Statewide smoking ban bill clears House committee
The Indiana House Public Health Committee voted 9-3 to endorse the bill prohibiting smoking in public places and indoor work sites—after it exempted casinos and pari-mutuel horse tracks from the ban.
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Indiana House panel backs texting ban for all drivers
Drivers wouldn’t be allowed to send or read text messages on cell phones under a bill approved by an Indiana House committee.
Man gets 3 years in cemetery scheme
Mark Singer, who was convicted of scheming to steal as much as $27 million set aside to maintain the graves of people who had paid in advance for their funerals, has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Bill would make Indiana schools start after Labor Day
Republican Sen. Mike Delph of Carmel said it makes sense to start school after Labor Day because families would have more summer vacation time together.
UPDATE: Biden touts advanced vehicles in Greenfield
Vice President Joe Biden was in Greenfield, about 25 miles east of Indianapolis, on Wednesday morning to visit an EnerDel plant that received a $118.5 million Recovery Act grant in 2009 to expand its lithium-ion battery production.
Daniels’ budget proposal wouldn’t cut hearing aids
State budget director Adam Horst said he misspoke when he told the State Budget Committee last week that Daniels&’ proposal would eliminate Medicaid coverage for hearing aids.
GOP lawmakers push plan to expand charters
The House Education Committee is considering a bill to allow more charter schools, which are public schools that are free of certain state regulations. The bill also allows charters to share state transportation funds with traditional public schools.
Couple arrested in 2-year-old’s death
A mother and her boyfriend have been arrested and face charges in the death of the woman’s 2-year-old daughter. Tyneise Quiller was found dead inside their home at 201 Parkview Ave. in Indianapolis on Dec. 7. An autopsy revealed Quiller died of multiple blunt-force injuries. Her mother, 21-year-old Tiara Peoples, and 24-year-old Terrence Taylor are in custody, charged with neglect of a dependant causing death, a class A felony.
Sledding accident puts woman in coma
Noblesville resident Holly Jones, 20, is in critical condition and in a medically induced coma after a sledding accident on a hill in Forest Park. Jones was airlifted from Noblesville's Riverview Hospital to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis Sunday night after the accident. Jones and her cousin were riding an inflatable tube and hit a dip in the hill, propelling her from the tube. She landed on the back of her head, causing a basal skull fracture. Jones’ parents said emergency workers told them there have been numerous sledding accidents on the hill in the past.
Icy conditions close area highways
Police say icy roads are causing accidents in parts of Indiana following a night of freezing drizzle. Traffic was moving slowly along Interstate 70’s eastbound lanes about 30 miles east of Indianapolis at 10 a.m. Wednesday after being closed earlier because of crashes. State police said traffic was moving slowly along Interstate 69 north of Indianapolis in Hamilton and Madison counties following several crashes and slide-offs. Portions of the highway had been closed for a time overnight due to the slick conditions. I-69 at the 10 mile-marker in Fishers was shut down until crews could clean up an accident, while more crews were assisting drivers sliding off the 116th Street exit ramp into a ditch.
Will Peyton Manning really be NFL’s highest-paid player?
Expect Colts quarterback to a sign back-loaded contract that he has no intention of playing out.
Family Dollar plans 350 jobs in northeast Indiana
A $70 million investment in a new distribution center by the North Carolina-based discount retailer is expected to create up to 350 jobs. The facility should be operational by spring 2012.
Smaller meetings key to convention center expansion
Large conventions typically get the most attention, but it’s the smaller meetings that will be critical to ensuring the expanded Indiana Convention Center is adequately occupied.
Home building suffers another bad year, locally and nationally
Building permits filed for new homes in the nine-county Indianapolis area rose just 2.6 percent in 2010, to 3,720. That’s just 95 more homes than in 2009—the worst year for local home construction in more than a quarter century.
Salvation Army reaches holiday goal after late surge
The Salvation Army of Indiana announced Wednesday morning that it reached its holiday fundraising goal of $2.93 million after a last-minute appeal.
INSIDE DISH: Venezuelan chef keeps day job, hatches big plan
Daniel Blanco took a serious shot at the restaurant biz, working 19-hour days as both a truck driver and owner of a South American eatery, with more on the way.
Brightpoint exec Fivel leaving for Simon Property Group
One of the top executives at Brightpoint Inc. is leaving the Indianapolis-based cell phone distributor to take a similar position at Simon Property Group.
Panel OKs adding cell numbers to no-call list
An Indiana House committee has endorsed a bill that would allow residents to add their cell phone numbers to the state's do-not-call list for unwanted telemarketing calls.
Carmel firm gets FDA approval for lice treatment
ParaPRO LLC’s treatment, called Natroba, has a potential U.S. market of 6 million to 12 million infected children annually.
Irsay ready to begin negotiations on Manning deal
Peyton Manning is expected to get a pay raise next season. Oft-injured safety Bob Sanders may have to take a pay cut, and longtime Colts running backs coach Gene Huey is looking for a new job.