Amtrak upgrades would boost ridership, cost millions
Improvements to Amtrak’s Hoosier State service between Indianapolis and Chicago would boost ridership and revenue, but there’s no scenario under which the line would pay for itself, a study says.
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Body found in north-side pond
Indianapolis police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found Thursday morning in a pond in the Carlyle Court Apartments complex near East 96th Street and North College Avenue. Police say a maintenance worker found the body.
Man in custody after standoff
Members of the Indianapolis Special Weapons and Tactics team took a 41-year-old man into custody at about 2:30 Thursday morning after he barricaded himself in his mother’s downtown apartment for more than six hours. The mother, who lives on the 19th floor of Barton Tower in the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue, told authorities her son, who has emotional issues, came for a visit but refused to leave. She called police after he fired a handgun out of her patio window. Officers used tear gas and flash grenades to flush the man from the apartment.
Bradway services draw hundreds
Hundreds of police from around the state arrived downtown Thursday morning to attend the funeral and procession for fallen Indianapolis officer Rod Bradway. Bradway, a five-year veteran of the force and father of two, was killed Friday morning at Eagle Pointe Apartments as he stormed a second-floor apartment where he heard a woman screaming. He will be buried in the Heroes of Public Safety section of Crown Hill Cemetery on Thursday afternoon.
Paul Estridge Sr., founder of home builder, dies at 79
The Broad Ripple High School graduate took a flyer on building custom homes in 1967 and created an empire in the city’s northern suburbs.
Billionaire Indiana native launches company with Indy group’s help
Billionaire and Indiana native Todd Wagner has launched his latest enterprise with help from a group of Indianapolis entrepreneurs. The company, Chideo, will move out of beta testing and formally launch in early 2014. The business legally incorporated in March 2012 in Indianapolis, where he created the website with partners at Developer Town, a design […]
City planning division takes budget hit, cuts five staffers
Indianapolis will rely more on public-private partnerships to hammer out long-term goals for neighborhoods, after laying off half its long-range planning staff.
NYC retrospective reassesses Robert Indiana’s work
Artist Robert Indiana says his world-famous LOVE image overshadowed all his other work. But now the artist’s first major retrospective could change that.
Ball State president rewarded with pay raise
Jo Ann Gora is getting a 3.5-percent pay hike months after her salary drew attention when deferred compensation and incentives pushed it to nearly $1 million.
Will new Ron Howard movie help or hurt IndyCar?
While the movie titled Rush, which opens Friday, puts the spotlight on open-wheel racing, its focus is on Formula One, not IndyCar. And if it implies that F1 is superior to IndyCar, that could dent the U.S.-based series' image.
Review: ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’
For the Phoenix Theatre’s season opener, a solid cast effectively demonstrates how to turn a fair play into a very entertaining evening.
Lilly shares dip after cancer treatment misses goal
Eli Lilly said a potential breast cancer treatment missed its main goal in a late-stage study. However, the drugmaker will seek approval to use the treatment in stomach cancer patients after ramucirumab performed better in a separate study.
Sides speak out in hearing over so-called ag-gag bill
The debate before the Economic Development Study Committee comes five months after House Speaker Brian Bosma killed a bill that would have made it a crime to secretly shoot photos or video on private property with the goal of harming a business.
Pence balances party makeup on state education board
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is adding an Indianapolis Democrat to the State Board of Education following questions over whether the group had too many Republicans.
Wonder what suburban residents need? Just ask
Three years after its first citizens’ survey set helped officials set priorities for the growing community, Noblesville leaders are preparing to ask again.
Cummins keeping HQ in Columbus, but considering Indy project
Cummins spokesman Jon Mills said the company wants to consolidate its two offices in downtown Indianapolis where about 100 employees work in areas such as communications, information technology and investor relations.
CityWay YMCA plans include more than just rec facility
The YMCA of Greater Indianapolis wants to build an 87,000-square-foot mixed-use development on a parking lot owned by Eli Lilly and Co. at the southwest corner of Alabama and South streets.
Boomers face downsizing dilemma in Indianapolis
Changing tastes, economic uncertainty could crimp sale prices for boomers wanting to move into smaller quarters.
Postal Service seeks increase in cost of stamps, to 49 cents
The postal Board of Governors said Wednesday it wants to raise the price of a first-class stamp by 3 cents, citing the agency's "precarious financial condition" and the uncertain prospects for postal overhaul legislation in Congress.
Local manufacturer with 100 workers set to close
CMW International LLC, which has roots in Indianapolis dating to 1924, said all 100 of its employees would lose their jobs if a buyer wasn’t found before Nov. 23.