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Investigators haven't figured out what caused a crane to tip over Monday morning while crews were working
on a chimney
at the Rathskeller restaurant on East Michigan Street. Three people suffered minor injuries.
Replogle is one of the world’s largest globe manufacturers and dates to the 1930s. The company as of 2004 had 225 employees
and sales of $18 million.
Midwest Energy Partners will back two oil/gas producers. New technologies could stoke investor returns from wells in Illinois
Basin, where production peaked decades ago.
Is bringing out old-time open-wheelers a smart play or a desperate move for the IndyCar Series?
A fight over the right of way in an alley escalated into a deadly hit-and-run in Anderson early Sunday morning. The fight
started between four women in the parking lot of the Oasis bar just after 3 a.m. Stephen Rush, 34, tried to come to the aid
of his girlfriend, but police say he was then beaten by a group of people who left the bar. According to investigators, Rush
managed to make his way back to his SUV and then intentionally drove into four people. Dytika Wilkerson, 28, died from injuries
suffered in the crash. Three others suffered minor injuries. Rush drove away from the scene but Indiana State Police caught
up with him 20 minutes later. He was arrested for criminal recklessness. More charges are expected this week.
Police say two shootings just a few miles and mere minutes apart Sunday afternoon appear to be the work of the same people.
Officers responded to the first shooting at 3 p.m. when a man jumped out of a speeding car in the 3400 block of Butler Avenue
after he was shot in the arm. A short time later, they responded to another shooting in the 3500 block of Kinnear Avenue.
There, a 16-year-old had been shot. He was taken to the hospital in good condition. Investigators haven’t identified
a motive for the shooting yet.
Conrad General Manager Greg Tinsley says the hotel plans to reopen the high-end spa by Oct. 1, after receiving
notification Friday that it had closed.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police are looking for the person throwing rocks off a bridge at cars passing underneath. A motorist
called police about 1 a.m. Monday after hearing what sounded like gunshots near East 30th Street and Emerson Avenue. Officers
showed up to find three drivers had bricks and large rocks thrown at their cars. This is at least the third time rocks or
bricks have been thrown onto vehicles in this area within the past four months. Police have not made any arrests.
Manufacturers continue to wring more from less. But have the gains been worth the human cost?
After 31 years with the McGraw-Hill Cos., the last nine leading the local ABC affiliate, General Manager Don Lundy is calling
it quits.
Funding for city arts programs is expected to remain at $1 million in 2011, even as the mayor’s budget plan calls for cutting
$22
million in local spending. Funding for the parks department also should remain flat, at $21.1 million.
Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy says its program is the only one in the country that focuses on philanthropy,
as opposed to the more technical not-for-profit management offered by other universities.
Several restaurant and retail closings to report, including a big-box hardware store, a local restaurant chain and an upscale
spa.
The Indiana State Fair has wrapped up a 17-day run during which officials say it drew 952,020 visitors.
A new Purdue University study has found that controlling urban sprawl and planting more trees are the keys to reducing water
runoff that causes urban flooding.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. estimates Irwin Financial Corp.’s pension plan is 56 percent funded, with assets of $26.7 million
to cover $47.2 million in benefit liabilities.
Vice President Joe Biden discussed the drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq during an address to a gathering of about 5,500
war veterans from across the country.
School officials expect the 1,300-square-foot Center for Capital Markets and Investing to become a major hub at the college
by creating an atmosphere that closely simulates Wall Street.
The Pirates, the Major League parent club of the Indianapolis Indians, made nearly $29.4 million in 2007 and 2008, according
to team financial documents, years that were part of a streak of futility that has now reached 18 straight losing seasons.
