Speedway businesses eye gains from IMS upgrade
Nearby businesses hope upgrades to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from a proposed state taxing district would pave the way for additional offerings at the venue, including night racing.
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Fraud victim files civil suit against ex-councilor
An Indianapolis physician who lost $1.7 million in a fraud scheme orchestrated in part by former Democratic City-County Councilor Paul C. Bateman Jr. has sued Bateman and two associates in Marion Circuit Court. The civil lawsuit comes as a criminal trial stemming from the case begins in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
Prosecutor seeking life sentences in Richmond Hill blast
Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry says he won’t seek the death penalty for three people charged in the deadly Indianapolis house explosion, because a jury is unlikely to choose that option.
You-review-it Monday
The ISO, Noise! and ComedySportz were all on my weekend A&E agenda. What about yours?
IPL assessed $214,200 penalty in plant explosion
The Indiana Department of Labor alleges lack of proper safeguards in an August blast that injured two workers at IPL’s Harding Street generating station on the southwest side.
Corn shortage idles 20 ethanol plants nationwide
Twenty of the nation’s ethanol plants have ceased production over the past year, including two in Indiana. There is growing concern about what happens if last year’s drought lingers through another corn-growing season.
Transit advocates to show support at House hearing
More than 200 people are expected to attend a meeting at the Statehouse to show their support for a public referendum on mass transit funding.
Study: Midwest firms would gain from high-speed rail
Subcontractors like Bo-Mar Industries, a local metal fabrication shop, say they stand to gain from the creation of new rail lines.
IMS seeks state help for $70M in upgrades
A state senator plans to introduce a bill creating an Indiana Motorsports Investment District that would capture state sales, income and corporate taxes for future investment in the Speedway.
Review: Bloomington Playwrights Project’s ‘The Truman Show’ musical
New musical adaptation of the hit movie hasn’t yet found its musical feet.
Influential Marsh director wraps up week’s trial testimony
St. Elmo Steakhouse owner Stephen Huse testified that directors had a hard time keeping Don Marsh focused on a potential sale of the company as it teetered toward insolvency.
Sensient plans to move Indy headquarters to Chicago
Milwaukee-based Sensient Technologies Corp. said Friday it plans to move its Indianapolis-based Flavors & Fragrances Group corporate headquarters to Chicago before mid-2014.
Former Marsh CFO sought out bankruptcy lawyers
The former executive of Marsh Supermarkets Inc. said he became so concerned about the company’s deteriorating finances less than a decade ago that he took the desperate step of meeting with bankruptcy lawyers.
Indiana Democrats to seek Medicaid expansion
Democratic leaders in the Indiana General Assembly are seeking expanded Medicaid coverage with the argument that it will lower health care costs statewide.
Purdue: Student inventors own intellectual rights
Purdue University is opening up intellectual property rights to student-inventors who make technological breakthroughs using university resources.
City cop found guilty of theft
Indianapolis police officer David Butler was found guilty Thursday of two counts of robbery and two counts of official misconduct after about four hours of jury deliberations. Butler, 53, was accused of pulling over Hispanic drivers and robbing them while he searched their vehicles. Butler will be sentenced Feb. 22. He faces up to 16 years behind bars.
Arsenal Tech fights quelled
Six IPS students face disciplinary action following altercations at Arsenal Tech High School Friday morning. An Indianapolis Public Schools spokesman said four students were involved in one fight and two other students were in a separate altercation. One student was taken to a hospital as a cautionary measure. Several students reported pepper spray was used to break up the fights.
Mini Marathon slow to fill field for May race
Entries are filing in slower than in previous years, but 500 Festival Mini Marathon organizers still believe the Mini will hit its 35,000-entry capacity. One local race promoter thinks race operations “need to be reviewed from top to bottom.”
Symphony on the Prairie season includes Jazz Fest collaboration
Summer schedule includes a tribute to the Rolling Stones.
Local freeway congestion not getting worse, study finds
An Indianapolis commuter spent an average of 41 hours in freeway delays during rush hour in 2011, the same as in 2010, according to a study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.