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It took 16 years to arrest a murder suspect. His case was dismissed on the day of his trial due to ‘staffing issues’

Howard County prosecutor’s office says it’s ‘overburdened with pretrial motions’ ahead of separate ‘major jury trial’

The Independent UK

US commits to $7.54 billion loan for Stellantis venture to build 2 electric vehicle battery plants

A Stellantis joint venture with Samsung SDI has won a commitment from the U.S. Energy Department for up to a $7.54 billion loan to help build two electric vehicle battery plants in Kokomo, Indiana

The Independent UK

Dust off the pineapple disco ball: Kokomo's is back for a summer reunion party

The fun starts this December.

The Canberra Times

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UAW's confrontational leader makes gains in strike talks, but some wonder: Has he reached too far?

Throughout its 5-week-old strikes against Detroit’s automakers, the United Auto Workers union has cast an emphatically combative stance, reflecting the style of its pugnacious leader, Shawn Fain

The Independent UK

Stellantis, Samsung SDI To Invest $3.2B In Second Indiana Battery Plant

The companies' StarPlus Energy joint venture will have a combined annual production capacity of 67 gigawatt-hours from both Kokomo battery cell plants.

InsideEVs

Stellantis picks Kokomo, Indiana, for its second U.S. battery venture with Samsung SDI

The new $3.2 billion venture will begin production in 2027 and create 1,400 new jobs, executives with both firms say. Another Kokomo battery plant will start production in 2025.

Chicago Sun-Times

Threats of a strike heating up even before UAW begins negotiations with automakers

Whenever the United Auto Workers union begins negotiating a new contract with Detroit’s three automakers, threats of a strike are typically heard among union members

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Canon's VR meeting tech Kokomo will make your goggles disappear

Canon's Kokomo immersive calling app for VR goggles will magic away the goggles for the face-to-face experience

Digital Camera World

Balmoral Arms review: a hotel fit for a king

“Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take you to... Aberdeenshire?” When Good Housekeeping chose Aberdeenshire as the top place to visit in 2023, ahead of Aruba and Guyana, you’d be forgiven for thinking they’d misheard the lyrics to that famous Beach Boys hit Kokomo.

The Week

Stellantis to invest $155M in Indiana for electric drive units

The maker of Jeep SUVs, Ram pickup trucks and other vehicles will invest a total of $155 million in three plants in Kokomo, Indiana, to produce electric drive modules for battery electric vehicles in North America.

Tribune News Service

Can red states overcome their hatred of California and embrace electric cars?

KOKOMO, Ind. — This industrial city an hour north of Indianapolis isn't as famous as Detroit, but it has become an unlikely battleground in the war over electric cars.

Los Angeles Times

Birthday brawler identified as gag order expires years after fatal nightclub fight

Zissis Haridemos repeatedly punched a bikie in the face at Kokomo's, where a member of a group celebrating his birthday stabbed a different gangster in the neck.

The Canberra Times

'Inexplicability' of bikie boss murder makes case unique, court told

"It is clearly disproportionate and will lead to some concerning precedents," the ACT's top prosecutor has said of the killer's jail sentence.

The Canberra Times

Tiny Daughter Pranked By Mom To Fight For Family

Candace Prairie, 31 told her eight-year-old daughter Gabriella that she had to "take care of" a girl coming to their home.

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Benzinga

Stellantis Launches Primary Health Care Center In Ohio To Serve Employees

Stellantis NV (NYSE:STLA) has launched a primary care health and wellness center in Toledo, Ohio, in collaboration with ProMedica Health System. Starting July, the health-care center will serve more than 9,500 employees and their families working and living within a 15-mile radius of the facility. The 12,000-square-foot health and wellness center will feature 13 examination rooms…

Tribune News Service

Stellantis, Samsung SDI will invest $2.5 billion for battery plant in Indiana

Jeep maker Stellantis NV and a South Korean battery manufacturer will invest at least $2.5 billion for an electric-vehicle battery plant in Kokomo, Indiana, creating 1,400 jobs, the companies said on Tuesday.

InsideEVs

Stellantis And Samsung SDI To Build Battery Gigafactory In Indiana

Stellantis and Samsung SDI officially announced binding, definitive agreements related to the joint venture battery manufacturing facility in the US.

Benzinga

Stellantis, Samsung SDI To Build EV Battery Manufacturing Facility - Read More For Details

Stellantis NV (NYSE:STLA) and Samsung SDI have signed a binding, definitive agreement to establish an electric-vehicle battery manufacturing facility in Kokomo, Indiana. The joint venture will invest more than $2.5 billion (€2.3 billion) and create 1,400 new jobs in Kokomo and the surrounding areas. The investment could gradually increase up to $3.1 billion (€2.9…

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The Independent UK

Stellantis, Samsung plan Indiana electric car battery plant

A joint venture between Stellantis and Samsung plans to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Indiana that will employ up to 1,400 workers and become the company’s second such factory in North America

Tribune News Service

Stellantis to announce second North American battery plant in Kokomo, Indiana

Jeep maker Stellantis NV is expected to announce plans Tuesday to locate its second North American electric-vehicle battery manufacturing plant in Kokomo, Indiana, three sources familiar with the situation told The Detroit News, beating out two sites in Michigan.

Chicago Tribune

How Ezra Hendrickson went from the Caribbean to Chicago Fire coach — as told by his MLS and high school teammates

CHICAGO — Kokomo was nothing like the small village Ezra Hendrickson emigrated from when he was 13.

The Canberra Times

Kokomo's brawler lives in fear after bikie boss murdered, court told

The man hopes he can one day walk to the shops without fearing he will be shot by bikies seeking to avenge their leader's stabbing murder.

Reason

Let's Go Brandon, Fly Your Anti-Biden Flag

Kokomo officials agree not to enforce ordinance banning “obscene, indecent, or immoral” signs against flag that says “Fuck Biden and fuck you for voting for him.”

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