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Police think drug deal sparked double shooting-WEB ONLY

Police are looking for two suspects in connection with a shooting yesterday afternoon on the near-north side of Indianapolis. Two unidentified men were shot numerous times near 17th Street and College Avenue. They are in stable condition. Investigators say the incident may have started as an argument over a drug deal.

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Shooting suspect turns himself in-WEB ONLY

After a week on the run, shooting suspect Marco Robinson surrendered to police early this morning. Investigators say Robinson shot his ex-girlfriend, Quanita Wray, and fatally shot her sister, Tiffany Wray, on March 21. Quanita Wray is recovering in the hospital. Funeral services for Tiffany Wray are scheduled today.

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Body found burning in car at local school-WEB ONLY

Police say a burning body was discovered early this morning in the parking lot of Deer Run Elementary School on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Pike Township firefighters found the body of a man believed to be in his 40s in the driver’s seat of a red 1998 Acura that was on fire. Fire officials […]

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BEHIND THE SCENES APA COMPETITION-WEB ONLY

This week, one of the Midwest’s most unusual music contests swings into high gear with the start of the final round of the American Pianists Association’s 2009 Classical Fellowship Awards. Staged every three years by the Indianapolis-based APA, the Classical Fellowship Awards are structured to minimize the tension of head-tohead combat by stretching the competition […]

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Small Business Profile: BlueLock-WEB ONLY

What Blue-Lock does is complicated:It provides what is known as “virtual cloud computing.” So when Vice President Brian Wolff explains the concept, he simplifies it-by using Legos. He puts down one block to represent a computer server. “In the old world,” he says, “you’d put a physical server in place and then you would load […]

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DINING: THE LEGEND-WEB ONLY

With a name like The Legend, expectations run high. Luckily for us, The Legend Classic Irvington Café (5614 E. Washing ton St., 536-2028) met them. Our final Urban Spoon query led us to the cozy, classy east-side eatery, nestled in the heart of one of Indianapolis’ first suburbs. The lunch crowd was sparse on our […]

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EDITORIAL: Jobless-fund plan a good solution-WEB ONLY

Indiana lawmakers are stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place when it comes to fixing the state’s bankrupt unemployment insurance fund. Should they stick it to businesses to raise enough money to erase the half-billion-dollar deficit or should they slice benefits for the jobless during the worst recession in a generation? The sensible […]

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