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U.S. unemployment claims signal slower hiring

Applications have started to tick up in recent weeks after months of steady declines. And employers added only 120,000 jobs in March — half the pace of the previous three months.

Federal suit intensifies horse-racing dispute

Former car dealer Ed Martin Jr., already banned from state horse racing tracks, is accusing the Indiana Horse Racing Commission of violating his civil rights and trespassing on his Florida thoroughbred farm during an investigation it launched against him.

Purdue set to start building life sciences park

The $38 million Lyles-Porter Hall will house numerous health programs. Purdue also is planning a $25 million Drug Discovery Building that will bring together pharmaceutical researchers from throughout the school.

Colleges could be banned from using tax funds for marketing

For-profit U.S. colleges, including Carmel-based ITT Educational Services Inc., would be barred from spending federal taxpayer money on advertising, marketing and recruiting under a Senate bill targeting the education-based businesses.

Error renews questions about Indianapolis police

A fresh revelation about the mishandling of evidence in a fatal crash involving an Indianapolis police officer prompted the city's police chief, Paul Ciesielski, to step down Tuesday, and left Public Safety Director Frank Straub being grilled by a city-county committee Wednesday night.

New Dow, Monsanto crop needs study, vegetable growers say

A coalition of vegetable growers, including one from Indiana that contains Red Gold Inc., wants U.S. regulators to study the potential damage facing their fields from a new generation of herbicide-tolerant crops.

Fishers mom arrested after toddlers wander

A Fishers mother was arrested Tuesday after her two toddlers were found wandering their neighborhood alone. Sarah Martin, 23, faces neglect of a dependent, possession of a controlled substance and marijuana possession charges. A resident in the 13100 block of Knollwood Place, near 131st Street and Harrison Parkway, found the children, who were wearing just T-shirts, at about 10:15 a.m. and called police. It took an hour of searching to find their home, which was blocks away. Martin told police that she had smoked marijuana, swallowed Adderall and fell asleep while watching the children.

Southern Indiana officials celebrate I-69 extension work

Several government and business leaders participated in a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for the 27-mile stretch of I-69 from near the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center to Indiana 37 south of Bloomington.

Police shoot man near strip club

Indianapolis police say they shot and critically injured a suspect who fired shots at officers after he created a disturbance Tuesday at a west-side strip club. Police were called to Patty's Showclub on West Washington Street near Belmont Avenue at about 10:30 p.m. after patrons called 911 to report a man threatening to “shoot the place up." By the time police arrived, the suspect was walking west on Washington away from the scene. The man shot at the officers and ran. After a chase, the man opened fire again and was shot multiple times by police.

Mother shot to death in car

A mother was shot to death Tuesday night while in a car with her two children on the city’s east side. Indianapolis police were called to the scene in the 3700 block of Layman Avenue at about 10:20 p.m. and found a man and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds and two uninjured children in the car. The woman, who was shot in the stomach and chest, was pronounced dead at a hospital. The male, identified as 21-year-old Jonathan Perry, was shot in the leg. Investigators say the woman was scheduled to meet her estranged husband for child visitation when the incident occurred.