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Cheerleading coach agrees to plea deal

A former Shelbyville High School assistant cheerleading coach accused of having inappropriate relations with a 17-year-old student entered a plea deal in court Thursday. Megan Crafton was arrested June 15 and charged with child seduction after Shelbyville police received information about her relationship with a male student. Crafton pleaded guilty to dissemination of matter or conducting performance harmful to minors. The revised charge is still a felony, but Crafton will not have to register as a sex offender.

Officials: Marion toddler suffered burns

Marion officials have identified a toddler who died while in the care of her mother’s boyfriend and was discovered Wednesday. Arianna Carmack, 2, suffered a “flash burn” from an unidentified chemical, according to a coroner’s report Thursday. While flash burn injuries are considered non-life threatening, officials believe the burns contributed to her death. Arianna sustained injuries to her head, chest and back. She also had multiple bruises on her lower extremities, the coroner said, but they appeared to be in the healing stages. The boyfriend, 27-year-old Donald Riddle, was taken into custody Thursday and has been charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in death.

Indy-area home sales off to strong start in 2013

Home-sale agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area spiked 17.2 percent in January compared to the same month a year earlier, suggesting last year's housing recovery continues to gain momentum.

Jury to begin deliberating in Don Marsh trial

The panel of nine will begin closed-door discussions Friday afternoon following closing arguments from attorneys representing Marsh Supermarkets Inc. and the former CEO of the company accused of spending $3.3 million of company funds on personal expenses.

Jury finds Bateman co-defendant not guilty in $1.7M fraud

Manuel Gonzalez has been acquitted of three counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering in connection with a scheme that targeted an Indianapolis physician. Former City-County Councilor Paul Bateman pleaded guilty last month to participating in the scheme.

Senate bill would stop paying gambling counties

The change would save the state $24 million in 2015 and another $48 million each year thereafter—all money that’s now being collected from gambling taxes and sent to cities, towns and counties.

Pence ‘very disappointed’ by House GOP budget plan

Gov. Mike Pence is unhappy with a two-year budget proposal from House Republicans released Friday that would replace his proposed tax cut with more funding for education and roads. Pence closed his Statehouse office Friday morning for “out of office staff meetings.”

Ballard: Don’t measure trade missions by new jobs

About to embark on his eighth trade mission since 2008, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is committed to keeping up the city’s international profile, regardless of whether that results in a major economic-development deal.

Allos Ventures raises $40 million for early-stage tech firms

Allos Ventures has raised $40 million from local tech industry luminaries and others to invest in early-stage tech companies in the Midwest, a segment that has seen funding dry up. The fund, Allos II, aims to invest $3 million to $7 million each in about a dozen early-stage companies—not upstarts but those already generating solid revenue streams.

Radio’s real problem

As a former radio personality (NPR and later WHAS-AM 840 in Louisville and other stations) and broadcast operations manager and intern supervisor at the University of Louisville), I continue to shake my head at Emmis and boss Jeff Smulyan’s total swivet with cell phone operators for refusing to put radio tuners on their phones or switch them on if they exist.

MAURER: One politician getting a second chance

That irrepressible Mel Reynolds is running again. Janie and I were just laughing with Rose and Bill Mays about being duped when we rallied our respective communities for an “Oreo” fundraiser on Reynolds’ behalf two decades ago.