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Art professor gets up to 12 years for attack on colleague

GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A college art professor who pleaded guilty to using a rock, a fire poker and garden shears in a four-hour attack on a colleague that left the victim with permanent injuries has been sentenced to up to 12 years in prison.

Penn Jillette supports hometown fair’s fundraising efforts

Calls mount for Gaza-Israel cease-fire, greater US efforts

College students recruited as teachers to keep schools open

Jails, prisons slowly loosen resistance to addiction meds

Powerful storm devastates small town in Iowa

Powerful storms that rolled through the Midwest spun up multiple tornadoes, including a fierce twister that smashed through a small Iowa town. In the aftermath of the storm, parts of Greenfield appeared devastated.

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Thursday’s Scores

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Altamont 66, Casey-Westfield 18

Alton 55, Edwardsville 42

Arcola 37, Catlin (Salt Fork) 23

Tuesday’s Scores

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Alexandria 52, Anderson Prep Academy 44

Anderson 76, Pendleton Hts. 68

Benton Central 57, Frontier 38

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Lowell 27, Culver Academy 14

Remains found in Indiana in 1994 identified as Ohio woman

GREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Human remains found in 1994 beneath a central Indiana bridge have been identified through DNA testing as those of an Ohio woman last seen by relatives earlier that year, officials said.

US man gets prison for exploiting child from Philippines

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man previously convicted of indecently assaulting a child has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for inducing a minor in the Philippines into sharing sexually explicit photos, federal prosecutors said.

3 juveniles charged in connection with massive blaze

ORANGE, Mass. (AP) — Three juveniles ages 12 to 14 are facing charges in connection with a massive fire in Orange, Massachusetts last weekend that destroyed four buildings, including a vacant mill, authorities said Tuesday.

Driver charged with injuring motorcyclists held without bail

GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A driver who authorities say was under the influence of prescription medications when he veered into oncoming traffic on a Massachusetts roadway and crashed into a group of motorcycles, injuring nine people, is being held without bail.

Massachusetts man gets 40 years for fatal attack on uncle

GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to at least 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing his uncle and severely injuring his aunt in their own home nearly two years ago.

Motorcyclist crashes, dies in Indiana during police pursuit

GREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) — A man wanted on a warrant fled from central Indiana police on his motorcycle, leading officers on a pursuit through parts of two counties before he crashed at an intersection and died, police said.

Saturday’s Scores

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Munster 59, Lake Central 44

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Small plane makes emergency landing on Massachusetts highway

GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A small, single-engine plane experiencing “mechanical failure” had to make an emergency landing on an interstate highway in Massachusetts, state police said.

Wednesday’s Scores

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Anderson 64, Greenfield 39

Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 86, Pendleton Hts. 74

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Indiana man gets jail for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana man has been sentenced to 30 days behind bars for his role in the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Dispute troubles museum of Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley

GREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) — The future of a museum dedicated to the life of famed Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley is troubled by a dispute over control of its artifacts collection.

Tuesday’s Scores

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Alton Marquette 53, Highland 45

Aurora (West Aurora) 76, Plainfield Central 42

Aurora Math-Science 39, Kirkland Hiawatha 24

2 charged with evidence tampering in death of Galena man

GALENA, Mo. (AP) — Two people have been charged with tampering with evidence in the shooting death of a Galena man in November, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

Saturday’s Scores

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Angola 54, Fremont 34

Argos 47, Lakeland Christian 28

Bethany Christian 47, Bremen 41

Children’s mental health nonprofit gets $100K donation

GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts nonprofit that provides mental health services for children overcoming sexual and physical abuse has received a $100,000 donation.

Saturday’s Scores

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Adams Central 51, Ft. Wayne Canterbury 50

Argos 48, Jimtown 41

Benton Central 70, Delphi 38

Photographer Jock Sturges pleads guilty to sexual misconduct

A well-known photographer has pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old student in the 1970s when he was a teacher at a private boarding school in Massachusetts.

Friday’s Scores

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Alexandria 52, Southern Wells 27

Anderson 38, Richmond 33

Argos 46, Winamac 27

Professor pleads guilty in attack on fellow faculty member

GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — An art professor at a prestigious women’s college in Massachusetts pleaded guilty on Friday to attacking a colleague with a rock, fire poker and garden shears, leaving the victim with permanent injuries.

Indiana governor solicits donations for Afghan refugees

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is asking Hoosiers to donate new clothing, powdered baby formula and other items for thousands of Afghan evacuees temporarily housed at Camp Atterbury.

Trooper finds fentanyl, pills after highway traffic stop

GREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) — A state trooper who stopped a car for following too closely to another vehicle on an Indiana highway found more than four pounds (1.8 kilograms) of pure fentanyl and nearly 16 pounds (7.2 kilograms) of pills believed to be laced with the drug.

11 Indiana BMV branches temporarily closed over staffing

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is blaming staffing shortages for a decision to shut down 11 license branches around the state for at least the next four weeks.

CO blamed for deaths of couple found in tent

GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame for the deaths last winter of two people found in a tent in an area known as a campsite for homeless people.

Oakmont Stopped in State Semifinals

STURBRIDGE -- There will be no third straight trip to the state final for Central Mass. Division 2 field hockey champion Oakmont Regional this year.

As Challengers Line Up, Warren Says “We’re Ready” for 2018

By Stephanie Murray

STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE

GREENFIELD -- As the Republican National Committee sinks significant resources into Massachusetts and targets U.S. Sen.

Friday’s Scores

Sectionals

First Round

CLASS 5A

Sectional 10

Elkhart Memorial 14, Ft. Wayne North 6

Sectional 13