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 News.net http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/cat/43a9fd3724cda141/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:06 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:06 -0400 30 The Federal Bureau of Investigation is searching offices at the Indianapolis City-County Building Tuesday. Several city employees have been arrested. The Department of Metropolitan Development ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664305/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:27 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664305/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A tornado watch has been issued for several counties in central and western Indiana. The counties included in the watch are: Boone, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, Fountain, Gibson, Greene, ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664304/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:26 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664304/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Numerous units with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department are in Broad Ripple searching for a bank robbery suspect. The suspect, who was armed, fled on foot after the robbery at ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664303/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:26 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664303/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A 10-year-old girl has raised much more money for a charity than she expected after her lemonade stand was shut down at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Morgen Morris said she had a line of customers during Saturday's Indy 500 qualifications day when a track employee told her she had to shut down. Morgen was at the speedway as part of Lemonade Day activities that teach children about ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664306/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:59:07 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664306/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 HHGregg Inc.'s stock price swooned in after-hours trading Monday and continued to fall Tuesday morning after the retailer reported quarterly sales that were short of analyst expectations. HHGregg shares closed Monday at $15.61 each, a 52-week high, but had dropped 13 percent by Tuesday mid-morning, to $13.60 a share. The Indianapolis-based retailer saw a big drop in earnings in its ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664308/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:59:06 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664308/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The former chancellor of Indiana University’s Kokomo campus, who claimed he was the victim of a smear campaign by school administrators, has landed a new position with Tennessee State University. Michael Harris, who resigned from IU-Kokomo on Sept. 19, has been named dean of the College of Public Service and Urban Affairs for TSU. The Nashville-based university announced the ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664307/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:59:06 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664307/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Measures filed in the Indiana General Assembly this year faced about 1-in-8 odds of making their way to the governor's desk. About 12 percent of the bills filed by lawmakers were approved by both the House and Senate during this year's session, ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664309/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:59:05 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664309/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Federal agents were outside of the City-County Building Tuesday morning, serving a search warrant to seize documents inside. Department of Metropolitan Development Adam Thies tells 24-Hour News 8 agents arrived to the CCB after 7 a.m. Thies says there will be no comment made on the matter until a 1:30 p.m. news conference with U.S. Attorney Joseph Hogsett. 24-Hour News 8 has ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664310/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:45 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664310/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Warm, sunny weather has allowed northern and central Indiana farmers to make quick progress planting their corn crop despite lingering wet conditions in the state's southern counties. Only 30 percent of the state's corn crop had been planted as of last week. But the new weekly crop report says 64 percent of the Indiana corn crop had been planted by Sunday, ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664311/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:44 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664311/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Police responded to a bank robbery in Broad Ripple Tuesday morning and are looking for a suspect. Dispatchers with IMPD say the robbery occurred at the Huntington Bank located at 724 Broad Ripple Avenue shortly before 9:30 a.m. Police say there were no injuries reported. Officers are looking for the suspect. A perimeter in the area of College Avenue, Carrollton Avenue, and ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664312/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:42 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214664312/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - A high-ranking city official has been taken into custody in connection with a federal probe, sources tell RTV6. Reggie Walton, assistant administrator of Indianapolis' Department of Metropolitan Development, was taken into custody Tuesday morning, and FBI officials were raiding the office at the City-County Building, the source said. The probe involves an investigation into ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214662738/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:03:19 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214662738/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - A sour experience has turned into sweet life lesson for a 10-year-old girl whose lemonade stand was mistakenly shut down at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend. Morgen Morris, 10, and her mother, Telisha Morris, were selling lemonade at IMS on Saturday as part of National Lemonade Day, an event meant to encourage young entrepreneurs, when someone approached them and ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214662739/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:03:19 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214662739/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Medical examiner's office revises death toll from Oklahoma tornado to at least 24 from 51 people. Officials say they believe some victims were double counted when authorities took a death toll count on Monday night, hours after the massive tornado swept through the city. Spokeswoman Amy Elliot said Tuesday morning that she believes some victims were counted twice in the ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214662699/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:56:38 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214662699/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Leaders of a central Indiana county are backing more study of a proposed major reservoir. The Delaware County commissioners on Monday endorsed a resolution supporting environmental and engineering studies for the proposed Mounds Lake Reservoir. That project is estimated to cost between $300 million and $400 million and would back up seven miles of the White River in Madison and Delaware ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214662741/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:53:36 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214662741/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 FBI agents on Tuesday morning conducted a warrant search at the Department of Metropolitan Development in the City-County Building, shortly after agents arrested multiple people, including city employees at their homes. The moves are the culmination of a months-long federal investigation into alleged corrupt practices at the Indy Land Bank, a municipal agency that handles the disposition of ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214662740/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:53:36 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214662740/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Foundation attorney Andrew Seidel says in a letter to Ball State President Jo Ann Gora that the honors class teaches creationism yet gives students science credit. Seidel says creationism is a religious ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214662943/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:36:00 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214662943/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 PERU, Ind. (Kokomo Tribune) - A jury trial for a man accused of neglecting a 9-month-old baby started this week. Henry Shell Jr. faces charges of battery, domestic battery, resisting law enforcement and neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury, 24-Hour News 8's news ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214662742/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:35:21 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214662742/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - A man was found shot to death just after midnight Tuesday on the city's east side, Indianapolis Metro Police Department officers said. About 12:05 a.m., police said they received calls about gunshots in the 3500 block of North Sherman Drive. When officers arrived, they found an unresponsive man who appeared to have been shot several times. The unidentified victim was ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214661396/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:49:56 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214661396/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 EVANSVILLE, Ind. - A pregnant woman is accused of drunken driving after she was pulled over for speeding and found with an open bottle of vodka, police said. Sarah Ricketts, 31, of Evansville, was pulled over just before 10 p.m. Monday after police said she was driving 73 mph in a 50 mph zone. When the trooper approached Ricketts' vehicle, he said he smelled alcohol and noticed an open ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214661395/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:49:56 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214661395/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) - An Evansville woman who is six months pregnant was arrested Monday night for driving impaired. Indiana State Police say a trooper stopped a vehicle for traveling 73 mph in a 50 mph zone in Vanderburgh County around 9:45 p.m. When the trooper approached the car, he smelled alcohol and observed an open vodka bottle inside. The driver, Sarah Ricketts, 31, is six ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214661397/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:24:47 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214661397/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A loud boom was loud enough to be heard in the shower if Harold Gallespie's south side home. When he came outside, he saw portions of his tree resting on his two cars. The trees that are 30 years old, if not older, snapped during ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214660728/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:24:47 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214660728/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 police are releasing little information into the investigation. Kokomo Police say the Big Daddy's Show Club and Little Daddy's Show Club were raided in response to "possible illegal activity," 24-Hour News 8's news ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214661398/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:24:43 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214661398/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Kentucky and Rhode Island are the two lowest-ranked states in the municipal bond market. According to The Wall Street Journal, those are the findings of a recent report done by asset manager Conning. North Dakota and South Dakota top the list. Indiana comes in at No. 17. The report shows that the economic recovery is stronger in some places than others, the Journal ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214660633/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:03:20 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214660633/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - Three adults and a baby were hurt in a crash involving two vehicles early Tuesday near Broad Ripple, dispatchers said. The crash was reported just before 6:30 a.m. near 60th Street and College Avenue. Witnesses said two vehicles collided when one vehicle headed north on College Avenue crossed the center line. Three victims were rescued from the crash and rushed to Methodist ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214660133/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:40:49 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214660133/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The autistic boy and his family are from Akron and were staying in a cabin near the Muskingum River when Andrew "Drew" Howell went missing Saturday. The family later found him in the ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214660103/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:16:26 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214660103/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Skip the pharmacy and head for the produce aisle. We're looking at the Top 5 reasons you should switch to eating a plant-based diet. "Most people think when they hear 'plant based diet' -- vegetarian or vegan," says IU Health Dietitian Anna King. "But that's not necessarily what it means." A plant-based diet emphasizes vegetables, ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214660134/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:58 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214660134/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Two athletic-oriented groups will hold a public forum next week to discuss ways to turn central Indiana into a hub for sports innovation. The American College of Sports Medicine and the Indiana University School of Physical Education and Tourism Management at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis will conduct the forum on May 28 at the NCAA headquarters in downtown ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214660135/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:56 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214660135/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) - Crews along Interstate 65 in southern Indiana are reinforcing concrete anchors used in wire guardrails designed to prevent vehicles from crossing the median and crashing into oncoming traffic. The state has installed more than 350 miles of the wire cables along its highways in the last eight years. Indiana Department of Transportation officials say they have cut down on ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214660136/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:55 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214660136/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Police are investigating after an overnight shooting left one person dead. Officers were called to the 3500 block of North Sherman Drive shortly after midnight to the report of a person firing several gunshots in the area. When police arrived they found an unidentified man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was unresponsive. Despite efforts to revive the man, he was ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214660137/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:53 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214660137/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - Thousands of Hoosiers were without power early Tuesday after severe weather overnight downed trees and power lines throughout central Indiana. Indianapolis Power and Light and Duke Energy crews tackled more than 14,000 power outages just before 6 a.m. A transformer fire was reported near 33rd Street and Bonham Drive just before 4 a.m. on the city's west side, cutting power to ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214659034/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:31:57 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214659034/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214659080/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:26:17 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214659080/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 By MALCOLM RITTER,AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.The National Weather Service estimated that the storm that struck Moore, Okla., on Monday had wind speeds of up to 200 mph, and was at least a half-mile wide. The 1999 storm had winds clocked at 300 mph, ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214659168/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:19:42 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214659168/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Metro Police detectives continue to search for a suspect, or suspects, responsible for a deadly shooting on the north side of Indianapolis. Just after midnight, police officers were sent to the 3500 ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214658042/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:28:27 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214658042/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A Purdue University economist says he experts gas prices this summer to be lower last year. Energy economics specialist Wally Tyner expects prices in the Midwest to be between $3.50 and $3.90 a ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214658041/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:28:26 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214658041/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A massive tornado touched down in Oklahoma, about an hour south of Oklahoma City, on Monday afternoon. There are numerous reports of injured people trapped in ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214658043/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:28:26 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214658043/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 MOORE, Okla. – The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside a suburban Oklahoma City church, listening intently as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off – survivors of Monday’s deadly tornado. For many families in Moore, the ordeal ended in bear hugs and tears of joy. Others were left to wait in the darkness, hoping for ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214658047/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:18:54 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214658047/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Darkness fell on an Oklahoma City suburb gripped by a frantic search for pupils, teachers and staff in an elementary school flattened by a tornado.Parents raced to Plaza Towers Elementary in Moore, ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214658046/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:18:54 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214658046/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea says North Korea has fired a short-range projectile into its own eastern waters – for the fifth time in three ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214658048/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:18:53 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214658048/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Most likely, when Lance Stephenson was a kid growing up in Brooklyn and dreaming of playing NBA games in Madison Square Garden, he didn't imagine himself leading his team in rebounding, of all things. After all, you aren't nicknamed Born Ready because you crash the boards. That, however, has become a specialty of the 6-5 shooting guard's lately. He's led the Pacers in ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214658049/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:48:31 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214658049/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s sanctions against Pennsylvania State University for its role in the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal were necessary to protect the integrity of intercollegiate sports, a lawyer for the Indianapolis-based association argued in court Monday. The sanctions, while extraordinary, were necessary to preserve the character of college football, ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214657074/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:09:05 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214657074/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 HHGregg saw a big drop in earnings in its latest quarter on decreased sales, lower profit margins and higher advertising expenses, the Indianapolis-based retailer said Monday. The company reported earnings of $9.9 million, or 31 cents per share, for the fiscal fourth quarter, which ended March 31. That compared with $53.6 million, or $1.45 per share, in the same period a year ago. Last ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214657073/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:09:05 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214657073/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Colts general manager Ryan Grigson ignored the times and watched Bjoern Werner's game tape. What he saw was a football player who plays fast -- certainly fast enough to outweigh concerns over his 40-yard dash times. So when ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214657075/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:42:21 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214657075/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 JERUSALEM (AP) -- The Israeli military says gunfire from Syria hit an Israeli patrol on the Golan Heights overnight, damaging a vehicle and prompting the troops to fire ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656726/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:35:45 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656726/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 NBA champions, are on the verge of a third consecutive NBA finals berth, but the Indiana Pacers plan to spoil the repeat bid in the Eastern Conference final that starts in Miami on Wednesday. The Heat, sparked by regular season Most Valuable ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656127/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:14:15 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656127/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 MEIKHTILA, Myanmar -; Six Muslim men and one minor have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from life to two years in prison for involvement in the killing of a Buddhist monk during sectarian violence in central ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214655817/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:12:00 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214655817/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A fire burns in the Tower Plaza Addition in Moore, Okla., after Monday’s devastating tornado, which leveled whole neighborhoods and killed at least 51 people. The storm was tentatively classified as an EF4 on a five-point scale and followed closely to the path of a similarly powerful storm in ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656129/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:06:07 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656129/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Monday’s powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.The National Weather Service estimated that the storm that struck Moore, ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656128/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:06:07 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656128/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS – Some key Indiana legislators don’t expect the state to adopt a federal safety board’s recommendation that the threshold for drunken driving be cut nearly in half. The National Transportation Safety Board said in its proposal last week that drunken-driving deaths could be reduced if states lowered the 0.08 blood-alcohol level for driving to 0.05 percent. State Sen. Tom Wyss, ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656133/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:06:06 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656133/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS – Authorities say two children have died and four other people injured from a fire at an Indianapolis condominium building. Indianapolis Fire Department spokesman Jason Kistler says a woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition from the blaze Monday morning in the community of Cumberland on the city’s east side. Two men and a boy went to hospitals in stable condition. ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656132/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:06:06 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656132/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 WASHINGTON – White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Obama’s spokesman disclosed Monday, expanding the circle of top officials who knew of the audit beyond those named earlier.But McDonough and the other advisers did not tell Obama, ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656130/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:06:06 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656130/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 WASHINGTON – President Obama on Monday told Myanmar’s president during a long-awaited White House meeting that he appreciates the Asian leader’s efforts to lead the country on its sometimes difficult path to democracy and assured him of U.S. support.Obama spoke as he sat in the Oval Office with former general Thein Sein, who became the first president of Myanmar to visit the White House ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656135/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:06:05 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656135/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Some key Indiana legislators don’t expect the state to adopt a federal safety board’s recommendation that the threshold for drunken driving be cut nearly in ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656134/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:06:05 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656134/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 WASHINGTON – New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness linked to the abuse, and 4,000 sought disability benefits.The Department of Veterans Affairs’ accounting, released in response to inquiries from The Associated Press, shows a heavy financial and emotional ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656131/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:06:05 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656131/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 QUINCY, Mass. (AP) -- Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild - from an ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656259/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:50:51 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214656259/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A massive tornado touched down in Oklahoma, about an hour south of Oklahoma City, on Monday afternoon. There are numerous reports of injured people trapped in ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214654393/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:07:52 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214654393/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Online reviews are gaining in popularity, but users may not always be getting the truth when they click on a link. 24-Hour News 8 investigated an underground economy where people are paying for online reviews. Indiana University researchers Minaxi Gupta and Robert Hoyle recently conducted a study on fraudulent reviews. "There is a whole economy behind writing fraudulent ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214654068/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:43:34 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214654068/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 An Indiana County toddler's death was caused when his stepfather placed his hand over the child's mouth and nose, suffocating him, prosecutors said on ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214654026/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:40:45 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214654026/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The Pacers didn't offer many individual highlights, unless Hibbert going straight up to block a shot or force a miss is your thing. They did execute the boring game plan, however, after watching more video than a player would ever care to watch in preparation for a game that came less than 48 hours after they had won in Atlanta to advance to the second round. If they ever need a witness for ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214654396/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:30:59 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214654396/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The Indiana Pacers announced the television schedule for Games 1-3 of their first-round NBA Playoffs series vs. Atlanta with TNT televising Game 1 and ESPN televising Game 3 to national audiences and FOX Sports Indiana, the television home of the Pacers, televising Game 2. Times and television networks for Games 4-7 will be announced at a later date. The FOX Sports Indiana game will be preceded ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214654395/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:30:58 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214654395/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The Pacers are currently in Boston, to play the Celtics on Tuesday night. We have talked to the team and everyone in the travel party has been accounted for. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected in ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214654394/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:30:57 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214654394/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Editor's Note: Have a Pacers-related question for Mark? Want to be featured in his mailbag column? Send your questions to Mark on twitter at @MarkMontieth or by email ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214654397/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:30:55 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214654397/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 As emergency workers tried to rescue children trapped in a tornado-damaged school in Oklahoma, parents in Indiana are trying to find ways to make their own families safe in severe weather. Marion ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214653501/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:04:30 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214653501/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Eric Garrett has lived in Delaware County his whole life - 38 years and counting - and he doesn't plan to leave. Not necessarily because he loves the county, but because he has unfinished business there. ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214653502/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:04:29 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214653502/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana utility regulators have started an investigation of an Oklahoma-based cellphone company after it set up 30,000 accounts in the state for a federal subsidy program in less than a year.Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission officials question in documents whether TerraCom LLC might have improperly activated duplicate accounts, the Indianapolis Business Journal reported Monday ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214653503/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:55:16 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214653503/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Monday, Indiana's Task Force One watched the aftermath of Oklahoma's deadly tornado unfold. They're now awaiting a possible call from Washington D.C. to go. Inside Fire House 82 Monday evening, while mouths were chewing, eyes were glued on the TV as third graders were being pulled ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214653504/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:39:52 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214653504/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- AJ Allmendinger's parents attended their first Indianapolis 500 in 1979, when they camped in a grassy lot and watched Rick Mears win his first 500. Their son was born two years later -- Greg Allmendinger named him after A.J. Foyt, his favorite driver -- and for a time it seemed like the Allmendingers would make it back to Indy with him. Allmendinger had risen through ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214653505/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:39:50 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214653505/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214653506/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:39:42 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214653506/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - Federal agents have seized a shipment of more than $24,000 from the Indianapolis area, saying the suspicious manner in which it was packed points to evidence of a drug ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214652587/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:58:11 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214652587/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 - approved in committee - calls for new rules for bike use within city limits. The ordinance would also regulate motorists driving near bicyclists. Council member Eric Seidensticker said, as the proposal was written, he couldn't support it. "What it does seem to me, in a general sense, to be is trying to legislate common sense and perhaps at some level stupidity which seems to be nearly ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214652589/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:35:04 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214652589/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 is boarded up. Four other people escaped, but were seriously hurt, including the children's mother. A spokesperson person for Wishard Hospital told 24-Hour News 8 that 39 year-old Stephanie Eppert is in the burn unit in Critical Condition. Investigators said they will know sometime Tuesday what caused the fire that killed her two children. "This is very sad; very, very sad," said ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214652588/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:35:02 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214652588/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Perhaps it's not enough of a sample size to make a declaration, but the trend is undeniable. Atlanta has "gone big" with its starting lineup four times against the Pacers this season, and won all four. NBA coaches do not tend to mess with what works, so the Hawks no doubt will continue to do the same when the two teams meet in Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Wednesday in Game 5 of ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214652590/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:21:20 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214652590/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The short term matters more than the long term in the NBA, at least when the short term happens to be the playoffs. Reputations are won and lost when the games count most, rather than during the 82-game appetizer. Calling Paul George! Your table is waiting. Please gorge yourself - at both ends, as a matter of fact. For the Pacers to get past Atlanta in the playoff series that begins on Sunday ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214652591/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:21:18 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214652591/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A massive tornado touched down in Oklahoma, about an hour south of Oklahoma City, on Monday afternoon. There are numerous reports of injured people trapped in ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214651641/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:54:56 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214651641/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - It will be a bigger Sunday than normal in Indianapolis with the Indy 500 and the Pacers hosting the NBA Eastern Conference finals, but after hosting a Super Bowl, police and Homeland Security officials are prepared. Safety officials met Monday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse to tweak security plans for the weekend. There will be more police on duty than a normal race weekend, although ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214651642/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:52:38 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214651642/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) - Noblesville Police say one person was shot on a boat ramp in Noblesville. The incident occurred around 7:50 p.m. Monday night just off of SR 19 on the boat ramp. Officials say the person's injuries do not appear to be life threatening. Police are searching for the person who may have fired the shots. Officials say the suspect was in a boat and floating down the ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214651270/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:29:45 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214651270/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Saturday was a party. The biggest game of his life, screams of approval from a sold-out arena, an intense, adoring focus from the national media, and an endless stream of texts clicking into his cell phone. About 190 of them to be semi-exact. But that's all ancient history now for Lance Stephenson. Those 25 points and 10 rebounds he recorded as the Pacers closed out New York might as well ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214651643/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:16:01 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214651643/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650702/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:48:54 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650702/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Indianapolis Metro Police are asking for your help in locating 18-year-old Alexis Ricard. Alexis has been diagnosed as mildly mentally handicapped and functions at the level of a 12-year-old child. ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650626/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:48:28 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650626/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 MOORE, Okla. – Several children have been pulled out of the rubble alive at a school in an Oklahoma City suburb. An Associated Press photographer saw several children being pulled out of what was left of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Monday after a massive tornado hit the region. Rescue workers lifted children from the rubble before they were passed down a human ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650628/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:39:40 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650628/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 WASHINGTON - President Obama lauded the progress made by Myanmar President Thein Sein’s government to open the political process, and said greater emphasis on human rights will bring the Southeast Asian country more prosperity. Thein Sein’s White House visit Monday was the first of a leader from the country formerly known as Burma in 47 years and comes amid warming relations and U.S. ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650629/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:39:39 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650629/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 SCIO, Ohio – Authorities said a house in a small eastern Ohio village was leveled by a large explosion while the family that lived there was at ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650630/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:39:38 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650630/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Count Scott Dixon as a fan of starting an IndyCar Series race three wide. At Indianapolis, it's a given. At Pocono, it's a whole new thrill. When the open wheel series returns to Pocono Raceway for the first time since 1989, the 400-mile race will start with cars running three across. For most drivers, the whole Pocono show will be a new experience. IndyCar's July 7 race will be ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650631/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:36:35 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650631/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The war of words between Pacers head coach Frank Vogel and Heat star LeBron James seems to be more a game of telephone. Following Saturday's win against the Knicks, Vogel called the Heat the next team in their way. LeBron James took offense to those words when a reporter asked him about Vogel calling them "just another team," words Vogel never uttered. Despite ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650632/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:24:02 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650632/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 before Saturday's Eastern Conference Semifinals game between the Pacers and Knicks ? The party starts at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Budweiser Beer Garden outside of Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Hang out at the 2-story Budweiser Build-A-Bar with Pacers legends, Pacemates, Boom Babies, and Pacers fans. The Budweiser Beer Garden Pacers Pregame Party is free to any Pacers fans 21 years or ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650633/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:11:15 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650633/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Barack Obama Monday said he will award a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to space. "We remember Sally Ride not just as a national hero, but as a role model to generations of young women," Obama said in a statement released by the White House. "Sally inspired us to reach for the stars, and she advocated for a greater focus ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650342/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:10:47 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650342/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Jodi Arias lawyers refused mistrial request: Lawyers in the Jodi Arias trial were denied a mistrial and claim that witnesses meant to take the stand received threats and ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650615/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:08:56 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214650615/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Fever guard Erin Phillips has been diagnosed with a lateral meniscus tear in her right knee and will miss at least 4-6 weeks of the upcoming WNBA season. A 5'8" guard and a five-year WNBA veteran from Australia, Phillips played a key part of the Fever's championship run in 2012. She averaged 6.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists during her second year ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214649468/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:36:17 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214649468/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 NBA Eastern Conference Finals until Wednesday. So until then, it's just practice and talk in Indianapolis and Miami. Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and Heat ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214649469/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:36:17 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214649469/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - Police have moved in to tackle a growing presence of teenage prostitutes at some truck stops on the south side of Indianapolis. "I had one knocking on my door the other day that was 13," one trucker told the Call 6 Investigators along South Harding Street at Interstate 465 on Monday afternoon. Numerous truckers have told Indianapolis police that several teenagers have ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214649470/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:33:54 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214649470/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -; Authorities say a Kentucky teenager known as a jokester was strangled by a dog lead he put around his neck while playing with friends at the start of summer ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214649151/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:32:05 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214649151/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Twister season starts late, but starts nonetheless Deadly tornadoes that have raked communities in Middle America over the past week, including Monday's massive twister that carved a path of destruction through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, belie what had been a relatively quiet start of the 2013 tornado ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214649204/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:28:20 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214649204/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Dasia Magee, a woman who was in the Planned Parenthood clinic at the time, tells The Times she heard nurses say, "Call 911." She said she looked out the window and saw an officer holding a man down at ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214649670/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:10:10 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214649670/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214649403/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:06:21 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214649403/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 David West is expected to play Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at Miami, despite an injured right leg.Team doctors held West out of Monday's practice with what coach Frank Vogel described as a calf strain or lower leg strain. He did shoot around with his teammates after practice ended. Vogel said doctors thought it would be best to give West a day off.Pacers ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214649837/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:50:28 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214649837/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A 10-year-old Indianapolis girl had high hopes for Saturday's Lemonade Day, a day when kids get the chance to learn about running a small business. Morgen Morris, who was sponsored by WIBC Radio, ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214644351/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:38 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214644351/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A 10-year-old Indianapolis girl had high hopes for Saturday's Lemonade Day, a day when kids get the chance to learn about running a small business. Morgen Morris, who was sponsored by WIBC Radio, ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214644350/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:38 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214644350/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 FRESNO, Calif. – Two California men were in custody on Monday after accidentally dialing 911 on a cellphone before breaking into a car, authorities said. After the mistaken "pocket" call, a police dispatcher was able to hear a rambling 35-minute conversation that went from trying to find a way to get drugs to breaking into a car. "Get the bolt and give me the hammer just in ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214644352/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:30 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214644352/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - The Indiana Hoosiers have made a big roster addition, getting 320-pound lineman Nate Hoff. Hoff has played on the offensive and defensive lines though coach Kevin Wilson has not said where Hoff will lineup in Bloomington. He graduated from Solon High School in northeastern Ohio in 2011, then attended Naval Academy Prep School in Rhode Island last year. He was coached at ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214644353/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:16 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214644353/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A Facebook message help land an Ohio woman in jail. 28-year-old Heather Boling faces a charge of conspiracy to commit murder. She's being held on a $100 thousand bond. Police say the murder for hire scheme began with Boling messaging an Indianapolis man. "In a nutshell, she was saying she wanted her ex-husband killed and she was willing to pay her to do it," ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214644355/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:12 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214644355/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - State health officials have released a number of tips to prevent recreational water illness and injury. With the weather warming up, many Hoosiers will be heading to the pool and lake to cool off this summer. Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week is May 20 until May 26. The week aims to raise safety awareness and prevent Americans from germs in waterways. ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214643959/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:11 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214643959/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at the House Democratic Issues Conference in Lansdowne, Va., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214644105/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:09 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214644105/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 GREENSBURG, Ind. (WISH) - A 17-year-old boy is facing adult charges after police say he vandalized a Greensburg cemetery. Joshua Waller faces a felony charge of cemetery mischief. A witness who was with Waller on the night of the incident told police Waller went to visit the cemetery after a late-night fishing get-together. Waller said he wanted to visit the cemetery because it is haunted, the ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214644354/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:06 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214644354/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The Indiana attorney general's office confirmed Monday it is investigating a security breach in which Social Security numbers and other personal information were posted online for roughly 44,000 low-income Americans who applied for a federal program that provides discount Internet and phone service. The program was nicknamed the "Obamaphone" during the 2012 election, though it ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214643913/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:45 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214643913/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 (Reuters) - Farms in two of the nation's leading pork producing states have tested positive for the potentially fatal porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), U.S. pork industry veterinarian official said ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214643997/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214643997/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 100 percent more comfortable " this year than last. It's a scary thought for the rest of the AFC South. NFL Films senior producer Greg Cosell emphasized on ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214644356/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:52:30 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214644356/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Gary Knight with the Oklahoma City Police Department says there is no word of injuries from the elementary school. Knight says the school suffered "extensive damage" on Monday ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214642603/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:25:28 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214642603/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Six months after a home in the Richmond Hill subdivision exploded, killing a school teacher and her husband, the neighborhood is a construction zone. On almost every street, crews are building, ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214643119/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:25:12 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214643119/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Security cameras captured armed robbers who threatened a gas station employee, but only made off with candy. The robbery happened around 5 a.m. Saturday at the Citgo gas station at 42nd Street and ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214643120/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:25:11 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214643120/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 GREENSBURG, Ind. (WISH) - A woman and her 9-year-old daughter were airlifted after a single-vehicle accident in Greensburg Sunday afternoon. Officials say 31-year-old Amanda Casey and her daughter were traveling eastbound on Base Road when her vehicle left the road for an unknown reason. Our partners at ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214643122/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:11 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214643122/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 PIERCETON, Ind. (AP) - Authorities say a northern Indiana driver swerving to avoid a crashed mo-ped on a dark rural road ran over the mo-ped's driver lying in the middle of the road, fatally injuring him. Kosciusko County officials say 23-year-old Brandon Hollon of Warsaw died of massive blunt force trauma after being run over shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday. Emergency responders called to the ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214643123/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:09 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214643123/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A tornado is being reported on the ground in Lindsay, Oklahoma. Video from the area shows a large tornado moving through the area. Local meteorologists say the tornado is a mile wide and is likely ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214641914/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:21:26 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214641914/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 CUMBERLAND - Two children have died and four others were injured in a far east side Indianapolis condominium fire Monday morning. It happened at Raintree Commons Condominiums at 12010 E. Welland St. A news conference is planned for 3:30 pm. This story will be updated after the news conference. An adult female and adult male are reported to be in critical and stable condition, respectively, ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214641915/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:21:26 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214641915/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - It's an addictive dance that has its roots on the West Coast, but a popular swing style is quickly winning over followers in Indianapolis. West Coast Swing is a dance that allows both partners to improvise steps while dancing together, making for an easy, relaxed style that can be done to almost any type of music. "It really is versatile. I mean, you can do anything from ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214641916/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:19:20 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214641916/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS-Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced today that Paul Bateman, age 58, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison this morning by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt. This follows Bateman’s guilty plea to charges related to a scheme that defrauded an Indianapolis investor out of $1.7 million in 2007. Bateman had been indicted in late 2011 on wire fraud ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214641917/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:10:00 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214641917/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 DENVER-Residents angry that police had not warned them about sex assaults of children took matters into their own hands, chasing down a man they thought was the attacker, pelting him with rocks and leaving him with a bloody face in Colorado, authorities said Monday. Pueblo police later released the man because of lack of evidence, The Pueblo Chieftain ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214641882/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:42:20 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214641882/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - Donations are pouring in for a 10-year-old girl whose lemonade stand was mistakenly shut down at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend. Morgen Morris, 10, and her mother, Telisha Morris, were selling lemonade at IMS on Saturday as part of National Lemonade Day, an event meant to encourage young entrepreneurs. But their trouble began when a man who Morris said was wearing an ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640645/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:15:20 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640645/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis police were searching Monday for a missing teen with mental disabilities. Alexis Ricard, 18, who family members said functions at the level of a 12-year-old, was last seen May 13 just before 8 p.m. Police believe she crawled out of her bedroom window after an argument with her mother. Ricard is described as black, 5 feet 5 inches tall and 140 pounds with black hair and ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640644/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:15:20 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640644/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Michael Kiefer and John Bacon, USA TODAY PHOENIX - The sentencing hearing for convicted killer Jodi Arias ground to halt Monday when her lawyers refused to call any witnesses and a judge refused their requests for a mistrial and to withdraw from the case. Judge Sherry Stephens called a halt to the proceedings and released the jury for the day, telling them to return Tuesday morning. Defense ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640016/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:08:38 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640016/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Lake County Surveyor George Van Til pleaded not guilty to six felony counts of wire fraud and two counts of obstruction of justice in Hammond federal court Monday. The Times of Munster reports ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640902/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:50:31 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640902/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The shooting was reported about 9:30 a.m. Monday in the Harrison County town of Ramsey, about 20 miles east of Louisville, Ky. Indiana State Police say a trooper arriving on the scene found a woman on the front porch of the home and a man inside the house with a gunshot wound. The man died at the ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640903/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:50:30 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640903/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 RAMSEY, Ind. (WISH) - Police are searching for a suspect that killed a man in Harrison County Monday morning. Around 9:25 a.m., Harrison County deputies and Indiana State Police officers were called to a home in the 1400 block of State Road 64 for a man shot. When officers arrived, they found a female on the porch and a man that was shot inside. He died and was pronounced dead at the scene. The ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640646/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:50:18 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640646/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Police are looking for an 18-year-old Indianapolis woman who disappeared on May 13. According to a release, around 7:40 p.m. Alexis Ricard crawled out of her bedroom window in the 900 block of South Auburn Court, on May 13 after she has an argument with her mother. Police say she has a slight mental retardation and functions as a 12-year-old. She is 5'5", 140 ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640647/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:50:15 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640647/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 VERNON, Ind. (AP) - A southern Indiana stream gauge used for research and to alert communities about impending flooding will be shut down because of federal budget ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640648/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:50:11 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640648/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Donald Brown , he proved to be a more well-rounded and durable back down the stretch last season, averaging 92 yards from scrimmage over the final five games. Clearly, Ballard was the best runner on the ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640649/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:37:05 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214640649/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis Metro Police are asking for your help in locating 18-year-old Alexis Ricard. Alexis has been diagnosed as mildly mentally handicapped and functions at the level of a 12-year-old child. She was last seen on May 13 at 7:40 pm. Detectives believe that she left the house through her bedroom window after an argument with her mother. Alexis is described as a black female ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214639298/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:02:10 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214639298/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 BLOOMINGTON - Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson announced Monday that defensive lineman/offensive lineman Nate Hoff has joined the IU football program. Hoff is eligible for the 2013 season and has four years of eligibility. The 6-2-, 320-pounder attended Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, R.I., in 2012. Hoff graduated from Solon (Ohio) High School in 2011, where he was a four-year ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214639299/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:02:09 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214639299/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Helio Castroneves figures plenty of today's fans have never seen a driver win the Indianapolis 500 for a record-tying fourth time.He can change that Sunday. So could Dario Franchitti.It's been 22 years since Rick Mears became the third driver with four Indy 500 victories. He won No. 4 in 1991 to join A.J. Foyt and Al Unser in the exclusive ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214639300/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:59:24 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214639300/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The attorney for an Evansville man accused of making threats on Twitter, prompting the cancelation of a college baseball game, is arguing the remarks are free speech protected by the U.S. Constitution. Defense attorney John Brinson is asking a judge to dismiss two felony intimidation charges filed against 24-year-old Naquan Powell last month. The charges are Class D felonies ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214639301/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:59:21 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214639301/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Dozens of bottles of prescription drugs were stolen during a break-in at a compounding pharmacy on the North side overnight. According to police reports, officers were called to Meridian North Pharmacy in the 9000 block of Meridian Street shortly after 1 a.m. Monday to respond to a burglar alarm. Officers found glass from a sliding glass door to the pharmacy broken out. The ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214638808/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:37:08 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214638808/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - An Indianapolis man is recovering after police say he was pistol whipped, beaten and robbed while walking to his car in a parking lot at White River State Park on the west side of downtown. According to a police report, the 44-year-old victim had parked his car in an outside lot at the park while on a date on Sunday evening. When his date dropped him back off in the parking ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214639302/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:37:05 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214639302/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Opioid Epidemic Plagues Workers' Comp In the Midwest the multitude of jobs in the automotive and agriculture industries highlights the importance of the working American and the need for workplace safety. But the area's numerous industrial type jobs may be lending themselves to the opioid abuse problem. Ohio Ohio has been battling a wide-spread prescription drug abuse problem for ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214638655/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:22:08 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214638655/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A Lafayette food program is so strapped for space that it's being forced to turn away food donations at least once a week. The Journal & Courier reports that the Food Finders Food Bank can ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637874/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:55:33 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637874/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A former Indianapolis City-County Council member was sentenced to 27 months in prison with three years on supervised release after pleading guilty to fraud ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637873/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:55:32 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637873/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - The IPL 500 Festival Parade kicks off Saturday, May 25 at noon in downtown Indianapolis. In addition to previously announced WNBA Champion Indiana Fever as Parade Grand Marshal and The X-Factor winner Tate Stevens as the Parade's opening entertainment, US Olympians Shawn Johnson, Jordyn Wieber and Tyler Clary, Foreigner, Eddie Money, Florence Henderson and Jim Nabors, are ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637872/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:55:31 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637872/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Roy Hibbert, left, is the centre of attention on an Indian Pacers team that has reached the NBA Eastern Conference finals without the benefit of a superstar. They now face the trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh along with the rest of the defending champion Miami ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637875/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:53:39 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637875/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - A former Indianapolis City-County councilman has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for conspiring to defraud an investor out of $1.7 million. Paul Bateman, 58, was sentenced Monday to 27 months in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud. Authorities began investigating the now-defunct Russell Foundation in 2008 after the organization, which listed its mission as ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637877/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:52:46 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637877/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 MONROE COUNTY, Ind. - A former Monroe County middle school food service employee is wanted by the authorities after they said she stole taxpayer money. On Monday, the State Board of Accounts released an audit that demanded Beth Ann Deckard repay $8,117.65 for malfeasance, as well as $2,476.70 in additional audit costs incurred by the state. Deckard was a food service employee responsible for ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637876/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:52:46 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637876/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 SCIO, Ohio – Authorities said a house in a small eastern Ohio village was leveled by a large explosion while the family that lived there was at church. Firefighters said the explosion Sunday morning in the village of Scio in Harrison County could be heard and felt miles away. Debris from the blast flew across the street into neighbors’ yards. Nobody was hurt. WTOV-TV ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637878/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:46:02 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637878/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS – Authorities said two children have died and four other people were injured in a fire at an Indianapolis condominium building. Indianapolis Fire Department spokesman Jason Kistler said a woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition from the blaze Monday morning in the community of Cumberland on the city’s east side. Two men and a boy went to hospitals in stable ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637879/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:46:01 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637879/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Nearly one in five patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t actually have the memory-sapping malady, according to a new study sponsored by Eli Lilly and Co. The study results, which will be released Monday afternoon, are part of Indianapolis-based Lilly’s campaign to get the federal Medicare program to pay for use of its imaging agent Amyvid, which received U.S. ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637881/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:44:38 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637881/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Paul C. Bateman Jr., a former Democratic city-county councilor, was sentenced on Monday to 27 months in prison for his part in defrauding an Indianapolis physician of $1.7 million. Bateman, 58, pleaded guilty in January to 13 counts of money laundering and fraud related to the scheme. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Tonya Walton Pratt also ordered Bateman to serve three years of supervised ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637880/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:44:38 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637880/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - With the NBA Eastern Conference Finals and the Indianapolis 500 happening on the same day in Indianapolis, local law enforcement are planning on a busy day. Security will be beefed up for Sunday's Pacers playoff game, as well as the Indy 500. Public Safety Director Troy Riggs and IMPD Police Chief Rick Hite met with the Indiana Pacers to map out plans for this weekend. ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637882/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:30:18 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637882/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Parents of students enrolled in charter schools that Ball State University decided not to renew are hoping the schools find new sponsors so they don't have to move their children. Ball State cited poor academic performance when it withdrew its sponsorship of charters including three Fort Wayne ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637883/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:30:16 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637883/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fifty-three-year-old Paul Bateman pleaded guilty in January to 13 counts of money laundering and fraud. His sentencing hearing is set for Monday. Partner Michael Russell pleaded guilty to fraud charges and was sentenced to more than four months in prison. An indictment alleges the Democratic councilman and others used a charitable foundation to obtain money that was to be used for investments, ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637884/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:30:12 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214637884/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Some key Indiana legislators say it's unlikely that the state will any time soon go along with a federal safety board's recommendation that the threshold for drunken driving be cut nearly in half. ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214636325/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:50:15 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214636325/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 FORT WAYNE – Northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio are likely to have thunderstorms during the next few days.The National Weather Service in northern Indiana said Monday morning that there is a chance of storms this afternoon and evening.The weather service said several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Wednesday, with strong to severe storms possible on Tuesday.Some areas could ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214636326/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:41:21 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214636326/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Tuesday is the next deadline to sign up for Indiana's Do Not Call registry. Since January, the state attorney general's office said it has received more than 5,000 complaints about telemarketing calls from live operators or prerecorded messages. One scam includes an automated call offering to lower consumers' credit card interest rates. The scam doesn't provide any ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214636327/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:39:59 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214636327/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 PERU, Ind. (AP) -- The city of Peru has its first female police chief, but Jonie Kennedy says gender has never been a factor in her career ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214636499/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:26:23 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214636499/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 CUMBERLAND, Ind. (WISH) - Officials say two children are dead and four people were taken to the hospital following a Monday morning apartment fire on the city's east side. A woman is in critical condition and a man is listed in stable condition at Wishard Hospital. Another man and a juvenile are at IU Health Methodist Hospital in stable condition, Indianapolis Fire Department Public ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214636328/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:25:56 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214636328/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Sure, it helped that they were playing a team with a rare talent for givebacks. Cleveland, one of the NBA's youngest teams, had lost leads of 27 (to Miami) 26 and 22 points earlier this season, so this was nothing new. Still, it was a momentous accomplishment for the Pacers, who needed something to relight their flickering flame. They celebrated it like a playoff win, hugging and shoving one ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214636329/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:13:46 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214636329/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Fifty-three-year-old Paul Bateman, a former Indianapolis City-County Council member, faces sentencing on charges of using a charitable foundation to defraud an investor out of $1.7 ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214634918/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:47:24 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214634918/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Teamsters President James Hoffa wants to rein in leaders of the pilots' union at Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc. Hoffa earlier this month threatened to remove Teamsters Local 357 President Craig Moffatt if he didn't retract statements about the union's intent to withdraw from joint safety programs. "First and foremost, our members and the flying ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214634920/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:36:53 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214634920/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 A Kentucky-based string of sporting goods clothing stores has been acquired by Lids Sports Group, a national chain based in Indianapolis. Members of the Dawahare family sold Lexington-based Fan Outfitters last week for an undisclosed price. The deal includes the three Fan Outfitters stores in Lexington, two in Louisville, and two in Oklahoma and the company's online ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214634921/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:36:53 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214634921/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 San Antonio's blowout Game One win on Sunday , the Eastern Conference Finals will start Wednesday night with the Pacers acting as huge underdogs compared to the Heat.Wait, hold up, this series isn't starting until Wednesday? This seems a tad unnecessary. Are the Eastern Conference Finals being scheduled by the same people who determine how long the hiatus in between "Breaking ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214634836/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:36:40 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214634836/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 reports police attempted to pull a vehicle over in North Vernon. The driver then sped away and a chase ensued. The driver, Kevin D. Lovegrove, 40, Butlerville was arrested on preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement by fleeing in a vehicle, a Class D felony; and a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving. The passenger, Anna M. Hillard, 30, North Vernon, was arrested on preliminary charges ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214634922/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:23:08 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214634922/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 RICHMOND, Ind. (WISH) - Police in Richmond are looking for a man who robbed a Big Lots store on May 5. According to a release, a black male told the manager that he was robbing the store and had a gun. He also said he had two accomplices in the store watching other employees to make sure he got out of the store OK. The man told the manager to take him to the store safe in a back office. Police ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214634363/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:23:06 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214634363/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A large storm system that created many tornadoes across the Plains states is slowly heading our way. A few strong thunderstorms are possible late Monday afternoon through late Tuesday. There is a slight risk that those thunderstorms could be severe, says 24-Hour News 8 Meteorologist Ken Brewer. Strong winds and large hail will be the biggest threats Monday, though western ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214634923/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:23:04 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214634923/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 With the news in the sports world yesterday of LeBron James taking exception to Pacers head coach Vogel's alleged "just another team" quote in reference to the Miami Heat, Coach Vogel responded this morning. "Sorry sports world, the words 'just another team' never came out of my mouth," he said. "Great respect for LBJ and the champs. Looking forward to [a] ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214634924/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:10:00 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214634924/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS - While the dentist is a regular stop for healthy humans, dog owners should also consider taking their four-legged friends in for yearly cleanings, experts say. Just like in humans, plaque and gingivitis left untreated can prompt serious health problems for dogs, and not just bad breath. "If pets develop painful dental conditions or inflammatory conditions, like periodontal ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214633706/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:41:30 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214633706/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) -- Artists have started painting a mural depicting life along the Wabash River that will cover a two-story wall of a downtown Terre Haute ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214633841/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:20:16 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214633841/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A Ben Davis High schooler was hit by a car while walking to school Monday morning. It happened near Ben Davis High School, in the 1100 block of North Girls School Road. Mary Lang, spokesperson for Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township, says the student was taken to IU Health West Hospital. The students' condition was unknown Monday. The accident occurred at ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214633707/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:19:55 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214633707/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 LOGAN, Ohio – Authorities say a 52-year-old man died when he fell from a cliff while rappelling in southeastern Ohio over the weekend. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said the man died in the fall Saturday in Hocking Hills State Park near Logan. Agency spokeswoman Mark Bruce said man -- who is from Centerville, in the Dayton area -- fell from the top of a 130-foot cliff. His name ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214633891/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:16:00 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214633891/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Just wanted to say thank you to all the people in the colts organization who gave me an opportunity last year to show what i can do! It was? AQ Shipley ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214633708/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:08:11 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214633708/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 CHICAGO -; A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than 2 days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214631925/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:39:51 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214631925/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Greenwood city attorney Krista Taggart says the city could foreclose on the Elona Biotechnologies facility within the next few weeks unless new investors take over the company. Taggart tells ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632574/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:34:08 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632574/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Allied Specialty Vehicles is taking over Navistar's production of the Monaco RV and closing the plant in Wakarusa, Ind. Allied Specialty Vehicles Inc., which has bought Navistar International Corp.s recreational vehicles business, is planning to close a 520-worker RV factory in northern Indiana. Orlando, Fla.-based Allied plans to sell the plant in Wakarusa, Ind., and move production of the ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632575/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:22:37 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632575/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Officials in South Bend are considering changes that would make it easier for people to keep bee hives in the city. City Councilman Tim Scott says he hopes easing the city's beekeeping rules will encourage more honeybees at a time when the number of bees are declining across the country because of a mysterious ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632576/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:20:25 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632576/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Police in Fort Wayne say investigators don't know why a man who wasn't the one being sought by an officer pulled a gun and fired several shots. City police spokesman Jason Anthony says the officer wasn't wounded and was able to disarm and handcuff the 33-year-old man before other officers arrived. Anthony tells The Journal Gazette and WANE-TV that the ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632577/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:20:23 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632577/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, who served as president of the University of Notre Dame for 35 years, will mark his 70 years as a priest by taking part in a Jubilee Mass on Friday, the day before he turns 96 years old. Hesburgh is one of 22 members of the Congregation of Holy Cross celebrating anniversaries of ordination during the Mass at 4 p.m. Friday at the Basilica of the ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632578/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:20:21 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632578/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Tuesday is the next deadline to sign up for Indiana's Do Not Call registry. Since January, the state attorney general's office says it has received more than 5,000 complaints about telemarketing calls from live operators or prerecorded messages. One scam includes an automated call offering to lower consumers' credit card interest rates. The scam doesn't ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632579/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:20:19 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632579/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 VINCENNES, Ind. (AP) - Workers who peeled away layers of tin from the facade of a southwestern Indiana church were stunned to find four ornate windows that had been closed tight and covered up decades ago. The crew helping with the renovation of Vincennes' Thursday Church exposed the large vertical windows earlier this month. Each window sports multiple glass panes above ornate balustrades. ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632580/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:20:17 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632580/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 RICHMOND, Ind. (WISH) - Earlham College offices were closed and all classes were canceled Monday following a power outage. ESR and Bethany Seminary were not ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632082/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:20:13 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632082/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.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632581/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:10:01 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632581/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.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632583/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:09:17 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632583/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Sure, it helped that they were playing a team with a rare talent for givebacks. Cleveland, one of the NBA's youngest teams, had lost leads of 27 (to Miami) 26 and 22 points earlier this season, so this was nothing new. Still, it was a momentous accomplishment for the Pacers, who needed something to relight their flickering flame. They celebrated it like a playoff win, hugging and shoving one ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632584/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:08:48 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632584/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 It's hard to tell where Frank Vogel would be today if not for Rick Pitino. Coaching some Division III college basketball team, perhaps. Almost certainly, he wouldn't be coaching in the NBA. The fingerprints of this year's NCAA championship coach are all over the Pacers, thanks to the unlikely connection between Pitino and Vogel that dates back 19 years ago to the University of ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632585/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:08:46 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632585/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 In celebration of NBA Green Week, April 4 - 12, the Indiana Pacers and Republic Services will partner with Concord Neighborhood Center to Go ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632586/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:08:36 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214632586/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 The Indiana Pacers return to practice on Monday, getting ready for game one of the Eastern Conference Finals and the Miami Heat. The Pacers are coming off an electrifying win Saturday night at ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214631488/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:45:05 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214631488/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Here's a look at the lineup for Sunday's 97th running of the Indianapolis 500. Row 1: 1. Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chevy (228.762 mph) 2. Carlos Munoz, Dallara-Chevy (228.342 mph) 3. Marco Andretti, ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214631487/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:45:05 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214631487/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 View All The views expressed here do not necessarily represent those of WKRC-TV :: Cincinnati Weather and Forecasts, Cincinnati News, Breaking News, and Sports for the Cincinnati area, Ohio, northern Kentucky, Indiana, and the tristate ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214631461/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:37:20 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214631461/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 LEBANON, Ohio (AP) -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a woman driving a minivan led troopers on an interstate highway chase that reached speeds of 125 ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214631466/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:22:50 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214631466/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 SPEEDWAY, Ind. (WISH) - So what's the real story behind Noblesville's Conor Daly landing a Indy 500 ride with AJ Foyt? IndyCar driver GrahamRahal and Conor's father WISH-TV Racing Analyst DerekDaly told it all Sunday night on ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214631489/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:22:19 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214631489/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 View All The views expressed here do not necessarily represent those of WKRC-TV :: Cincinnati Weather and Forecasts, Cincinnati News, Breaking News, and Sports for the Cincinnati area, Ohio, northern Kentucky, Indiana, and the tristate ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214630149/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:40:38 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214630149/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea says North Korea has fired a short-range projectile into its own eastern waters – for the fifth time in three days. Pyongyang regularly conducts short-range missile tests. Analysts say these recent launches appear to be weapons tests or an attempt to get U.S. and South Korean attention amid tentative signs of diplomacy after soaring tensions that ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214630169/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:39:50 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214630169/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 DISH (418, 441-453, 470s) – Please Note: DISH channels change from game-to-game, be sure to check your listings. This week's listings: Saturday, April 27 (Game 3): Game broadcast is on ESPN. DISH has chosen not to distribute the postgame show due to bandwidth constraints. Monday, April 29 (Game 4): Full broadcast on ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214630170/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:14:30 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214630170/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 November 16, 2012 | Updated: March 12, 2013 The Roberts Camera Fan Photographer of the Game receives an opportunity to shadow and take photos with Indiana Pacers staff photographer, Frank McGrath, during a home game. For your ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214630171/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:14:29 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214630171/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Click the image to view a full-size sample of TipOff! You can register to receive Pacers Tip Off, the official pre-game newsletter of the Pacers that includes probable starters, stats, trends, a series breakdown and exclusive analysis from Pacers personalities. It's completely free and the best way to receive pre-game content straight to your e-mail inbox. By subscribing to Pacers Tip ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214630172/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:14:28 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214630172/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Pacers Sports & Entertainment (PS&E) today announced that ANC Sports, a nationally-recognized leader in venue services, has designed major upgrades to the audio and video systems of Bankers Life Fieldhouse, with the centerpiece of the project being a state-of-the-art, new center-hung scoreboard that will be nearly five times the size of its ... http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214630173/scat/43a9fd3724cda141 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:14:27 -0400 http://www.indianapolisnews.net/index.php/sid/214630173/scat/43a9fd3724cda141