RadioShack closing 1,100 stores as troubles grow
The closures represent just the latest setback for RadioShack, which has been struggling to update its image and compete with the rise of online retailers in recent years.
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Zionsville to use e-learning to make up snow days
Districts across the state have had to get creative to meet the state's requirement for instruction days.
Anderson University president plans to step down
James Edwards plans to leave his position by the end of the 2014-15 academic year. He has served in the role for nearly 25 years and is only the fourth person to hold the office in the school’s 97-year history.
Panther sues IndyCar, Rahal Letterman over sponsor deal
Indianapolis-based Panther Racing Inc.’s lawsuit against Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, IndyCar and others says it lost a $17.2 million sponsorship because of bid-rigging and other improprieties.
Cummins recalling 25,013 engines over possible fire risk
The engines can be found in a variety of commercial vehicles including school and transit buses as well as fire trucks.
Police, FBI investigate Elwood mayor’s campaign spending
The treasurer of Elwood Mayor Ron Arnold’s campaign committee said he’s been questioned by state and federal officers about Arnold’s expenditures for out-of-state travel and personal bills.
Legislation would allow ads on public school buses
The bill, approved by the Indiana Senate 49-0, would allow advertising on school buses in two Indianapolis neighborhoods and a school district just north of the city.
Campaign money offer exposed in Indiana gay marriage fight
A former state Republican Party chairman’s pledge to provide campaign cash to protect House members who were considering voting against a constitutional gay marriage ban offers a rare look at the private power game that plays out at the Statehouse.
Indiana one of many states aiming to limit tanning
Lawmakers' efforts to crack down on the use of Indiana tanning beds this year are part of a national push to limit young people's exposure to risks that include skin cancer.
Council hopes historic value nixes IU land swap
Bloomington leaders would like a proposed new historic designation to persuade Indiana University to think twice about a land-swap plan that could include razing six houses to make way for a new fraternity building.
Kentucky’s largest health system makes major jobs cut
Hospital company KentuckyOne Health, which employs more than 14,000 people in Kentucky and southern Indiana, says it has laid off about 500 people.
A strong February wipes out market’s January loss
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 4.3 percent in February, the biggest gain since October 2013, helped by strong corporate earnings and a Federal Reserve that seems to have Wall Street's back at every turn.
Steak n Shake owner acquires Maxim magazine
Terms of the deal with Biglari Holdings Inc. were not released. The company, headed by CEO Sardar Biglari, says Maxim will continue under its current management team and stay based in New York.
Government report: Too few pilots or too little pay?
The nation's regional airlines are having trouble hiring enough pilots, the government says, suggesting one reason may be that they simply don’t pay enough. The average starting salary for co-pilots at regional airlines is $22,400 a year.
Fourth quarter economic growth rate revised much lower
The U.S. economy grew at a 2.4-percent annual rate last quarter, sharply less than first thought, in part because consumers didn't spend as much as initially estimated. For all of 2013, the economy grew at a lackluster 1.9 percent.
Ivy Tech moves Franklin campus to central region
The shift follows several Ivy Tech consolidations, including those of the Columbus and southeast regions and of the Bloomington and Evansville regions.
Bill to help some teachers repay loans advances
Certain students who go on to teach science, math or special education in Indiana could get up to $9,000 to pay off loans if a legislative proposal becomes law.
State lawmakers advance roads, education measures
Indiana lawmakers advanced a wide range of measures Thursday as they headed into the final two weeks of their 2014 session, setting up last-minute negotiations on everything from road funding to education.
Indiana Senate panel approves welfare drug tests
The current version of the measure is far less sweeping than what supporters originally sought. The measure approved Thursday would only apply to welfare recipients who had previously been convicted of a drug crime.
Indiana House backs tossing national school standards
The Indiana House voted 67-26 Thursday to nix the Common Core school standards currently in place.