Criminal justice center likely dead
For the second time in as many months, City-County Council Republicans on Monday opted not to call for a vote on the facility, instead allowing the clock to run out on a contractual deadline. As a result, Marion County's aging, crowded jail facilities ...
Monon, other Indianapolis trails could go 24-7
A decision on whether to keep the Monon Trail and other greenways open around the clock was expected “within the next few days,” the chairman of the Indianapolis Parks and Recreation Board said Thursday. “I'll decide after I've had time to digest what ...
For pioneers, farming started with stump clearing
"At 5 o'clock in the morning they were out there, and they were there until 6 at night. When it was dark, they walked home. They worked 10 hours a day, sometimes more," dad added. Today tree stumps can be dug out with a stump grinder or chopper, and ...
Indianapolis Zoo welcomes baby dolphin
So, no birth announcements heralded the new arrival. The only sign zoo visitors had that anything was up was the temporary cancellation of all dolphin shows. Behind the scenes, staff worked round the clock to ensure that Kalei and her daughter were ...
Eli Lilly and Co. sales rep, son dead in Texas flooding
In an interview with Gannett's Austin affiliate, McComb's sister, Julie Shields, said she had been texting with her sister about the storm on May 23 and that around 11 p.m. Laura mentioned floodwaters had started coming into the house. "One o'clock in ...
Coaches Who Care: Waterloo's Christal Kent
As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth forward and back — For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack." Her players repeat the last line back to her each time. "It's (about) having each other ...
Munson: Iowa's entire history in a single road trip
It was far more inspiring than a presidential candidate stump speech. Why care? Yes, we're proud of natives Ashton Kutcher and Chris Soules, but let's not forget the only Iowan who was leader of the free world. Link: http://www.hoover.archives.gov/....
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