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Serial burglary suspect nabbed

A man suspected in as many as two dozen business burglaries is behind bars. Kenneth Ward, 54, was arrested this week after an investigation involving police from Indianapolis, Speedway, Mooresville, Noblesville, Lawrence and other communities. Working on a tip, investigators say they saw Ward break into a bookstore and a Chinese restaurant near Interstate 465 and U.S. 31 South on Sunday night. Police say Ward typically uses a crowbar to break into a retail business, grab the cash register and flee.

Arson suspected in church fire

A fire at the oldest Catholic church in Indianapolis might have been started during an attempted burglary, investigators say. The small fire in the sanctuary of 175-year-old St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church broke about 4 a.m. and caused an estimated $15,000 in damage, mostly from smoke. Investigators are trying to determine if anything was stolen.

A&E priority list for Feb 28-March 6

Potential First Friday highlights, a strong sister act, and a different look at the Civil War all make this week’s lineup.

Environmental groups lob new suit at I-69 work

For the third time, the Hoosier Environmental Council has filed a federal suit attempting to stop construction of the 142-mile link between Evansville and Indianapolis.

Crowdfunding startup ready to make connections

The founders of Indianapolis-based LocalStake aren’t in any rush for the SEC to write the rules governing crowdfunding. It can match private companies with small investors now.

IU’s Assembly Hall could get new name if price is right

Naming rights deal for 42-year-old IU basketball venue could score the school $2 million a year, sports marketers said. IU Athletics Director Fred Glass says re-naming the facility is not out of the question.

Six Indiana airports could see control towers close

The Federal Aviation Administration says control towers at airports in Gary, Muncie, Bloomington, Terre Haute, Columbus and West Lafayette could close if federal budget cuts take effect Friday.

Pence signs bill delaying new farmland taxes

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has signed into law a one-year delay on new calculations for property taxes on farmland. The bill was the first one Pence has signed into law since becoming governor last month.

Indiana Senate approves Medicaid expansion

The Indiana Senate voted Tuesday to expand Medicaid using a state-run program, as lawmakers and Gov. Mike Pence continue negotiating how the state should cover an estimated 400,000 low-income residents.

Nonvoters are real Hoosier citizens, too

Do the politicians care what nonvoters think? House Speaker Brian Bosma recently took issue with the WISH-TV/Ball State Hoosier Survey because, he said, it wasn’t a voter poll. When challenged, he said that he cares what everybody thinks, but the message he delivered was that the opinions of voters matter more than those of adults […]

SOWELL: All the wrong priorities with budgets

A nation’s choice between spending on military defense and spending on civilian goods has often been posed as “guns versus butter.” But understanding the choices of many nations’ political leaders might be helped by examining the contrast between their runaway spending on pensions while skimping on military defense.

BOEHM: This conflict could have been avoided

After each decennial census, the law requires redrawing the City-County Council districts. A decade ago, after a Democratic mayor vetoed a redistricting ordinance adopted by the Republican majority following the 2000 census, the Indiana Supreme Court rejected the partisan maps proposed by the two parties and adopted a neutral map that established the districts through the 2011 election.

LANOSGA: Small losses erode a bedrock principle

Will Rogers once said, “Congress is in session; hold onto your wallets.” Now, with the General Assembly in session, and with Rogers’ spirit of affectionate cynicism, I offer a corollary: “Hold onto your open government.