IBJ Staff

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. […]

Police are searching for clues after a man was shot to death yesterday on the near-north side of Indianapolis. Officers were called to the 3100 block of Broadway Street by neighbors who said they heard shots fired. The unidentified victim was pronounced dead just minutes after officers arrived.

Goodyear officials today will continue preparing for the July 26 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by running another round of tire tests. It’s the fourth time the company has come to Indianapolis for testing this year, and the sixth time since last year’s race. Tire issues plagued the 2008 race, forcing caution flags every […]

An Indianapolis mother faces child neglect charges after she allegedly abandoned her 11-year-old daughter on a city street. Police say Deborah Mathis, 32, left her daughter on the corner of 30th Street and Lafayette Road late Sunday night. Mathis reportedly told police that she was “trying to teach her daughter to be brave.”

The public has until June 26 to comment on the state unemployment agency’s strategic plan to use federal funds to find jobs for Indiana workers. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development has posted the plan at www.in.gov/dwd/2540.htm. It invites the public to submit comments to [email protected]. The U.S. Department of Labor requires all states to […]

Indianapolis Executive Airport in Zionsville will reopen its main runway Saturday after a $4.3 million resurfacing project paid for with federal stimulus funds, the airport announced today. It’s the first U.S. airport to benefit from stimulus money, said officials from Montgomery Aviation, which runs the airport. Resurfacing of the 5,300-foot runway resulted in a 45-day […]

U.S. investors are joining traders overseas in worrying that a three-month surge in stocks might be overdone, sending major indexes down more than 2 percent this morning. Stocks fell on Wall Street after heavy selling in Europe and Asia. Investors are concerned about a weaker-than-expected manufacturing index and a stronger dollar pushing down oil prices […]

Democrats who control the Indiana House are considering changes to their proposed one-year state budget proposal. The House Ways and Means Committee planned to consider amendments to the bill today, and then possibly vote to send the measure to the full House for consideration. The one-year plan would increase spending on schools by an average […]

Peyton Manning announced a new initiative this morning aimed at fighting childhood obesity. The Indianapolis Colts quarterback and officials from the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent will launch a Hoosier school health and wellness campaign. Project 18, named after Manning’s jersey number, will focus on risky health behaviors in third- through fifth-grade students. […]

Germany-based VAT-Getriebetechnik, a manufacturer of wind turbines and renewable energy-powered lighting systems, announced Friday that it will locate its U.S. headquarters in Muncie. The company plans to create more than 120 new jobs by 2011 and invest $3.3 million in its facility at the city’s Park One Business Park. It will begin hiring engineers, service […]

Indianapolis Executive Airport in Zionsville will reopen its main runway Saturday after a $4.3 million resurfacing project paid for with federal stimulus funds, the airport announced today. It’s the first U.S. airport to benefit from stimulus money, said officials from Montgomery Aviation, which runs the airport. Resurfacing of the 5,300-foot runway resulted in a 45-day […]

Investigators are trying to determine what led to the death of a local man found in a creek on the north side of Indianapolis. A group of children discovered the body of Antonio Toledo, 39, yesterday near the Creekwood Apartments between Michigan and Ditch roads. Toledo lived a few blocks from the creek and was […]

Friends and family will gather this afternoon to remember Jeremiah Miller, 10, who was killed last Thursday by lightning while camping at Mike’s Southport Fishing Lakes. Jeremiah was struck as he ran for shelter. Funeral services will begin at 1 p.m. at Bell Mortuary and Crematory, 2310 W. Washington St.

Indianapolis-based Arcadia Resources Inc. has sold its Jascorp retail pharmacy-management software division for $2.2 million in cash, the company announced today. Jascorp provides dispensing and billing software to pharmacies in 39 states and Puerto Rico. Arcadia acquired the Milwaukee-based business in July 2007 for $2.05 million in cash and stock. Arcadia did not name the […]