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Police emphasize safe driving on holiday weekend

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:13:04 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana State Police say they will be out in force during the Memorial Day weekend and taking part in nationwide efforts to look for drivers who speed, follow too closely, make unsafe lane changes and fail to buckle up or to properly restrain children.

Munoz hopes to follow Montoya to Victory Lane

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:17:38 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Carlos Munoz remembers spilling into the streets of his native Bogota the minute that Juan Pablo Montoya crossed the finish line to win the Indianapolis 500.

Columbus taps conservator to preserve architecture

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:01:05 -0400

COLUMBUS, Indiana - The city of Columbus is hiring an Indianapolis Museum of Art conservator to help preserve historic buildings before their past is lost.

Many Ind. schools to lose out on funding increase

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:06:26 -0400

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana - The new state budget that increases funding for schools the next two years won't benefit every Indiana school district.

Lawmakers, AG seek more oversight of casino grants

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:04:05 -0400

CONNERSVILLE, Indiana - Indiana officials want more oversight of a grant program that distributes riverboat casino revenue to communities for economic development.

Getting it right always tricky at Indianapolis 500

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:27:13 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Roger Penske has won more Indianapolis 500 poles and races than any owner in history.

Pacers steal Game 2 away from Heat in Miami, 97-93

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:24:02 -0400

MIAMI - David West was more than a little disappointed when the Indiana Pacers failed to make a defensive play at the end to win Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Late turnovers doom Heat in Game 2 loss, 97-93

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:46:01 -0400

MIAMI - LeBron James blamed one person after the Miami Heat let home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals slip from their hands.

Pacers steal Game 2 from Heat, 97-93

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:30:44 -0400

MIAMI - David West punched two passes from LeBron James away in the final minute, then punched the air.

Fever top Silver Stars to open WNBA title defense

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:01:21 -0400

SAN ANTONIO - Lin Dunn was expecting the San Antonio Silver Stars to have a thunderous start in their home opener and the Indiana Fever got exactly that in the first quarter.

Indy fires 2 officials in alleged kickback plot

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:26 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Two city of Indianapolis officials have been fired amid allegations they took bribes and kickbacks in their roles in a city program that sells vacant and tax-delinquent properties.

Column: IndyCar needs to start playin' the feud

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:31 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - They have dinner together. They chat it up on Twitter. They offer congratulations on jobs well done, solace when things don't go so well.

Indianapolis man dies when hit by squad car

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:04:18 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Police say neither speed nor alcohol appear to have been a factor when a squad car struck and killed a pedestrian who had walked into traffic on an Indianapolis street.

Settlement calls for refunds to Indiana consumers

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:43:07 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller says state residents who bought E-books published by Penguin Group would receive $1.15 million in refunds as part of a multistate investigation into price-fixing and collusion.

E. Ind. man gets 37 years in prison in son's death

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:13:13 -0400

RICHMOND, Indiana - An eastern Indiana man has been sentenced to 37 years in prison in the starvation death of his 3-month-old son.

Indiana U. proposes 1.75 percent tuition increase

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:46:47 -0400

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana - Indiana University President Michael McRobbie is recommending tuition and fee increases of 1.75 percent for Indiana residents in each of the next two years at the school's Bloomington campus.

Chief justice urges diligence to Ind. alma mater

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:34:52 -0400

LAPORTE, Indiana - U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday told graduates of the northern Indiana Catholic boarding school he graduated from 40 years ago that persistence is the most essential quality to success and is the only trait each person controls when facing life's challenges.

Alex Zanardi feted by Ganassi at Indianapolis

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:26 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Alex Zanardi received a hero's welcome at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the famed race track where he has never turned a single lap.

Red Skelton museum gets $65K for July opening

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:27 -0400

VINCENNES, Indiana - A museum devoted to the comedy of Indiana-born comic Red Skelton has received a $65,000 boost for its planned July opening in southwestern Indiana.

Team Andretti strong again on Carb Day at Indy 500

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:41:13 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Ryan Hunter-Reay slid into a seat next to Simon Pagenaud and E.J. Viso after the final practice for the Indianapolis 500, and then started to rattle off what he had learned.

Dempsey makes late pass to win wild Freedom 100

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:36:47 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Peter Dempsey made Indianapolis Motor Speedway history in the blink of an eye. Literally.

Atlas of Indianapolis: Carpenter on pole at Indy

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:32:26 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - He's the hometown hope, the Butler University alum and die-hard Indiana Pacers fan who has put his modest, one-car program on the pole for the Indianapolis 500 ahead of powerhouse programs from Penske Racing and Andretti Autosport.

10 things to know about the Indianapolis 500

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:18:39 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - The 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 is Sunday with a wide-open field and a pair of drivers trying to join the elite list of four-time winners. Two Americans start on the front row, along with Carlos Munoz, an unknown Indy 500 newcomer who grew up idolizing Juan Pablo Montoya - a fellow Colombian who won "The Greatest Spectacle In Racing" as a rookie.

Postal Service: Dog bites on Ind. carriers rising

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:15:17 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - A recent increase in dog attacks on Indiana letter carriers has prompted the U.S. Postal Service to urge dog owners to do a better job of controlling their canines when the postman approaches.

Hearing ends in retrial bid in IU student's death

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:19:02 -0400

MARTINSVILLE, Indiana - It will likely be months before a judge rules on whether to order a retrial for the man convicted of killing an Indiana University student who disappeared during a 2000 bike ride.