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The Marion County Prosecutor's Office has filed criminal-confinement charges against 47-year-old Darrell Johnson, the
former assistant director of Head Start. Investigators say that in November, Johnson used duct tape to restrain a 4-year-old
for misbehaving in the Head Start office in IPS School 75. Head Start, a national school-readiness program, has since fired
Johnson.
Two semi-trucks crashed in the southbound lanes of Interstate 65 near Lebanon early Friday morning. One of the truck drivers
swerved to miss a deer in the roadway, lost control and flipped over, crossing the interstate. The other driver crashed into
the other truck. Injuries were minor, but I-65 southbound was closed at Route 39, complicating morning rush hour.
A Lawrence police officer was seriously injured in a crash on Pendleton Pike while responding to a call about 3:30 Friday
morning. David Carter, 37, was heading west on Pendleton when a compact car abruptly stopped in front of him, forcing the
officer to swerve and hit a sign. Carter is in serious condition at Methodist Hospital. Pendleton Pike was closed west of
Interstate 465 as police investigated the crash scene. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
The world's most famous golfer made his first public appearance today in three months. But it's difficult to say if
sports fans and sponsors will accept him back with open arms.
The state's eight public television and radio stations, including WFYI in Indianapolis, will not receive their final two
installments of public funding for fiscal 2010 because of Indiana's budget crisis.
Accuride Corp. says its Gunite Corp. factory in Elkhart will be closed by May 1. Its production will be moved to factories
in Rockford, Ill., and Brillon, Wis.
A meteorologist says we can expect a string of cold, snowy winters, thanks to more moisture in the atmosphere.
J.C. Hart Co. is designing plans for a $17 million upscale apartment community as part of the master-planned Lawrence Village
at the Fort.
Evista generated $1.03 billion in sales last year, of which $348.1 million came outside the United States.
Indiana lawmakers have taken another step in advancing legislation that supporters say will give a boost to Indiana's
renewable energy movement.
Blackstone Group LP, the world’s largest private-equity firm, may join Simon Property Group Inc.’s bid to buy bankrupt
General Growth Properties Inc., according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.
Sen. Evan Bayh brought home the bacon—more than
$1.4 billion in federal appropriations and grants in just the last 12 months.
No incentive can make a bad deal bankable. But President Obama’s stimulus measures are spurring some promising small businesses
to begin borrowing again, despite the recession.
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has decided to overhaul the city’s and county’s 1970s-era financial IT systems—a move
that could cement
his reputation for improving government efficiency. But the upgrade also is fraught with risk.
Simon Property Group Inc. already is known for playing hardball with mall tenants over rent. So national retailers like The
Gap Inc. and Limited Brands Inc. will be bracing for future lease negotiations if the nation’s largest mall owner succeeds
in a $10 billion bid to take over its nearest rival, the bankrupt General Growth Properties Inc.
Fears that Greece may default on its government debt have kept global markets on edge.
Academic tenure, with its promise of lifelong employment based upon five to seven years of work experience, is silly and
makes those of us who have pursued a career in teaching and research look disingenuous.
