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Five injured in stagecoach mishap
Officials say one person was hospitalized overnight after being hurt when a stagecoach tipped over before an Indiana State Fair horse show. Altogether, five people—two state fair queens and three judges—were taken to a hospital with minors injuries after the crash Sunday afternoon inside the fairgrounds coliseum. The driver of the coach was uninjured.
House fire under investigation
Arson investigators were on the scene of a fire in the 4000 block of East 42nd Street Monday morning that caused heavy damage to a vacant house. Indianapolis fire officials estimate the fire broke out about 2 a.m. and caused at least $125,000 in damages. A neighbor told investigators the home was in foreclosure and had been vacant about three weeks.
Fair plans to honor concert victims
The one-year anniversary of the stage-collapse tragedy at the Indiana State Fair will be marked by a moment of silence Monday. Officials said all activity on the fairgrounds will shut down at 8:46 p.m., the time investigators say the first emergency call came in last year. Seven people died and 58 were injured in the tragedy. A plaque memorializing the victims was placed beneath the grandstand on Main Street.
Luck will sell Colts tickets, but won’t make fans forget No. 18
Luck’s stellar preseason debut against the St. Louis Rams Sunday isn’t so much about making people forget about Manning—Indianapolis will never forget No. 18—as much as it is getting the team’s fan base focused on the future.
Ex-Star editor hopes to do communications consulting
Dennis Ryerson, who stepped down as editor June 1, said he was not pressured to leave after arrival of his successor, but acknowledged there was some “tension.”
Latest CIB budget contains no new payments to Pacers
Payments on a three-year, $30 million subsidy ended this year, but discussions continue between CIB officials and Pacers officials on future leases involving Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
U.S. 31 project leaves many living in uncertainty
The new U.S. 31 highway project is designed to make travel faster and safer between South Bend and Indianapolis, but many aren’t happy with the property-acquisition process.
WellPoint board member says Braly still backed as CEO
A WellPoint Inc. director said there’s no move by the board to fire CEO Angela Braly for poor performance. Meanwhile, an expert predicted Braly will have at least until early 2013 to right the ship as the company awaits the close of the $4.9 billion Amerigroup acquisition.
Indiana auto parts maker plans factory expansion
Seymour Tubing Inc. is planning a $20 million project to expand and buy new equipment for a southern Indiana factory. The expansion help the company retain 460 workers and add 20 more.
Ballard’s budget omits funds for police, fire recruitment
The Republican mayor's administration also is trying to renegotiate scheduled 3 percent pay raises for officers and firefighters for $5.5 million in budget cuts.
Hoosier politicians offer tax cuts for all stripes
Hoosiers have a pick of candidates looking to succeed Gov. Mitch Daniels who are ready to slash their taxes for them.
Drought helps well companies, hurts landscape businesses
The worst drought in decades has created a business boom for Indiana's well-drilling companies, whose crews are working long hours to dig new, deeper wells or install new pumps for homeowners whose wells ran dry. Meanwhile, lawn-care and landscaping companies are scrambling to find work.
Ethics rulings say Daniels can lobby for Purdue
Two state ethics rulings have concluded that Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels can lobby the state Legislature for university funding and other matters once he becomes Purdue University's president next year.
Tourism agency names ISO exec as interim director
The Indiana Office of Tourism Development has named Mark Newman as interim executive director, replacing Amy Vaughan, who had led the tourism agency since 2005.
Man charged in 13-year-old’s rape
A Carmel man faces numerous charges after being accused of raping a 13-year-old girl. Charles Blake Bracken, 19, was charged with rape, child molestation, criminal deviate conduct, sexual battery and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Police allege he took advantage of the teen while she was under the influence of alcohol last month during a party at Carmel Woods apartments.
Local watering bans still in effect
Despite recent rainfall, local water utilities aren’t ready to lift water-conservation measures. Citizens Water said levels at Indianapolis-area reservoirs are rising, but more rain is needed before it would consider dropping mandatory watering bans. “We are in such a deficit when it comes to rainfall that we can’t lift the ban only to put it back in place in a couple of weeks when we’re back in the same situation that we were last month,” said spokeswoman Sarah Holsapple.
Colts take big risk with new in-stadium offering
NFL monitoring wireless offerings at Lucas Oil Stadium as one of five test sites before signing a leaguewide telecommunications deal. Colts new app and in-stadium content could be big tests.