Originally Posted Monday, October 01, 2012

A new test is about to start for community college students. It's called Accu-placer. This test will determine if they need some kind of remediation in math, reading or writing, and if so, how much. Ivy Tech spends more than 400-thousand dollars a year on these exams..

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• MONDAY OCTOBER 1, 2012 ...
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• NATIONAL: ...
• Fighting for your religious freedom comes with a price. In Washington, police arrested dozens of peo ...
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• Investors and markets will pay close attention to what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke tells t ...
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• There's another touchdown Jesus...well kind of. A megahurch in southwest Ohio dedicated a new statue ...
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• He rode 62 miles in 4 hours and 17 minutes. Doesn't sound fast? Consider this.. this French cyclist, ...
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• STATE/REGIONAL: ...
• UPDATE: The incident at Riley Hospital for Children in Indy remains a mystery. The Marion County Hea ...
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• Hundreds gathered on Saturday afternoon in Kokomo to honor Sergent Bradley Atwell. Family, friends, ...
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• A new test is about to start for community college students. It's called Accu-placer. This test will ...
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• Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. Chances are, if you haven't been personally aff ...
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• Now THIS man, is raising money for a rare form of blood cancer.. An IU oncologist, Dr Rafat Abonour, ...
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• NORTHERN INDIANA/SOUTHWEST MI, (MICHIANA) ...
• Officials are calling it retaliation. A man crashed into an Amish buggy over the weekend in Warsaw, ...
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• A student pilot flying solo, is recovering from minor injuries after an accident Saturday. Roger Yod ...
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• Police charged a Fort Wayne home nurse for stealing nearly $15 thousand dollars in jewelry from a pa ...
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• Thousands of adorable animals waited in line for their rabies shot. The Michiana Kennel Club and oth ...
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• NORTHCENTRAL INDIANA: ...
• The Indianapolis smoking ban has rubbed off in Lawrence. An extended smoking ban went into effect th ...
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• An economic development announcement concerning a "multi-million dollar investment" is planned today ...
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• An afternoon of hunting went terribly wrong in Fulton County.. DNR officials say a group of four wer ...
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• Two Lafayette workers are recovering after falling 20 feet into an empty sewage tank. Rescue officia ...
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• SPORTS: ...
• The Notre Dame football team had the weekend off, but the Irish still moved up in the polls. The Ass ...
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• The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cubs over the weekend 8-3.. the Cardinals crushed the Washington N ...
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• WEATHER: ...
• South Bend / Elkhart / Goshen: ...
• Today's high near 67.. Tuesday ... A small chance of showers.. near 67 degrees as well. And Wednes ...
• Kokomo / Walton / Cass: ...
• Today ... Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Tuesday ... A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, wit ...
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• Are you registered to vote? If you haven't, you have until October 9th to do so.. To register online ...
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