Is Carmel’s city council less aligned with the mayor?
Recent council actions are raising questions about whether members are becoming more skeptical of Mayor Jim Brainard’s vision for the city and subsequent spending.
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FedEx workers likely to suffer trauma, need support after mass shooting
Mental health counselors say it’s important for workers in such situations get immediate and ongoing care to help them get through the trauma.
IU names Pamela Whitten of Kennesaw State University its new president
Board members said Whitten’s success in fundraising, enrollment growth and improving diversity among students and faculty were key to their decision to choose her after a national search.
Guitarist from Indiana first suspect to plead guilty in Capitol riot
Jon Schaffer of Columbus was accused of storming the U.S. Capitol in the Jan. 6 insurrection and spraying police officers with bear spray. He pleaded guilty Friday in a deal with prosecutors.
Indiana reports 1,327 more COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths
The state said more than 1.52 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday. More than 2.1 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
Eli Lilly: Antibody combo works best on COVID-19 variants
The Indianapolis-based company is asking U.S. regulators to revoke their emergency authorization for the use of bamlanivimab alone, in favor of its combination with another drug.
Fast-growing local software firm Encamp raises $12M in capital
Encamp, which makes and markets software that helps customers manage environmental data and the forms required for local and federal compliance, has now raised a total of $17.2 million. The most recent funding round was led by Boston-based OpenView with participation from High Alpha Capital and Allos Ventures—both of Indianapolis—and Bloomington-based IU Ventures.
Police trying to identify gunman, motive in FedEx shooting
Indianapolis police Deputy Chief Craig McCartt said the gunman arrived at the facility shortly after 11 p.m. in a car and almost immediately began “randomly” shooting at people in the parking lot with a rifle.
Indiana unemployment rate drops below 4% for first time since pandemic
The state’s unemployment rate has been doggedly retracing its steps over the last year from its latest spike, falling from 16.9% in April 2020 to 3.9% last month.
FedEx CEO: ‘We know we lost eight team members in this senseless act of violence’
The chairman of FedEx said Friday that eight of the people who died in a mass shooting at one of the company’s facilities in Indianapolis late Thursday night were employees.
At least 11 other workplace shootings reported in Indiana since mid-2015
In addition to the nine deaths reported overnight at FedEx, at least four other Indiana deaths and four injuries have resulted from workplace shootings since mid-2015 in Indiana.
Q&A with Joel Markland of BCA Environmental Consultants: Turning fields from brown to green
BCA Environmental Consultants LLC is one of many firms that helps local governments and businesses figure out how to clean up messes, commonly called “brownfields.”
Gunman kills 8 people at Indianapolis FedEx facility
Indianapolis police said they encountered an active-shooter incident when they arrived at the facility near Indianapolis International Airport shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday. The suspected shooter eventually took his own life.
Nation has been wracked with several mass shootings in 2021
The Gun Violence Archive says 147 mass shootings have occurred so far in 2021. Their definition of mass shooting is a minimum of four gunshot victims.
Better-than-expected Indiana outlook brings calls for bigger education boost
Indiana educators on Thursday called for a bigger school funding boost to help improve the state’s lagging teacher pay, as new projections showed state tax collections are expected to bounce back stronger than expected from the pandemic recession.
Indiana poised to open school vouchers to families making more than $100,000
Indiana lawmakers are almost certain to approve a significant expansion of what is already a broad private school voucher program, setting one of the highest family income ceilings in the nation.
Equal pay bill passed by House, but faces long odds in Senate
The bill would make it easier to sue employers over pay discrimination, curb the ability of companies to retaliate and include a requirement that businesses submit detailed pay data to the federal government for use in policing pay discrimination laws.
Buttigieg casts transportation spending as down payment on infrastructure
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg presented his department’s budget to lawmakers Thursday as a miniature version of the administration’s mammoth infrastructure plan, with new money for transit, rail and racial justice.
Former VP Mike Pence undergoes surgery to implant pacemaker
The 61-year-old former Indiana governor had previously been diagnosed with a heart condition called asymptomatic left bundle branch block.
Lawsuit targets pay practices at Olive Garden’s parent
Darden Restaurants employs more than 167,000 hourly workers at 1,800 restaurants. In addition to the Olive Garden chain, it owns Longhorn Steakhouse, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Yard House and The Capital Grille.