Provides the latest RSS feeds for Indianapolis News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Indianapolis Post.com http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/cat/43a9fd3724cda141/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:59 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:59 -0400 30 Ed Carpenter says he has no big plans for Carb Day. He was just getting a few laps in to make sure everything is okay for Sunday's race. "If you're waiting to make changes and finalize things on Carb Day, I think you're probably behind at that point. We're happy with where we are with the car. Everything's been taken apart and gone through since qualifying so Carb ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214744493/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:32 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214744493/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A recent increase in dog attacks on Indiana letter carriers has prompted the U.S. Postal Service to urge the state's dog owners to do a better job of keeping their canines under control. The Postal ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214744492/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:32 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214744492/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - Two city officials facing federal charges in a bribery scheme involving abandoned properties have been fired. Reggie Walton, 29, assistant administrator of Indianapolis' Department of Metropolitan Development, and John Hawkins, 27, senior project manager for the agency, were fired Friday, days after they were taken into custody on multiple charges of wire fraud and bribery. ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214744494/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:21 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214744494/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 IndyCar driver Marco Andretti waits in the pit area before the start of the final practice session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Darron ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214744495/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:21:32 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214744495/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fans coming to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for this weekend's Indy 500 will notice some changes in the traditional routine in response to last month's bombing at the Boston Marathon. Getting into the speedway will be harder as officials tighten up access to the track, closing traffic on one popular route. More uniformed police officers also will be present. But the biggest ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214744496/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:14:29 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214744496/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The 500 Festival Memorial Service gets underway at noon in downtown Indianapolis. The solemn ceremony honors the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice fighting for the United States. Notable ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743050/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:13:18 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743050/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 NEW YORK - Plenty of race fans will travel to Indianapolis this holiday weekend. But nationwide, the American Automobile Association predicts travel will be down slightly compared to last year. In fact, air travel is expected drop off all summer. Many travelers looking forward to a get-away this weekend or this summer aren't necessarily looking forward to flying. "Definitely the ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743048/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:13:18 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743048/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A new Indiana law that will create standards of care and open opportunities for midwives is winning praise from supporters of home births. The Journal & Courier reports the law will require new ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743049/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:13:17 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743049/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - A Greenfield police officer is suing the Bureau of Motor Vehicles after his specialty Fraternal Order of Police license plate featuring the word "0INK" was revoked by the state. For the past three years, Cpl. Rodney Vawter has had the specialty FOP plate on his personal vehicle as what he calls an ironic take on the on-the-job harassment officers often face. "As a ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743051/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:33 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743051/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - The 500 Festival Memorial Service held at noon Friday at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument honored Hoosiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Gov. Mike Pence and Mayor Greg Ballard attended the ceremony along with military dignitaries and dozens of supporters. The names of Indiana service members who died last year were read and a wreath-laying ceremony was held before concluding ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743052/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:32 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743052/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Ed Carpenter is lifted by his crew as he celebrates winning the pole position for the Indianapolis 500 auto race on the first day of qualifications at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Carpenter won the pole with a speed of 228.76 mph. (AP Photo/AJ ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743053/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:35 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743053/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. – New Jersey rolled out some of its big guns Friday to proclaim that the shore is back following Superstorm Sandy, using Gov. Chris Christie and the cast of MTV’s "Jersey Shore" to tell a national audience the state is ready for summer fun. In fact, they even hired fun. – the rock band whose anthem "We Are Young" captures the spirit of ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743054/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:40 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743054/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 ATLANTA – Authorities said 18 people have been taken to the hospital following a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta’s airport. Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokeswoman Janet Ward said the accident happened around 10:30 a.m. Friday. She says it’s not immediately clear what caused the accident. Ward said there were 18 people on the bus at the ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743055/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:39 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743055/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Choosing future Navy and Marine leaders as his audience, President Obama issued a pointed call Friday for an end to sexual assaults in the military, appealing to graduating midshipmen to display honor and moral courage to contain what has become a growing epidemic. Obama spoke at the commissioning ceremony for 1,047 midshipmen, telling the 841 men and 206 women that the ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743056/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:39 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743056/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Cool temperatures and a cool breeze greeted race fans visiting the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Carb Day. With temperatures in the low 50s fans turned up in fleeces, sweatshirts, hats and gloves. "I prefer the warmer weather so I'm ready for today. I had another coat on just in case but the sunshine came out so I'm good to go," said Tristan Balch of ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743057/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:47:02 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743057/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - An 8-year-old Terre Haute girl who spent five months in the hospital is finally home a month after she received a heart transplant. Katelyn Newell returned home Thursday, and her mother, Robin Newell, says she's already seeing improvements in her daughter's stamina and appetite. Katelyn's transplant occurred April 24 at Riley Hospital. The girl was born ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743058/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:47:01 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743058/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A Mooresville couple says they will purchase an AC-unit with their Wild Cherry Crossword Tripler winnings. Julie and Sean Delfire purchased their ticket at Brooklyn Dairyland at 8074 North State Roadd 57 in Mooresville. The couple collected their prize money on Thursday, just two hours after purchasing the winning ticket. "We're getting central air!" said ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743059/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:46:59 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743059/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Thursday night, a number of floats scheduled to appear in the 2013 IPL 500 Festival Parade received honors. The parade floats were judged based on animation, humor, attention to detail, balance and symmetry, use of color, creativity of design, excitement generated from float presentation, eye appeal to audience, originality, floral design and overall beauty. Here are the ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743060/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:46:57 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743060/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Despite cooler than normal temperatures in the forecast for the holiday weekend, community pools are scheduled to open for the season. Memorial Day weekend is known as the unofficial start to summer and city pools will be open through Labor Day weekend. The West Lafayette Municipal Pool will open on Fri., May 24 for a special "Splash Bash" from 1 p.m. until 4 ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743061/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:46:52 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743061/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - A Lafayette man is sentenced to nearly two decades in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felonies, including neglect of a dependent and possession of heroin. Christopher Lawson, 26, was sentenced to 18 years behind bars and two years probation. Tippecanoe County Prosecutor Pat Harrington said in July 2011, a caseworker went to a house in Northfield Commons ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743062/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:46:42 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214743062/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The Indianapolis 500 is racing into Indianapolis Sunday, May 26, 2013. What is your favorite Indianapolis 500 Tradition? Vote and submit your race-day photos and ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741121/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:58:13 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741121/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A woman faces sentencing Friday for her part in the shooting death of a female basketball star. The shooting happened last July at Ben Davis Park on the city's west side. Witnesses say Vincennes ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741120/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:58:12 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741120/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Authorities say a cat might have started a central Indiana house fire by knocking over a lamp. The fire happened Thursday in the town of Chesterfield just east of Anderson. Chesterfield deputy fire ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741122/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:58:12 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741122/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A woman faces sentencing Friday for her part in the shooting death of a female basketball star. The shooting happened last July at Ben Davis Park on the city's west side. Witnesses say Vincennes ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741123/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:58:11 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741123/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Police are seeking criminal charges against two missing campers who were found on the Indiana National Guard's Camp Atterbury. Bartholomew County sheriff's Maj. Todd Noblitt says the two men, ages ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741124/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:58:11 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741124/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 SANTA CLAUS, Ind. - The Freedom Train, the last remaining of Holiday World's original rides from the days when the theme park was known as Santa Claus Land, has taken its final trip. In operation since the park opened in 1946, company officials say the train has deteriorated too badly for repair and will be replaced. "It was found during some offseason maintenance work," said Paula ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741125/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:43 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741125/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 How to park With the track opening at 5:30 a.m. on race day and the race beginning at noon, officials suggest fans arrive in Marion County no later than 8 a.m. to assure getting to IMS in time to experience all the traditional pre-race activities and the start of the race. All infield parking is prepaid with entry by parking pass only. All prepaid permits or credentialed parking passes should be ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741126/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:43 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741126/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - Thousands of race fans trekked to the track Friday as the gates at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened for Carb Day. Gates were set to open at 8 a.m. Indy 500 drivers were scheduled to take their final practice laps about 11 a.m. followed by the Firestone Freedom 100 at 12:30 p.m. IMS organizers say while many fans come for the races, the fan favorites remain the concerts and ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741127/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:42 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741127/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - Two people were injured in a crash that caused a gun in one of the vehicles to discharge Friday morning. Dispatchers reported the incident just after 5 a.m. near East Michigan Street and North Sherman Drive on the city's east ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741128/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:42 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741128/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 PRINCETON, Ind. – A southwestern Indiana man is accused of fatally shooting his estranged girlfriend outside a restaurant where she had just celebrated her 13-year-old son's eighth-grade graduation. Thirty-one-year-old Jason Perry of Princeton was charged Thursday with murder in Wednesday's killing of 34-year-old Jessica Tice as she and her son walked to a car outside a Princeton ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741129/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:50 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741129/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 LANCASTER, Ohio – Authorities say a central Ohio insurance lawyer was killed when he fell through the roof of a storm-damaged building he was inspecting. The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office said 44-year-old Michael Anthony Sway died on Thursday when the roof of the building near Lancaster gave way and he fell about 22 feet to the floor below. The sheriff’s office said Sway, ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741131/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:49 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741131/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 GREENVILLE, Calif. – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake was widely felt as it rattled Northern California Thursday night, breaking dishes and shaking mirrors off ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741130/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:49 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741130/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Hershberger’s year-old company, SteadyServ Technologies, revealed Thursday that as of March it had raised $1.5 million from investors to help develop its iKeg prototype. The device detects how much beer remains in a keg and alerts customers via mobile app when supplies are low. Investors believe the real value could be in iKeg’s ability to turn the digital information it collects ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741132/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:45:10 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741132/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Indianapolis will choose a San Francisco-based company to oversee city-ordered towing under a contract expected to be authorized Thursday afternoon. AutoReturn is in line for a five-year contract for towing management services, pending approval by the Board of Code Enforcement. The city issued a request for proposals in December that requested $1.5 million in annual guaranteed revenue, ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741134/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:45:10 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741134/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The Indianapolis Board of Code Enforcement put off voting on a new citywide towing-management contract Thursday after members said they wanted more information about the bids from San Francisco-based AutoReturn and its local competitors. "In light of what’s happened in city government in the last week, we need more oversight," board member Susan Blair said, referencing the ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741133/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:45:10 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214741133/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Former Hancock County coroner Tamara Vangundy paid for negligent legal advice on her plea deal in a drunken-driving and official-misconduct case that ended her career as an elected official, she alleges in a legal malpractice claim filed against former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi. The complaint also blames Vangundy’s drunken-driving arrest on "sleep driving" induced ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214739605/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:51:40 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214739605/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 PRINCETON, Ind. (AP) - A southwestern Indiana man is accused of fatally shooting his estranged girlfriend outside a restaurant where she had just celebrated her 13-year-old son's eighth-grade graduation. Thirty-one-year-old Jason Perry of Princeton was charged Thursday with murder in Wednesday's killing of 34-year-old Jessica Tice as she and her son walked to a car outside a Princeton ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214739606/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:37:35 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214739606/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - Officials in a northern Indiana city are going to take more time in deciding the fate of a deteriorating 128-year-old downtown building. The Elkhart redevelopment commission delayed Thursday on voting whether to pick a developer to save the Elkhart Armory building or have it ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214738727/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:42:10 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214738727/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - A former Chicago police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his role in committing armed robberies for the Latin Kings street gang in northwestern Indiana and Chicago. The judge could've sentenced 42-year-old Antonio Martinez Jr. to life in prison, but agreed during Thursday's court hearing in Hammond to the shorter term because of his ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214738728/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:42:08 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214738728/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The developer of a proposed residential and retail project in Broad Ripple faced stiff opposition, and occasional jeering and catcalls, from area residents during a meeting Thursday evening of the Broad Ripple Village Association. "I would be against this project," local resident David Duvall ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214737916/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:02:23 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214737916/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Indianapolis has slipped one spot among the nation's most populous cities, to No. 13. The U.S. Census Bureau says new population estimates show Indianapolis slipped from No. 12 during the census year that ended July 1, 2012. The population of Indiana's state capital stood at just under 835,000 on that date. The city actually grew by about 8,000 people from the previous year, but ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214737915/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:02:23 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214737915/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 19-year-old Nicholas Brock and 20-year-old Lefty Rivera had told their families that they were heading out late Tuesday to go rafting down the Driftwood River and to camp out in Heflin Park. But early Wednesday morning, Brock's mother received a phone call from her son. Brock had told his mother that he and Rivera had gotten lost in the woods while camping and that his cell phone was low on ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214737917/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:18 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214737917/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The American Legion says it's allocating $1 million to veterans affected by the Oklahoma tornado. The Indianapolis-based veterans organization announced this week the money will be used to cover relocation expenses for veterans and their families whose homes were devastated by the disaster. The Legion also provided relief funds after Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Katrina and ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214737075/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:53:11 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214737075/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A provision in the state budget proposed by the Ohio House would prohibit the lottery from following the lead of other states and selling tickets directly to players via computers and hand-held ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214736387/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:01:00 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214736387/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The crash happened Thursday night at an intersection on the city's northeast side. City police Officer Michael Hewitt says the squad car wasn't on an emergency run appears to have had a green light at the intersection when the pedestrian stepped from the curb and the patrolman wasn't able to avoid hitting ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214736446/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:54 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214736446/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 SANTA CLAUS, Ind. (AP) -- The Holiday World amusement park in southern Indiana is replacing a miniature train that was the last of the park's original rides from when it opened in ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214736444/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:54 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214736444/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 SPEEDWAY,Ind. (WISH) - There is a lot of excitement heading into the Indianapolis 500 Race weekend. The weekend kicks off with Carb Day. A number of events are taking place in and around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Gates open at 8 a.m., vintage race cars take to the track at 8:30 a.m. At 10 a.m., is the Hall of Fame ceremony at the Pagoda Plaza. 500 practice gets underway at 11 a.m. This is ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214736400/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:28 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214736400/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A pedestrian was seriously hurt after being struck by a police officer on the east side of Indianapolis. The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of 42nd Street and ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734156/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:42 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734156/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 SPEEDWAY - The 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 is set for Sunday. But today could be called the official kickoff of race weekend. "Carb Day" at the Motor Speedway signals the final practice for the drivers who will line up for Sunday's race. Carb Day is a longstanding tradition at the Speedway - although the carburetors that gave the day its name are long gone. But the fun ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734157/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:42 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734157/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Gov. Mike Pence and Indiana lawmakers are using a ceremonial bill signing to promote the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a few days before the Indy 500. The new law lends IMS $100 million from the state ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734159/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:41 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734159/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Today could be called the official kickoff of race weekend. "Carb Day" at the Motor Speedway signals the final practice for the drivers who will line up for Sunday's Indy ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734158/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:41 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734158/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Gov. Mike Pence and Indiana lawmakers are using a ceremonial bill signing to promote the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a few days before the Indy 500. The new law lends IMS $100 million from the state ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734160/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:41 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734160/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Purdue University is expecting hundreds of scientists from around the world to descend on main campus next month for a conference on the most recent research on the Great Lakes. More than 600 people ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734161/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:40 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734161/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Gov. Mike Pence and Indiana lawmakers are using a ceremonial bill signing to promote the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a few days before the Indy 500. The new law lends IMS $100 million from the state ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734162/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:40 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734162/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Gov. Mike Pence and Indiana lawmakers are using a ceremonial bill signing to promote the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a few days before the Indy 500. The new law lends IMS $100 million from the state ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734164/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:39 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734164/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A pedestrian was seriously hurt after being struck by a police officer on the east side of Indianapolis. The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of 42nd Street and ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734163/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:38 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734163/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Gov. Mike Pence and Indiana lawmakers are using a ceremonial bill signing to promote the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a few days before the Indy 500. The new law lends IMS $100 million from the state ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734167/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:38 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734167/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - An act of credit card fraud has been traced back to a downtown Indianapolis restaurant. Some workers upstairs love walking downstairs for a bite at Ike and Jonesy's downtown. But they say the bite is now on their credit and debit cards. They say they are victims of financial fraud. Ike and Jonesy's may be a victim too. "Mine actually happened this morning. My ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734165/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:38 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734165/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A pedestrian was seriously hurt after being struck by a police officer on the east side of Indianapolis. The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of 42nd Street and ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734166/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:37 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734166/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 CARMEL, Ind. - Police are investigating after a body was found inside a storage unit in Carmel. The body was found Thursday afternoon at a storage facility in the 1000 block of Rangeline Road. The body was inside a vehicle, and the vehicle was inside a storage unit. Carmel police said it wasn't clear if the person died of suicide or if foul play is ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734168/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:11 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734168/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - The 1,400 member National Council of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday in Texas to allow openly gay scouts. The decision had the support of more than 60 percent of the voters and will take effect Jan. ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734169/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:10 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734169/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - It's becoming even more apparent how upset state leaders are over the botched ISTEP testing this year. Legislative leaders are calling in CTB/McGraw-Hill -- the company in charge of the testing -- for a committee grilling. CTB/McGraw-Hill has already taken plenty of heat over the ISTEP foul-ups, but that might have been nothing compared to what it will face next month. ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734170/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:09 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734170/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - The redevelopment efforts in one of the city's most distressed neighborhoods are on hold following the indictments of two city employees. Mayor Greg Ballard has ordered the immediate suspension of the Indianapolis Land Bank program. St. Clair Place on the city's near east side showcases the potential of the Indianapolis Land Bank. Twenty-four of the 58 homes rehabbed in ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734171/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:07 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734171/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - A woman escaped with only minor injuries after her car slid under a tractor-trailer on Interstate 70 and was dragged. Indiana State Police said it's a "miracle" that the woman was able to walk away from the accident. The woman told police she lost control of the car before sliding under the truck, and the driver of the truck said he dragged the car about a fifth of a ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734172/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:06 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734172/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 www.journalgazette.net/newsletter and pick the subjects you care most about. We'll deliver your customized daily news report at 3 a.m. Fort Wayne time, right to your ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734175/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:32 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734175/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 WASHINGTON – President Obama said Thursday that the United States has reached a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism and that it is time to redefine and recalibrate a war that will eventually end. Far from repudiating the controversial use of drones against terrorist targets, Obama defended the tactic as effective, legal and life-saving. But he acknowledged that threat ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734174/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:32 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734174/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Cockroaches avoid a dab of jelly, which contains glucose, in favor of peanut butter, containing none. The bugs suddenly lost their appetite for jelly in an apparent adaptation to ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734176/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:31 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734176/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Big plans: Johnson & Johnson says it’s poised by 2017 to seek regulatory approval for a dozen new medicines and two dozen variations of existing ones.Big impact: Two experimental medicines could transform current treatments. One is an antidepressant that appears to work in just a day, instead of taking weeks. The other is a powerful painkiller that’s not addictive.Big rebound: J&J has ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734173/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:31 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734173/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 BEIRUT – Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad fired heavy machine guns and lobbed mortar shells at each other Thursday in some of the worst fighting in the port city of Tripoli in years.The battles raised the five-day death toll to 16 and fed fears of the Syrian civil war spreading to Lebanon and other neighboring countries.The violence also added to the ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734178/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:30 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734178/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 PHOENIX – The jury in Jodi Arias’s trial was dismissed Thursday after failing to reach a unanimous decision on whether the woman they convicted of murdering her one-time boyfriend should be sentenced to life or death in a case that has captured headlines worldwide with its sex, lies, violence. A new panel will be seated to try to reach a decision – unless the prosecutor takes ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734177/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:30 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734177/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Everyone wants a piece of the Internal Revenue Service these days, which is why agency officials have been subjected to three congressional hearings over the past week.So now that the dust has settled, who came out on top? Who didn’t?Below, we look at some of the winners and ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734179/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:29 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734179/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS – Top Indiana officials praised Otis Bowen’s humble nature and political legacy as a tax reformer Thursday during a Statehouse memorial for the popular two-term governor who began his career as a small-town physician. Republican Gov. Mike Pence and three former governors – Democrats Evan Bayh and Joe Kernan and Republican Edgar Whitcomb – attended the service in ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734182/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:27 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734182/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana lawmakers said Thursday they will spend the coming months reviewing computer troubles with a statewide standardized test, the use of land banks to sell vacant property and other problems uncovered around the state. Legislative leaders say they would like more answers from McGraw-Hill and the Department of Education about troubles that schools faced this month while ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734181/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:27 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734181/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Houses raided, more people arrestedLONDON – A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday.Police raided houses in connection with the brazen slaying of the off-duty soldier, identified as ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734185/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:26 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734185/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 It’s almost a cliche. First, someone talking about blacks makes reference to fried chicken, watermelon, monkeys or dogs – or even uses the indefensible N-word. Then, along with the inevitable apology, comes the kicker: I’m not racist.The latest denial is from golfer Sergio Garcia. Asked a joking question about having dinner with his adversary Tiger Woods, Garcia said: “We will serve ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734183/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:26 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734183/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 WASHINGTON – A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lois Lerner was replaced Thursday as director of the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups.Danny Werfel, the agency’s new acting commissioner, told IRS employees in an email that he had selected a new acting head of the division, staying within the IRS to find ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734184/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:25 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734184/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 SOUTH BEND – An Indiana lawmaker who sponsored a bill that would have required seat belts on school buses hopes two high-profile collisions in a span of a week that left more than 60 people injured will spur parents to urge the General Assembly to act.“I hope parents in Indiana will call their legislator and demand that we protect our babies,” Rep. John Bartlett, D-Indianapolis, said ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734186/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:24 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734186/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 MOSCOW – A powerful earthquake on Friday hit Russia’s Far East with tremors felt as far away as Moscow, about 4,400 miles west of the ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734187/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:22 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734187/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said.The four-lane bridge over the Skagit River collapsed about 7 p.m., Trooper Mark Francis said. There was no immediate estimate of how many people were in the water or whether there were any injuries or deaths, he ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734188/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:21 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734188/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 GREENBURGH, N.Y. – A man who was one of the last people to see an Indiana University student before she vanished in 2011 says the student’s parents are harassing him and his friends.Corey Rossman told The Journal News of Westchester, N.Y., that he has cooperated fully with police investigators.“It’s inappropriate the way they’re harassing people that are also victims in this case,” he ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734189/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:20 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734189/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers as three injured people were ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734190/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:19 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734190/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Talk about a transition game. The Pacers wrapped up their First Round playoff series with Atlanta on Friday, barely escaping a haunted house, but still didn't know where they would be sleeping that night as they hit the locker room door. The Knicks were similarly engaged in sweating out the final minutes of their closeout game in Boston, and it wasn't until several of the Pacers had ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734191/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:40:21 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214734191/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 MOSCOW, May 24 (RIA Novosti) - An earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale struck Russia’s Far East on Friday, with slight tremors felt thousands of miles away in Moscow. There were no reported injuries or damage. The earthquake occurred in the Sea of Okhotsk off the Kamchatka Peninsula, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported. Emergency agencies in the Far East issued a tsunami ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214732739/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:07:06 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214732739/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Three strips of white athletic tape, the kind used to wrap ankles, were spread across the wooden board above Lance Stephenson's locker to create a makeshift name plate. On it, with a black marking pen, someone wrote "Gump." As in Forrest Gump, the movie character. As in "Run, Forrest, Run!" the catch-phrase from the movie. As in Stephenson needing to push the ball and ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214732900/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:48:25 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214732900/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - Katherine Legge didn't know she would have a shot at the Indianapolis 500 until it was time to qualify, when Schmidt Peterson Motorsports decided to put her in its second car at the last second.Pippa Mann chatted with tire makers, dropped in on the folks from the television networks and even tried to get cozy with engine maker Honda in the hopes of landing a ride.Both of them ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214732901/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:45:39 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214732901/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 One year and one day ago, he was a bench jockey, noticed only for flashing a choke sign after LeBron James missed a free throw in Game 3 of the Pacers' playoff series with Miami. Two days ago he was a non-factor, hitting just 1-of-7 shots in a loss at Madison Square Garden that threatened to shift the momentum of the series. But here was Lance Stephenson, all 22 years of him, dominating ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214732405/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:56:31 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214732405/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 GREENVILLE (AP) — An earthquake that struck Northern California’s Plumas County with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 was felt by residents of ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214731439/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:23:35 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214731439/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The Pacers spread themselves around the court following their practice at Philips Arena Sunday afternoon to explain themselves to the media. Coach Frank Vogel at midcourt, by the scorer's table. David West in the corner by the tunnel leading to the team bus. Roy Hibbert on the opposite baseline. Paul George on the Pacers bench. Their message was unanimous - far more cohesive, in fact, than ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214731437/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:14:42 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214731437/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Minnesota Gophers third baseman Ryan Abrahamson can't field a ground ball hit by Indiana's Justin Cureton and is charged with an error in the second inning Thursday at Target Field. (Pioneer Press: Chris ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214730939/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:22:21 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214730939/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 any other rookie quarterback last season. He also made the most mistakes of the big three rookies. After one season under his belt, Luck thinks things have changed a lot. "I'm 100 percent more comfortable than last year. It's nice to be able to have the full offseason with the team," Luck said in an interview that will air Wednesday on NFL Network's "NFL Total ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214730940/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:20:33 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214730940/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The Knicks will go as Melo goes, that much we know. The Pacers contained him in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series with New York and they won convincingly. He became unleashed in Game 2 and they lost convincingly. It was no coincidence. So now that the Pacers have a template for winning the series that resumes on Saturday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the challenge is as simple to ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214730941/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:20:13 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214730941/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reports that the restaurant where Ramsey worked as a dishwasher initially created a special burger in his honor, but eateries in the city decided a larger tribute was ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214730796/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:14:54 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214730796/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Indiana lawmakers said Thursday they will spend the coming months reviewing computer troubles with a statewide standardized test, the use of land banks to sell vacant property and other problems uncovered around the state. Legislative leaders say they would like more answers from McGraw-Hill and the Department of Education about troubles schools faced this month while administering the ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214730458/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:54:37 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214730458/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 California residents who choose to buy health insurance through the state exchange being created by the Affordable Care Act may end up paying higher premiums. Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc., Molina Healthcare Inc. and Health Net Inc. were among 13 insurers selected to participate in the most-populous U.S. state’s health exchange, which begins enrollment Oct. 1. While the rates the ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214730457/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:54:37 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214730457/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - There will be more eyes at the raceway this weekend. They'll come from a group of Purdue students studying homeland security. The graduate students are taking a class on large event security, and worked to develop a checklist to help with efficiency and safety during the entry process. This is the second year the class has been based on Indianapolis 500 safety. The ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214730460/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:39:31 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214730460/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The line dividing the Pacers from the second and third rounds of the NBA playoffs is likely the same one that divides the two-point shots from the three-point shots on the basketball court. New York, which led the NBA in three-point shots made and attempted during the regular season, needs them as it needs oxygen itself. The Pacers, who led the NBA in defending three-point shots, want to cut off ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214730461/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:26:24 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214730461/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Dispatchers with IMPD say an officer was involved in an accident Thursday night where a pedestrian was struck and killed. The accident happened in the area of 42nd Street and North Emerson Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Police say the pedestrian was trapped underneath the vehicle. IMPD Public Information Officer Michael Hewitt says the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214729868/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:45:32 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214729868/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 MONON, Ind. (Monticello Herald Journal) - A medical helicopter was requested to the scene of an accident involving a van and a semi Thursday evening. The head on crash happened in Monon, Indiana. According to 24-Hour News 8's news ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214729110/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:48:16 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214729110/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 MADISON COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) - A man has been arrested after he tried to leave the scene of a crash Thursday and later tried to swallow a controlled substance while in the hospital. Around 3:30 p.m., Madison County Sheriff Ron Richardson saw a two vehicle accident, rear end collision occur and saw one passenger immediately leave the car and start walking away, according to a release. Authorities ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214729311/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:48:15 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214729311/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The Indiana County Commissioners last week settled on a provider for the county's massive property tax reassessment project in what commissioner chairman Rodney Ruddock called "probably the most important decision the county commissioners have made in 10 ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214729312/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:42:24 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214729312/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 CARMEL, Ind. (WISH) - "It's another great improvement to the Monon Trail," said Mayor Jim Brainard of Carmel. On Friday, his city - along with Westfield - will dedicate the new bridge that takes the Monon over 146th Street. Brainard said it's "an added safety feature" for trail users. They will no longer need to wait for the light to change before they cross at ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214728655/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:50:30 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214728655/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 FRANKLIN, Ind. (WISH) - It's an issue that's come to the surface of many conversations since Monday's tragedy: how to make our schools safer in the event of a natural disaster. It's not only about having a plan -- but also about how to build a better school. School leaders in Franklin had a bright idea in 1975. The school formerly known as Earlywood was designed to protect ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214728656/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:50:29 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214728656/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 One year does not mean a lot in this league . Let's see what happens in two, three years." Roethlisberger believes all four young quarterbacks have the potential for greatness, but unrealistic expectations can lead to back-breaking pressure. It's a fair point. Romo might be one of the NFL's highest-paid players, but he takes as many slings and arrows as any quarterback in ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214728657/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:36:33 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214728657/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 ATLANTA - Danny Granger was in practice gear and in attendance for the Pacers' morning practice session at Philips Arena on Friday. Now that would be a strategic adjustment, wouldn't it? Alas, there will be no dramatic return from Granger for Game 6 of the team's playoff series with Atlanta. Not even a David Lee-style, 87-second return for motivational purposes. He's not even ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214728660/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:36:17 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214728660/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The honors and hardware continue to pile up for third-year swingman Paul George. Tuesday, the NBA presented George the league's Most Improved Player of the Year award at a morning news conference held in the IU Health Pavilion of Bankers Life Fieldhouse. George, who turns 23 on May 2, received 311 of a possible 1,080 points, including 52 first-place votes, from a panel of 120 sportswriters ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214728659/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:36:16 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214728659/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 NEW YORK, April 23, 2013 - Indiana's Paul George, who earned his first All-Star Game berth en route to leading the Pacers to the Central Division crown and the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, is the winner of the 2012-13 Kia NBA Most Improved Player Award, the NBA announced today. The annual award is presented to a player who has made a significant improvement from the ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214728658/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:36:14 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214728658/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Jodi Arias stands as the jury enters the courtroom on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting to death of Travis Alexander. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214727792/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:00:42 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214727792/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - An accident on Interstate 70 has shut down westbound lanes Thursday evening. The accident happened on I-70 westbound at the 89 mile marker near Shadeland Avenue shortly before 6:45 p.m. According to INDOT, the left three lanes of westbound I-70 were closed near Shadeland Avenue due to the crash. 24-Hour News 8 learned a car lost control and drove underneath a semi. The ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214727649/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:39:23 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214727649/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Friends and family gathered Thursday to remember the life of a young boy who was killed in a house fire in Wayne Township late last year. The fire in late December trapped Dreydon Webb, 7, inside the home. Prosecutors say his mother, Jessica Rogers was cooking methamphetamine when the apartment caught on fire. According to investigators, she saved herself from the fire but ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214727650/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:39:19 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214727650/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Boys Scout Alex Derr speaks out against anit-gay rules during the Equal Scouting Summit Press Conference being held near where the Boy Scouts of America are holding their annual meeting Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. The boxes in front of Derr hold petitions calling for the Boy Scouts of America to end its anti-gay policies. (AP Photo/LM ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214727845/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:26:30 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214727845/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series.Hill missed Game 5 on Thursday night in New York because of a concussion.The Pacers released a statement about 1½ hours before the scheduled tipoff saying Hill passed the NBA's return protocol as part of the league's concussion policy.The Pacers said Hill remained symptom-free after each step, including workouts ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214728009/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:19:46 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214728009/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Boy Scouts of America have approved a plan to accept openly gay boys as Scouts. A ban on gay adult leaders remains. It was a vote years in the making. ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726395/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:52:52 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726395/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Since becoming the president of Purdue University just five months ago, former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has taken action to freeze tuition and reduce some student fees. Is he trying to send a ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726396/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:52:52 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726396/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The city is reportedly short-handed when it comes to emergency management workers and is taking ambulances out of service. In one recent incident, a patient died after waiting more than 30 minutes ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726398/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:52:51 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726398/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Leslie Dolin has worked at the Monon Coffee company for 15 years. The $18 million development Jennifer Velasco also prefers keeping things local. She's owned the Bungalow for 19 ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726397/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:52:50 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726397/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - A hotel executive has been fired after the hotel's manager told police that he had been writing extra paychecks to himself. Airport police were called this week to the Radisson Indianapolis Airport, where the general manager handed officers copies of fraudulent paychecks that had been written to the hotel's director of human resources. The HR director was solely ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726399/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:50:22 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726399/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (AP ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726049/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:37 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726049/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 But the rules that went into effect for meat on Thursday provide more detailed information. Instead of seeing a label that says, "Product of the U.S.A. and Canada," shoppers might find one that says "Born in Canada, raised and slaughtered in the United ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214725810/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:32 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214725810/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Posted at: 05/23/2013 3:39 PM By: Whitney Jones, KOB.com Santa Fe police have released the identity of the pedestrian hit and killed along St. Francis Thursday morning. The pedestrian is identified as Juan Lopez, 29, of Chimayo. Police also have the female suspect and her vehicle in custody. The suspect is cooperating in the investigation and her name is not being released at this time ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726679/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:43:54 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726679/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel told his players on Tuesday that they would win Game 1. He was wrong on that front, and many will say he also was wrong to remove his shot blocker and defensive enforcer, Roy Hibbert, on two late defensive sequences in which LeBron James drove undeterred for layups, including a basket just before time expired. Vogel said a strong case could have been made ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726277/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:42:27 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726277/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 WASHINGTON-A former Chicago Police officer and two members of the Latin Kings street gang were sentenced to prison today in Hammond, Indiana federal court for racketeering conspiracy and related crimes. Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David Capp of the Northern District of Indiana made the announcement following the ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214725707/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:40:54 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214725707/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 John Yang, Correspondent, NBC News writes GOSHEN, Ind. -- When you see an RV on the highway or in a campground, there's a good chance it came from this area of north-central Indiana: Almost half of RVs on the road today were made in Elkhart County.When the recession hit and RV sales plunged (58 percent from 2006 from 2009), and unemployment here soared to the highest in the nation: a ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726400/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:32:54 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726400/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Over at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the drivers met with the media for media day. Everyone was eager to finally get back in their cars Friday for Carb ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726401/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:27:02 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726401/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Investigators ruled his death a homicide. Detectives are asking to public to be vigilant of items that could have been discarded by those involved in the crime, particularly in the area of SR 154 West of US 41 and north and around West County Road 350 North, according to a release. Detectives also say two specific items they are looking for is Badger's personal safe and a black 46" Sony ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726402/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:27:01 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726402/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A public meeting Thursday evening will give Broad Ripple residents and business owners a chance to voice support or concern about a proposed multi-use development at the vacant Shell gas station property. The $20 million proposal by Browning Investments would include a Whole Foods, 80-90 apartment units and a parking garage with 400 spaces. Vice President of Browning ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726403/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:26:59 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726403/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 CARMEL, Ind. (WISH) - Police in Carmel are investigating after a woman's body was found Thursday afternoon. Carmel Police Public Information Officer Jeff Horner says the body was found in a car parked in a storage unit in the 1000 block of Rangeline Road. Not much information was released Thursday before 5 p.m. This is a developing story. Check back with WISHTV.com for ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726404/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:26:57 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726404/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 NEW YORK, May 13, 2013 - Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen and Miami Heat forward LeBron James, winner of the 2012-13 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award, headline the 2012-13 NBA All-Defensive First Team, the NBA announced today. Allen totaled 53 points overall and James tallied 52. Each player received 25 First Team votes. Joining Allen and James on the NBA All-Defensive First Team are guard ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726406/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:13:04 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214726406/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 One of Indiana's largest health systems says it's cutting an undisclosed number of jobs by June 30 because of increasing economic and competitive pressure on the health care industry. ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214724946/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:39:34 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214724946/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 ORANGE COUNTY, Ind. - A three-vehicle crash that left one woman injured is reigniting calls for more state inspections of commercial trucks. On May 6, a 2004 trash truck lost two of its rear wheels while traveling on US150/SR56 in Orange County. Prior to the crash, the truck had never received an inspection from Indiana State Police, records show. After falling off the trash truck, the wheels hit ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214724948/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:36:50 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214724948/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - Brazen thieves in search of power supply batteries have been causing neighborhoods across Indianapolis to temporarily lose Internet and cable television service. Indianapolis police reports obtained by the Call 6 Investigators show several neighborhood utility boxes have been targeted within the past week on the northwest side, with thieves sometimes knocking out cable service to ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214724947/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:36:50 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214724947/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 This image made from video provided by Ayako Wada-Katsumata shows glucose-averse German cockroaches avoiding a dab of jelly, which contains glucose, and favoring the peanut ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214724949/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:29:23 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214724949/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. RSG is a joint venture between Indianapolis-based The Finish Line Inc., a mall-based athletic footwear retailer with 638 stores across the U.S., and Denver-based Gart Capital Partners, a private equity partnership involved in the sporting goods industry. RSG has been on a growth spurt recently, growing from 19 to 35 stores since October. RSG ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214724950/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:27:54 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214724950/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A sign to identify a new local food pantry in a fallen officer's name was dedicated Thursday. The official dedication for a food pantry sign named in Officer David Moore's honor was dedicated on Virginia Avenue. The David S. Moore Foundation and partners of St. Joan of Arc Holly Family Ministry and Community Court in Fountain Square dedicated and placed the David ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214724952/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:13:11 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214724952/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Braxston Hughes says his license was wrongly suspended and that the mistake landed him in jail. "It's a nightmare ... no one is willing to help," he said. His story begins three years ago. He'd just moved to Indianapolis from Illinois and still had an Illinois driver's license when he was stopped by police on I-465 for driving too fast. Records show ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214724953/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:13:09 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214724953/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A Crawfordsville High School student died in a crash early Thursday morning. Police say his brother was driving. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Department says Michael McCord, 18, was killed when ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723547/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:24:53 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723547/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 In this 2009 photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, flags hang above the sign marking the Camp Justice compound at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723548/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:14:54 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723548/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Harriet Ivey, president and CEO of the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust since its founding more than 15 years ago, plans to retire early next year, the trust announced Thursday. Ivey, 64, will remain at the trust through January 2014. A search for her successor will begin in late June. The trust is named after the wife of Eugene C. Pulliam, founder of Central Newpapers Inc., the former ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723549/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:13:33 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723549/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is urging congressional leaders to bring a revived federal media shield law to a vote on the floors of the U.S. House and ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723772/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:49 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723772/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- One of Indiana's largest health systems says it's cutting an undisclosed number of jobs by June 30 because of increasing economic and competitive pressure on the health care ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723771/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:49 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723771/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Former Indiana Gov. Otis Bowen is acknowledged by Gov. Mitch Daniels during the State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, in this Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008 file photo. (AP Photo/AJ ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723550/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:35 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723550/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 New York Knicks' Pablo Prigioni tries to steal the ball from Indiana Pacers' Paul George during the first half of Game 3 of an Eastern Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series. (AP Photo/Darron ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723551/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:33 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723551/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The Kokomo Tribune reports Jasmine Neal, 21, and Chelsey E. Smith, 22, both dancers at Little Daddy's, and Angel McClain, 18, and Tonda Lockridge, 29, who work at Big Daddy's were arrested on sex charges. Neal, Smith and Lockridge face at least one preliminary charge of prostitution. McClain faces a preliminary charge of indecent exposure. Police say they have been investigating the ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722881/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:31 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722881/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 that would base interest rates on federally backed student loans on the 10-year Treasury note, defying a White House veto threat. The bill, passed on 221 yes votes, drew 198 no votes, mostly along partisan lines. Rates on those loans are set to double to 6.8% from 3.4% on July 1, absent action by Congress. The Obama administration says that the bill -- which would peg rates to the 10-year ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723903/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:54:10 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723903/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Census Bureau says. Only Texas had more than one city among the 15 fastest-growing cities in the country with populations of more than 50,000 in 2012, the Bureau said in a report released Thursday. The Texas city of San Marcos, between Austin and San Antonio, had the highest rate of growth. Other Texas cities on the list were sprinkled around the state. New York topped the list of ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723539/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:29 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214723539/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Muncie Police and Henry County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend and abusing her young child. Officers surrounded the house over concerns that Elliott ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722021/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:09:25 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722021/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ind. - A high school student was killed and his brother was injured Thursday morning when the driver crashed a pickup truck on a rural road. Indiana State Police said Mitchell McCord, 18, of Wingate, was southbound on Old State Road 55 south of County Road 500 West when he drove off the road and overcorrected before going across the road and rolling the truck. Michael McCord, ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722022/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:06:47 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722022/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - One of several people who had been with Indiana University student Lauren Spierer on the night she was last seen in 2011 told a newspaper that Spierer's parents have been harassing him. In ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722023/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:06:46 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722023/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 LONDON – A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722026/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:58:46 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722026/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America’s controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy.He also acknowledged that the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said he is haunted by the civilians unintentionally killed. The president also announced a renewed push to close the ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722025/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:58:46 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722025/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 WEST POINT, Utah – A teenager was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Salt Lake City subdivision of new homes and tidy lawns, police said. Davis County Sheriff Todd Richardson said authorities believe the boys died from knife wounds. It appears the 15-year-old acted alone, he said. "As result of the emerging details, the ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722024/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:58:46 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722024/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) - The mayor of Portage has caught police and fire leaders by surprise by ordering a hiring freeze for the departments until the city's revenue picture is ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214721300/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:40:56 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214721300/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana lawmakers are returning to the Statehouse for one day next month to possibly override Republican Gov. Mike Pence's veto of a local tax measure. The General Assembly plans to return June 12 to consider Pence's veto of legislation authorizing Jackson and Pulaski (puh-LAS'-ky) counties to retroactively collect local option income taxes. Republican Senate ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722027/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:40:52 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722027/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 ORLAND, Ind. (AP) - A small northeastern Indiana library with a large collection of war memorabilia will dedicate a new space to showcase the items. The Joyce Public Library in Orland plans a ceremony in its War Room on ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214721431/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:40:51 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214721431/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Damage from a tornado is seen at Love's Truck Stop in Choctaw, Okla. on Monday, May 10, 2010. An outbreak of violent weather dropped tornadoes across parts of the Southern Plains. (AP Photo/Alonzo ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722028/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:40:46 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214722028/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A New York newspaper reports that a man who was friends with missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer is now accusing her parents of harassing him. Corey Rossman, who was among the last ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214720391/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:50:57 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214720391/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 View results NORTH WEBSTER, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana school superintendent says most of the several dozen students hurt in a chain-reaction crash involving four buses have been released from ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214720392/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:50:22 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214720392/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 VINCENNES, Ind. (AP) -- Several rural gravel roads could be closed in a southwestern Indiana county where officials say they don't have the money to pay for repair ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214720640/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:46 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214720640/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Bones found inside a Fountain Square home Wednesday night are not human, police confirmed Thursday morning. That determination was made following an exhaustive search of the home by both Indianapolis homicide detectives and the ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214720394/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:27 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214720394/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) - After seven days of testimony, the defense team in John Myers' post conviction hearing called its last witness. Myers, convicted in 2006 for the 2000 murder of Indiana University student Jill Behrman, is trying to convince a judge he deserves a new trial because his attorney at the time was incompetent. Thursday, Myers' team of attorneys called an Indiana ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214720395/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:25 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214720395/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - An aide to former Marion County prosecutor Carl Brizzi will return to federal court in July. The hearing will determine if the court will accept his guilty plea to a bribery charge. David Wyser is the former chief deputy prosecutor in Marion County and was a candidate for prosecutor in Hamilton County. He was in court Thursday morning for an initial hearing. He's ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214719720/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:23 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214719720/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Indianapolis is gearing up for Memorial Day weekend. As always, 2013 is packed with family-friendly events. Use this guide to get you started and plan your ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214718820/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:34:53 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214718820/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Former Marion County Deputy Prosecutor David Wyser was supposed to be in federal court Thursday morning, but his hearing has been moved to July 2nd. Wyser is accused of accepting a bribe to reduce a ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214718819/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:34:53 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214718819/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 FRANKLIN, Ind. - Police have arrested two teens suspected in an armed robbery at a Johnson County drugstore that prompted police to lockdown Franklin Community Schools on May 16. Two of the suspects were Indianapolis Public Schools students who skipped class at the time of the robbery and the remaining suspect died from a drug overdose shortly after the incident, detectives said. The incident ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214718822/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:32:17 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214718822/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - A 5-year-old student was struck by an Indianapolis police cruiser outside a near-east side elementary school Thursday morning. The incident happened outside Indianapolis Public Schools' Washington Irving School 14 at 1250 E. Market Street. Police said the 5-year-old was dropped off at school by a taxi, and then went to cross the street, darting out in front of the ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214718821/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:32:17 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214718821/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The state’s environmental enforcement agency has fined a waste-management company for several violations including poor handling of hazardous materials at its Speedway location. Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc. has agreed to pay $50,000 in fines after the Indiana Department of Environmental Management issued two sets of violations. Based in Elgin, Ill., the company provides parts ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214718823/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:22:58 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214718823/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) -- Central Indiana high school students are putting their best ideas forward as they develop inventions and market them to local ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214719064/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:44 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214719064/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Former Indiana Gov. Otis Bowen is acknowledged by Gov. Mitch Daniels during the State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, in this Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008 file photo. (AP Photo/AJ ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214718824/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:31 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214718824/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The Republic reports police received an anonymous tip about possible drug activity on Spring Valley and Fall Valley roads. Those arrested are Brandon Fields, 31, Columbus; Kyra Miller, 25, Columbus; Kathy Cox, 60, Columbus; Glenn Cox, Jr., 63, Columbus; Mark Pagels, 34, Columbus; William McClintock, 43, Columbus; Zachariah Gruber, 32 of Columbus; Tyler Golden, 20, Edinburgh; Dustin Evans, 23, ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214718825/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:28 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214718825/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 encountered issues with the statewide testing when servers by the test provider, CTB/McGraw Hill, failed, kicking test-takers offline. The testing window had to be expanded and schools had to decrease the number of students taking ISTEP at one time. The Indiana General Assembly will conduct a hearing before the end of June. Representatives from CTB/McGraw Hill, the Indiana Department of Education ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214718826/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:26 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214718826/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 State police are warning Indiana residents to be wary of people seeking donations for tornado relief because scammers often try to profit after disasters. Police say people should be skeptical of ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717220/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:20:36 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717220/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 comes across as Brian Kimberling's love-hate letter to his home state of Indiana. The story of Nathan Lochmueller, a field researcher or "professional bird watcher", is peppered with colourful characters, historical accounts, travel directions, recipes, mathematical equations, jokes and improbable anecdotes. Nathan's tepid life includes trudging off to the forest six days a ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717221/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:18:46 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717221/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 HENRY COUNTY, Ind. - A Muncie man is accused of videotaping himself abusing his ex-girlfriend's 3-year-old son, hitting, trying to choke the boy and urinating and spitting on him as he slept. Elliott J. Reynolds, 25, was charged this week with five counts of battery, two counts of battery by bodily waste, two counts of strangulation and one count each of stalking and invasion of privacy. The ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717223/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:18:03 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717223/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 BARTHOLEMEW COUNTY, Ind. - Ten people were arrested in Bartholomew County Wednesday after police received an anonymous tip about suspicious activity at two Columbus homes, Indiana State Police said. Detectives said a home on Spring Valley Road was under surveillance and that multiple vehicles were seen coming and going. Troopers said they suspected hand-to-hand drug transactions and stopped a ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717222/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:18:03 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717222/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 MOORE, Okla. – Dan Garland could feel the latch on the shelter door begin to turn in his hand. It was as if the storm outside were a living, breathing thing – and it was trying desperately to get in. Huddled beside him in the darkened 5-foot-by-6-foot hole were his wife and 91-year-old mother, along with five neighbors and two friends from a mile away – 10 people and two dogs, ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717225/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:10:43 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717225/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Crews cleaning up from Wabash River flooding in western Indiana came across a 17-pound bone that they believe might have come from an ancient mastodon. The Vigo County highway department is keeping the bone that’s a couple feet long in an office for now and has informed researchers from the Indiana State Museum. Assistant highway superintendent Dan Bennett told ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717224/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:10:43 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717224/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Indianapolis-based Celadon Group Inc. has agreed to acquire Canadian truckload carrier Hyndman Transport Limited, the company announced Wednesday. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Celadon is making the deal through its Celadon Trucking Services Inc. ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717227/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:09:25 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717227/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last week, further evidence that the job market is showing some improvement. Applications for unemployment aid declined to a seasonally adjusted 340,000 in the week ending May 18, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s down from 363,000 the previous week and a level consistent with some job gains. The less ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717226/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:09:25 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717226/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 SYRACUSE, Ind. (AP) -- A developer is set to reopen a lake resort in northern Indiana that closed in 2008 after more than a century as a religious ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717434/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:54:22 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717434/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Davonte Hubbard was arrested Tuesday on a preliminary charge of armed robbery. Devan Twitchell was arrested Wednesday on a preliminary charge of aiding in the armed robbery. During the investigation, police say a third suspect, Hayden Glass, died of an overdose the day after the robbery. According to a release, around 10:20 a.m. May 16, two male suspects entered Henderson Pharmacy, 100 E. ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214716513/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:54:06 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214716513/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - An eastern Indiana man has confessed to his role in the brutal slaying of a man he and four co-defendants allegedly stabbed and shot to death during a robbery. A Wayne County judge accepted 19-year-old Robert Campbell's guilty plea Wednesday to a murder charge in the March 2012 killing of 48-year-old Michael Sekse of Richmond. Campbell told the judge he had agreed to ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717228/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:54:05 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717228/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 WHITESTOWN, Ind. (WISH) - Whitestown officials say they hope to realign Perry-Worth Road and add a new intersection with Whitestown Parkway in an effort to alleviate traffic and safety concerns. 24-Hour News 8 news partner ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717229/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:54:02 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717229/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - It's official. Tuition will be frozen at Purdue for the next two years. The tuition vote was the highlight of several financial matters in front of trustees ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717230/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:53:49 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214717230/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 ANDERSON, Ind. (WISH) - Due to an increase in enrollment, Anderson Community Schools will reopen Killbuck Elementary School. During the 2013-14 school year, kindergarten students will be taken from Valley Grove and Eastside schools to Killbuck. 24-Hour News 8 news ... http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214715683/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:41:11 -0400 http://www.indianapolispost.com/index.php/sid/214715683/scat/43a9fd3724cda141