Improved fiscal outlook may spare schools more cuts
Indiana's K-12 education system has lost $300 million in state aid since the last two-year budget was enacted in 2009.
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Lilly Endowment gives $35M to start pharmacy school
Manchester College will use money to launch the state’s third program offering doctorates in pharmacy.
Deal saves Carmel, Fishers commuter bus routes
The service, funded for the last three years by a federal grant that expires on Dec. 31, 2010, was set to end on that date unless new arrangements could be made.
12 arts days of Xmas: Day 4–park pass
Looking for a gift that will keep giving into the Spring and Summer?
Airport consultant presents long-term land-use plan
Much-hyped study won’t portend immediate investment, but will help steer development on and around airport through 2040.
Review: “Wicked” national tour at the Murat
Even with its inherent flaws, the wicked witch musical still flies.
Car chase ends after home invasion
A high-speed chase Friday morning stretched over two counties and ended after the driver broke into an Indianapolis home. At about 1 a.m., a Hancock County sheriff’s deputy clocked a vehicle traveling more than 100 mph on U.S. 52 near the Marion-Hancock County line. The driver, 30-year-old Brian Wampler, refused to pull over and was pursued into southeast Marion County where he wrecked the car near Hickory Road and Mollie Court. Authorities say the man broke out a window in one of the homes nearby, entered the house and demanded car keys from a female resident. She ran out of the home screaming and the man was apprehended.
Man shot to death at east-side apartments
Indianapolis police are investigating a man’s death at an east-side apartment complex. Officers were called to Teal Run Apartments near 21st Street and Mitthoeffer Road just after 4 p.m. Thursday to investigate a possible robbery and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He died a short time later. The name of the victim has not been released.
Fire displaces family of four
A space heater is blamed for a Friday-morning fire that displaced a family of four on the west side of Indianapolis. The fire broke out at 130 S. Harris Ave. just after 4 a.m. All three smoke detectors activated, and everyone got out safely. The father of the family, 47-year-old Michael Jones, told firefighters the space heater was too close to a pile of clothing.
UPDATE: Regional bank shares rally on M&I Bank deal
Shares in regional banks are rallying after Canada's BMO Financial Group agreed to acquire Marshall & Ilsley Corp. in an all-stock deal.
State unemployment rate dips to 9.8 percent
Indiana’s jobless rate dropped for the second month in a row and has decreased four-tenths of a point since hitting 10.2 percent this summer.
Canadian bank to acquire Marshall & Ilsley for $4.1B
M&I has about 30 branches in the Indianapolis area and controls about 6 percent of the market's bank deposits, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The bank is ranked sixth among area banks in terms of employment, with about 400 workers.
Congress sends tax legislation to White House
Acting with uncommon speed, Congress sent President Barack Obama sweeping, bipartisan legislation late Thursday night to avoid a Jan. 1 spike in income taxes for millions and renew jobless benefits for victims of the worst recession in 80 years.
Rolls-Royce scores more military business
Rolls-Royce Corp. landed more than $100 million in new business this week, winning two contracts to provide support for aircraft engines it makes in Indianapolis for the U.S. Army and Navy.
Bill would ban texting while driving
Republican State Sen. Travis Holdman's bill would allow people to use hands-free headsets or speaker systems, but texting and calls that require using hands would be off limits.
State reaches deal on coal-gasification plant
The state's finance authority said Thursday that it reached a 30-year deal to buy synthetic natural gas from a coal-gasification plant planned for southern Indiana, marking the first time the state has entered into such a venture.
Toxic chemical releases decrease 18 percent in Indiana
The 2009 Toxics Release Inventory released Thursday shows releases of toxic chemicals to the environment by companies in Indiana decreased by 20.6 million pounds, or 18 percent.
Performing-arts groups stretch to cover rent at Palladium
Carmel is building a dream home for the performing arts. Now those groups planning to move into it just have to figure out how to pay their share of the mortgage.
2010 Holiday Wish List
The following is a list of Indianapolis-area not-for-profit organizations and the things each needs most.