Colts GM Grigson named NFL executive of year
Indianapolis Colts General Manager Ryan Grigson has been named Sporting News' NFL Executive of the Year, the publication announced Monday.
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Indiana House OKs looser rules on selling old schools
The Indiana House has approved a bill that would shorten the time that school districts must hold onto vacant buildings in case a charter school operator wanted to move into the building.
Indiana lawmakers advance music therapist bill
A bill that would certify Indiana therapists who specialize in using music to treat people with autism, Alzheimer's and other conditions is advancing in the General Assembly.
Education spending debate a matter of priorities
Top Democrats and Republicans in the General Assembly agree that more money is needed to improve Indiana's education system in the next two years, but how that money will be spent is a point of debate.
IHSAA bylaw targets recruiting of younger athletes
For the first time in history, the Indiana High School Athletic Association's bylaws on recruitment are no longer being applied to high school students alone. With the passing of Bylaw 20-2, potential student-athletes as young as 10 could lose their high school eligibility if recruitment is found.
Refiner considers shipping oil via Great Lakes
Petroleum refiner Calumet Specialty Product Partners is exploring whether to build a crude oil loading dock on Lake Superior, near its refinery in Superior, Wis., to ship crude oil on the Great Lakes.
Wabash College names Hess its 16th president
An economist from a California college will take over in July as president of Wabash College in western Indiana.
Former newspaper executive Russell dies at 92
Frank Russell, the former president and chairman of Central Newspapers Inc., which published the Indianapolis Star before being sold to Gannett Co. Inc., has died. He was 92.
S&P 500 in longest winning streak since 2004
The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed above 1,500 on Friday for the first time since the start of the Great Recession in 2007, lifted by strong earnings from Procter & Gamble and Starbucks.
Pence says he, Indiana schools chief have same aims
Indiana's new governor and state schools superintendent are from different political parties but they seemed in agreement Friday on getting schools to focus more on preparing students for careers.
Michigan lawyer claims Indiana prosecution was political
A Michigan attorney claims in a lawsuit that former Indianapolis prosecutor Carl Brizzi and former Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita used unwarranted charges against her in a cemetery theft scheme to enhance their political reputations.
Daniels says he won’t lobby for Purdue this session
Purdue University President Mitch Daniels says he won't be lobbying state lawmakers on Purdue's behalf this session because it's too soon after his departure from the governor's office.
Kentucky fair board, group reach amusement park deal
A group of private investors and the Kentucky State Fair board on Thursday reached a 50-year lease agreement for the shuttered Kentucky Kingdom amusement park with the new operators saying the facility should reopen in 2014.
GOP leaders say gay marriage ban not priority
The Republican leaders of Indiana's General Assembly said Thursday they have not decided whether to take up a constitutional ban on gay marriage, one day after a pair of House lawmakers filed separate proposals to place the ban before voters in 2014.
Senate overhauling $10M school safety proposal
Indiana Senate Republicans are in the middle of overhauling a safety measure aimed at better protecting schools after a shooting last month in Connecticut left 20 first-graders dead.
U.S. Postal Service hiring 400 workers in Indiana
The U.S. Postal Service says it's hiring 400 new employees across Indiana, including in Indianapolis, but job-seekers have to apply online by Sunday night.
Top senators eye state’s sales tax for road needs
Indiana lawmakers looking to plug a hole in state transportation spending are considering diverting the state's sales tax on gasoline to transportation.
Lugar to join IU faculty, donate papers to school
Former Sen. Richard Lugar will join former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton as a professor in Indiana University's new School of Global and International Studies.
Indiana House panel backs online sales tax collection
Amazon.com and other online-only retailers would have to start collecting Indiana's 7-percent sales tax this summer under a bill endorsed by a state House committee.
Indiana senator seeks gas plant contract review
A top Indiana senator is calling for a review of Indiana's plans to subsidize a proposed coal-gasification plant.