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I can’t help thinking how ironic it is that Wisconsin—home of the “cheeseheads”—is the most prominent example of what happens when political leadership stubbornly refuses to deal with an economic landscape that has changed.
Clearly, any group of workers with incomes in excess of their proportion in the economy are villains.
Hillenbrand Inc. operates Batesville Casket, which sells burial caskets and other death-care products. Hillenbrand also operates K-Tron International, which makes material-handling equipment and systems.
Former U.S. Rep. Brad Ellsworth will join utility holding company Vectren Corp. as president of Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana-North, the company said Thursday.
Central Indiana police say tests on a human jawbone found in a park in Avon indicate it belonged to a person who died six months to three years ago. A worker at Washington Township Community Park about 10 miles west of Indianapolis discovered the bone in an open grassy area last week. Anthropologists told investigators the bone came from a white male. They are waiting on more forensic tests. Cadaver dogs searched the park for other remains but found nothing.
A vacant house on the north side of Indianapolis went up in flames early Thursday morning. When firefighters arrived at about 1:45 a.m., heavy flames were shooting from the back of the house in the 1800 block of West 60th Street. No one was hurt. Investigators are looking for a cause.
Six people have been charged by federal agents after a two-month investigation into a methamphetamine ring in Indianapolis. U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett said 27 guns, including assault weapons, were seized along with 3 pounds of meth and nearly $34,000. Hogsett called the bust "historic" and "the dismantling of a major narcotics trafficking operation." Five of the six people arrested are from Mexico: Ricardo Diaz, 32; Irma Lorena Escalera-Avalos, 34; Miguel Martinez, 20; Leodegario Martinez-Rios, 38; and Daniel Sandoval, 41. Alondra Villa, 27, of Indianapolis, also was arrested. An infant and three other children were taken into custody by Child Protective Services.
Most House Democrats skipped Thursday morning's floor session, extending their stay at an Urbana, Ill., hotel to an 11th day and preventing action on labor and education bills they oppose.
The 'Wicked' and 'Glee' star brought familiar songs and a strong, engaging personality to the Hilbert Circle Theatre stage. Plus: Andrea Marcovicci and more.
Now in its 11th year, IBJ's Health Care Heroes program recognizes deserving individuals and organizations in the health care industry.
