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IU, Purdue hold ground in MBA rankings-WEB ONLY

Rankings of Indiana and Purdue universities’ MBA programs moved only slightly from last year, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of graduate programs released today. Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business dropped two slots into a four-way tie for 22nd, while Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management improved one position to 32nd. […]

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IU, Purdue hold ground in MBA rankings-WEB ONLY

Rankings of Indiana and Purdue universities’ MBA programs moved only slightly from last year, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of graduate programs released today. Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business dropped two slots into a four-way tie for 22nd, while Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management improved one position to 32nd. […]

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Indiana money manager competent for trial-WEB ONLY

A troubled Indiana money manager accused of trying to fake his death by parachuting from his plane to escape financial ruin has been found competent for a June trial. A federal judge in Pensacola, Fla., ruled today that Marcus Schrenker should face trial on charges of intentionally crashing the plane and placing false distress calls. […]

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Wounded bank teller sparks new legislation-WEB ONLY

A proposal to provide longer prison terms for those who cause the death of an unborn child awaits Gov. Mitch Daniels’ signature. Katherin Shuffield was five months pregnant in April last year when she was shot during a robbery at an Huntington Bank in Indianapolis. The twin girls she was carrying did not survive the […]

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Supporters push puppy mill legislation-WEB ONLY

A news conference at the Statehouse today urged lawmakers to pass legislation to protect man’s best friend. The bill is aimed at shutting down puppy mills by strengthening Indiana’s anti-cruelty code and providing minimum standards for care for dogs living in large facilities.

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Police search for men who shot woman in face-WEB ONLY

Police are looking for two men who allegedly forced their way into Spanish Oaks apartments on the east side of Indianapolis just before midnight and opened fire, shooting a woman in the face. The woman was taken to Methodist Hospital and is expected to recover. Police don’t have a detailed description of the suspects, and […]

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Steel Dynamics reports first-quarter loss-WEB ONLY

Continued declines in steel prices led Fort Wayne-based Steel Dynamics Inc. to report today a first-quarter loss of $88 million, or 48 cents a share, compared with a profit of $143 million in the same period a year earlier. The loss exceeded analysts’ expectations of 43 cents per share. Revenue of $815 million was 57 […]

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Zimmer quarterly profit falls 16 percent-WEB ONLY

First-quarter profit at Zimmer Holdings Inc. dropped 16 percent, but came in slightly ahead of analysts’ expectations. The Warsaw-based maker of orthopedic implants this morning announced earnings of $202 million, or 91 cents per share, for the three months ended March 31. In the same period last year, Zimmer earned $1.02 per share. Excluding extraordinary […]

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Contest results-WEB ONLY

Contest resultsLast week, I made a not-influencing-the-results request for you to send along your favorite kid joke with your entry into our contest to win tickets to see ComedySportz and ComedySportz 4 Kidz. For more info on the shows, click here. Here are some of your responses: What do you call a frog with no […]

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Marquette Manor receives financing for expansion-WEB ONLY

Indianapolis retirement community Marquette Manor announced this morning that it has secured $66 million in financing for an expansion project that should be completed next spring. Located on Township Line Road on the northwest side, Marquette Manor was built in 1981 and has about 500 residents. The expansion that started a year ago features a […]

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Banker’s $27M estate to benefit colleges-WEB ONLY

Two Indiana universities and a child-services agency are set to benefit from a $27 million estate left by banking executive Arthur Hodson. Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Taylor University in Upland and White’s Residential and Family Services in Wabash will receive a majority of the estate, Indiana Wesleyan announced today. The exact distribution of the […]

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Indianapolis Art Center names new leader-WEB ONLY

The Indianapolis Art Center announced today that it has chosen Carter Wolf as its new CEO. Wolf, executive director of Indianapolis homeless center Horizon House, will assume leadership July 1. He will succeed Joyce Sommers, who has led the organization the past 33 years. Established in 1934 during the Great Depression as a Works Progress […]

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Youth minister charged with child molestation-WEB ONLY

A youth minister at Greenwood’s Salvation Army Church has been arrested and charged with child molestation following an investigation by the Franklin Police Department. Police arrested Jonathan James Hartman, 29, after a 15-year-old old girl reported she was pregnant. The investigation revealed two more female victims who are also 15. Fox 59 will have more […]

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Suspect sought in medical building rape-WEB ONLY

Police are looking for the man who allegedly raped a woman in the first-floor bathroom of a west-side Indianapolis medical building. It happened at a Westview Hospital satellite office at 3520 Guion Road about 11:30 a.m. Monday.

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Lubbers tapped for higher education post-WEB ONLY

A search committee unanimously voted today to recommend that state Sen. Teresa Lubbers be hired as Indiana’s commissioner for higher education. Lubbers confirmed through a spokeswoman yesterday that she was a leading candidate for the job. The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is expected to confirm the recommendation at its May 8 meeting in New […]

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Teen still missing after body misidentified-WEB ONLY

Police say a body found in Kentucky in 2007 was incorrectly identified as Scott Michael Morris, an Indianapolis teenager who disappeared in 1978. Kentucky police say a detective got verbal confirmation in 2007 that the body was identified as Morris, and that information was released to the media. The same detective has received written confirmation […]

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Indianapolis Art Center names new leader-WEB ONLY

The Indianapolis Art Center announced today that it has chosen Carter Wolf as its new CEO. Wolf, executive director of Indianapolis homeless center Horizon House, will assume leadership July 1. He will succeed Joyce Sommers, who has led the organization the past 33 years. Established in 1934 during the Great Depression as a Works Progress […]

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Banker’s $27M estate to benefit colleges-WEB ONLY

Two Indiana universities and a child-services agency are set to benefit from a $27 million estate left by banking executive Arthur Hodson. Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Taylor University in Upland and White’s Residential and Family Services in Wabash will receive a majority of the estate, Indiana Wesleyan announced today. The exact distribution of the […]

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