Pence taps banker Alley to stay in administration post
Former bank executive Mike Alley will continue in his position as commissioner of Indiana’s Department of Revenue under Gov.-elect Mike Pence. Pence also announced two more cabinet appointments.
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Former bank executive Mike Alley will continue in his position as commissioner of Indiana’s Department of Revenue under Gov.-elect Mike Pence. Pence also announced two more cabinet appointments.
Greenwood city leaders say they'll look for other ways to discourage coyotes from roaming neighborhoods after a proposed ban on feeding stray and wild animals was rejected. Greenwood City Councilman Tim McLaughlin said the city will talk with coyote experts after the council voted 6-3 this week against the proposed ban on leaving food outdoors. The proposal followed numerous reports of coyote attacks on family pets in recent months.
A Duke Energy truck and a car collided head-on Wednesday morning in Noblesville, leaving two people injured. The accident happened just after 8:30 a.m. on Indiana 19 near Forest Park. The car’s driver and passenger were taken to the hospital with injuries that appeared to be non-life-threatening. The truck’s driver was treated at the scene and released.
Indianapolis homicide detectives arrested two people Tuesday in connection with a November homicide and aggravated assault, and they’re looking for three more people. Carlton Hart, 44, and Dontee Robinson, 20, were taken into custody in connection with the murder of 22-year-old Thomas Keys and the aggravated assault of 26-year-old Marvin Finney. The men were shot outside a recording studio in the 2000 block of East 46th Street about 8 p.m. Nov. 15. Police also are seeking Dominique Hamler, 20, James McDuffy, 29, and Nathaniel Armstrong, 20, in connection with the crime.
The deal, approved last month by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Indianapolis, gives the investors, whose company is called Broadband Networks Inc., Omnicity’s 38-person operation, based in Rushville, as well as its 270 Internet towers around Indiana and Ohio.
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.’s Subaru unit is studying whether to expand its Indiana auto-assembly plant as the Toyota Motor Corp. affiliate seeks to boost U.S. output to curb currency losses and meet growing demand for its models.
The Indianapolis Enterprise Center on the near-east side has been acquired by a local investor group led by the former owner of the troubled business incubator.
Purdue University has hired Darrell Hazell as its new football coach. Hazell won this season's Mid-American Conference coach of the year award after leading Kent State to its first winning season since 2001.
The Indianapolis-based company said it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to make the move from the over-the-counter board to the more active NASDAQ exchange.
Here’s a new statement IndyCar and Speedway officials might consider: The Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar racing are for highly-skilled specialists, not someone who can “drive the wheels off anything from a Dixie Chopper to a Camaro.”
The State Board of Education voted 9-2 Wednesday in favor of the rule changes supported by outgoing Republican state schools superintendent Tony Bennett.
The leader of Indiana's Senate Education Committee said Tuesday that Republicans shouldn't change the state schools superintendent position to one appointed by the governor following the election of a Democrat to that office.
Indiana is considering hiring a private firm to design and build the stretch of Interstate 69 from Bloomington to Martinsville.
Senate Education Committee chairman Dennis Kruse said he would not introduce a creationism measure again this year, choosing a lighter tack instead. His new proposal, he said, would encourage students to question a broad range of topics in the classroom.
Steve Bray, who started at WISH-TV Channel 8 as a weatherman in 1995, has been promoted to news director. He replaces Patti McGettigan, who was ousted in August.
After saying in August he would revoke raises for police officers and firefighters, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has agreed in principal to a new contract that would delay a 3 percent salary hike by six months.
Terry Sweeney, vice president of real estate development, and Julia Watson, vice president of marketing and communications, are no longer with the organization charged with promoting, managing and developing downtown Indianapolis.
Indiana Gov.-elect Mike Pence's top congressional aide is moving to the governor's office to serve as his chief of staff.
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle said Monday that its customers can access BMV services through a new free application available for Apple and Android mobile devices. The BMV app, myBMV, offers registration renewals and can help users locate the nearest license branch.
An outbreak of car break-ins has struck the Fashion Mall, according to police. At least six break-ins were reported near the popular Indianapolis shopping destination over the weekend. One driver who parked in the Fashion Mall garage lost her iPad and work laptop on Sunday afternoon to a thief who used a tool to remove the lock from the door of her vehicle. Police say such thefts typically rise prior to Christmas and warn shoppers not to store valuables in their vehicles.