Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard revealed improvements to the city’s sewer system today. It’s one of the largest federally mandated sewer-overflow projects in the country. Ballard joined the Department of Public Works for the announcement this morning at Combined Sewer Overflow downtown. Fox 59 will have more at 10 p.m.
Indiana farmers are nearly finished planting this year’s corn crop following a wet spring marked by repeated planting delays. The U.S. Agriculture Department’s weekly crop report says 90 percent of Indiana’s corn crop had been planted by Sunday. That compares with 93 percent at this time last year and a five-year average of 98 percent. […]
The severe downturn in the economy caused charitable giving in the United States to drop last year for only the second time in more than 50 years, according to a report released today by the Giving USA Foundation. The Chicago-based foundation’s annual study was researched and written by Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy, which is […]
Southern Indiana commercial furniture manufacturer Jasper Group notified the state’s Department of Workforce Development this week that 110 employees will lose their jobs in August when the company closes its Batesville plant. In addition, the Jasper-based company, which had about 650 employees before the announcement, told the Batesville Herald Tribune that it would shut down […]
Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc. in Carmel announced today that it will create nearly 70 new jobs within the next five years. The company, which manages the flow of electricity for its member utilities in 13 states and a Canadian province, plans to invest about $110 million to upgrade computer equipment and software at […]
Two teen-agers have died less than seven hours apart in separate auto accidents in Hamilton County. Officers say an 18-year-old was driving east on State Road 32 in Westfield with four passengers aged 14 to 18. They tried to pass a vehicle when the driver lost control, went into a ditch, flipped and hit a […]
Police have released sketches of persons of interest in last week’s triple homicide on the east side of Indianapolis. Investigators want to talk with two men in the murder of three people at Cedar Ridge apartments. A prayer vigil will take place at 2 p.m. today at the site of the homicides. Fox 59 will […]
Michael Zinermon faces 20 years in prison for selling heroin to Veterans Hospital employees, who then sold the drugs to patients, according to a plea deal reached in the case. Prosecutors say Zinermon and Ronald Northington supplied heroin to co-workers at the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center. A third man in the case, Marcus Harris, […]
The closing of a local home for abused and neglected children has been postponed by the Marion County Commission, which conducted a special meeting this morning regarding the Children’s Guardian Home. The commission had previously voted for its closure, saying it costs too much to run. Last night, the City County-Council submitted a plan to […]
More foreign car brands could find their way into American garages under a plan by auto racing magnate Roger Penske’s dealership group to snap up Saturn from the ruins of General Motors Corp. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The deal announced Friday is one more example of how the cataclysm that hit Detroit’s three […]
Authorities in Madison say a fire that heavily damaged the 154-year-old Jefferson County Courthouse last month was accidental. Investigators said today that a contractor who was soldering two sections of pipe accidentally started the fire in a wooden part of the roof. The May 20 fire destroyed the courthouse’s dome-topped bell tower. A county official […]
An elderly woman missing for more than eight hours is safe this morning. Lizzie Holmes, 83, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, walked away from her home late last night, prompting a massive search from East 56th Street to East 38th Street, and from Fall Creek Parkway to Franklin Road. The search, which included the use […]
The Westfield City Council is expecting a big turnout at public hearing tonight to discuss a proposed smoking ban. The ordinance would eliminate smoking in public places and businesses, including restaurants, bars and eight out of every 10 hotel rooms. Violators would pay fines between $50 and $500. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at […]
If you happen to fly US Airways this summer, take a minute to read the in-flight magazine while you wait for your coffee,
tea or milk. US Airways Magazine will feature a story in its August issue that touts Indianapolis.
Simon Property Group Inc. has filed suit against Spicy Pickle franchisee AJ Enterprises LLC, seeking more than $977,000 in
unpaid rent for a prime space at Castleton Square Mall.
Locally based Simon Property Group Inc. has added 18.6 million shares to its stake in the United Kingdom’s largest owner of
shopping malls, Liberty International Plc.
The CEO of the Wishard Foundation resigned last month, prompting the fund-raising arm of Wishard Health Services to tap consulting
firm Johnson Grossnickle & Associates for a replacement.
Conner Prairie has $2.2 million riding on a ballooning exhibit that opened June 6. One thing that won’t stand in the way of
its success is a competing ride–at least not at White River State Park.
Greenwood-based Elona Biotechnologies said it has created two subsidiaries to boost its biosimilar/biogeneric/follow-on protein
business.
Overtures Gov. Mitch Daniels has extended to the General Assembly should be sufficient to end squabbling over the budget.
Legislators ought to take the offer, pass a budget, and leave the Statehouse before they throw any more sand in the gears.
