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IndianapolisPost.com Wednesday 10th March 2010 Issue 104/8
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Communities To Google: Pick Me!
INDIANAPOLIS -- Some Indiana communities are joining hundreds across the country vying to test market Google's new ultra high-speed Internet.The broadband service is expected to run more than 100...


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Full Indiana House Returns, But Impasse Continues
The full Indiana House returned to the Statehouse on Wednesday after a five-day break, but partisan differences remained over an unemployment insurance tax bill as a March 14 deadline for adjournment...
Water Works Sale Greeted With Some Skepticism
Mary Milz /Eyewitness News Indianapolis - Mayor Greg Ballard says selling the city's water and wastewater utilities to Citizens Energy is a good deal for taxpayers, but some aren't so sure. ...
Mother, Neighbors Rescue Girls From Frigid Water
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. -- Two girls who fell through the ice on Morse Reservoir on Wednesday were pulled to safety by their mother and neighbors.The 4- and 7-year-old sisters fell through the ice near a...
250 Warehouse Jobs Slashed
PLAINFIELD, Ind. -- A distribution company plans to lay off nearly all the workers at its central Indiana warehouse operations, costing more than 250 jobs.CEVA Logistics told Plainfield town...
Unemployment Tax Key To Resolving Statehouse Standoff
INDIANAPOLIS -- A standoff is looming at the Indiana Statehouse as lawmakers continue to debate several key bills prior to Sunday's adjournment deadline.Democrats want to pass a bill giving schools...
Obama Decries Washington In Health Care Push In St. Charles
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Missouri! It is good to see you. I know you guys have been a little bit here; it's a little bit warm in here -- you're all fanning yourself off, whoo! It is good to see...
29 Sign Up For Hamilton County Spelling Bee
FISHERS -- Today's deadline for Hamilton County schools to register a student in the annual Hamilton County Regional Spelling Bee finds 29 spellers who'll compete...
Indiana Unemployment Rate Holds At 9.7 Percent
Indiana 's unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent for January, according to figures released Wednesday, and state economists predicted the job market would improve in the coming months.Non-farm...
Top Big Ten Teams Still Have Much To Prove
Big Ten 's chances of snagging a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament - not that the teams aren't going to try to make a run and strengthen their cases.Turner missed six games this season with two...
Ncaa Tournament Committee Focused On 65, Not 96
NCAA is discussing whether to expand the 65-team men's basketball tournament, a topic with no shortage of controversy and opinions. Guerrero, the chairman of the Division...
Remark Prompts Sensitivity Training For New Albany Police
Chief Greg Crabtree said Wednesday that he decided to schedule the training after questioning all eight officers present during a Jan. 22 discussion after morning roll call in which Patrolman Jack...
Army Recruiter Accused Of Showing High School Student Photo Of Topless Woman
A Fort Knox soldier has been assigned a desk job while the Army investigates an allegation he showed the photograph of a topless woman to a high school student during a recruiting...
Hoosier Claims Lexus Suv Surged Forward
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Neither the Prius nor any model of Toyota's luxury brand Lexus are included in the recall, but a number of cases of unintended acceleration have made national headlines...
Detective Suspended, Demoted For Inappropriate Behavior
In the report from the Franklin Police Merit Board, there are a total of eight departmental violations, all leveled against narcotics Detective Bryan Burton. Most involve allegations of alcohol use...
Lawmaker wants to enforce hazing policies
Rich Van Wyk /Eyewitness News Indianapolis - An Indiana lawmaker says it's time to push school districts into creating and enforcing hazing policies. The calls come just days after the...
Children rescued from Morse Reservoir
Noblesville - Two girls are in stable condition after falling into icy water Wednesday afternoon. It happened near the 1300 block of Willow Court. Police say two girls, ages four and seven, were...
Purdue installs over 50 new security cameras
Jeremy Brilliant /Eyewitness News West Lafayette - New security measures are coming to Purdue University. Dozens of surveillance cameras are being installed to give police real-time information. ...
Crime Lab Tech Injured By Ricocheting Bullet
INDIANAPOLIS -- A firearms technician with the Marion County Crime Lab was grazed by a ricocheting bullet Wednesday afternoon, police said.Douglas Boxler, 36, was test firing a gun in the lab in the...
Spring Brings New Calls For Geese Control
INDIANAPOLIS -- The recent warm weather is bringing new calls for controlling the Canadian geese population in central Indiana.Area lakes and ponds are prime targets for the birds as they look for a...
Lawyer Arrested On Child Porn Charges
INDIANAPOLIS -- An Anderson lawyer had child pornography on his computer and sent it to others, including an undercover police officer, authorities said.Samuel Hasler, 50, of Anderson, was arrested...
Person shot in Marion Co. crime lab mishap
A man was injured during ballistics testing in the police crime lab downtown when a bullet ricocheted and grazed him in the head Wednesday...
Gas prices continue rise to $3 in Indiana
According to the AAA Hoosier Motor Club's Gas Gauge report today, Indiana drivers are paying an average of $2.689 a gallon for self-serve regular gas today, compared to $2.676...
Two fall through ice at Morse Reservoir
Around 4 p.m., the Noblesville Fire Department received a call about a possible drowning near the 1300 block of Willow Court, in the South Harbour subdivision along the reservoir, according to news...
Fishers police to increase patrols for 2 weeks
The department announced this week that it's joining a statewide effort to limit impaired and dangerous driving this month. Police say March can be dangerous because people drink to celebrate...
Mediation set for Carmel Clay School Board, teachers
CARMEL -- The Carmel Clay Education Association negotiating team and School Board representatives are headed back to the table in an attempt to reach an...
Boone County jobless rate jumps to 8.5% in January
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development reports nearly 2,300 Boone County residents were out of work in January, a rise of nearly 300 residents from the previous month. The job losses raised...
Weekend consignment sale 1st of 3 in Noblesville through May
NOBLESVILLE -- Holly Zann said volunteering this week to sort and organize clothes, toys and books for a kids consignment sale allowed her to get a preview of all of the good stuff that she could...
North/South All-Star Football Classic players picked
A number of local players have been selected to compete in the 44th Grange Insurance Indiana High School North/South All-Star Football Classic to be played at North Central at 7 p.m. on July...
Fishers chamber offers scholarships
The chamber will give a $1,500 scholarship to a Hamilton Southeastern High School senior and a Fishers High School senior who meet certain...
Indiana House returns, impasse continues
The full Indiana House has returned to the Statehouse but there are still partisan differences on at least one key issue as a Sunday deadline for adjourning...
Indianapolis plans selling utilities in $1.9B deal
Indianapolis officials on Wednesday proposed selling off the city's water and sewer utilities in a $1.9 billion deal that they said would hold down rate increases while providing millions of dollars...
Carmel SWAT arrests 5 on drug charges
CARMEL, Ind.(WISH) - The Carmel SWAT team was called in Wednesday to help arrest five people suspected of dealing cocaine and marijuana. Carmel Police executed a search warrant in the 300 block of...
2 children rescued from Morse Reservoir
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) - Two children have been rescued from Morse Reservoir. Rescue crews were called out to 1306 Willow Court in Noblesville just after 4 p.m. Wednesday after two children fell...
State House returns, impasse continues
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The full Indiana House has returned to the Statehouse but there are still partisan differences on at least one key issue as a Sunday deadline for adjourning looms. Democratic...
Children rescued from pond
Investigators say two children fell through the ice into a pond near Morse Reservoir. Investigators say a grandparent pulled one of the children out of the water and started CPR, witnesses pulled the...
Indianapolis woman faces charges in adoption fraud
Four different adoption agencies representing four different couples all thought they were paying to support a mother in return for her child. Prosecutors say Christina White promised her unborn baby...
Firefighter pulls woman over for speeding
Normally, it's a police officer who determines if someone is driving too fast, but a woman in Martinsville found out others think they have that power...
Police stop stolen truck full of drugs, cash, and a handgun
INDIANAPOLIS - An alert Marion Co. reserve deputy made a big drug bust during a traffic stop, and now three men are under arrest. Michael Jones, Edward Graham and David Jones were stopped in a...
College student attacked by neighbor's dog
Anderson University student Kimberly Burnham said she was bitten while trying to protect her small dog from a larger boxer-labrador mix. She yelled for help until a neighbor came out to fight off the...
Thief breaks into police chief's garage
Someone broke into the Richmond Police Chief Kris Wolski's garage and stole everything inside. At least eight other garages in the neighborhood were also targeted in a two-day crime...
DNR shares ideas for controlling Canada Geese
Scott Swan /Eyewitness News Indianapolis - If Canada Geese are becoming a problem where you live, now is the time to act. Experts from the Department of Natural Resources are sharing legal ways to...
Jobless aid measure passes Senate
Washington - The Senate has passed legislation to give months of continued jobless checks to people who have been out of work for more than half a year and help the unemployed pay for health...
One injured in accidental Crime Lab shooting
Steve Jefferson /Eyewitness News Indianapolis - Metro Police are investigating an accidental Crime Lab shooting at the Marion County Jail. The shooting happened during ballistic testing of a...
300 workers returning to Chrysler's Indiana plants
Kokomo - About 300 workers are being recalled to jobs at Chrysler's transmission factories in central Indiana. United Auto Workers local president Rich Boruff says 175 people returned to work at...
300 Workers Returning To Chrysler's Ind. Plants
KOKOMO, Ind. -- About 300 workers are being recalled to jobs at Chrysler's transmission factories in central Indiana.United Auto Workers local president Rich Boruff said 175 people returned to work...
Man Sent Child Porn To Undercover Agent
INDIANAPOLIS -- A Muncie man who sent hundreds images and videos of child pornography to an undercover FBI agent was sentenced on Wednesday.Aaron B. Huddleston, 23, pleaded guilty to transporting...
Meeting on Elmhurst closing is today
The first of three meetings to gather comments on proposed school closings and budget cuts at FWCS is set for this evening at Elmhurst High School.The meeting 6 p.m. at 3829 Sandpoint Road.The Fort...
Cocaine, guns seized across street from elementary school
Crack cocaine, guns, cash and drug-related items were confiscated in a drug raid this week across the street from an Allen County elementary school, the sheriff's department said.The county drug task...