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Last week, in a contest to win a family four-pack of tickets to see “Walking with Dinosaurs-The Arena Spectacular,” coming to Conseco Fieldhouse July 8-12, I asked you to write in your favorite dinosaur or dinosaur moment. Among many a Dino and Tyrannosaurus Rex, here are some of your other favorite dinosaurs: “The one Fred […]
The number of homeless families in the state’s most-populous county grew by 78 percent this year, an official count shows, but the actual number is several times higher, an advocacy group said yesterday. Meanwhile, the total of homeless individuals has declined. The Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention said a federally required homeless count on […]
A worker has been killed after falling from a boom lift at the construction site for the Indiana Convention Center expansion in downtown Indianapolis. Police say 55-year-old Stanley Roberts of Indianapolis fell about 50 feet when the device toppled for an unknown reason this afternoon. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say Roberts […]
Indiana State Police say the Hancock County auditor has been arrested on five felony charges, including bribery. State police arrested 42-year-old Linda J. Grass at her office at the county courthouse in Greenfield yesterday and took her to the county jail. But a jail officer who answered the phone said she had been instructed not […]
President Barack Obama proposed sweeping new “rules of the road” for the nation’s financial system today, casting the changes as a critically important response to the economic crisis and the greatest regulatory transformation since the Great Depression. Obama blamed the financial crisis on “a culture of irresponsibility” that he said had taken root from Wall […]
Supporters of a state program that invests in high-tech startups are rallying to restore its $70 million appropriation to a budget proposal under consideration by legislators. Democrats who control the Indiana House of Representatives advanced their version of a new state budget to the full chamber Monday after the House Ways and Means Committee endorsed […]
An Indianapolis Public Schools teacher facing child-molestation charges appeared in court this morning for an initial hearing. Lee Tibbetts, a math teacher at John Marshall Community High School, was released from jail last night on bond. Court papers detail several sex acts that a 13-year-old boy says took place in the teacher’s classroom this spring.
IndyGo wants to help you “Dump the Pump.” Hoosiers can stop by Monument Circle today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to learn more about different transportation options and get tips for taking public transportation. Tomorrow is National Dump the Pump day, when commuters are encouraged to take mass transit to work.
Supporters of a state program that invests in high-tech startups are rallying to restore its $70 million appropriation to a budget proposal under consideration by legislators. Democrats who control the Indiana House of Representatives advanced their version of a new state budget to the full chamber Monday after the House Ways and Means Committee endorsed […]
Lucas Oil Stadium has made the cut of stadiums to be considered for a U.S. bid to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup soccer tournaments. The list this week of possible sites to be included in the U.S. bid was trimmed from the original 58 candidates released in April to 45 sites in 37 […]
A proposal to help a struggling Indianapolis sports board hit a legislative speed bump yesterday, while a plan to move a Gary casino seems to have reached a dead end. The Democrat-led House Ways and Means Committee made several changes to Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels’ plan to help the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board, which runs […]
A Zionsville man accused of bludgeoning his ex-wife to death made his first court appearance this morning and faces murder charges. Police say Michael Stayer, 31, attacked his ex-wife in her Whitestown home last week with a blunt object, possibly a hammer or a tire-iron. Beth Stayer, 34, died the next day at Methodist Hospital. […]
Were Goodyear officials and Jeff Gordon just blowing smoke after the most recent tire test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
Some NASCAR followers think so. More than a few fendered car fans want to…
BioCrossroads has named the dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine as its interim chairman. Dr. Craig Brater will serve in place of Dr. Gus Watanabe, who died last week. BioCrossroads promotes and invests in life sciences businesses in central Indiana. Brater will serve as interim chairman until the BioCrossroads board of directors meets […]
I was asked yesterday about the paving timeline at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Speedway officials have graciously provided me with the correct timeline. And since the track’s condition is an important part of the Goodyear tire story at last year…
All the dialogue in the previous post about David Letterman’s apology to Sarah Palin sent me searching for previous comedian apologies. Here are some I found:
Jamie Fox to Miley Cyrus.
Bill Maher to Pope Benedict
Al Franken to John…
Two chemistry professors at IUPUI are laboring to create the McDonald’s of research laboratories – low-cost and all over the world. Bill Scott and Martin O’Donnell have started a project called Distributed Drug Discovery, trying to lure in researchers and students at universities around the globe to collaborate over the Internet to discover new drugs. […]
Tomato growers will have their moment in the spotlight at this year’s Indiana State Fair. The fair this year is celebrating the “Year of Tomatoes” with events each day featuring the Indiana fruit. Highlights will include the largest tomato contest – open to fruits weighing five pounds or larger – and a salsa recipe contest. […]
