Super Bowl viewers were rubbing their eyes at the sight of a TV spot pairing CBS late-night host David Letterman with longtime
NBC archrival Jay Leno, plus media magnate Oprah Winfrey.
The jobs can’t come soon enough for Connersville, where unemployment is at 13.8 percent.
Toyota said Sunday it will soon announce a plan for dealing with braking problems in its Prius hybrid amid reports that the
world’s largest automaker plans to issue a recall for the latest model of the vehicle in Japan.
January’s report offers hope that employers may start adding jobs soon. Excluding the beleaguered construction industry, the private sector as a whole added 63,000 positions.
The 39-year-old Leary was being held Friday in the Monroe County Jail in Bloomington on charges out of Allen County.
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says he’d sign legislation that would prevent most schools from starting classes before Labor Day
if the General Assembly approves the proposal.
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc. will shut down Lynx Aviation, a regional flying unit that operates Bombardier
Q400 propeller planes. The changes will mean 175 people will lose their jobs.
Mississippi will receive $18.5 million from Indianapolis-based drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. as part of a settlement over claims
the company promoted the anti-psychotic Zyprexa for ailments it was not federally approved to treat.
New revenue figures show Indiana tax collections fell $75 million short of expectations in January.
Daniels’ schedule includes some economic development meetings and a meeting with members of the Indianapolis Super Bowl Host
Committee.
House Minority Leader Brian Bosma says he’ll fight any efforts to pass legislation allowing the state’s riverboat casinos
to move inland.
Work on another section of the Interstate 69 extension between Indianapolis and Evansville is expected to begin by April now
that the Federal Highway Administration has approved the project.
Former Senator Dan Coats said he was re-entering politics because he is increasingly alarmed and frustrated about the direction of the country.
Most of Indiana is expected to wear Colts blue on Super Bowl Sunday, but loyalties are split near the Purdue campus in West
Lafayette.
Federal prosecutors say the men were part of a scheme in which straw deals were set up to obtain inflated mortgages on more
than 100 Indianapolis houses.
Purdue University officials have unveiled a new energy conservation plan that aims to save the school as much as $2 million
a year.
The added exemptions include bars, taverns, tobacco shops and fraternal clubs such as American Legion posts.
The Indiana House has passed a bill that would ban texting or sending e-mails while driving. The House voted 95-3 for the
bill Tuesday and sent it to the Senate for consideration.
Beyond the expected plunge for troubled Toyota, U.S. car sales sailed along nicely in January, including a 24 percent surge
for Ford and 14 percent gain for GM.
The Indiana Senate could vote by midweek on legislation that would prevent most schools from starting classes before Labor
Day.
