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Legislators to debate bans on smoking, mobile phones

Lawmakers who want to ban smoking statewide and prohibit drivers from using handheld mobile phones have worked for years to sway opponents who denounce the bans as too much government intrusion. Now supporters say those arguments may be diminishing.

Arizona congresswoman shot, at least 5 killed

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday when an assailant opened fire outside a Tuscon grocery store during a meeting with constituents, killing at least five people and wounding several others in a rampage that rattled the nation.

WTHR hires news director

Television news veteran Keith Connors will join WTHR-TV Channel 13 as news director Jan. 12, the local station announced Friday.

Deputy prosecutor fired amid criminal probe

A Marion County deputy prosecutor who is facing criminal charges is now out of a job. Kirmille Welbon was arrested on a battery charge Sunday night after police say she got into a fight with another woman outside a home on the Indianapolis northwest side. Welbon claimed she was having an affair with the woman’s husband, which he denies. She was fired Thursday. A special prosecutor is handling the case against her.

Blaze damages northeast-side church

Fire tore through a northeast-side church sanctuary Thursday night shortly after services ended. Firefighters responded to a call from New Life Community Church of Truth, 6345 Massachusetts Ave., about 10:40 p.m. and found heavy smoke pouring from the 7,000-square-foot brick building. It took crews about 20 minutes to find the source of the fire, then 30 minutes to extinguish it. Officials estimate the blaze caused about $375,000 in damage to the sanctuary and roof. About 100 members of the congregation were at the church for evening services, which let out about 15 minutes prior to the fire being reported. No one was in the church when the blaze broke out.

Marsh hit with second federal labor charge

National Labor Relations Board accuses supermarket chain of intimidating employees at its Beech Grove store for supporting an attempt to unionize. The charges follow a similar complaint NLRB made in November involving Marsh’s Georgetown Road store.

NHRA moves tech department to Indianapolis

The California-based National Hot Rod Association said Thursday that it is moving its technical department headquarters to Indianapolis to be closer to many of its race teams headquartered here.

New jobs point to slow, steady economic growth

The nation's economy added 103,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate dropped to 9.4 percent last month, its lowest level in 19 months. But the job growth fell short of expectations based on a strengthening economy.

Newspaper chain expanding in Fishers

Current Publications is exhibiting growth seldom seen in the newspaper industry these days. Four years after launching, the company is preparing to debut its fourth weekly newspaper in Hamilton County on Jan. 25.

Roche aims to prevent bidding war for software firm

The Swiss company, which operates its North American business out of Indianapolis, filed a lawsuit late last month against Virginia-based Medical Automation Systems Inc. for breaching the purchase agreement the companies signed back in October.

OfficeWorks acquires competitor’s local operations

Fishers-based furniture dealer and office space designer is purchasing the assets of Columbus, Ohio-based Continental Office Environment’s Indianapolis location on East 33rd Street. Both companies are Herman Miller dealers.

Shareholders approve FinishMaster deal

FinishMaster Inc.’s shareholders this week approved a deal to sell the Indianapolis-based company to a subsidiary of Uni-Select Inc. for $172 million.