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Columbus-based Cummins Inc. has lost a major contract to produce diesel engines for a new line of pickup trucks for Chrysler, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported today. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Cummins anticipated producing the engines for the automaker’s Dodge Ram 1500 line starting next year, but Chrysler canceled the contract as part […]

St. Vincent Health and YMCA of Greater Indianapolis announced this morning that they are teaming up on a health care initiative that will expand the Fishers YMCA. The 3,900-square-foot expansion will give the YMCA’s 22,000 members access to a new St. Vincent Physical Therapy Center. The Fishers YMCA so far has raised $1.2 million of […]

An Indianapolis mother facing felony neglect charges is expected to turn herself in today. Rachel Goodman is accused of letting her boyfriend, Tayuan Chism, beat her 15-month-old daughter to death in March. Chism is charged with murder. Goodman is also charged with failing to seek medical help for her daughter. She could face up to […]

The FBI has joined the search for Jada Justice, 2, who disappeared Tuesday night in Gary. Investigators say the girl’s babysitter, a cousin, left her alone in a car during a stop at a convenience store. The 18-year-old sitter has been taken into custody and could face neglect charges. The girl was last seen wearing […]

The Indiana House is expected to vote today on a state budget proposed by the Democratic majority, but a bill to help fund the struggling Capital Improvement Board has stalled. The CIB bailout bill never made it out of a House committee. State senators will unveil their own budget proposal later this week, which is […]

Chrysler Group LLC says announced yesterday that it will resume making vehicles at seven of its North American factories starting June 29. In addition, work will resume the same day at engine, stamping and transmission plants – including four plants in Kokomo – that supply parts to the seven production facilities. The plants in Kokomo […]

Last week, in a contest to win a family four-pack of tickets to see “Walking with Dinosaurs-The Arena Spectacular,” coming to Conseco Fieldhouse July 8-12, I asked you to write in your favorite dinosaur or dinosaur moment. Among many a Dino and Tyrannosaurus Rex, here are some of your other favorite dinosaurs: “The one Fred […]

An Indianapolis Public Schools teacher facing child-molestation charges appeared in court this morning for an initial hearing. Lee Tibbetts, a math teacher at John Marshall Community High School, was released from jail last night on bond. Court papers detail several sex acts that a 13-year-old boy says took place in the teacher’s classroom this spring.

IndyGo wants to help you “Dump the Pump.” Hoosiers can stop by Monument Circle today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to learn more about different transportation options and get tips for taking public transportation. Tomorrow is National Dump the Pump day, when commuters are encouraged to take mass transit to work.

A Zionsville man accused of bludgeoning his ex-wife to death made his first court appearance this morning and faces murder charges. Police say Michael Stayer, 31, attacked his ex-wife in her Whitestown home last week with a blunt object, possibly a hammer or a tire-iron. Beth Stayer, 34, died the next day at Methodist Hospital. […]