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A semi-truck driver managed to escape injury by fleeing his stuck vehicle moments before a train plowed into it. The accident
happened Tuesday night in Hancock County on County Road 400 near State Road 67. The driver was hauling a load of wooden pallets
to a recycling facility nearby when the truck got stuck on the tracks. Weather conditions may have played a part in the crash.
A man was shot and killed in his car Tuesday night while stopping to talk to two men on the near-north side. The shooting
happened on 39th Street near Graceland Avenue. A female passenger said soon after the victim stopped his car, one of the men
on the street shot the driver in the chest, killing him. The vehicle rolled down 39th Street, struck a tree and a pole, and
almost hit a pedestrian before coming to rest. The passenger was not hurt, and the victim’s name has not been released.
Police arrested a 30-year-old driver after he crashed his SUV into the headquarters of the American Red Cross of Greater
Indianapolis just after 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. Aaron Diemer of Avon, who suffered minor injuries, refused to allow medics to
draw his blood for alcohol testing. He was arrested for driving while intoxicated and for driving while suspended with a prior
conviction. Police say the SUV was going at least 70 mph when it traveled through a median, over a traffic-light control box
and into the empty building at 441 E. 10th St. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
The funds will be used for construction on the remaining 4.5 miles of the $62.5 million project, officials announced Wednesday.
Indiana Repertory Theatre presents David Hoppe’s one-person play “After Paul McCartney,” Feb.
24 to March 17. Details here.
Ensemble Music Society presents Brooklyn Rider, performing
music by Philip Glass, John Cage and more, Feb. 24, at the Indiana History Center’s Basile Theatre. Details here.
Indianapolis Museum of Art presents “Heather
Rowe: Tenuous Arrangements,” Feb. 19 to Aug. 1. Details here.
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra presents
“Happy Hour at the Symphony” featuring Time for Three, Feb. 18 at Hilbert Circle Theatre. Details here.
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra presents
“The Troika,” music by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev, Feb. 18 at Hilbert Circle Theatre.
Details here.
Indianapolis International Film Festival presents “William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe,”
Feb. 18 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s Tobias Theatre. Details here.
Bioanalytical Systems Inc., a West Lafayette-based life sciences contract research firm, on Wednesday reported a loss of $1.4
million for its fiscal first quarter.
Feb. 20
Indiana History Center
Sometimes authors’ names simply don’t register with readers. In fact,
it wasn’t until I started researching the performer who will be onstage at this Storytelling Arts event that I realized
Carmen Deedy is the author of “The Library Dragon,” a book I had read many times to my kids.
When Deedy
comes to town this weekend, though, the audience should primarily be adults. She’ll be telling “Stories for the
Journey Home,” which presumably concerns her Cuban roots, her emigration to the United States, and her dual heritage.
Details here.
A long-time bank observer says regulators are twisting into pretzels to avoid taking over Indiana institutions.
Feb. 19
Clowes Hall
In creating his “Tales from the Acoustic Planet” recordings,
Bela Fleck collaborated on location with musicians from Uganda, Senegal, Madagascar and elsewhere. For this tour, he’s
bringing along kora player Toumani Diabate, guitarists Vusi Mahlasela and D’Gary, and pianist Anania Ngolia. It’s
a world away from anything you hear on Top-40 radio, and it should be an ear-opener. Details here.
Feb. 19
Emens Auditorium
Choice 2: If the aforementioned Gretchen Wilson is too in-your-face
for you—and you don’t mind taking a little drive to Muncie—you can see the Coal Miner’s Daughter herself,
living legend Loretta Lynn. Details here.
And if those aren’t enough options, on that same evening you can drive to Evansville
to see Choice 3: Willie Nelson at The Centre. Now, if we could only get the three of them together here for a festival.
Gretchen Wilson
Feb. 19
8 Seconds Saloon
Love country music? Well, you’ve got a big
choice to make on Friday. Choice 1: You can catch self-proclaimed “Redneck Woman” Gretchen Wilson on tour in support
of her latest album, “I Got Your Country Right Here.” Details on the show here. Or you can go old-school and see …
Carmel-based Blue Horseshoe has purchased TransTech Consulting Inc., a management consulting firm in Columbus, Ohio.
Strip-center specialist Sandor Development Co. is moving its headquarters to Hamilton County after almost 50 years
in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis-based Calumet Specialty Products reported a profit of $8.2 million in the fourth quarter, a 56-percent decrease
from the same period a year ago.
Simon Property Group Inc. will have to wait in line with other potential bidders and raise its offer if it wants to land bankrupt
rival General Growth Properties Inc., the Chicago-based company said in a letter late Tuesday.
Indianapolis Airport Authority CEO John Clark revealed Tuesday evening that he is ready to proceed with a plan that could
transform the former terminal site into a hub for urban development.
A startup firm that makes fuel-efficient recreational vehicles plans to locate its manufacturing operation in Marion, state
officials announced Tuesday night, creating as many as 300 jobs by 2013.
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel on Tuesday announced an $18.5 million settlement of a lawsuit with Eli Lilly &
Co. over off-label marketing of the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa.
Three WellPoint executives will be on hand Wednesday morning to answer questions about premium increases on its individual
policies, which have risen as high as 39 percent this year.
The patent on impotence drug Viagra was partially rejected after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said it wasn’t different
enough from a Chinese herb known as Horny Goat Weed. The patent was key to an infringement suit Pfizer filed in 2002 against
Eli Lilly and Co. over its rival Cialis drug.
