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An Indianapolis mother faces child neglect charges after she allegedly abandoned her 11-year-old daughter on a city street. Police say Deborah Mathis, 32, left her daughter on the corner of 30th Street and Lafayette Road late Sunday night. Mathis reportedly told police that she was “trying to teach her daughter to be brave.”
Companies with a Facebook presence may now be vulnerable to so-called cybersquatters if they failed to register a new user name as part of a policy introduced by the popular networking site. Facebook on Saturday began allowing users to select personalized, easy-to-remember Web addresses that incorporate their own names, nicknames or trademarks. The new usernames […]
The public has until June 26 to comment on the state unemployment agency’s strategic plan to use federal funds to find jobs for Indiana workers. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development has posted the plan at www.in.gov/dwd/2540.htm. It invites the public to submit comments to [email protected]. The U.S. Department of Labor requires all states to […]
Goodyear officials in town today for their final tire test before the July 26 Brickyard 400 think they have the problem solved that caused their tires to shred during last year’s race.
While NASCAR…
Industrial production tumbled a larger-than-expected 1.1 percent in May as the recession crimped demand for a wide range of manufactured goods, including cars, machinery and household appliances. The Federal Reserve’s report today showed production at the nation’s factories, mines and utilities has fallen for seven straight months. Output also turned out to be a bit […]
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After a few days of back-and-forthing, David Letterman has offered an on-air apology to Sarah Palin for a joke he made referencing her daughter. In case you missed it, here’s…
Housing inventories fell last month in almost all Indianapolis-area submarkets, according to a monthly report on local residential real estate, fueling hope that the market will continue improving as supply falls to healthy levels. And at least one prominent developer of new houses sees signs of a turnaround. The number of homes for sale in […]
Construction of new homes in the United States jumped in May by the largest amount in three months, providing an encouraging sign that the nation’s deep housing recession was beginning to bottom out.The Commerce Department said today that construction of new homes and apartments jumped 17.2 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate […]
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The Indianapolis International Film Festival has announced its lineup for its shifted-to-summer 11-day July event. You can find the full schedule here.
As previously noted, the festival has not only shifted time, but location as…
A powerful Indiana House committee is scheduled to meet today to discuss possible solutions for a cash-strapped Indianapolis sports agency. A Ways and Means meeting this afternoon is expected to focus on a way to fix the Capital Improvement Board, which runs the city’s convention center and professional sports stadiums. The bill as proposed in […]
Democrats who control the Indiana House advanced their version of a new state budget to the full chamber yesterday with little sign that it will gain much if any support from outnumbered Republicans. The House Ways and Means Committee endorsed the plan on a 15-10 party-line vote after approving several amendments to the one-year spending […]
General Motors’ plant in Fort Wayne is in the running for a proposed $46 million expansion even as the automaker closes plants as part of its reorganization under federal bankruptcy laws. GM is seeking a 10-year tax break on $27 million in equipment needed for the expansion, which would “furnish and install machinery, equipment and […]
The owners of one of Indiana’s most successful riverboat casinos are preparing to replace it with a new $335 million boat that’s the size of two football fields. The new Hollywood casino in Lawrenceburg won’t just replace the 13-year-old Argosy casino when it opens June 29 – it will also raise the stakes in a […]
KV Racing Technology announced today that Paul Tracy will pilot a car for the team at the Camping World Grand Prix at the Glen, July 5, at Watkins Glen International Raceway.
Tracy will be…
A state school for troubled and needy youth would have to be reopened under legislation endorsed by an Indiana House Committee. Gov. Mitch Daniels’ administration closed the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home east of Indianapolis late last month, in part because of costs. The administration plans to convert the school to a National Guard military […]
Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels’ budget proposal includes a scholarship tax credit that supporters say would give poor students the opportunity to attend private schools, but opponents say would open the door to vouchers. Daniels’ budget proposal includes a 50-percent tax credit for donations to a not-for-profit scholarship-granting organization that helps students from low-income families attend […]
Indianapolis Executive Airport in Zionsville will reopen its main runway Saturday after a $4.3 million resurfacing project paid for with federal stimulus funds, the airport announced today. It’s the first U.S. airport to benefit from stimulus money, said officials from Montgomery Aviation, which runs the airport. Resurfacing of the 5,300-foot runway resulted in a 45-day […]
U.S. investors are joining traders overseas in worrying that a three-month surge in stocks might be overdone, sending major indexes down more than 2 percent this morning. Stocks fell on Wall Street after heavy selling in Europe and Asia. Investors are concerned about a weaker-than-expected manufacturing index and a stronger dollar pushing down oil prices […]
Democrats who control the Indiana House are considering changes to their proposed one-year state budget proposal. The House Ways and Means Committee planned to consider amendments to the bill today, and then possibly vote to send the measure to the full House for consideration. The one-year plan would increase spending on schools by an average […]
Peyton Manning announced a new initiative this morning aimed at fighting childhood obesity. The Indianapolis Colts quarterback and officials from the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent will launch a Hoosier school health and wellness campaign. Project 18, named after Manning’s jersey number, will focus on risky health behaviors in third- through fifth-grade students. […]
