Mind Trust awards $1M grants to KIPP, Rocketship
The Mind Trust education reform group has agreed to give $1 million each to two California-based charter school networks that plan to open 12 new schools here in the next seven years.
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At Home Quarterly: Marketplace
Indianapolis-area statistics on home sales, demographic trends and more.
Architect designs home to grow with his family
Architect Chris Lake’s Zionsville home is a work in progress, and probably always will be.
Desirable homes selling fast in Indianapolis area
A confluence of circumstances has led to a spurt of sales that sometimes occur within days.
Sneak peek at upcoming Monument Circle ‘piano art’
This year, the American Pianists Association classical fellowship competition will have a visual art component. Take a look here.
Ticket giveaway: ISO’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’
Violinist Nicola Benedetti joins the ISO and Krzysztof Urbanski and you could be there.
A&E priorities for March 21-26
A Mini Fringe, a great lady of the American theater, and a performance in a downed balloon highlight this week in arts and entertainment.
House panel rejects live table games at racinos
An Indiana House committee has rewritten a gambling bill to keep table games out of Indiana's racetracks and restore money for counties that host casinos.
Worker training bill gathers steam in Statehouse
A Senate committee unanimously passed legislation that’s meant to bolster the state’s economy with a new council charged with aligning work-force training efforts. House Bill 1002 – which already passed the House – now moves to the full Senate for consideration.
Hot tip on cold case leads to arrest
Indiana State Police detectives believe they can finally close a 30-year-old cold case involving a murder at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. Scottsburg resident Paul Stucker, 52, was arrested Tuesday in Gretna, La., in connection with the slaying of Johnny Hodge, 34, inside a cell at the prison in 1983. A tip led police to Gretna and to Stucker. U.S. Marshals and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force assisted with the investigation. Stucker is awaiting extradition from Louisiana to Indiana.
Police chase nets suspect with warrant
Indianapolis police nabbed a man wanted on a federal warrant on Wednesday morning after a short chase on the city’s northwest side. The chase began around 2:30 a.m. in the 4600 block of Kessler Boulevard North Drive, as police attempted to pull over a speeding driver. The driver attempted to escape, leading police on a short chase through the neighborhood until the maroon vehicle stopped in the 3500 block of West 52nd Street. Police apprehended the 36-year-old man after he tried to flee on foot, and discovered that he was wanted on a federal warrant.
Obama: ‘It’s Indiana’s year’
President Obama has filled out his brackets for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and Indiana University is his pick to go all the way. ESPN revealed Wednesday that Obama’s Final Four also includes Louisville, Ohio State and Florida. The president has only picked the winner once in his previous years in office, with North Carolina taking the title in 2009. His bracket generally favors Big 10 teams for the upcoming tournament, but, he said, “I think this is Indiana’s year.”
IUPUI students back after gun scare
Students returned to classes Wednesday at IUPUI following a four-hour lockdown on Tuesday afternoon after a student reported seeing a man with a gun in a campus parking lot at about 12:30 p.m. School officials released a text alert around 12:55 p.m. urging students, faculty and staff to seek shelter as police searched for the suspect, who was reportedly wearing a long brown coat. IUPUI Police Capt. Bill Abston said authorities received word of two subsequent sightings but did not find anyone matching the description during their search. Some students said there was some confusion about what the lockdown entailed and whether they could leave buildings. Others credited the university and police with handling the situation quickly.
Butler’s ‘high aspirations’ carry big-time risks
The move to the newly formed Big East athletic conference will cost Butler a lot more than its $2 million exit fee from the Atlantic 10.
New hope for crumbling Washington Street building
The new owners of a pre-Civil War building that is one of downtown's oldest surviving structures are removing metal paneling to determine whether the four-story building could withstand a façade improvement project.
Purdue moving to trim its federal lobbying costs
Purdue University is planning to trim its federal lobbying costs and downsize its Washington, D.C., office by cutting ties with an outside lobbying firm.
Speedrome gains momentum with sponsorship deals
At a time when sports sponsorships in general and motorsports sponsorships in particular aren’t easy to score, the 72-year-old Speedrome has announced five such pacts in the last month.
Dance Kaleidoscope’s new season includes collaborative programs
Butler and IU get into the act in an upcoming season that includes Gershwin, country tunes, and more.
IPFW cutting 41 jobs to help close $8.4M deficit
Administrators expect the job cuts to save $2.2 million. Other savings will come through a 2-percent tuition increase next fall, a pay freeze and cuts in activities, utilities and services.
Butler announces move to new Big East conference
Butler University, Creighton and Xavier will join the so-called Catholic 7 schools in the new basketball conference, the schools announced Wednesday. The conference agreed to play its men’s basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden for the next three years.