 years – to include the constitutional line-item veto in its final deficit reduction package.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry – considered the frontrunner in the GOP presidential primary battle – will visit Indianapolis Oct. 12 to meet with supporters and others as part of a series of meetups sponsored by the Indiana Republican Party.
Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman plans to personally deliver a $2,500 check – a gift from students at Speedway High School – to officials in Japan who are helping those affected by this summer’s earthquake.
State and local officials announced Tuesday that a technology company specializing in wind turbine blades will open its first U.S. office and manufacturing facility in Evansville and could eventually create 400 new jobs.
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett will deliver his second State of Education address at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Indiana History Center.
The state has joined a whistle-blower lawsuit against Par Pharmaceutical that alleges the drug manufacturer engaged in a scheme to wrongly switch its generic drugs for those prescribed so it could collect larger Medicaid reimbursements than it was due.
Gate fees will be waived at Indiana’s state parks, reservoirs and forest properties Sunday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Federal officials have once again denied Indiana’s request for financial assistance to help individuals and businesses in 11 counties hit hard last spring by flooding.
An attorney and mediator who assisted with the distribution of money to 9/11 and BP oil spill victims will help the Indiana State Fair Commission dole out money from a fund set up to aid those killed or injured in a stage collapse during a concert earlier this month.
A new survey of employers found that Indiana has nearly 47,000 jobs that Indiana University researchers say can be considered "green” jobs.
A decade after terrorist attacks rocked New York and the Pentagon, members of the group known as the 9/11 Commission will gather at Indiana University for a public discussion about the events.
A company that manufactures after-market auto components will expand its operations in Connersville and create 59 new jobs by 2013.
A reciprocal hunting and fishing agreement – which let people who lived in either Ohio or Indiana but owned land in the other state hunt and fish in both with just one license – has ended.
State officials announced Wednesday they have confirmed a human case of West Nile virus in Jefferson County.
Did you feel the earth tremor just a little Tuesday afternoon? If so, state officials want to hear from you. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake at 1:53 p.m. in Mineral, Va., and the tremors were felt as far away as Michigan.
A manufacturer of plastic packaging announced plans Monday to locate a plant in Greencastle and create as many as 90 new jobs over the next several years.
The state asked a judge Friday to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Indiana’s new voucher program, even as the teachers unions that filed it vowed to keep up their fight.
Indiana’s unemployment rate moved up again in July, continuing a slight upswing that began in May.
Eighteen communities in Indiana will receive Community Energy Program audits to help them establish short-term and long-term energy efficiency goals for public facilities. Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman announced Thursday the communities chosen for the program: Clarksville, Connersville, Dublin, Gas City, Greensburg, Hagerstown, Linton, Monticello, Monroe County, New Castle, Paoli, Peru, Plymouth, Rushville, Scottsburg, Union City, Washington, and Winamac.
A tool meant to predict the strength of Indiana’s economy shows that the state will likely struggle in the coming months, Indiana University researchers said Thursday. The Leading Index for Indiana – developed and tracked by IU’s Indiana Business Research Center – stumbled in July.
A legislative committee will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday to review the state laws that would have applied had Caylee Anthony – a toddler killed in an infamous case in Florida – died in Indiana.
Employment and wages paid by nonprofit organizations have increased steadily in Indiana in recent years, despite an economic slowdown in other areas, according to a new report from Indiana University researchers.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has proposed rule changes that are meant to clear up ambiguity about possession limits for some fish and wildlife that also have daily bag limits – without adversely affecting wildlife species or unnecessarily encumbering legal anglers and hunters.
Indiana’s first lady, Cherie Daniels, will host the 2011 Heartland Walk for Health on Saturday at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Customers of Indiana American Water Company can weigh in on the utility’s proposed rate increase with written comments or by attending public hearings this month in West Lafayette, Gary and Jeffersonville.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Gov. Mitch Daniels asked federal officials Friday to reconsider its decision to deny assistance to individuals and businesses in 11 counties hit hard by severe weather earlier this year.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service are pairing up to provide venison workshops in September throughout the state. During each event, presenters will skin, butcher, and prepare deer in a variety of ways and participants will be able to sample the meat.
Motorcyclists are invited to join Gov. Mitch Daniels and the American Bikers Aimed Toward Education of Indiana on Friday for an escorted ride throughout Indiana. The annual ABATE ride with the governor will begin with registration from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on the west side of the Indiana Statehouse. The ride will leave Indianapolis at 10 a.m. and end at the French Lick Resort in Southern Indiana.
State officials have awarded more than $890,000 in grants to lake and river projects in 15 counties throughout Indiana. The grants – part of the Lake and River Enhancement program at the Department of Natural Resources – will provide funding for biological and engineering projects, including design, diagnostic and engineering feasibility studies and construction.
Here's what Hoosier lawmakers had to say about their votes on the debt ceiling deal.
A manufacturing company that makes temperature-controlled packaging announced Tuesday that it would open a new facility in Indianapolis and create 80 new jobs by 2014. And other state briefs.
INDIANAPOLIS — A legislative study committee will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday in the House Chamber of the Indiana Statehouse to discuss placing a salary cap on Indiana superintendents based on the number of students in a district.
INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mitch Daniels will join community and business leaders Wednesday morning to break ground on the $8.8 million WestGate Academy at a business park near the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center at Odon, Ind.
A fact sheet produced by the Urban Institute shows that the number of Hoosiers who are receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance – also known as food stamps – has increased by 39 percent from 2007 through 2010. That’s higher than the growth in Kentucky and Illinois but significantly lower than in Ohio and Michigan, where the economy has hit hard.
Student Congress election results were announced Friday.
House Speaker Brian Bosma announced Thursday that he plans to begin imposing fines and censures for Democrat House members who aren't back on Monday.
Franklin College students will have a unique opportunity to donate their personal meals to children in need from the Franklin community March 1.
Approximately 175 Franklin College students, faculty and staff Thursday gathered in the Richardson Chapel to prepare a rally against House Bill 1328.
Franklin College President Jay Moseley Sunday announced a campus-wide smoking ban that will go into effect July 1, 2011.
Andrew Newman, a senior double major in pure mathematics and secondary education, recently earned a perfect score on the major field achievement test in mathematics (MFAT).
A water main break off the corner of Monroe and Hougham Streets resulted in high water levels on and off campus Wednesday.
The diversity in this year’s freshman class was 12 percent, which Nick Torres, admissions counselor and coordinator of multicultural recruiting, said was the most diverse class in the history of Franklin College.
Two speakers -- Jeff Zeleny of the New York Times and Colleen Coffey, mental health expert -- will visit Franklin College next week as part of the convocation series and wellness program speaker series.
Student Congress Election Results Announced
Franklin College fall athletic teams are off to a busy start. Catch up on the highlights so far.
Freshmen and new students Saturday assisted with community service projects throughout Franklin and the surrounding area as part of the college’s FOCUS Day program.
The Franklin College Fine Arts department will perform four theatre shows during the 2010-11 academic school year.
Journalist Byron Pitts will kick-off the Franklin College Religious Life Convocation Series with a lecture on Sunday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. in the Branigin Room of the Napolitan Student Center.
The cause of a July 29 fire at the Franklin College Napolitan Alumni House, Henry St., is under investigation according to the Franklin Fire Department.
Franklin College’s new athletic fields will be known as “Grizzly Park,” honoring the request of Franklin College Trustee Margot Lacy Eccles.
The Franklin College Athletic Training Education Program was recently awarded the 2010 Bill Cramer Professional Development Award.
Franklin College was recently awarded a $12,000 grant from Operation Diploma, an initiative of the Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) at Purdue University.
For the second year in a row, Franklin College was selected for a grant from the Ball Venture fund. The Pulliam School of Journalism will receive $20,000 to establish a news bureau covering state politics.
Franklin College was named one of the top workplaces in the region by the Indianapolis Star.
Student Congress executive board for 2010-2011 school year announced.
Five candidates debated several key issues in the U.S. Senate debate Monday. The candidates are vying for the Republican nomination which will be decided in the May 4 primary election.
The Franklin was awarded for its work by the Society of Professional Journalists
Student Congress elections are approaching, and all of the executive seats are contested.
Musician Corey Smith will be performing in Franklin's Spurlock Center.
Grizzlies will travel to Illinois to face host llinois Wesleyan in tourney opener.
Franklin students will see an increase in fees next school year.
Park will be handing over the reins to the men's golf team after this year.
President Jay Moseley shares goals and future plans for students, faculty and staff at Franklin College during The State of the College Address Tuesday.
Letter to the editor from freshman Sarah Kenny.
Franklin football gathers preseason honors following last year's historic campaign.
HCAC polls released for men's and women's soccer have Franklin finishing in the bottom half of the standings.
HCAC coaches Thursday selected Franklin to finish last in the conference this upcoming season.
Franklin football gathers preseason honors following last year's historic campaign.
Sen. Lugar will speak on campus in the fall.
Franklin College filed a complaint for injunctive regarding the opening of a new branch of Franklin University, located in Columbus, Ohio, in Indianapolis. The new school has caused confusion among prospective students, alumni and faculty.
IT Services work order and help ticket system available to students beginning June 8.
Capture this year’s past moments with the slideshows, The Year in Photos, compiled of The Franklin's staff photographers.
Student Congress announced the cabinet and representatives for the 2009-2010 school year.
The women's and men's track and field teams finished third and fourth in the HCAC Championships, respectively.
Dallas Williams, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, was admitted into the hospital Wednesday due to dehydration from Greek Week activities.
Student Congress 2009-2010 Executive Board results.
From Hitter of the Week to Track and Field Athlete of the Week, Franklin athletes are being honored.
Board of Trustees approve limit of 3.7 percent increase of tuition for 2009-2010 academic school year.
After summer renovations, handicap students and staff with now be able to access the Richardson Chapel with ease.
Students events are well attended for campus group, the Student Entertainment Board. Last semester, the group hosted 31 different events, activities and lectures for students to attend.
The Franklin men's and women's swim teams wrapped up their season at the Southwest Ohio Open Invitational Swim.
As Franklin College considers tougher foreign language requirements, students and faculty debate its merits.
The Indianapolis Opera Ensemble came to the Richardson Chapel to honor a Franklin College contribution group last Thursday.
Franklin is looking to increase the amount of time students must spend learning foreign languages, including adding a few new options.
Local business leaders would like to see more languages offered at Franklin to help students during winter term travels.
Senior Carey Shea sent in this idea for a new food option at Sodexo.
Students reflect back on trip they took through Franklin College over winter term.
Leading lawmakers respond to Gov. Mitch Daniels' State of the State Address.
The Franklin sports writers make their picks for NFL Week 15 games.
The Franklin's sports staff makes its picks for NFL games in Week 14.
Staff members of The Franklin make their NFL picks for the week of Thanksgiving.
Two Franklin journalism students, juniors Travis Braun and Evan Shields, participated in writing competitions and took home some hardware.
15 Grizzlies were named to the All-Conference team on Wednesday. Along with that, Franklin won three of the top five highest honors: Offensive MVP, Defensive MVP and Coach of the Year.
Rick Shields, the father of Franklin College journalism student Evan Shields, has donated tickets to three Colts games for the Pulliam School of Journalism to auction off in support of the student media. The tickets have a face value of
The men's and women's cross country teams won the conference tournament held at Manchester University this past weekend. The victory qualifies the teams for the national tournament during the next two weekends.
The Franklin, along with a group of students in an LA 112 politics class taught by Fred Witzig and Gene White, polled 171 likely voters at Franklin College. Here's what the group found.
The sports guys and girl pick NFL games for Week 8 in the NFL.
The sports writers make their weekly picks for who they feel will win all the professional football games on Sunday and Monday.
The Franklin Athletic Hall of Fame added four new members to its ranks on Thursday night.
Franklin recently allowed indoor track to be made into an official intercollegiate sport, effective this year.
The citizen group, Hoosiers for Beverage Choices, hopes to convince state lawmakers to repeal Indiana's blue laws. These "blue laws" prohibit the sale of alcohol by many establishments on Sunday. The group already gathered support through a petition, signed by 10,000 supporters.
A letter to the editor about increasing diversity on campus and reconciling our differences.
Letter to the editor discussing women's rights and telling students to stand up and let their voices be heard.
The Kohl's in Franklin opened on the first day of October, and Franklin students are looking forward to shopping there.
A representative from Doctors Without Borders visited Franklin College's Chapel for the first convocation of the new year.
Read sex columns from around the country in this regular Thursday feature.
Austin Gorrell's touchdown return helps earn him Player of the Week award.
Sophomore Carmen Alejo, who won her first collegiate race this season, was named runner of the week.
Women's tennis wins first two home matches of the season.
Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, will be in the Indianapolis area on Wednesday to meet working women for a roundtable discussion that will focus on the economy.
The volleyball team travels to Hanover this weekend with a 2-2 record.
Women's tennis team begins season 1-1.
Senior Brandon Welti and sophomore Carmen Alejo lead pack of Grizzlies across line at the Johnson County Horse Park.
Artist Arsen Pankovich brings his work to JCFA.
A new school year officially began Tuesday as the annual Bell Ceremony welcomed Franklin College's class of 2012. Orientation for freshmen began Aug. 22 and included an ice cream social at president Moseley's house, a community service project and a Dave and Rae concert in the Branigin Room.
Missed a booth at the activities fair? No problem – TheFranklinOnline.com hit them all and picked up the highlights. We’ve got a brief description of every group that had a table set up, plus information on how to get involved.
The Franklin football team has been selected to win the HCAC Championship for the second consecutive year, beating out Mount St. Joe's by three points.
Franklin's football team came in at 25 on USA Today's pre-season poll this week. It marks the first time Franklin has made the list.
2008 graduate Andy Clark signed a contract to play baseball with the Florence Freedom of the Frontier League.
Franklin journalism professor Hank Nuwer recently interviewed Boris Yaro, who took some famous pictures of Robert Kennedy shortly after he was fatally shot on June 5, 1968, 40 years ago this Thursday.
Senior wins second consecutive honor and makes the All-American First Team for the third straight year.
Students produced these sound slides for class work.
Responses from Franklin citizens place a lot of the blame on the governor.
Freshman learned early on cafeteria lacked food needed to maintain healty lifestyle.
Reader disputes Evan Shields' questioning of Indiana's Abraham Lincoln claim.
A brief outline of the 2009 winter term trips.
Former Student Congress president Wayne Stanley supports NewStep changes
A look into how Franklin College changes the surrounding city.
Bonnie Pribush responds to Eric Bradner's previous column asking for clarifaction on new project.
Franklin College students voice their reaction to Indiana's buyout of former basketball coach Kelvin Sampson.
Many Franklin students use month of January to visit other countries.