Stories tagged with "Indystar"

Crime reports, fear close Danville skatepark by Bruce Smith

DANVILLE— The skate boarding area in Danville’s Ellis Park has been closed and the equipment will be sold because of a history of problems with behavior... – Mar 17, 2009 at 1:31 PM in Danville

Pike HS Cultural Festival set for Friday by Gretchen Becker

The Pike High School Key Club will host the district’s second Cultural Festival on Friday. Students, school clubs and community groups will set up booths in the school... – Mar 17, 2009 at 11:36 AM in North Marion County

Softball coach suspends retirement, joins Park Tudor team by Nat Newell

Carolyn Coyne was there at the beginning … and expected it to be the end. Then Carolyn Cooper, she led the North Central High School softball team to a runner-up finish in... – Mar 17, 2009 at 11:31 AM in High school softball

Center Grove puts off $150M school project by Cindy Marshall

GREENWOOD — In a surprise move Monday night, the Center Grove School Board opted not to proceed with a public referendum on the nearly $145 million renovation plan. Citing... – Mar 17, 2009 at 11:00 AM in Greenwood

Caterpillar to lay off 439 in Lafayette by indystar

LAFAYETTE, Ind.— Caterpillar Inc. is laying off 439 employees at an Indiana engine plant for at least six months. The company says that the layoffs at the Lafayette... – Mar 17, 2009 at 10:57 AM in Communities

Girls soccer team wins division championship by Nat Newell

The FC Pride Elite 96 girls U-13 soccer team won the Iron division championship, 1-0, at the Red Diamond Vulcan Cup in Birmingham, Ala. earlier this month. FC Pride, which is based... – Mar 17, 2009 at 10:40 AM in North Marion County

Broken levee floods NW Indiana farmland by indystar

KNOX, Ind.— Repairs are being made on a levee in northwestern Indiana that burst during the weekend and flooded almost 9,000 acres of farmland. Officials... – Mar 17, 2009 at 9:41 AM in Communities

Knight: 7 Big Ten teams too many by indystar

LAS VEGAS— Former Indiana coach Bob Knight doesn’t think Big Ten basketball stacks up with the Big East and Atlantic Coast Conferences this season. Knight... – Mar 16, 2009 at 7:36 PM in Sports

Carmel principal pleads guilty to drunken driving by Chris Sikich

NOBLESVILLE — Carmel Middle School principal Denise Jacobs today pleaded guilty in Hamilton County Superior Court to a misdemeanor charge of operating a vehicle while... – Mar 16, 2009 at 7:15 PM in Carmel

Kokomo mom, girls claim $11M Lotto prize by indystar

Three survivors of the auto industry decline in Kokomo— a General Motors retiree and her two daughters— became doubly fortunate today when they claimed an $11... – Mar 16, 2009 at 6:55 PM in Communities

Judge: Mom facing murder charge will go before jury by Katie Merlie

A Lebanon mother charged with murder of her disabled daughter will face a jury after a Boone County judge denied a motion to dismiss the case. Superior Court 2 Judge Rebecca... – Mar 16, 2009 at 4:09 PM in Boone County

238 apartments on Westfield planners' agenda by Chris Sikich

WESTFIELD —The Plan Commission will consider an apartment complex south of downtown tonight. City leaders have said the proposed complex on South Union Street would be agood... – Mar 16, 2009 at 3:04 PM in Westfield

Downtown falcons lay first egg of season by indystar

The first egg of 2009 appeared in the peregrine falcon nestbox Downtown during the weekend and falcon watchers expect another one soon. Laura James-Reim, IndyStar.com’s... – Mar 16, 2009 at 12:19 PM in News

Police: Son killed parents, then himself by indystar

AUSTIN, Ind. — A sheriff says a 35-year-old Southern Indiana man fatally shot his parents, then killed himself when relatives came to check on them. Scott County Sheriff John... – Mar 16, 2009 at 12:11 PM in Crime & Courts

Money sought to fix Gary's Statue of Liberty by indystar

GARY, Ind. — A community activist hopes to raise up to $10,000 to repair an 8-foot tall replica of the Statue of Liberty that once stood near the entrance to U.S. Steel in... – Mar 16, 2009 at 11:58 AM in News

Top Bulldog Howard sets the tone by David Woods

If it’s true that it takes a good follower to become a good leader, Matt Howard was prepared for his new role at Butler. He has long been a follower. He was the eighth of 10... – Mar 16, 2009 at 2:16 AM in Butler

Star reporters' Final Four picks by indystar

Last year, Terry Hutchens nearly made the pick of the tournament when he predicted Davidson would reach the Final Four. The Wildcats came within a 3-pointer of making Hutch look... – Mar 16, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Sports

Group: Ind. 2nd worst for budget process by indystar

FORT WAYNE, Ind.— A new report scores Indiana’s state budget process as the second worst in the nation largely because the governor doesn’t have a... – Mar 15, 2009 at 7:43 PM in Communities

Police investigate 3 deaths at home north of Louisville by Chris Sikich

Police are investigating three deaths in a small town north of Louisville.After receiving a 911 call about a possible suicidal subject, the Scott County Sheriff’s... – Mar 15, 2009 at 5:33 PM in Crime & Courts

IndyStar disrupted by server outage by indystar

IndyStar.com was among several news websites disrupted earlier this afternoon when regional web servers went down. The outage began at about 3:15, affecting to varying degrees... – Mar 13, 2009 at 5:48 PM in News