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Visitors to next summer's Indiana State Fair will be able to cool down during the dog days of August by watching an outdoor ice-skating show. Fair spokesman Andy Klotz said Rosstyn Ice Shows will hold three to four family-themed shows daily on a rink beneath a tent with seating for up to 800 spectators.
A vacant house on the northeast side will be torn down following an overnight fire that caused parts of it to collapse. Indianapolis firefighters arrived at the blaze in the 2300 block of North LaSalle Street at about 3:15 a.m. and fought it for about 45 minutes. The cause is under investigation.
A bicyclist found the body of an unidentified woman in White River State Park at about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The body was on a walking path near Limestone Street and West New York Street, south of the IUPUI Campus Apartments. Investigators were delayed in investigating the death until two dogs guarding the body were removed by Indianapolis Animal Care and Control, police said. An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday.
Dubbed Franciscan Place, the $20 million development will feature 150-plus senior-living apartments, shops and a restaurant in the old hospital. Work is expected to begin in February.
Terre Haute officials this week awarded a $2.7 million contract to an Indianapolis company for the removal of soil to a depth of 10 feet on much of a 20-acre site where Terre Haute Coke and Carbon operated from 1926 until 1988.
At last week's International Motorsports Industry Show, officials for Lakeville-based company said they are interested in and capable of supplying tires for the high-speed IndyCar Series.
Home repossessions rose in 29 states and the District of Columbia in November, led by an increase of 96 percent in Indiana. However, the number of homes starting on the path to foreclosure declined to the lowest level in six years.
Eli Lilly and Co. said it discontinued a last-stage trial of experimental rheumatoid arthritis drug tabalumab for lack of efficacy. Lilly is still evaluating the drug in the two other late-stage studies.
Shares of the Pendleton-based company opened Thursday at $15.85 each and climbed to $16.50 by the end of the day. The stock had previously been listed on the thinly traded pink sheets.
An eastside theater built in 1926 is up for sale with an asking price of $145,000.
Johnson County commissioners voted unanimously this week to repeal a tough new public smoking ordinance less than a month before it was scheduled to go into effect.
The money is the state's share of a $42.9 million deal the drugmaker struck to resolve allegations it deceptively marketed an antibacterial agent and promoted a fibromyalgia treatment for off-label uses.
Gov. Mitch Daniels said Wednesday he has been hearing from companies that fear that a measure that would put Indiana's ban on same-sex marriage into the state constitution might also prevent firms from offering benefits to gay couples.
When lawmakers reconvene Jan. 7 for the 2013 legislative session, they will do so under a unique structure: a new Republican governor and Republican super-majorities in both chambers of the General Assembly.
What the 2013 legislative session lacks in spectacle, it’s sure to make up for in surprises.
The Arts Council of Indianapolis on Wednesday unveiled a a new program to help central Indiana not-for-profit arts, cultural and humanities organizations raise funds for individual projects.
Health officials in central Indiana say a material resembling red crushed pepper that apparently sickened 32 workers at an Amazon distribution center in Plainfield was organic and not a threat to anyone's health.
Three people were arrested Tuesday afternoon after a high-speed chase ended in an accident that seriously injured one person and clogged up three lanes of Interstate 465 on the city's northwest side. The pursuit started near 79th Street and Harcourt Road when an off-duty officer saw a sport-utility vehicle driving recklessly. The SUV refused to pull over and the officer called for backup. The chase reached speeds of about 95 mph and ended about eight miles later just south of 71st Street when the SUV crashed into another vehicle. A person in the other vehicle was taken to the hospital in serious condition.
