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Butler mascot gets NCAA snub

Butler University Bulldog fans will have to do without their mascot when the men’s basketball team takes on Old Dominion in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday night in Washington. Blue II, a real bulldog, attended the Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis last year as Butler made its run to the championship game. But NCAA rules forbid live animals from early-round venues. Blue II’s Twitter site has been overwhelmed with fans opposing the ban.
 

Missing Alabama boys found in Indy

Police say two missing children from Alabama were found unharmed Monday in Indianapolis after they were taken by their baby sitter. Six-year-old Angel Montoya and 5-year-old Christian Montoya of Russellville, Ala., may have been kidnapped by Teresa McGee, according to officials. She’s now in custody in Indiana. The Alabama Department of Public Safety issued a Missing Child Alert for two children Monday. The boys were located at Rosewood Commons Apartments near West 56th Street.
 

Mother flees accident with baby

A 20-year-old mother was jailed Tuesday morning after running from the scene of a late-night crash in which she and her 18-month-old baby suffered injuries. Witnesses say Evelyn Haffield crashed her white Dodge Neon into a barricade wall on Interstate 65 southbound near the Meridian Street exit shortly before midnight. After the crash, Haffield was seen running across four lanes of I-65 with her baby. Police investigating the scene found a diaper bag and bottles of beer inside the car. Haffield called 911 about 2 a.m. Tuesday seeking an ambulance. She was treated at the hospital before being taken to jail.
 

State finds Notre Dame at fault in student videographer’s death

Indiana Department of Labor Commissioner Lori Torres said Tuesday that the school will be fined $22,500 for five violations, including failing to properly train Declan Sullivan, the 20-year-old junior film student who died in the Oct. 27 accident.

Decade-old Heartland fraud case nearing end

The receiver appointed in the case is distributing the last of $2.6 million in assets he recovered from the $29 million investors lost in the Ponzi scheme.

CIB, Colts dispute stadium concession expenses

The Indianapolis Colts and its stadium manager, the Capital Improvement Board of Marion County, are squabbling over who pays certain concession expenses. The dispute ultimately could reach arbitration, if an agreement is not reached.

CICP exec Gifford heading regional transit task force

At the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, Gifford will work primarily with the private-sector-led Central Indiana Transit Task Force, the regional mass transit initiative co-founded by CICP.

Colts owner wants negotiations, not litigation

Jim Irsay said Monday he's "optimistic" the league will not lose the 2011 season or next year's Super Bowl in Indianapolis because of the lockout, though he is "disappointed" that players have resorted to making their case through the legal system.

Why the colonel rules China

In 1987, KFC became the first fast-food chain to enter mainland China, and it’s never looked back.

Office/retail building planned for Fort Ben

Speculative development is almost unheard of these days, but the Fort Harrison Reuse Authority is taking the plunge as it works toward breaking ground this year on what it expects will be a 45,000-square-foot building geared toward retail and office tenants.

CIB awards contracts for stadium, convention security

The Capital Improvement Board voted Monday to retain the services of three firms that currently provide security at Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center, at an annual savings of $300,000.