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Ruling cuts $42M award for state workers seeking back pay

The Indiana Court of Appeals issued a ruling today that will force a trial court to significantly reduce a $42.4 million award handed down last year to state employees who alleged they were owed back pay. The long-delayed 1993 suit was filed by state employees who were required to work 40 hours a week while […]

Canal goes pink for breast cancer awareness

Indianapolis First Lady Winnie Ballard and Colts Vice President Kalen Irsay turned downtown’s Central Canal pink early Friday morning to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The canal has been turned blue, teal and green before, but this is the first time it’s been pink. Lucas Oil Stadium will be bathed in pink Sunday afternoon when the Colts will take on the Kansas City Chiefs.

Driver takes out siren pole

A driver slammed into a tornado-siren pole this morning on the west side of Indianapolis, knocking it over. She was taken to Methodist with complaints of stomach and back pain. The accident occurred near Cossell Road and West Michigan Street just before 5 a.m. The woman said she was distracted by something on her windshield before swerving and hitting the pole.
 

Police investigate suspicious death

Indianapolis police are investigating the suspicious death of a 64-year-old man on the city’s southeast side. The man’s ex-wife and daughter had not heard from him since Tuesday, so they stopped by his home on Walker Avenue to check on him Thursday at about 9 p.m. The man was dead and the house appeared to have been ransacked. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
 

CIB budget could face rough ride in council

Some City-County Council members are skeptical of the Capital Improvement Board’s spending plan for 2011 that includes $10 million for the privately operated Indiana Pacers.

Local environmental contractor declares bankruptcy

Indianapolis-based ESI Environmental Inc. filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The firm was the area's second-largest environmental contractor based on revenue, according to the most recent IBJ statistics.

Economy too much for century-old lumberyard

A lumberyard and hardware store that survived the Great Depression and two World Wars has fallen victim to modern economic pressures and will close after more than a century.

Beckman Coulter plans $18.2M expansion, 100 new jobs

California-based life sciences firm Beckman Coulter Inc. is planning its third local expansion since 2007, investing $18.2 million in its Indianapolis operation and adding as many as 95 jobs here in the next three years.

Schrenker sentenced to 10 years for securities fraud

Hamilton Superior Court Judge Steven Nation sentenced Marcus Schrenker to 10 years in prison, ignoring Schrenker’s claims that a lighter sentence would give him enough time to make things right.

Ailing library eyes new funding source

A state lawmaker is pushing for a law that would allow Indianapolis’ public library system to get a share of local income taxes. But some already are balking at the concept, saying it would divert money from other agencies that need it.

Downtown praised for ‘livability’ but needs more residents

The past decade has seen roughly 5,000 more residents living downtown than in 2000, wooed by new condos and apartments within walking distance of growing retail and cultural attractions. There are now 25,000 downtown residents—but still a long way from the 40,000 city leaders want by the end of the next decade.

Funds available for legal research

The Indiana Humanities Council and the Indiana Supreme Court are collaborating on a new grant project to support research, documentation and educational projects related to Indiana’s legal history.