Police, health department busted by state environmental cops
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management says an inspection of the State of Indiana Forensic and Health Sciences Lab found open jugs of hazardous materials during an inspection.
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The Indiana Department of Environmental Management says an inspection of the State of Indiana Forensic and Health Sciences Lab found open jugs of hazardous materials during an inspection.
The Marion County Fair is offering a special “community thank you” admission price Thursday from 4:30-11 p.m. Fairgoers may enter the grounds for $5 per carload. Admission is typically $5 per person. Officials say the special admission is available at the Troy Avenue gate. The fair runs through Saturday.
Police in Terre Haute are asking the FBI to step in as they search for a missing 4-year-old boy. Arrest warrants have been issued for Nicholas Runyon and April Diana Bell. They are charged with criminal confinement of John M. Johnson-Christian. According to officers, the child was unlawfully taken Tuesday morning. Runyon and Bell may be traveling in a white 1998 Dodge Caravan with Indiana license plates F-Z 2304. Investigators believe the couple may be taking the boy to Pennsylvania.
Indianapolis police officers arrested two suspects after an armed carjacking and a chase across the northwest side Wednesday night. A woman said two men forced her out of her vehicle at gunpoint at 4101 Deborah St. at about 11 p.m. A short time later, police caught up with the car near 30th Street and Guion Road. The driver sped off and led officers on a short chase before crashing near 30th and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Both suspects are being charged with carjacking, resisting law enforcement and carrying a handgun without a license.
Huntington National Bank and PNC Bank claim they are owed roughly $25 million on loans related to Broadbent Co.’s purchase and renovation of a building on East Washington Street downtown.
Utility officials waited seven months to act on hazardous water concerns during construction of its costly Edwardsport plant and banked on winning an exemption, which the EPA later denied.
The hospital system said it will expand its Medical Center Northeast facility to a 40-bed inpatient hospital. Construction is set to begin in September and should be completed by December 2012.
The Pete Dye Golf Trail includes seven public courses chosen by Dye: Brickyard Crossing, The Fort Golf Resort, Maple Creek Golf & Country Club, Plum Creek Golf Club, Mystic Hills Golf Club, Kampen Course and the Pete Dye Course at French Lick.
The Indianapolis-based real estate investment trust said it lost $29 million in its latest quarter, compared with a loss of $42.4 million in the same time frame a year earlier.
Celadon Group Inc. put together its best fourth fiscal quarter since 2006, with earnings doubling over the same period a year ago, to $5.5 million.
Legislators have approved medical marijuana in 16 states and the District of Columbia. They have eliminated penalties on small amounts of marijuana in 13 other states.
Consumers may catch a little break when their health insurance policies renew. Lower-than-expected use of health care has helped push insurer earnings higher and that may temper how much they increase premiums.
Sources say the deal is worth about $15 million over five years—a much-needed boost for Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials struggling to stop attendance declines at the NASCAR race.
The Carmel-based life and health insurer earned $59.5 million in the three months ended June 30, an increase of 80 percent from the same period a year ago.
Former Eli Lilly and Co. vice president Richard Dimarchi, BioCrossroads President David Johnson, angel investor Oscar Moralez and Purdue University Senior Vice President Alan Rebar discuss issues ranging from the depth of the life sciences industry in Indiana to venture capital and Purdue’s Discovery Park.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s growing reputation for unpredictability is spurring some Indianapolis companies to join counterparts elsewhere and introduce products in Europe. The upshot is that some Americans may never benefit from innovations occurring in their backyards.
Gov. Mitch Daniels joined local officials for a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for the $8.8 million center for the WestGate at Crane Technology Park. The 64,000 square-foot, two-story building will include training classrooms and office space.
The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday said driver error was to blame for the crash of a propane tanker that burst into flames, closing parts of interstates 465 and 69 in Indianapolis in October 2009. The massive explosion occurred after driver Ronald Tobias crashed his tanker, loaded with 9,000 gallons of propane, into an overpass support. Tobias, then 73, and three others were injured in the accident. The incident created traffic issues on the north side for several days while the overpass was examined by engineers and fixed. Police cited Tobias at the time for unsafe lane movement and driving too fast to avoid a collision.
The mother of a 6-year-old Martinsville boy who was shot to death by his 11-year-old brother was arrested Wednesday morning along with her boyfriend. Amanda Vandagrifft, 28, and Matthew Boulden, 30, both face felony charges of neglect of a dependent in the shooting death of Andrew Frye, 6. Frye's 11-year-old brother is facing murder and criminal recklessness charges for the June 30 incident. Neither Vandagrifft nor Frye were home during the shooting.
A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday night about 11:15 when he collided with a sport-utility vehicle on the east side of Indianapolis. Police say the SUV was backing up on 21st Street near Spencer Avenue when the cyclist ran into the back of vehicle at about 40 mph. Bobby D. Hubbard, 48, was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the SUV and her three passengers were not injured.