Indiana attorney general: School bus fees illegal
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller says in a legal opinion that it's unconstitutional for school districts to end free school bus service by turning transportation over to outside agencies.
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Eiteljorg Museum lands $17.1M donation
The museum will put the money, its largest gift ever, toward boosting its endowment and adding an array of interactive features in its galleries.
State Fair moves 2012 concerts to Conseco Fieldhouse
The Indiana State Fair is moving next year's big concerts to a downtown Indianapolis arena in the wake of August's deadly outdoor stage collapse.
Guard unit returns to Indiana
More than 100 members of the Indiana National Guard arrived home Thursday morning after spending eight months in southern Iraq. The 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade was scheduled to arrive at 4:30 a.m., but showed up at Stout Field in Indianapolis 90 minutes early. The soldiers will demobilize for a week at Camp Atterbury and then have a month of leave before reporting back for duty.
Police car rammed in morning chase
Indianapolis police were involved in a pursuit on the south side Thursday morning after they tried to pull over a Dodge Durango for making an unsafe lane change and for having an expired plate. Police said the driver, 25-year-old Dustin Bauerle, failed to stop and fled through several neighborhoods beginning at about 8 a.m. At one point, police said, the driver backed up and rammed into the officer’s car and then continued to drive. Bauerle eventually abandoned the vehicle after hitting a pole near Meridian Street and Pleasant Run Parkway. Police used a stun gun to capture Bauerle, who was on work release for a previous fleeing incident.
Two men shot to death on east side
Two men died from gunshot wounds Wednesday on the east side of Indianapolis. Neighbors told investigators they overheard arguing outside a residence on North Forest Avenue and then heard several gunshots at about 9:30 p.m. One of the unidentified males died at the scene and another died during surgery at Wishard Hospital. Police said they are questioning a person of interest.
Area home-sale deals show another monthly increase
In the nine-county metropolitan area, sale agreements for existing homes climbed nearly 12 percent, to 1,541, in October, an increase of 163 from the same month last year.
Cost of Thanksgiving meal jumps 13 percent on food inflation
The cost of a Thanksgiving dinner in the U.S. will jump 13 percent this year, the biggest gain in two decades, as prices rose for everything from turkey to green peas to milk, the American Farm Bureau Federation said.
Default notices, home seizures climb in Indiana, nation
Indiana outpaced the rest of the nation last month in the number of default notices sent to delinquent homeowners and the amount of homes seized as U.S. foreclosure filings rose to a seven-month high.
Things I won’t be doing
I’ll happily miss the Adam Sandler cross-dressing comedy and the Girls Gone Wild contest.
Bankruptcies decline in Indiana, nation
Indiana saw fewer bankruptcies for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 than it did the year before, with the state improving its national ranking based on case filings.
Allison Transmission still chasing initial public offering
Allison Transmission Inc. hasn’t given up on going public, despite nearly eight months passing since its initial filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Study: IU med school, hospitals boost Indiana economy
A new study says biomedical research at the Indiana University School of Medicine and its partner hospitals pumped about $370 million into Indiana's economy in 2009.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Sales training guru takes own advice
What lessons in salesmanship and humility did Paul Lushin learn as an Indianapolis police officer? What common mistakes do managers make? When should they give employees the reins?
New York orders WellPoint to make refunds for overcharges
WellPoint is among 11 insurers ordered to refund money to almost 600,000 New Yorkers who were charged too much for health insurance.
Fledgling doughnut maker Virginia Kay’s calls it quits
Virginia Kay's, a year-old Indianapolis-based doughnut manufacturer that opened a cafe at 2402 N. Meridian St. in September, has gone out of business.
MEREDITH: State, parental action plans would bring better results
I’d also suggest that a legislative action plan be created that would actually require policymakers to fully fund the standards that they put in place more than a decade ago.
HARRIS: Trigger weakens suffocating power of special interests
A “parent trigger” would be one of the biggest game changers in public education history.