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Kokomo, Marion team up to draw auto jobs

Two central Indiana cities with deep roots in the auto industry are launching a new cooperative agreement aimed at attracting more automotive manufacturers and suppliers to the area.

Defense spending bill leaves out Rolls-Royce jet

The U.S. House committee rejected efforts by some in Congress to spend more money on construction of an extra engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps.

Ball State defends planned tuition increases

Ball State University officials say a proposed tuition increase of about 4 percent for undergraduates and 9 percent for graduate students is needed to offset cuts in state funding.

Massive wind farm planned north of Indianapolis

A Chicago-based wind-farm developer is planning a $175 million farm about 45 miles north of Indianapolis that will span parts of Madison, Tipton, Grant and Howard counties.

Government cutting rates for hard-to-insure patients

So far, about 18,000 people have signed up for the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, well short of government projections that some 375,000 people would gain coverage in 2010. Rates in Indiana will fall 26 percent.

General Mills plans $36M distribution center

General Mills Inc. announced Tuesday it would spend $36 million in building the new distribution center in Fort Wayne and potentially add 65 jobs by the end of 2012.

Shrunken Lauth emerges from reorganization

Lauth Investment Properties, which holds the remains of the real estate empire of Lauth Group, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with about $25 million and a portfolio of properties valued at $35 million.

Coroner probes robbery suspect’s death

Marion County’s coroner is investigating the death of a robbery suspect who died shortly after being taken into custody by Indianapolis police Sunday night.  Police say 43-year-old Roy McDowell and another man robbed Judge's BBQ near West Michigan Street and Belmont Avenue on the near-west side about 8 p.m. Sunday. After stealing about $100 in cash, the two suspects ran off. After a short foot chase, police say officers caught up with McDowell a couple blocks away. Officers said McDowell resisted arrest before they were able to get handcuffs on him. The suspect requested medical help and was taken to Wishard Hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later. Some neighborhood witnesses say police used excessive force in capturing McDowell.

 

Boy critical after pool incident

Indianapolis police say a 13-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition at Riley Hospital for Children after being pulled from the bottom of a pool during a celebration of his birthday. The accident happened about 7 p.m. Monday at the community pool serving Valley Brook Trailer Park on the southwest side of the city. Police said 15 to 20 adults and children were attending the party when another 13-year-old found the boy at the bottom of the pool and called for help. The boy's name hasn't been released, and the case is being treated as an accident.
 

Wheldon snags $2.5M for victory

Dan Wheldon won $2.57 million from an overall purse of $13.5 million for his victory Sunday in the Indianapolis 500. England native Wheldon, who started sixth, became just the 18th driver to win the race at least twice. He set a record by leading the race for only one lap, breaking the record of two laps by Joe Dawson in 1912. Rookie JR Hildebrand, who finished second after hitting the wall and losing his lead on the final turn, will get nearly $1.1 million.

Budget cuts will limit Indiana inmate education

ndiana lawmakers' decision to cut off grants to state prison inmates attending college could make it harder for prisoners to find employment when they're released, supporters of the program fear.