Fishers’ first mayoral election set for next year
Fishers residents will elect their first mayor a year earlier than expected due to a change in state law that establishes Jan. 1, 2015, as the date the town becomes a city.
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Indiana county allowed to develop fertilizer plant
The state won't stand in the way of a fertilizer plant that a Pakistan-based group is developing in southwestern Indiana despite reservations expressed by Gov. Mike Pence, his office said Tuesday.
Lilly’s Zyprexa injection probed by FDA after deaths
Eli Lilly and Co.’s injectable form of the antipsychotic Zyprexa is being investigated by U.S. regulators after two patients died three to four days after receiving the drug.
New homeowners find mercury spill
Authorities are trying to determine how a large amount of highly toxic mercury ended up at a home in Elwood. Police say new homeowners were moving boxes into the home Monday evening when they noticed spills on the carpet that officials identified as mercury. About 8 ounces of mercury were found on the floor and up to 20 ounces were found in a bucket. The home was sealed off to let crews clean up the substance.
Courthouse evacuated after threat
The Madison County Government Center and Anderson City Hall were evacuated Tuesday morning following a bomb threat. Anderson police said they received the call about 8:45 a.m. from a downtown payphone. The caller said there was a chemical bomb in the building. Bomb-sniffing dogs were brought in to search the buildings.
Woman killed in hit-and-run
Indianapolis police are looking for the driver of a gray or silver sedan who struck and killed a female pedestrian late Monday night in the 2400 block of Dr. Andrew J. Brown Avenue. Elisa L. Taylor, 48, died in the hit-and-run incident just before midnight. Police said the area was not well-lit and the victim wasn’t crossing the street at an intersection.
Noble Roman’s gets rolling with take-and-bake franchises
Since October, franchisees have opened the first seven stand-alone, take-and-bake locations—dubbed Noble Roman’s Take-n-Bake P’ZA. Nine more are in development or under construction.
Court upholds Indiana legislative boycott fines
The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld fines levied by House Republicans against Democrats for their 2011 legislative walkout over right-to-work legislation.
Hospital’s plans for Zionsville facility hit snag
Witham Health Services has a conditional contract to buy about 11 acres of undeveloped land at the northeast corner of 116th Street and Michigan Road from Christel DeHaan Investments LP, pending a zoning change that would allow for office and retail uses.
16 Park set to officially open following last year’s fire
Insight Development Corp., the development arm of the Indianapolis Housing Agency, on Wednesday will officially open the $34 million apartment project about a year after fire destroyed one of the buildings.
Drugmakers may face ‘pay for delay’ suits, high court rules
Drug companies like Eli Lilly and Co. can be sued for paying rivals to delay low-cost versions of popular medicines, the U.S. Supreme Court said in a decision that rewrites the rules governing the release of generic drugs.
Duke Energy names CFO to replace Rogers as chief exec
Former Indiana utility executive Jim Rogers, 65, agreed in November to step down under a settlement with North Carolina regulators.
Pence putting stamp on Indiana with new goals
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence announced Monday he will shuffle where state agencies focus most of their efforts. State Budget Director Chris Atkins said the new priorities reflect the goals that Pence laid out in his campaign.
Report: Charitable giving by Americans on the rise
Americans gave an estimated $316.2 billion to charity last year, continuing a string of small philanthropic gains. What cause got the bulk of the bounty?
Indiana agency sued over cuts to program for disabled
A federal lawsuit says Indiana's social services agency has made changes to Medicaid waiver programs that threaten to deprive thousands of developmentally disabled people of income they need to survive outside of institutions.
Incentives draw industrial developer to AmeriPlex
A city tax abatement has led Atlanta-based Industrial Developments International to build a 794,608-square-foot speculative building in AmeriPlex and to plan construction of another, 460,000-square-foot building there.
Lilly’s pipeline failures concern analysts
The failures raise pressure on Lilly’s experimental diabetes and cancer drugs to make it to market to offset looming patent expirations.
Businesses burglarized in Castleton
Indianapolis police are investigating multiple business burglaries that took place Monday morning in an office building at the northwest corner of East 86th Street and Allisonville Road. Intruders broke into at least 11 business suites and stole computers and other equipment.
Warehouse fire still smoldering
Firefighters remain at the scene of a smoldering blaze at a 440,000-square-foot recycling warehouse in Indianapolis, two days after the fire created huge plumes of black smoke that could be seen for miles. The fire broke out at 1 p.m. Saturday on Belmont Avenue and Oliver Street. Tires, wood pallets and shingles burned, and at least 30 propane tanks exploded. Firefighters are trying to determine a cause. Damages could be in the millions of dollars.