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Noblesville therapist arrested

A Noblesville therapist was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges. Matthew Heatherly, 41, was arrested after his wife went to police. She found sexually explicit photos of children on her husband’s computer. Police said they found child pornography on two computers seized from Heatherly’s home. Police said the photos are not of any central Indiana children. Heatherly has worked as a therapist with the Indiana Juvenile Justice Task Force.

Family loses second home to fire

A near northeast-side Indianapolis family has lost its home to fire for the second time in four months. Temika Smith, Theodore Taylor, Clinton Smith and four children were all inside the home on Millersville Road when the fire broke out Friday about 1:30 a.m.  All escaped unharmed. The family had just moved into the house after a fire gutted their former home in November. Temika Smith told firefighters that she awoke when the smoke detectors activated and their dogs started barking.

Lockout big topic at NFL combine

The NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis was supposed to be a chance to look ahead to new draft picks and a season ending with a Super Bowl in the Circle City, but uncertainty over a new labor agreement is tempering the excitement. In one week, the contract between the NFL and the players will expire. The deadline prompted NFL coaches, general managers and team personnel to meet in Indianapolis to discuss contingency plans for a potential lockout. Most NFL coaches arrived at the Westin Hotel on Thursday evening but avoided the media after an hour-long closed-door meeting.

Eli Lilly neuroscience chief resigns

David Bredt, vice president of neuroscience research, has resigned “to pursue other opportunities,” according to Lilly spokeswoman Judy Kay Moore. Bredt had overseen Lilly’s development of various drugs, including molecules in late-stage human testing to treat Alzheimer’s and depression.

Indiana overpays localities $610M over 3 years

State budget officials are seeking to recoup much of nearly $610 million overpaid to local governments in fiscal years 2009, 2010 and 2011 due to income tax revenue estimates thrown off by the lingering recession.

ChaCha sues Taiwanese company for trademark infringement

Carmel-based ChaCha Search Inc., operator of an online question-and-answer site, sued Taiwanese company HTC Corp. for trademark infringement over the planned introduction of a smartphone called the ChaCha.

Developers need Greenwood’s OK for disputed land

Now that the Indiana Supreme Court has settled the lengthy Greenwood-Bargersville annexation battle, developer Mike Duke is ready to build on a 60-acre tract in the heart of the disputed territory.

Daniels signs jobless-fund bill that unions fought

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed into law Thursday a plan aimed at fixing Indiana’s debt-ridden unemployment fund that labor unions had opposed because it will reduce jobless benefits for some people while softening business tax increases.

Ballard says jobs, neighborhoods critical

Creating a climate that allows businesses to thrive and improving Indianapolis’ neighborhoods will be critical to the city’s future success. That was the message Mayor Greg Ballard conveyed Thursday night in his fourth-annual State of the City speech, delivered at the Indianapolis Artsgarden downtown.

Dual roles give Bess unusual view into schools

Bess Watch VideoAs a Danville school board member and superintendent of Indianapolis Metropolitan High, Scott Bess is straddling the increasingly contentious chasm between traditional public schools and privately operated charters.

Partisan divide could threaten long-term education reform

Indiana’s Republican-controlled Legislature will likely pass the bulk of education-reform measures being pushed this year by party heavyweights, but partisan rancor could threaten the long-term prospects for a sweeping overhaul of the state’s public schools.