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Brave fifth-grader aids mother in brutal attack
An Indianapolis mother is expected to return home from the hospital Thursday after her 11-year-old son likely saved her life
during a violent domestic dispute Tuesday night. The boy’s mother and her boyfriend, Shean Gilkey, began arguing over
money, and Gilkey proceeded to hit her and slam her against a group of bikes. Her son, fifth-grader Austin Mundy, called 911
to alert police and then joined the fray, trying to pry the man’s hands from his mother’s throat. Minutes later,
police arrived at the eastside apartment and arrested Gilkey.
Man dashes into burning home to rescue neighbor
A Delaware County man is being hailed as a hero after running into a burning home to rescue a man with a broken hip. The fire
started around 5 a.m. Thursday at a home near Selma. Five people were in the home at the time, and four escaped with only
minor injuries. The man rescued by his neighbor was airlifted to Wishard Hospital’s burn unit in Indianapolis.
Bob Knight betrays his former self on ESPN
Watching the transformation of Bob Knight from a take-no-guff head basketball coach to the type of glad-handing media type
he would have detested in his previous life has been truly shocking, and a little sad, to behold.
CEO: Conseco’s name no longer says insurance
Conseco Inc. CEO Jim Prieur says it’s time to change the company’s 27-year-old name partly because it’s become better associated
with a sports facility than with the insurer’s products.
Family mourns son, found in retention pond
Patrick Trainor's family is thanking police and volunteers for their help trying to find their son, a Purdue University
freshman who disappeared last weekend. The 19-year-old's body was found Wednesday inside his car, submerged in a Fisher's
retention pond. The pond is in a private housing development where Trainor had been hanging out with friends Saturday night.
Police say it looks like Trainor missed a curve in the road and drove into the water. FOX59 will have more at 4 p.m.
Health care bill burns local tanning industry
With one of the nation’s largest tanning-bed manufacturers and dozens of salons in central Indiana, a 10-percent tax on tanning
could cost the region jobs.
Jobless claims drop more than expected
New claims for unemployment benefits fell more than anticipated last week—partially due to changes in the calculations—as
layoffs ease and hiring slowly recovers.
Formula One boss eyes New York for grand prix
Bernie Ecclestone appears to be interested in widening the racing series' reach in the U.S., with recent negotiations
to return to Indianapolis and now wishing aloud for a New York-based grand prix.
United Way donations match last year’s amount
United Way of Central Indiana's 2009 fund-raising campaign raised $38.8 million, slightly short of its $39 million goal,
but almost equal to the previous year's effort, the organization announced Thursday.
Fishers Town Council set to review auto mall plans
Butler Automotive Group is proposing a $19 million development along Indiana 37 that could include five auto dealerships and
create about 230 jobs.
Lilly eyes more animal-health acquisitions
Eli Lilly is interested in assets that may be offered for sale as a result of Sanofi-Aventis SA and Merck & Co.’s plan to
combine their veterinary units.
Conseco seeking to change its name
Carmel-based insurer Conseco Inc. will ask shareholders to approve changing the company’s name to CNO Financial Group,
the company said Thursday morning.
Local beverage entrepreneur retrenches with new venture
J. Smoke Wallin launches Pelican Brands LLP to help booze companies market and distribute their products after his attempts
to acquire underperforming brands fizzled due to the credit crunch.
Judge tosses fraud claim in Mel Simon estate case
Judge William J. Hughes ruled Deborah Simon failed to make her claim with “sufficient specificity.”
Daniels warns of health bill’s ‘immorally huge’ taxes
Daniels told members of the Economic Club of Indianapolis that it’s ridiculous for anyone to suggest the nearly $1 trillion
health care overhaul signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama won’t add to the nation’s debt.
Entrepreneurs lose clout as VC funds get stingier
Most local venture funds are standing pat because the economy is weak and they’re no longer
in fund-raising mode. Having invested most of their funds, the firms have shifted to the nurturing, or “harvesting”
stage, to try to improve investment returns.
“What Would the Neighbors Think?”
March 27
CTI Theater
This isn’t your father’s strip show—it may actually be closer to your great-great grandfather’s.
Michelle L’Amour and her Chicago Starlets come to town to join local talent for an evening that promises to combine
satire, performance art and adult entertainment in a celebration of women of all shapes and sizes. Although pasties and g-strings
will remain in place, only those 18 and over will be admitted to the event—which is held in, of all places, the theater
at the Junior Achievement Center, 7435 N. Keystone Ave. Details here.