Toyota, GM recalls push U.S. to near-record pace
So far this year, automakers have recalled about 9 million vehicles in the U.S. If that pace continues, the nation would break the record of 30.8 million recalled vehicles set in 2004.
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Applications for unemployment aid hit 7-year low
The decrease suggests that employers expect stronger economic growth in the coming months and are holding onto their workers.
Heartbleed bug causes major security headache
A confounding computer bug called "Heartbleed" is causing big security headaches across the Internet as websites scramble to fix the problem and Web surfers wonder whether they should change their passwords
Pence appealing FEMA denial of winter storm assistance
The governor is appealing the Federal Emergency Management Agency's denial of Indiana's request for a major disaster declaration due to the winter storm that dumped a foot or more of snow on parts of the state and plunged it into subzero temperatures.
School board members say teacher ratings fail system
Members of the Indiana State Board of Education said a new performance evaluation system failed parents, students and teachers when results released earlier this week found only 2 percent of educators are in need improvement.
Pence’s chief of staff leaving Statehouse post
One of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's closest confidants is leaving the Statehouse to start a political consulting firm.
Firefighter convention expecting record attendance
A record-breaking 32,000 firefighters are expected at the annual event, which started Monday and runs through Saturday at the Indiana Convention Center.
Anderson businessman pays $7.9M for prime farmland
More than 800 acres of prime farmland in Delaware and Madison counties sold during open bidding on Tuesday for $7.9 million.
Pence renews talks over $2.1B fertilizer plant
Indiana economic development officials have renewed talks with Pakistan-connected developers who want to build a major fertilizer plant in southwestern Indiana, one year after the state withdrew its support for the project over national security concerns.
Indianapolis reaches agreement with panhandlers
Panhandlers will be able to continue begging for money in Indianapolis as long as they don't harass motorists, under an agreement reached with the ACLU.
Revamped hotel key to Muncie revitalization efforts
The 91-year-old Roberts Hotel building has undergone a $17 million renovation that created the 83-unit Lofts at Roberts development. The project was crucial to the city’s ability to attract a new downtown hotel.
Ex-owner of troubled dental clinic pleads guilty to tax evasion
The former owner of a central Indiana dental clinic being investigated for Medicaid fraud has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for not paying more than $850,000 in taxes.
Bennett campaign ethics hearing further delayed
Former Indiana Schools Superintendent Tony Bennett's hearing over charges that he violated state ethics laws was moved Monday to August as defense attorneys review thousands of pages of evidence turned over by the state inspector general.
UPDATE: Experts question some Indiana teacher evaluations
Education policy experts say results of the first Indiana teacher evaluations that rank only 2 percent as needing improvement show some schools aren't taking the rating system seriously.
Reservoir opponents warn of impact on rare wetland
Kevin Tungesvick, a local restoration ecologist, said the proposed $350 million Mounds Lake Reservoir would inundate the Mounds Fen State Nature Preserve, which features a wetland that formed following the last ice age.
NCAA’s Emmert: Unionization ‘grossly inappropriate’
President Mark Emmert said Sunday that the NCAA wants to allow the big conferences with moneymaking teams to write their own rules, and those changes could solve many athletes' complaints more effectively than unionization.
Manufacturers help drive recycling bill to passage
A state lawmaker who co-authored legislation setting a goal for Indiana to eventually recycle at least half of its municipal waste says the state's resource-hungry manufacturing industry was a key to the bill's passage this year.
Groups hope to revive Indiana Commerce Connector
A group of central Indiana manufacturers and warehousing companies hopes to revive a proposal for a highway that would connect the region's major interstates and communities.
U.S. Steel idles Gary mill due to lack of ore
The company temporarily halted steelmaking at its massive northwestern Indiana mill because the ice-covered Great Lakes have cut off the mill's access to vital iron ore.
Republic Airways pilots reject contract offer
Pilots for Indianapolis-based Republic Airways overwhelmingly rejected a proposed 4-year contract that the company said would have put them at or near the top of wages for pilots at regional airlines.