Pence signs Indiana voucher expansion bill
Gov. Mike Pence visited Calvary Christian School on the south side of Indianapolis on Thursday to sign the plan that will make more children eligible for vouchers.
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Gov. Mike Pence visited Calvary Christian School on the south side of Indianapolis on Thursday to sign the plan that will make more children eligible for vouchers.
Police blocked West 56th Street on the northwest side at about 4 a.m. Thursday as emergency crews responded to reports of what appeared to be an oil or gas spill. According to the Pike Township Fire Department, the substance appeared to be some type of petroleum product leaking from an underground pipe. Representatives of the Marion County Health Department said nearby residents were not in danger. Officials worked later in the morning to determine the source of the leak.
Police have issued a Silver Alert for a missing 85-year-old man last seen late Wednesday afternoon near the Village Pantry at 5190 N. Franklin Road. Clayborne Lewis was described as 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds. He was wearing a black-and-white sweater and maroon pants. Police say he does not hear or see well, and might be disoriented and require medical attention.
A judge in Fort Wayne is expected to decide Thursday whether to revoke the bond of a suspended Indianapolis police officer who was arrested on drunken driving charges while awaiting trial on similar charges connected with a fatal 2010 crash. David Bisard, 39, had been held in the Marion County Jail since he was arrested following an April 27 crash in Indianapolis. No one was injured. Last week, Judge Allen Surbeck ordered Bisard to remain jailed until Thursday's hearing in Fort Wayne, where the fatal crash case was moved because of extensive publicity in central Indiana.
Spring gardeners, lawn manicurists and nursery folk of all varieties on the hunt for cheap fertilizer this planting season need look no farther than the Greenfield's wastewater treatment facility.
Single-family building permits filed in the nine-county Indianapolis area rose again in April, the 10th straight month of year-over-year increases.
School and fairgrounds officials announced the five-year deal on Thursday. Playing in the 74-year-old landmark will more than quintuple seating capacity for Jaguar games.
Vlogbrother will also score an honorary degree. But he won’t be the only celebrity on stage.
Shareholders in Carmel-based Merchants will receive stock that was valued at $98.3 million before the announcement of the deal caused a huge spike.
Much of the job growth has come from fewer layoffs. Overall hiring remains far below pre-recession levels.
Kountry Kitchen Soul Food Place is seeking to build a new restaurant just south of its current location. Plans call for a two-story structure, large enough to hold banquets, to be constructed on a vacant lot near College Avenue and 19th Street.
The terminal's four concourses and other structures built between 1954 and 1987 are all expected to be cleared by year's end.
Indianapolis is reconsidering plans for cracking down on negligent landlords through a rental-housing registry after the Legislature enacted a one-year moratorium on new fees.
Zoo security officers will begin checking the slide temperatures every 30 minutes, and the zoo is adding more caution signs alerting parents that playground surfaces may be hot.
Construction is expected to begin this summer on a $6 million development at Carmel’s City Center that includes luxury apartments overlooking the Monon Trail.
Gov. Mike Pence praised Indiana’s new two-year, $30 billion budget for its tax-relief measures and other provisions as incentives that would lure new investment and jobs to the state.
The team plans to provide gold t-shirts for all in attendance for Saturday’s game, which tips off at 8 p.m. Ticket packages for next season are selling as local enthusiasm builds.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has vetoed his first legislation since taking office in January, rejecting two bills with new licensing requirements.
Warner relies on funds from the Indiana Family and Social Administration, but the FSSA recently decided to end that funding after numerous complaints against the company went unresolved.
Banks will not return to their status as reliable sources of shareholder dividends for three years or longer.