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Wally Trevino has been dismissed from the Henry County Sheriff’s Department after admitting to driving drunk and crashing
his truck into an empty house in September. Trevino was off-duty at the time. He was later arrested on charges of drunken
driving and criminal recklessness. Documents show two other off-duty officers were out drinking with Trevino that night.
IPS students won’t be getting a two-hour Super Bowl reprieve after all. District officials wanted to start the school day
two hours later on Monday to cope with the likelihood bus drivers won’t report to work after staying up late to watch the
game, but State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett said such delays are allowed only in the event of an emergency.
The last time the Colts were in the Super Bowl, so many bus drivers called in sick on the next day, school got delayed. IPS
now plans to open one hour late and extend the school day by thirty minutes.
A City-County Councilman and metro police officer has been suspended. Lincoln Plowman is a Republican councilman from Franklin
Township. He’s also a high-ranking police officer and the focus of an internal investigation. Plowman commands IMPD’s support
service branch, which oversees reserve officers. Public Safety Director Frank Straub wouldn’t say why Plowman is under investigation.
He has turned in his gun, badge and squad car. A spokesman for the FBI says he can neither confirm nor deny a federal probe
is taking place. Fox59 will have more on the story at 4 p.m.
Indianapolis’ Metropolitan Development Commission sets $667,500 minimum price for the long-vacant property at Meridian and
32nd Streets.
As Super Bowl approaches, companies unaffiliated with the Colts avoid becoming victims of the NFL’s strict trademark-enforcement
policies by supporting the team in generic fashion.
The second-largest company in the movie-rental business behind Blockbuster Inc. is immediately closing 760 locations. The
chain operates 14 stores in central Indiana,
according to its Web site.
The big question for many politicians isn’t about ethics. Rather, it’s whether to shell out $800 per ticket, plus hotel costs
and airfare.
Indianapolis-based trucking fleet insurer benefits from investment gains after large losses the previous year.
NAL Worldwide, which provides third-party logistics and supply-chain services, plans to close its Plainfield location March
31.
Batesville maker of hospital equipment meets analysts’ expectations, then raises full-year profit forecast.
Daniels’ schedule includes some economic development meetings and a meeting with members of the Indianapolis Super Bowl Host
Committee.
HHGregg’s profit and revenue both increased in its fiscal third quarter, despite a slight dip in same-store
sales. The opening of 19 stores helped offset the decrease.
House Minority Leader Brian Bosma says he’ll fight any efforts to pass legislation allowing the state’s riverboat casinos
to move inland.
Wireless device distributor Brightpoint Inc. saw revenue decline in the fourth quarter, but the Indianapolis-based company
still managed to bounce back from $346 million year-ago loss with an $18.3 million quarterly profit.
Work on another section of the Interstate 69 extension between Indianapolis and Evansville is expected to begin by April now
that the Federal Highway Administration has approved the project.
A plethora of experts like
Dan Collom are restoring the Moscow bridge, built in 1886 and destroyed by a tornado in 2008.
Plews Shadley Racher & Braun has finished a careful restoration of the Eden-Talbott House, continuing a strategy of shunning
glass and steel.
State government overreacted in its attempts to reign in construction costs, and should seek middle ground
Former Senator Dan Coats said he was re-entering politics because he is increasingly alarmed and frustrated about the direction of the country.
The Metropolitan Development Commission has approved an emergency motion to protect a 1914 church at the northeast corner
of Washington Street and German Church Road.
