City still on hook for $11.2M on abandoned justice project
Taxpayers still owe $11.2 million to consultants and contractors involved with an abandoned plan to build a new criminal justice center for Marion County.
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New state program aims more money at treating offenders
Starting Nov. 1, courts, probation and parole officers and community correction managers were able to begin referring eligible felons to designated drug and mental health treatment centers instead of to jail or prison.
Map changes could mean costlier insurance in Franklin
Hundreds of homes and businesses in a central Indiana city hit hard by flash flooding seven years ago could face hefty jumps in their insurance costs if updated federal flood plain maps are approved.
Indiana joins multi-state parking system for semitrailers
A new system will provide semitrailer drivers on Interstates 65, 70 and 94 with current information on safer places to park their rigs than highway ramps and rest area shoulders.
State Supreme Court rules against officer’s ‘0INK’ plate
The unanimous Indiana Supreme Court decision found that messages on state-issued license plates amount to government speech, not constitutionally protected personal speech.
Killing Keystone XL, Obama says pipeline not in U.S. interests
President Barack Obama rejected an application to build the Keystone XL pipeline Friday after 7 years of federal review.
Hiring surge lowers U.S. jobless rate to 7-year low
U.S. hiring roared back in October after two weak months, with employers adding a robust 271,000 jobs. And average wages actually made a meaning increase.
House to keep highway spending level, ignores warnings
The U.S. House voted Thursday to continue transportation programs for six years with no significant increase in spending, despite warnings from statehouses across the country that the nation’s roads, bridges and transit systems are falling apart.
Pressure grows on Volkswagen as bad news piles up
The fallout from Volkswagen's emissions-cheating scandal intensified Wednesday, as the company halted sales of seven models in the Unted States that allegedly were part of the cheating.
Manning can make history in his homecoming
Peyton Manning returns to Indianapolis this weekend with a shot at a doubly historic homecoming. He can pass Brett Favre for the most career regular season victories by a starting NFL quarterback and as the league's all-time leading passer.
Indiana State Board of Education delays diploma overhaul
The State Board of Education voted Wednesday to delay adoption of stricter new diploma standards amid worries from parents and educators that the overhaul could limit the career potential of students who are struggling to find their way in the world.
Candidates in tied Indiana mayoral race ponder recount
Republican Mayor Terry Seitz and Democratic challenger Wayne Schuetter both received exactly 1,856 votes on Tuesday in the election for Jasper mayor.
NCAA: College athletes breaking records in graduation rates
Grad rates for the 2008-09 freshman class were up 2 percentage points over rates for the 2007-08 freshmen class, to a record 86 percent. The four-year numbers went up one point, reaching an all-time high of 83 percent.
Candidates in their 20s win at least 3 Indiana mayoral races
Republican Matt Gentry, who won Lebanon's election Tuesday with nearly two-thirds of the vote, was among the 20-something mayoral candidates to claim victory.
Automakers have big October; record year in sight
Sales of new cars and trucks rose by double-digit percentages at most major automakers in October, and companies are raising their expectations for the rest of the year.
Senate blocks legislation to undercut EPA water rules
Democrats have blocked a Senate bill co-authored by Joe Donnelly of Indiana that would have forced the Obama administration to withdraw new federal rules to protect smaller streams, tributaries and wetlands from development and pollution.
U.S. factory orders fall for second straight month
The September result was led by a big 36 percent fall in the volatile category of commercial aircraft. But the weakness was widespread across other categories including primary metals, machinery and computers.
Voters selecting more than 100 mayors across Indiana
Cities around Indiana are holding mayoral elections Tuesday as voters decide who will lead those communities for the next four years.
Federal jury to settle bitter battle between sweeteners
Big Sugar and Big Corn face off in court this week in a bitter, multibillion-dollar battle of sweeteners that boils down to a mix of science, semantics and marketing.
Obama calls for second chances, lighter sentences
A bipartisan movement to cut prison sentences for nonviolent drug crimes and make it easier for ex-offenders to find employment could get caught up it presidential politics.