Intermodal cargo operation springs up near old airport terminal
Keystone Terminals is positioning itself to take advantage of a much-hoped-for increase in intermodal activity just down the tracks.
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Zoo elephant sets birth record
The Indianapolis Zoo announced the record-setting birth of an elephant Thursday. Kubwa gave birth to the 238-pound female calf at 5:34 a.m. Kubwa is the first African elephant in the world to give birth successfully via artificial insemination three times in a row. Zoo elephant shows have been temporarily halted while the staff works with the calf.
Mayoral foe: Utilities sale money should fund ‘human capital’
Democratic mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy unveiled a proposal Friday to set aside $150 million in proceeds from the sale of the city’s water and sewer utilities to fund early education, crime prevention and job training.
Motorcyclist dies near Lebanon
A motorcyclist died in an accident just west of Lebanon on Thursday. Janet Barrickman, 50, of Lebanon was heading east on State Road 32 near County Road 350 West just after 5 p.m. when she lost control of her motorcycle and crossed the center line, hitting an oncoming car. The driver of the car, Paz Silva, 76, from Urbana, Ill., suffered a leg injury.
Police seize 500 guns from local man
Police say they arrested an Indianapolis man and seized 500 stolen guns Thursday following a three-week investigation. Police also seized about $100,000 in cash and 30,000 rounds of ammunition from the man’s home, which is in the 9400 block of Jill Court on the east side. Gary Williams, 51, was arrested following the seizure. Police say Williams stole the weapons from a local gun store over four years. Officials estimated the value of the stolen property at about $2 million.
NOCERA: The tables are turned on Rupert Murdoch
One feature of Murdoch’s career is that he’s never played by the rules that apply to other businessmen.
DOWD: A tough judge shames Clemens’ lawyers
It was such a chuckleheaded move that no one was sure whether the prosecutors had forgotten the judge’s ruling or were trying to sneak the testimony through a back door.
KRUGMAN: No good reason to let bankers off easy
The arguments that officials are reportedly making for a quick, bank-friendly settlement of the mortgage-abuse scandal don’t make sense.
BROOKS: The historic opening blown by Republicans
For many legislators, the purpose of being in Congress is not to pass laws. It’s to create clear contrasts you can take into the next election campaign.
FRIEDMAN: Generational clashes rise from debt woes
Indeed, if there is one sentiment that unites the crises in Europe and America it is a powerful sense of “baby boomers behaving badly …
STYRING: Be grateful for the Wabash & Erie debacle
The Wabash & Erie Canal Co. is responsible for how the Indiana constitution restricts what our governments can do with government debt.
WAGNER: Sick and tired of worn Hoosier stereotypes
Let’s trumpet our rich sports history, our top-tier university system, and our manufacturing and logistics infrastructure.
MAHERN: Public library board is a Byzantine mess
IPS and the ex-officio county commissioners cannot raise a dime for the library. Yet they appoint five of the seven members of the library board.
MYERS: The life-saving benefits of working together
We often forget that as a society there are real advantages to working (and investing) together for a common purpose.
Indiana’s unemployment rate ticks up to 8.3 percent
After remaining stagnant in April and May, the state’s jobless rate rose one-tenth of a point in June.
Plans progress for once-doomed City Market west wing
Directors of the historic building on Thursday approved a proposal to use the west wing for office space, and as the home of the Indy Winter Farmers Market.
Tech consultant Allegient plans expansion, 42 jobs
Carmel-based IT consultant Allegient LLC plans to grow its central Indiana operations, adding as many as 42 jobs over the next five years.
Pro-voucher mom defends Indiana choice program
A woman who says her oldest child thrived in Roman Catholic schools after struggling in Indiana's public education system defended the state's broad new voucher law.
States cut programs to help poor cool their homes
Many states hit hardest by this week's searing heat wave have drastically cut or entirely eliminated programs that help poor people pay their electric bills, forcing thousands to go without air conditioning when they need it most.