IDEM files proposed permit for $2.65B gasification plant
Indiana Gasification contends the project in Rockport will create 500 permanent jobs. Opponents say the plant will harm regional air quality.
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Indiana Gasification contends the project in Rockport will create 500 permanent jobs. Opponents say the plant will harm regional air quality.
Zionsville voters passed a referendum Tuesday night that will hike local property taxes to provide additional school funding. Meanwhile, Johnson County taxpayers voted no Tuesday on a referendum to decide whether to help finance a $30 million library project.
Rep. Andre Carson easily defeated three Democratic challengers in Tuesday's primary to win his party's nomination in central Indiana's 7th District. He will face Carlos May, a former aide to Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard.
Former U.S. Attorney Susan Brooks has won the Republican nomination for the 5th congressional district seat in central Indiana that retiring GOP Rep. Dan Burton is giving up after 30 years.
Tuesday was a night of second chances in many of Indiana's congressional primary races.
Former state Rep. Luke Messer has won the Republican nomination for eastern Indiana's 6th District seat that GOP Rep. Mike Pence is giving up to run for governor.
Romney had no serious challenge in the state and easily outpolled Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. Santorum and Gingrich remained on the ballot despite having ended their campaigns.
U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was ousted Tuesday by tea party-backed challenger Richard Mourdock in Indiana's Republican primary, abruptly ending the nearly four-decade career of a popular politician who built a reputation as a diplomat but whose critics argued had ceded too much ideological ground to represent a conservative state.
With the additional five hours of news, Fox 59 plans to add six employees at the television station, which will produce 60 hours of news programming each week.
Republicans are hoping new election districts they drew last year and a wave of Democratic retirements help them strengthen their control of the Indiana Legislature. Voters in Tuesday's primary are selecting Republican and Democratic nominees for all 100 Indiana House seats and half of the 50 state Senate seats.
Marsh Supermarkets CEO Joe Kelley abruptly resigned Tuesday, and the Fishers-based chain launched a search for its third chief executive in a little more than a year. The company named Chief Operating Officer Bill Holsworth as its interim CEO.
Marsh Supermarkets CEO Joe Kelley abruptly resigned Tuesday, and the locally based chain launched a search for its third chief executive in a little more than a year.
State treasurer Richard Mourdock said Tuesday morning that he's "reasonably optimistic" he'll defeat six-term incumbent Sen. Richard Lugar in Indiana's Republican primary.
A 17-year-old boy who said he took a stun gun to school to protect himself from bullies who tormented him because he was gay has been expelled. Indianapolis Public Schools issued a statement Tuesday confirming the expulsion of Darnell Young from Arsenal Technical High School through the fall semester. Young’s mother said she gave her son the stun gun because he was often bullied at school for wearing female apparel. IPS said in the statement that it offers anti-bullying programs and support through the Gay Straight Alliance, but has a no-tolerance policy regarding weapons.
The Indiana Pacers box office expects to sell out the few dozen remaining tickets for Tuesday night’s Game 5 against the Orlando Magic by 5 p.m., two hours before game time. The Pacers lead the Magic 3-1 in the best-of-seven series and hope to close out their first NBA playoffs series victory since 2005. Most of the remaining tickets are single seats in the balcony of Bankers Life Fieldhouse. At last check, more than 400 tickets were available on StubHub, ranging in price from $18 for a balcony seat to $515 for courtside.
Indianapolis police say a man was shot to death Tuesday morning during a home invasion on the west side. Mark Fuller, 43, died at the scene in the 3900 block of Kalmar Drive, near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, about 3:30 a.m. Detectives believe Fuller and his girlfriend were asleep when three males forced their way into the house, demanded money and shot Fuller. Two teenagers were also inside the home, but they escaped unharmed. Police are looking for suspects.
The owner of Aristocrat Pub & Restaurant fought all the way to the Indiana Supreme Court against a parking variance for a proposed competitor, but now he’s seeking a similar variance of his own.
Purdue University plans to demolish an old coal-burning boiler, convert another coal-burning boiler to natural gas and install a natural gas-fired combined heat and power unit as part of a new comprehensive energy plan.
Marion County Clerk Beth White said she expects voter turnout for the Tuesday primary to be about 20 percent, much lower than the 37-percent participation in the 2008 primary. Without a presidential primary this time around, Democrats don’t feel as much urgency to vote, White said.