Articles tagged as: Terre Haute
October 9, 2025
'Something needs to change': Terre Haute to consolidate, close schools
Katheryn Downard wants her kids to grow up in a rural school — just like she did. That’s why she’s sending her kids to Hoosier Prairie Elementary School. “The smaller the school, the more it feels like family, and when you have a family, you're more likely to have students that are successful,” Downard said.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2025
Terre Haute federal prisoner sentenced to life for murdering cellmate in 2019
A federal judge in Indianapolis has imposed a life sentence on a prisoner who murdered his cellmate at a U.S. prison in Indiana in 2019.
Read MoreNovember 28, 2024
Indiana hospitals pull merger application after pushback over monopoly concerns
Two rival hospitals in Terre Haute, Indiana, pulled back their merger application Monday, just days before the state was due to rule on the deal amid growing backlash to such medical monopolies.
Read MoreJanuary 2, 2024
Two outgoing GOP mayors say cities need fewer restrictions from state
Two outgoing Republican mayors say local officials need fewer restrictions from the state in running municipalities.
Read MoreNovember 8, 2023
Longtime Terre Haute mayor ousted by political newcomer
Political newcomer Brandon Sakbun has won the mayoral race for Terre Haute, defeating long-time mayor Duke Bennett.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2023
Lawsuit challenges isolation conditions on federal death row
The ACLU of Indiana is suing the U.S. Bureau of Prisons over conditions on federal death row, which is housed in Terre Haute.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2022
Terre Haute officer cleared of shooting knife-wielding man
The Vigo County prosecutor announced Tuesday that a Terre Haute police officer acted appropriately after responding to a domestic violence call on Dec. 1 and heard a woman screaming inside the house.
Read MoreMarch 10, 2022
Construction could start in May on new Terre Haute casino
Churchill Downs Inc. officials told the Indiana Gaming Commission about the construction plans Tuesday as they discussed their decision to move the project to a 50-acre site on the city’s east side near the Interstate 70-Indiana 46 interchange.
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2022
Terre Haute casino project moving away from sewage plant
The new site that is currently farm fields near FedEx and Clabber Girl distribution centers would replace the original site off U.S. 41 on the city’s west side.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2022
Grand jury indicts suspect in Terre Haute officer's slaying
A federal grand jury indicted an Indiana man Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a Terre Haute police detective and FBI task force officer.
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