Indiana police have been investigating an increasing number of violent videos posted online by teenagers. In March, a 45-second video showing a brawl inside Danville Community High School appeared on YouTube. Scenes like it are becoming more common on the Internet as teenagers use cell-phone cameras to record fights. Fox 59 will have more at […]
ORDINANCE NO Susan Wampler 11.9999 Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Evansville-based Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. will receive $2.7 million in incentives from Illinois when it moves its headquarters to the Chicago suburbs later this month, the Chicago Tribune reported yesterday. The company, which has been based in Evansville since 1915, plans to move about […]
The Franklin City Council voted 6-1 last night to make the city’s smoking ban one of the most restrictive in Indiana. Franklin, located south of Indianapolis in Johnson County, previously passed a workplace smoking ban in 2006, but excluded some areas, including 21-and-over bars and private clubs. The new ordinance, set to take effect in […]
Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. topped analysts’ lowered profit expectations in its second quarter even as hospital-spending cuts shrank its revenue by 10 percent, the company announced late yesterday. The Batesville-based maker of hospital equipment reported profit of $16.6 million, or 27 cents per share, in the quarter ended March 31. Those numbers excluded a bevy of […]
More than 1,000 Indianapolis children have a week-long reprieve from school amid concerns of a potential flu outbreak. Spring Mill Elementary and IPS School 60 will remain closed for the next week. On Friday, health officials announced that one student at each school had tested positive for H1N1 Influenza A, better known as swine flu. […]
The Franklin City Council is set to vote on a proposal that would ban smoking in bars and private clubs. The council also will take public comments during a hearing at city hall at 6:30 p.m. Franklin is just one of the many Indiana communities that has discussed a potential ban or passed one. Fox […]
Police are looking for a suspect after a man was shot to death yesterday afternoon in his home in the 2300 block of North Parker Avenue on the near east side. James Felix died 20 minutes after paramedics arrived. Police have no suspect or motive.
Indianapolis-based medical device startup NICO Corp. announced it will introduce its first commercial product today at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons conference in San Diego. NICO, which stands for Neuro Interventional Co., was founded last year by a core group of entrepreneurs who had previously formed medical-device maker Suros Surgical Systems Inc., one of […]
Indianapolis-based medical device startup NICO Corp. announced it will introduce its first commercial product today at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons conference in San Diego. NICO, which stands for Neuro Interventional Co., was founded last year by a core group of entrepreneurs who had previously formed medical-device maker Suros Surgical Systems Inc., one of […]
A private ambulance service in Fort Wayne will close June 30, putting 116 people out of work. Colorado-based American Medical Response Ambulance Service Inc. alerted the Indiana Department of Workforce Development of the closure Friday. Employees affected include 69 paramedics, 23 emergency medical technicians and 11 dispatchers. AMR operates in 250 communities […]
Lawmakers sometimes do their best work right after an election, when they have a fresh victory in hand and can think beyond
their political self-interest. Not this time.
People will always make the case that Indianapolis doesn’t need any more chain or franchised restaurants. I understand the big-picture argument. I understand the desire for a greater regional culinary identity and the wish for a more adventurous restaurant clientele. To be honest, though, a good meal can temporarily dismantle my regional pride. It happened, […]
Lawmakers sometimes do their best work right after an election, when they have a fresh victory in hand and can think beyond their political self-interest. Same goes for the chief executive. Gov. Mitch Daniels won big last year in what was presumably his last political campaign. All of which adds to our disappointment at the […]
County health departments will start receiving shipments of antiviral drugs today as officials prepare to treat possible cases of the H1N1 swine flu virus. State Health Commissioner Judy Monroe says Indiana has a stockpile of more than 850,000 antiviral drugs. The Hoosier State also was among the first to receive extra medication from a federal […]
The 500 Festival Mini-Marathon Expo launches this afternoon. The event will give organizers a chance to unveil the new 500 Festival t-shirts, and runners a chance to start picking up their registration packets. Vendors will be on hand to show off the latest gear and get Hoosiers ready for the race. The expo begins at […]
