Thanksgiving Day shopping is here to stay, but with some tweaks
Thanksgiving Day shopping isn’t going away, but some stores are rethinking their strategies on whether it makes sense to be open on the holiday itself.
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Young aims to beat household name in Indiana Senate race
Democrat Evan Bayh was a strong favorite to capture his old U.S. Senate seat when he unexpectedly entered the race in July with a famous Indiana political name and millions of dollars in his campaign bank account. That’s no longer the case.
Indiana race for governor transformed by Pence withdrawal
Mike Pence’s decision to drop his re-election bid means Indiana will have a one-term governor for the first time since the state constitution was changed in the 1970s to allow governors to seek a second consecutive term.
Indiana at center of political maelstrom in 2016 election
Indiana has been in the political spotlight this year, with Gov. Mike Pence on the Republican national ticket as Donald Trump's running mate and high-profile, big-money contests for U.S. Senate and the governor's office.
Text from Democratic Party directs voters to wrong polling places
The Indiana Democratic Party says a glitch in its voter mobilization text-messaging system sent hundreds of voters the wrong polling places for Tuesday's election.
Pope elevates Indianapolis archbishop Tobin to cardinal
Pressing his campaign to remake the U.S. Catholic church, Pope Francis on Monday tapped Joseph Tobin to replace the Newark, New Jersey archbishop who has been criticized for allegedly mishandling sex-abuse cases.
China approves law to tighten control on internet usage
China’s legislature approved a cybersecurity law Monday that human rights activists warn will tighten political controls and foreign companies say might hamper access to Chinese technology markets.
Madison County’s computers frozen by ransomware attack
A so-called ransomware attack has left police, fire and other government staff in a central Indiana county locked out of their computers.
Bayh to repay taxpayer money spent on Indianapolis hotels
A campaign spokesman for Evan Bayh says the money is being refunded out of an “abundance of caution” after he faced questions over whether the expenditures were allowed by Senate ethics rules.
National jobless rate ticks down to 4.9 percent
Despite some job gains, the economy is growing at the slowest pace of any in a recovery since World War II. Most analysts foresee only modest expansion in the October-December quarter, leaving growth at an anemic rate of about 1.8 percent for all of 2016.
USA Gymnastics doing independent review of sexual misconduct
USA Gymnastics is turning to a former federal prosecutor to spearhead an independent review of the way the Indianapolis-based organization deals with allegations of sexual misconduct.
EPA proposes expanded use of Dow Agro-made herbicide
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed more than doubling the number of states allowed to use a new version of a popular weed killer on genetically modified crops despite its earlier concerns.
Indiana cities say ordinances don’t stifle religious freedom
Two faith-based groups argued in a Hamilton County courtroom that anti-discrimination ordinances in four Indiana cities hurt their organizations.
Star Plaza Theatre in northwest Indiana to remain open
The owners of a 3,400-seat theater in northwest Indiana that has featured top entertainers such as Bob Dylan, Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock have changed plans and won't demolish the facility.
Fiery Tesla crash downtown kills two people, including tech exec
The Marion County Coroner identified the car’s passenger as Kevin McCarthy, a member of IBJ’s Forty Under 40 Class of 2008 and CEO of Express Software and Services.
Celadon takes quarterly loss amid ‘lackluster freight volumes’
Celadon Group Inc. shares tumbled Thursday morning, a day after the Indianapolis-based trucking company reported a loss of $2.9 million, or 10 cents per share, in its latest quarter.
Big Ten to play Friday night football games starting in 2017
The Friday night games are being added to the conference's television agreements with ESPN/ABC and Fox.
Athenaeum named National Historic Landmark
A downtown Indianapolis landmark designed by the grandfather of "Slaughterhouse-Five" author Kurt Vonnegut has been named a national historic landmark.
Libertarian governor candidate Rex Bell hospitalized
Indiana's Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate Rex Bell has been taken to a Richmond hospital after complaining of illness while talking to newspaper reporters.
Records show Indiana candidate obligated to live in 5 other states
An Associated Press review of public records shows that Trey Hollingsworth’s company filed papers in five states that require him to live outside Indiana in order to represent his business interests. While the legal issues are relatively “minor,” the paperwork shows sloppiness, a legal expert says.