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RUSTHOVEN: A retrospect on 50 years of desegregation

We honor King’s legacy by recognizing that challenges remain, and by continuing to work for an America where people are judged “by the content of their character, not the color of their skin.”

Smoking-ban proposal moves forward

A proposed smoking ban with new exemptions is on its way to the full City-County Council. A committee passed the plan Tuesday night. The ban would exclude off-track betting facilities, tobacco stores, hookah bars and some other clubs. It would allow membership clubs to vote on whether to allow smoking as long as all members were older than 18. The full council will hear the proposal Jan. 30.

Overnight accidents kill one, injure two

One person was killed and two others injured in three overnight accidents in the Indianapolis area. A female pedestrian died on the city's southeast side at about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday at East County Line Road and Madison Avenue. Witnesses said she was hit by a white Dodge Stratus traveling north on Madison Avenue. Police are investigating a different hit-and-run accident Wednesday on the southwest side after a male teenager was seriously injured by two cars while riding his bicycle. One of the vehicles fled the scene near Lynhurst Drive in Decatur Township. Another pedestrian was struck and critically injured at about 1 a.m. Thursday at 60th Street and Michigan Road.

Man arrested in girlfriend’s murder

Challie Gray, 53, was arrested early Thursday morning by Indianapolis police and preliminarily charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend. Regina Roska, 41, was found suffering from gunshot wounds at about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday in a home in the 400 block of Rybolt Avenue. She died a short time later at Methodist Hospital. Witnesses told police they heard multiple gunshots and saw Gray flee the home on foot.

Super Bowl parties are boon for fledgling downtown venue

Crane Bay watch videoThe operators of the new Crane Bay Event Center two blocks west of Lucas Oil Stadium expect to more than recoup their $1.2 million investment in renovating the space by hosting high-profile parties before the Super Bowl, including the Rolling Stone events.

Prosecutor files charges in two white-collar crime cases

One case involves an Indianapolis attorney accused of stealing nearly $600,000 from two accounts she oversaw as trustee. The other involves the theft of $200,000 from the foundation of a national collegiate fraternity.

HICKS: Measuring intangibles part of economist’s job

A frequently heard criticism of economic analysis is that it focuses only on those things that can be easily measured. This is an astonishing and vacuous censure championed largely by the innumerate among us.

Daniels to give GOP response to State of Union speech

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, a popular fiscal conservative who flirted with a presidential bid, will deliver the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Indiana Democrats continue right-to-work boycott

Indiana House Democrats kept up their legislative boycott over the right-to-work bill Thursday morning, a day after majority Republicans voted to start imposing $1,000-a-day fines.

French breast-implant recall could sway U.S. device debate

U.S. medical device makers have spent the last year urging government officials to approve high-risk products faster, like their European counterparts. A scandal over leaking breast implants made in France, however, may make the argument more difficult.

Franklin College receives $4.2 million donation

The contribution from a late school trustee will be used to support an endowment for student scholarships and church relations, in addition to the college’s capital campaign.