For two decades the drug court system has changed lives, and restored families in the community, by allowing substance abuse victims to plead guilty to the majority of crimes committed. Once accepted in the program the offenders are indebted to a very intensive process. WFIU’s Shameka Neely takes an in-depth look at the treatment plan.
Eighth District Representative Brad Ellsworth will decide within the next day or two if he will throw his hat in the ring to replace Senator Evan Bayh. WFIU’s Daniel Robison has more.
District 46 State Representative Vern Tincher announced today he will forgo running for re-election this fall. But as WFIU’s Daniel Robison reports, his replacement candidate is still waiting in the wings.
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Some offenders seek traditional court, and opt out of the drug court program. Monroe County officials state the drug court system could be the new norm.
On Friday, Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett met with one of four Deputy Mayors of Krakow, Poland to learn how that city has turned its image around in less than three decades. As WFIU's Stan Jastrzebski reports from Krakow, city leaders say it starts with a focused strategy, but admit they fight some of the same battles as Indiana politicians.
For the last week, WFIU News Director Stan Jastrzebski has been traveling with a group led by Holocaust survivor Eva Kor, founder of Terre Haute’s CANDLES Holocaust museum. The group has toured concentration camps and on Wednesday witnessed the ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the infamous Auschwitz camp.
A group of students participating in Batchelor Middle School's "BTV" program have made the trip to Poland to witness Wednesday's 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz prison camp. WFIU's Stan Jastrzebski talked to some of them on the eve of the event.
On Monday and Tuesday, the group got its first look at the companion concentration camps, Auschwitz and Birkenau.
Following Governor Mitch Daniels’ latest round of budget cuts -- totaling $150 million -- state-funded universities are rushing to find money they can afford to cut. However, even though the problem is the same for each school, the solutions are highly tailored. WFIU’s Arianna Prothero reports…
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