New Indiana Supreme Court justice takes oath
The newest member of the Indiana Supreme Court has been sworn into office. The court says Mark Massa took the oath to become Indiana's 107th Supreme Court justice during a private ceremony Monday morning.
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Wall Street observers blast Emmis plan to ax preferred shares
Emmis Communications Corp.'s effort to strip its preferred shareholders of their rights and avoid forking over about $10 million in unpaid dividends is drawing sharp criticism from top market observers, including a columnist for The New York Times.
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Dr. Daniel Spitzberg has been named vice chair for adult clinical affairs in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute, which is part of the Indiana University School of Medicine. Spitzberg, who will serve under Dr. Louis Cantor, the chairman of the opthamology department, has been a full-time professor at the IU medical school since 2008. Spitzberg earned both his bachelor’s and medical degrees from IU.
Jeff Dill has been promoted to director of reporting and business analytics at Managed Health Services, the Indiana subsidiary of St. Louis-based Centene Corp., which manages Indiana Medicaid patients. Dill had been the MHS manager of data and enrollment.Prior to working at MHS, Dill served as an analyst with actuarial and consulting firm Milliman. Dill holds a bachelor’s degree from IUPUI.
Apartment fire displaces 32 residents
Fire officials believe a lightning strike might be to blame for an apartment fire on the northwest side of Indianapolis that displaced 32 residents. No injuries were reported in the blaze that broke out Sunday about 5 p.m. at Creekwood Apartment complex. The fire caused about $300,000 in damage, investigators said.
Woman charged in hit-and-run
Detectives arrested an 18-year-old Greenwood woman Saturday and charged her with a hit-and-run that sent a 6-year-old boy to the hospital. Gavin Rice was riding his bicycle Thursday about 5:30 p.m. when he was hit in a New Whiteland neighborhood off Country Gate Drive. Rice was in the hospital until Sunday after he suffered a compound fracture to his right leg and other injuries. Chassi Cole, 18, was charged with one count of leaving the scene of an accident causing serious bodily injury, which is a class D felony.
Henryville students back in school
About 500 students are heading back to classes for the first time since a tornado devastated their southern Indiana school a month ago. The Henryville Junior-Senior High School students arrived Monday morning at the Mid America Science Park in nearby Scottsburg, where conference rooms and storerooms have been converted into classrooms, computer labs and a cafeteria. West Clark schools Assistant Superintendent John Reed said the district is trying to help students get back in the academic groove following the March 2 storm. Elementary students returned to school March 21 at a rented church building in New Albany. School officials plan to ask the state to waive the requirement that students must attend 180 days of class.
Express Scripts-Medco deal approved by U.S. regulators
Express Scripts Inc.’s $29.1 billion bid for rival drug benefit manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. won unconditional approval from U.S. antitrust regulators, clearing the way to create the biggest manager of prescription-drug benefits for corporate and government clients.
Airlines’ treatment of passengers slowly getting better
Based on traditional yardsticks — lost bags, delayed flights, lousy service and bumpings from full planes — airlines are doing a better job, say private researchers who have analyzed federal data on airline performance.
Tribune Broadcasting says no DirecTV deal
Tribune Broadcasting said there's been no settlement with DirecTV Inc. in their contract negotiations, which means DirecTV subscribers in 19 U.S. markets, including Indianapolis, have lost access to certain programming.
Past support of health care mandate haunts Lugar
Like many Senate Republicans who have spent a few decades in Washington, U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was for the individual health care mandate before he was against it. Two decades later, the policy is a near heretical stance among the party’s conservative base, and it threatens to derail Lugar’s reelection bid.
Broadway in Indianapolis 2012-13 season includes ‘Sister Act’
‘Billy Elliot’ and ‘Sister Act’ in the mix.
S&P completes biggest first-quarter rally since 1998
More than $3.6 trillion has been restored to U.S. equity values since October amid better-than-estimated earnings and economic data. Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. surged 11 percent this week, as the Supreme Court debated the health care law.
Indiana to get $9.3 million for struggling public schools
Schools taking part in the federal funding must implement one of four intervention models to get their programs back on track and to boost students’ academic performance.
Ener1 exits bankruptcy under private ownership
The company announced Friday that it had completed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring with $86 million in new funding and would continue trying to market its battery technology.
White wins no new job offers, will remain IPS chief
IPS superintendent Eugene White had been among the finalists for the top jobs at schools systems in Mobile, Ala., and in Greenville, S.C. But both districts chose this week to appoint internal candidates to lead their school systems.
Police seize 25 pit bulls from home
Authorities in Muncie seized 25 pit bulls from a mobile home where investigators believe they were being trained for a dog-fighting operation. Police and animal shelter workers removed the dogs Thursday, finding many of them in small kennels along with at least four treadmills possibly used for forced exercise of the animals. Police are expected to seek an arrest warrant for the man believed to be keeping the dogs on the property on the city's northeast side.
People line up for lottery tickets
Hundreds of Indiana residents lined up across the state Friday to get free tickets from the Hoosier Lottery for the $540 million Mega Millions jackpot. About 60 people gathered at the lottery's Indianapolis headquarters to claim one free ticket each for Friday night's drawing. Lottery headquarters and convenience stores in Evansville, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Terre Haute and Zionsville were each giving away 540 free tickets.
Man shot to death on west side
Indianapolis police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Friday in the 1100 block of North Tibbs Avenue. Officers were called to a west-side home after shots were fired at about 1:30 a.m. and found 32-year-old Naamonn Crawford with at least one gunshot wound. He died on the scene. Police say the shooting could have occurred during an argument and they are looking for a 5-foot-6 230-pound suspect named James who ran from the scene.