Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett today announced the results of the first administration of Indiana’s third grade reading assessment, called the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination for grade 3 (IREAD-3). Statewide, 84 percent of students assessed during the March 19-21 testing window demonstrated foundational third grade reading skills.

“Our goal is to make sure all students in Indiana gain the reading skills they need to be successful in school and life,” Bennett said. “We know students who do not have these skills by the end of grade 3 rarely catch up to their peers. The IREAD-3 assessment helps educators and parents ensure all children receive the support they need before moving forward with more challenging reading instruction.”

How did Spencer and Perry County Schools fare?  Click here for the link to the IDOE's report.

VANDERBURGH CO., IN (WFIE)- A Rockport man is in jail Tuesday afternoon after police say he failed to register as a sex offender in Vanderburgh County. 

Authorities say a deputy pulled 39-year-old David Wehr over on a moped because he says a young child appeared to be falling off the back.

The deputy ran a check on Wehr and says he found out Wehr is registered in Spencer County as a violent sexual predator.

ThyssenKrupp AG, a global materials and technology group based in Essen, Germany, announced today the sale of ThyssenKrupp Waupaca Inc., its U.S. foundry business, to an affiliate of KPS Capital Partners, LP (KPS), a New York-based private-equity firm. A “Stock Purchase Agreement” (SPA) signed by both parties was approved by the ThyssenKrupp AG Supervisory Board earlier today.                                          

With three plants in Waupaca and one in Marinette, Wisconsin, and facilities in Tell City, and Etowah, Tennessee, ThyssenKrupp Waupaca, Inc., is the largest independent iron foundry in the world. The company employs approximately 3,500 in all three states and had sales of nearly $1.48 billion in the last fiscal year. The foundry group produces gray and ductile iron castings using state-of-the-art technology and serves the automotive, commercial truck, agriculture, construction, and other industrial markets.