Local attorney facing fraud charges resigns from bar
High-profile Indianapolis attorney William F. Conour, 65, who is accused of misappropriating $2.5 million in client funds, has relinquished his law license to the Indiana bar.
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High-profile Indianapolis attorney William F. Conour, 65, who is accused of misappropriating $2.5 million in client funds, has relinquished his law license to the Indiana bar.
The thunderstorms that have crossed Indiana in the last week didn't do much to relieve the state's drought. The new U.S. Drought Monitor report released Thursday lists nearly a quarter of Indiana as being in extreme drought. That's the same percentage in that category as a week ago. The report lists 89 percent of the state as in at least moderate drought. The worst conditions are in the state's southwestern counties and much of northern Indiana between Lafayette and Fort Wayne.
A July 4 celebration in Broad Ripple ended with gunfire early Thursday morning, sending one person to the hospital. Scott Orington, 38, was shot in the abdomen about 2:30 a.m. and taken to Wishard Hospital in stable condition. Police used a stun gun to apprehend suspect Jamal Headen, 19. He was preliminarily charged with aggravated battery, possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, battery and resisting arrest.
IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard and the team owners who run cars in the open-wheel series still seem miles apart on the topics of aero kits and schedule expansion. Bernard hopes to make decisions on those two topics soon.
Shoppers, worried about jobs and the overall economy, pulled back on spending in June, resulting in disappointing sales for many retailers.
Indianapolis Indians officials think total attendance this season could reach 600,000, a number that’s proven difficult for the team to reach in recent years.
Erbitux, a cancer treatment made by Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co.'s Imclone unit, failed to help patients with advanced stomach tumors in a late-stage clinical trial.
Greenfield-based Irving Materials Inc.’s purchase of Rock Industries in Peru brings its total number of mining operations in Indiana to 18. Rock Industries operates quarries in Peru and Plymouth.
Workers will add three barracks, a dining hall and an expanded rail spur to accommodate bigger shipments to the post.
Fourth of July enthusiasts who ignite personal fireworks despite bans in their counties may not be covered by insurance if their fireworks cause any damage.
A decision by Indiana's social services agency to stop helping hundreds of severely developmentally disabled people in a Medicaid waiver program pay for food violates state law, the father of an autistic man on public assistance claims.
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When Helene Cross arrived to lead Fairbanks Addiction Treatment Center in 2001, the alcohol and drug rehabilitation hospital was as sick financially as its patients were physically.
The great results Regenstrief Institute has produced over the years in studies at Indianapolis’ Wishard Memorial Hospital have not held up when conducted in a wider variety of settings.
From mini cars to monster pickups, sales of vehicles charged higher in June and eased concerns that Americans would be turned off by slower hiring and other scary headlines.
A central Indiana man has been sentenced to 253 years in prison for child molestation—an offense for which he already has served time behind bars. A Madison County judge sentenced 37-year-old William Everage of Anderson on Monday. Everage pleaded guilty last month to 19 counts of child molesting. A jury trial for Jessica Tooley, Everage's girlfriend, is scheduled for July 17. Prosecutors allege the pair molested an 11-year-old girl late last year. Everage was released from prison in 2010 after serving five years for two child molesting convictions.
The Lawrence city council voted 5-3 in favor of a stricter smoking ban Monday night. The ban is nearly identical to the one recently enacted by Indianapolis. It includes bars, bowling alleys and private clubs. It also restricts smoking outside building entrances.
One woman was killed and at least five other people were wounded in shootings on the west side of Indianapolis early Tuesday morning. Police believe the shootings took place just after midnight in the parking lot of Ben Davis ballpark, 7400 W. 21st St., when two groups of women met to fight. An unidentified woman died in the shootings. Two 20-year-old females and a 21-year-old woman also suffered gunshot wounds, as did a 20-year-old man and a 25-year-old male. At least one of the wounded was in critical condition.
The owners of downtown's Pita Pit are launching their own quick-casual burger joint at the southwest corner of Ohio and Delaware streets.