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Driver dies in accident near Lebanon

A driver heading south on Interstate 65 near Lebanon died Monday night after crossing into northbound traffic and being struck by a semi. Carrine Scott Jr., 55, died at the scene between exits 133 and 138. Investigators aren’t sure what caused Scott to lose control of his vehicle. The semi driver was uninjured.
 

Double fire ruins local home

An Indianapolis family was displaced Tuesday morning after two fires broke out in the family’s north side home in less than 12 hours. Firefighters initially responded to the fire in the 8400 block of North Pennsylvania Street about 10:19 p.m. Monday. Crews found the fire in the attic behind the fireplace chimney and believed they had extinguished the blaze after working on it for more than an hour. However, the fire returned Tuesday morning and burned through the roof. No injuries were reported. Damage to the home is estimated at $100,000.
 

Police probe separate shooting deaths

Indianapolis police are investigating two overnight homicides—the second and third of the new year. A woman in her early 20s died of an apparent gunshot wound about 11:30 p.m. Monday at the Port-O-Call Apartments on the city's west side. In the second homicide, Daryl Burkes, 42, was found shot outside the Brighton Park Apartments near 79th Street and Township Line Road just after 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. No suspects had been arrested in connection with either shooting as of Tuesday morning.
 

With Polian gone, Irsay must absorb criticism

Colts owner Jim Irsay has a plethora of huge decision to make even beyond this off-season. With his main adviser now gone, he may have to rely on his intuition to make those tough calls.

Blakley Corp. hires first outsider CEO

Indianapolis-based Blakley Corp., a specialty contractor and home-flooring retailer, has hired the first outsider CEO in the company's 114-year history.

WISH says reporter firing not due to downsizing

Local CBS affiliate WISH-TV has fired award-winning field reporter Brad Edwards, but General Manager Jeff White said the station will soon hire a replacement, plus two additional reporters to grow its staff.

Daniels outlines agenda for General Assembly

In a wide-ranging interview, Gov. Mitch Daniels discusses his goals for the General Assembly, which convenes Wednesday. Among them: Implement a statewide smoking ban, make Indiana a right-to-work state, and end what he calls “credit creep” for college students.

White asking to stay in office during appeal

A Marion County judge issued an order Dec. 22 ousting Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White because he was improperly registered as a candidate when he ran for office in 2010.

Lawmaker: Prison land sale may pose safety threat

Democratic state Rep. Scott Reske said the sale of nine tracts of land surrounding the Pendleton Correctional Facility would cut in half a state-owned buffer zone between Pendleton's Fall Creek Elementary School and the town's two prison facilities.

Daniels praises delay of federal pollution rule

Gov. Mitch Daniels is praising a court ruling that's delayed an Obama administration regulation aimed at reducing power plant pollution in 27 states that contributes to unhealthy air downwind.

IU doc growth slower than expected

Indiana University Health Physicians started as the Indiana Clinic three years ago with plans to employ at least 1,200 physicians by now. That hasn’t happened, but the organization said it won’t stop folding doctors into its organization.

Shareholders gives earful to BASI execs

For the first time in three years, Bioanalytical Systems Inc. boosted its annual revenue. But instead of receiving congratulations, one of the company’s largest shareholders said the company’s trends are “bleak.”

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Dr. Eric L. DeWeese, a pulmonologist, joined Danville-based Hendricks Regional Health Medical Group on Jan. 1. DeWeese treats patients with diseases of the chest and lungs, emphysema, asthma, pneumonia, lung cancer, respiratory failure and sleep disorders. He did his medical training at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Five cancer physicians from Indianapolis-based Community Health Network began seeing patients Jan. 2 at the Cancer Care Center of Franklin-based Johnson Memorial Hospital. The arrangement is part of the clinical collaboration the two hospital systems signed in March 2011. The new physicians are Dr. Anuj Agarwala, Dr. Pablo Bedano, Dr. Sumeet Bhatia, Dr. Hermachandra Venkatesh and Dr. Radhika Walling. They join Dr. Anita Conte, who previously staffed the Cancer Care Center.

Company news

Forbes blogger Peter Cohan estimates that orthopedic implant companies—including Warsaw-based Zimmer Holdings Inc. and DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.—will pay out $5 billion to cover legal claims that their all-metal hip implants have failed, causing new health issues. The metal pieces of the implants allegedly generate debris as they rub against each other, and the debris is damaging tissue, causing infections and, in extreme cases, leading to crippling complications. Cohan broadcast his prediction after the New York Times published an article on the problem last week. The Times noted that private health insurers are moving in court to recover their expenses for the follow-up medical care caused by the hip implants. The federal Medicare program is expected to follow suit. Cohan estimates there will be 30,000 claims before the issue is settled. Multiply that number by likely settlement amounts—he notes it was $147,000 per patient 10 years ago in a case involving Sulzer Orthopedics—and you get pretty close to $5 billion.

A long-running dispute between two local food companies that serve nursing homes was resolved in October by Hamilton County Judge Steve Nation. Anderson-based Rubicon Foods LLC was ordered to pay $94,600 to Indianapolis-based Darlington Cookie Co. for misappropriation of trade secrets and trespassing on computers. Rubicon is also on the hook for nearly $276,000 in attorney's fees racked up by Darlington’s law firm, Indianapolis-based Bose McKinney & Evans LLP. Darlington is led by Phil Hockemeyer, and Rubicon is led by his younger brothers, Steve and Todd Hockemeyer. All three brothers worked together at Darlington before the younger two left in 2006 to form Rubicon, claiming they were forced out. But Darlington claimed successfully that Steve and Todd Hockemeyer stole trade secrets from Darlington’s computers before leaving. Both companies make food mixes that whip up into sliced bread, rice, pasta and cookies that dissolve immediately when eaten by nursing home patients. The mixes are designed to help patients who are malnourished or sometimes even die because they can’t swallow solid food properly.

St. Vincent Randolph Hospital in Winchester will join the Indiana Telehealth Network. Construction of about 25 miles of fiber-optic cabling to the hospital will begin in the coming weeks.  Construction will be completed this summer.  The project brings broadband Internet access to the 25-bed hospital, as well as establishes a connection hub for broadband connectivity for surrounding Randolph County. The Indiana Telehealth Network already includes 23 rural hospitals and five urban partner hospitals. The network is primarily funded by the Federal Communications Commission and is administered by the Indiana Rural Health Association. St. Vincent Randolph is part of the Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Health chain of hospitals.

Indiana Statehouse capacity limit angers Dems

A plan by Indiana officials to limit the number of people who can be inside the Statehouse at any given time has angered Indiana Democrats and union officials.

Fieldhouse promoters have high hopes for first tennis event

Pacers Sports & Entertainment and local tennis officials are hopeful a tennis event featuring Pete Sampras and Todd Martin at Bankers Life Fieldhouse will be a springboard to much bigger tennis events, maybe even a Davis Cup match.