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The U.S. Department of Agriculture brought the Callery pear tree, commonly known as the Bradford pear, to the U.S. from Asia in 1917 to make pear trees more resistant to disease. It soon became a landscaping staple because of its fast growth, white flowers that bloom early in the spring, and leaves that turn red and purple in the fall.

Gov. Eric Holcomb now has a new place to meet with important business leaders, international visitors and senior staff after a $300,000 addition was built onto the Carriage House adjacent to his official residence.

After a southern Indiana poll worker was accused of intimidating a voter in the May primary election — and subsequently barred from working in future Perry County elections — Secretary of State Diego Morales has sided with the worker, calling the ban “unenforceable.”

After eight years as president of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Sue Ellspermann announced her impending retirement at a board of trustees meeting on Thursday.

Duke Energy Indiana customers who are struggling to pay their bills can apply for up to $300 in financial assistance.

The owner and operator of an Edinburgh fence company is facing 12 felony counts of fraud, accused of allegedly taking money from customers but not providing anything in return.

Johnson County is hosting a Community Resource Drop-in Day Tuesday.

Efforts to update the Indianapolis region’s transportation plans for future needs are progressing.

One by one, the names of the dead were read aloud.

Three women have been arrested so far in Franklin Police’s investigation into local spas with “questionable business practices.”