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House votes against bus fees

The Indiana House of Representatives voted late Monday to prevent students from being charged a fee for transportation to and from a public school. The legislation, House Bill 1134, passed 92-2. The issue came to light after Franklin Township schools in Indianapolis began charging fees to ride the buses because of a budget shortfall. The bill will now be heard in the Senate.

Murder suspects face life sentences

The Marion County prosecutor’s office will seek life sentences for the two men charged with killing a Cumberland girl and her uncle. Michael Bell, 22, and Jeremy Priel, 25, were charged with four counts of murder in December in the deaths of Kyleigh Crane, 7, and Jeremy Crane, 21. Both suspects are expected to appear in court for a pre-trial conference Wednesday.

Salvation Army short of goal

The Salvation Army Indiana Division was still $241,000 short of its $3.4 million annual Tree of Lights fundraising campaign goal as of Monday. The not-for-profit hopes a flurry of last-second donations will help it meet Tuesday’s deadline for the campaign. It said the shortfall represents nearly 106,000 meals or about 10,000 nights of safe shelter for the needy.

Statewide smoking ban passes House

Even if Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard follows through on a threat to veto the tougher citywide smoking ban council members passed Monday, a similar measure still pending in the General Assembly would prohibit lighting up in public places statewide.

Lilly eying deal with Turkish drug company

Eli Lilly and Co. is among about a half-dozen companies interested in buying a stake in Mustafa Nevzat Ilac Sanayii AS in a deal that may value the Turkish drugmaker at $1 billion, sources say.

Fans’ first Super Bowl media day a hot ticket

Media day has long been a major attraction at the Super Bowl, and this year for the first time, fans—many from the Indianapolis area—were allowed to experience the carnival atmosphere first-hand.

Community agrees to absorb Howard Regional

Kokomo’s Howard Regional Health System has signed a letter of intent to join the Community Health Network less than four months after it broke off a merger deal with Indiana University Health.

Neighborhoods outside downtown hoping for big crowds, too

Starting Thursday, a free shuttle service will carry Super Bowl visitors to Indianapolis-area hotspots such as Massachusetts Avenue, Fountain Square and Broad Ripple, or as far away as Carmel, Greenfield, Shelbyville or the village of Zionsville.

Indiana Senate broadens teaching creationism proposal

Legislators on Monday broadened a proposal aimed at allowing Indiana's public schools to teach creationism in science classes to require that such courses include origin-of-life theories from multiple religions.