- "A circuit judge plans to release new guidance on what information the state can withhold when it releases files on children who die or nearly die as a result of abuse or neglect. Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd said Wednesday it seemed almost certain that rules the state had proposed to use would result in information being withheld that should be public under the law." [Bluegrass Politics]
- "Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is sending a slice of the state’s expected $1.8 billion in savings back to state workers. Daniels on Wednesday announced pay raises of up to 6 percent depending on state employees’ performance. Most will see a 2 percent increase under the plan." [WFPL]
- "He was a fixture at Churchill Downs for years; the track is remembering the man known as 'Buck' Wheat. Julian 'Buck' Wheat died at University Hospital Thursday afternoon from complications from a head injury he suffered at his home Tuesday." [WHAS 11]
- "Dolls are a Christmas staple for many little girls, but besides being made in Santa’s workshop they are also made in factories all over the world; however, there’s only one place in the United States that still makes vinyl dolls and it’s in southern Indiana. In the small town of Heltonville, Indiana in Lawrence County sits an unassuming building, down a narrow drive; and inside is a last of its kind. 'We are the only United States manufacturing company, in dolls, that's left,' said Virginia Turner, owner and creator of Turner Dolls. She makes dolls, and lots of them, but not as many as she used to." [WHAS 11]
Photo: Courtesy IN.gov
