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Purdue president to step down next summer

Purdue University President France Cordova says she'll step down when her contract expires in 2012. She succeeded Martin Jischke at the helm of the public university in 2007.

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IU Health loses CFO to larger hospital system

Marvin Pember, 58, is taking a new job near Philadelphia as the president of the acute care division of Universal Health Services Inc., a publicly traded company with 22 acute hospitals and numerous behavioral health centers spread from coast to coast.

Martinsville teen waives jury trial

A Martinsville teenager accused of shooting his classmate on Friday waived his right to trial by jury. A judge will decide if Michael Phelps, 16, is guilty. Phelps is facing a number of charges in the shooting of 15-year-old Chance Jackson at Martinsville West Middle School on March 25. Among those charges is attempted murder. Another charge of battery was recently upgraded to "aggravated battery," which could add up to eight years of prison time if he is convicted.

Fisherman drowns in White River

A 21-year-old fisherman drowned Thursday afternoon in the White River in Indianapolis while trying to free a snagged fishing line. The victim’s friend said the pair were fishing near West Street when his friend waded into deeper water to free his line because he did not want to lose his lure. Rescue crews recovered his body four hours later. The victim’s name has not yet been released.

Six-year-old dies in home shooting

Police are investigating the shooting of a 6-year-old boy, who died south of Martinsville late Thursday night. The boy and his 11-year-old brother were reportedly home alone when a rifle went off, striking the 6-year-old in the head. The child was flown by air ambulance to Riley Hospital for Children, where he was pronounced dead. Police said they believe the shooting was accidental.

UPDATE: Teachers, others sue over school voucher law

The Indiana State Teachers Association filed the lawsuit in Marion County on Friday seeking to block the state’s new school voucher law. Plaintiffs include teachers, school administrators, clergy and taxpayers.

Key exec behind Indy airport expansion retires

Robert A. Duncan nudged the door closed this week on his office at the Indianapolis Airport Authority and retired after a career at the center of one of the largest, long-term civic developments in the city's history.

Contractor wins $14.5M judgment against State Farm

A Hamilton County jury sided with Joseph Radcliff in his lengthy legal battle with the insurer following a 2006 hailstorm that caused severe damage in central Indiana. State Farm accused Radcliff of fraud.

Rolls-Royce upgrades engine on market since 1950s

Rolls-Royce’s Indianapolis plant assembles few of its workhorse T56 aircraft engines in whole, but cranking out spare parts for overhauls is a large business. The last contract modification, issued by the U.S. Air Force in 2007, is worth up to $789 million and is still active.

Pacers’ Simon at center of NBA labor fight

Along with players’ salaries and contract terms, revenue sharing among the NBA’s 30 team owners is becoming the wild-card issue that could blow the lid off contract negotiations.