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Police arrest mother on neglect charge
The mother of a Westside toddler who went unclaimed by her family for a day was arrested Monday and charged with child neglect. Tuesday House, 38, admitted she left the child in the house so she could consume drugs and alcohol, Sgt. Matthew Mount,...
Lugar defends Obama's pick of Hoosier for appeals court
WASHINGTON — Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., defended Indiana Judge David Hamilton on Monday against criticism from fellow GOP senators that Hamilton is outside the mainstream. The Senate is expected to vote today on whether to prevent a GOP...
Police question 3 in Westside slaying
A man whose body was found Sunday on the Westside has been identified as Gregory Moore, 27. Police said Moore was found shot in the face and lying in a yard at 18th Street and Alton Avenue at 10:22 p.m. Sunday. He died minutes after being taken to...
Palin talks kids, campaign on ‘Oprah’
Following are highlights from today’s Oprah show, featuring former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Topics included her acceptance of Sen. John McCain’s invitation to join the ticket, daughter Bristol’s pregnancy, how to dress and...
Mother of wandering toddler arrested
The mother of a wandering toddler who went unclaimed by her family for a day was arrested today and charged with child neglect. Tuesday House, 38, admitted she left the child in the house so she could consume drugs and alcohol, Sgt Matthew W. Mount,...
Armed Indinanapolis homeowner captures burglary suspect
A homeowner with a gun foiled a burglary with a screwdriver Sunday night. Jorge Barrera, 22, Indianapolis, was charged with burglary and residential entry after a 31-year-old Southwestside homeowner fired a shot at him and held him at gunpoint until...
Penny earns college scholarship for boy, 7
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A 7-year-old boy from Terre Haute has won a full college scholarship thanks to a lucky penny. The Indiana State University Foundation passed out cards with pennies attached to them at a homecoming parade last month. The...
Steel mill blast injures 8 workers
PORTAGE, Ind. — A late-night explosion that shook Beta Steel Corp.’s Northern Indiana hot-strip rolling mill injured eight workers, six of whom required medical care. Portage Fire Chief Bill Lundy said Sunday that two of the six workers...
Colleges look at new ways to teach teachers
Traditional programs are adopting popular fast-track methods Indiana colleges have started re-examining how they teach the state’s future teachers, prodded by rising numbers of teachers who are trained through other programs and bypass...
Is African boarding school the answer for Indiana's inner-city kids?
Would you send your child to school halfway across the world if it meant the chance to escape the distractions of a dangerous neighborhood? A group of Indiana University professors is preparing to ask inner-city parents across Indiana to do just...
Downstate power plants come under fire
SCOTTSBURG, Ind. — Citizens groups in Southern Indiana are organizing opposition to two proposed wood-burning power plants that they say pose health and safety concerns. Residents in Scottsburg and Milltown have distributed fliers, taken out...
Atlantis to take hardware to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Some day, astronauts needing to replace a failed pump or gyroscope in orbit may simply jet over to the nearest galactic hardware store. But for now, only the space shuttle can deliver many of the large parts that will be...
I-69 crash injures 4, stalls traffic for hours
A four-vehicle chain-reaction crash on I-69 in Madison County on Sunday snarled northbound traffic for several hours and injured four people. The driver of the semi that started the crash did not have a valid driver’s license, and the...
Man fatally shot on Westside
A man was fatally shot on the Westside tonight, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. The shooting was reported around 10 p.m. in the 1800 block of Alton Avenue, in a residential area north and west of the intersection of 16th...
2 hurt in morning shooting on Westside
INDIANAPOLIS — A shooting early this morning on the city’s Westside left two men injured, including one in serious but stable condition. According to an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department report, the shooting occurred about 2:40 a.m. in the...
Shameful score: Budget 1, football 0
Deep in the back of Manual High School, in a room just beyond the main auditorium, you can find the school’s history. It can be discovered in yearbooks dating back a century; in yellowed school newspapers; and, among other clippings and papers,...
There was no masking charitable benefit
Downtown was bustling with black-tie events last weekend, including two different masquerade galas Nov. 7. Un Ballo in Maschero, a lavish fundraiser for Indianapolis Opera, was at the Marriott. At Conseco Fieldhouse, revelers celebrated its 10th...
Authorities seeking information after man with Indiana ties dies in California
California authorities are seeking family members of a man with Indiana roots who died in Ventura County, Calif. Norman Richard Cook Jr., 68, died little more than a week ago on Nov. 5, said James Baroni, chief deputy medical examiner in Ventura...
Connersville man shot in standoff with police
A 33-year-old man was fatally shot in a confrontation with police in eastern Indiana Friday night, authorities said. Ryan Pruitt of Connersville was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on U.S. 40 in eastern Henry County. Indiana State Police...
Budget cutbacks force 33 of Indiana's state workers from their jobs
Department of Administration trimmed posts as part of order to slash its budget by 10% Indiana’s revenue crunch became personal Friday for 33 state employees who were laid off. “I’m just a number on the balance sheet to them,”...
Teacher accused of hitting student will avoid trial
A former Perry Township teacher has surrendered his teaching license to avoid trial on allegations that he struck a disabled student in 2008. Thomas Cripe, 65, will not be allowed to teach in Indiana or other states under a diversion agreement filed...
Shelbyville man charged in death of girlfriend's child
Shelbyville authorities arrested and charged a man Friday with battery and neglect in the alleged shaken-baby death of his girlfriend’s 19-month-old daughter. Shelbyville resident Timothy Reedy, 22, was arrested about 7:30 p.m. on a neglect and...
Indiana city salutes Fort Hood victim
PLYMOUTH, Ind. — Supporters are expected to line a street in downtown Plymouth to honor Army Staff Sgt. Justin DeCrow , who was killed in the Nov. 5 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. Military members, police and Indiana Patriot Guard...
Judge rejects plea deal in Brown County killing
NASHVILLE, Ind. — A judge has rejected a plea agreement for a 14-year-old boy who admitted helping his older brother in an attack that killed an 84-year-old Brown County man and injured his wife. Brown Circuit Judge Judith Stewart says the deal...
Armed intruders heat bottle for crying baby
Armed intruders with an apparent soft spot for babies stole electronics and money during a robbery at an Eastside home this morning. Indianapolis police said somewhere between tying up and pistol-whipping the residents on the 6100 block of East 21st...
Water main break snarls Meridian St.
A water main that busted below a busy Northside intersection could be repaired by the afternoon rush-hour. The 10-foot long piece of damaged pipe was removed at 12:30 p.m. today, and workers were putting in a replacement. Veolia will repave the road...
Indiana state workers get layoff notices
State government began laying off employees today in order to cut costs. The Department of Administration this morning began telling 33 employees that they no longer will have jobs. Mark Everson, commissioner of the Department of Administration, said...
Irish abuse suspect worked as counselor
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The attorney for an 81-year-old Roman Catholic priest who faces possible extradition to Ireland says the clergyman moved to the South Bend area in 1990 to take a job counseling drug and alcohol abusers. The Rev. Francis...
'Lady Spray' gives Fountain Square splash of history
The Fountain Square neighborhood takes a step back in history today with the installation of the new public fountain. Workers and a crane guided the cast-iron Lady Spray fountain into place this morning. It is a reproduction of the water nymph...
Indianapolis-bound plane diverts with landing gear problem
DAYTON, Ohio — A US Airways plane en route to Indianapolis was diverted to Dayton International Airport after the crew reported a problem with the landing gear. Airline spokesman Todd Lehmacher says the Canadair Regional Jet landed safely at...
