John Pont, 80; coached Indiana to 1968 Rose Bowl (Boston Globe)
John Pont, the personification of the football-coaching lifer who was best remembered for taking Indiana University to the 1968 Rose Bowl, the first bowl game in team history, died Tuesday at his home in Oxford, Ohio. He was 80.

Man Killed In Overnight Indiana County Crash (KDKA Pittsburgh)
A Cambria County man was killed overnight in a crash involving a tractor-trailer along Route 422 in Indiana County. The accident happened around 4:00 a.m. in Pine Township.

INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS column: Equipment manufacturer upgrading Milford operations (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Agricultural equipment maker CTB Inc. is upgrading its manufacturing operations in Milford and providing advanced training opportunities for nearly 350 of its workers during the next two years. Sixty additional employees are expected to be hired. Earlier this year, CTBs completed a 75,000-square-foot expansion of its north central Indiana facilities. The company designs and manufactures a wide ...

Arts funding slashed in Southwestern Indiana (Evansville Courier & Press)
More than two dozen area arts organizations will recieve more than $132,000 in state arts funding this year, however they can expect to get less in the future. Under a new funding formula, this seven-county region will get a dramatically smaller portion of the Indiana's money for local organizations and artists.

Indiana Beach may benefit from high gas prices (WLFI Lafayette)
Many people are heading to the beach this July 4th. Indiana Beach expects more than 10,000 guests to visit the park this weekend. General Manager John Collins said many people are staying close to home