Farm with 2 million chickens planned in eastern Indiana
An application with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management calls for a six-barn confined animal feeding operation
near the Jay County town of Bryant.
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An application with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management calls for a six-barn confined animal feeding operation
near the Jay County town of Bryant.
A Houston minister accused of using money borrowed to build a new church to buy a mink coat and a Mercedes Benz missed his
initial hearing in Indianapolis on Tuesday.
Wayne Zink of Endangered Species Chocolate will become chairman of the company’s not-for-profit foundation. Chief Operating
Officer Curt Vander Meer will replace him as CEO.
Charity event scheduled for July 31 is postponed again as complaints against New Century Publishing mount.
Developer Leif Hinterberger has spent five years and most of his savings trying to build a $19M mixed-use
project at 49th Street and College Avenue. The project could be in trouble if he doesn’t get city
support.
The Indianapolis-based health insurer raised its full-year profit forecast after it earned $722.4 million, 4 percent higher
than during the same quarter a year ago. Revenue and health plan membership fell.
The community about 10 miles north of Indianapolis grew by 8.3 square miles and 8,000 people Tuesday with the long-planned
annexation.
Shareholders sued to temporarily block the sale of the public company, which is set to be acquired by JS Acquisition LLC,
a private
company formed by Emmis Chairman and CEO Jeffrey H. Smulyan.
July 30-31
Conner Prairie
Symphony on the Prairie returns to the classics with Russian conductor Andrey Boreyko and cellist Zuill Bailey sitting in
for a set that includes Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, Saint-Saens’ First Cello Concerto and Rimsky-Korsakov’s
“Russian Easter.” Details here.
July 29-31
Indiana Repertory Theatre
One of Terre Haute’s most notorious residents was Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. Playwright Edmund White, fascinated
by the correspondence between the killer and writer Gore Vidal, created a fictional drama in which two similar men meet. The
result: his 2006 play “Terre Haute.”
Crossroads Repertory Theatre—a company based in the real Terre Haute—is bringing its Midwest premiere production
to Indianapolis for a one-weekend run. Details here.
Aug. 2
Hilbert Circle Theatre
The Heartland Film Festival doesn’t get rolling until Oct. 14. But that hasn’t stopped Heartland Truly Moving
Pictures from arranging for Rob Reiner’s latest film, “Flipped,” to get a special screening here before
its national opening. The director, along with actors Penelope Anne Miller, Anthony Edwards, and John Mahoney, are expected
to attend.
A Q&A session and dessert reception will follow the presentation.
The nostalgic PG film about first love also stars Aidan Quinn and Rebecca DeMornay as well as teens Madeline Carroll (“Swing
Vote”) and Callan McAuliffe.
For details, click here.
Pennsylvania’s tax revenue from commercial casinos approached $1.1 billion in the fiscal year that ended June 30. Indiana
was second with $878 million and Nevada third with $831 million.
Johnson County investigators say a 3-year-old girl died after choking on a hot dog. The little girl was being watched by a
17-year-old sitter at a home in Bargersville when she started choking. Someone called 911, but paramedics were unable to save
the toddler's life. The girl's name has not been released.
Police are looking for the person who drove into a 15-year-old riding a bicycle Monday night near West 71st Street and Georgetown
Road, then took off. The boy was taken to Wishard Hospital in critical condition with head injuries and a broken leg. Investigators
found the driver’s silver Volkswagen parked at Westview Hospital on Guion Road with the license plate removed. Investigators
say they have video of the driver leaving the scene and a blood sample from the steering wheel of the vehicle.
Two teenage males are being treated for gunshot wounds they received while traveling on Interstate 465 on the northwest side
of Indianapolis about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. One victim was shot in the chin; the other shot in the arm. A third teen in the car
escaped injury. The group drove to a friend's house in the Royal Run neighborhood in Zionsville to call for help after
the shooting. It is unclear if the victims knew the shooter. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
Economists watch the Consumer Confidence index closely because consumer spending accounts for about 70 percent of U.S. economic
activity and is critical to a strong recovery.
There are key issues not directly related to players' salaries that could derail negotiations between the NFL owners and
players for a new collective bargaining agreement, and Indy's 2012 Super Bowl.
Shoppers are demanding price cuts on already-discounted merchandise. And young adults are showing up in droves.