Wide-eyed Roger Penske first saw Indianapolis Motor Speedway at 14. How the love affair grew.
Penske on the future: “At age 92, I might have a (sponsor) sticker on the car, and I’ll be a member of the Oldtimers’ Club.”
Month: November 2019
M’ville community center site work could start by end of year
MERRILLVILLE — Work for the community center is expected to start in coming months, but town officials remain divided on the project.
The best sales happening on Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2019
Black Friday is coming, and stores like Walmart, Costco, and Microsoft are making it easy to prepare with leaked Black Friday ads and early deals.
Trump says whistleblower offer not enough, should testify
WASHINGTON — The whistleblower who raised alarms about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine and touched off the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry is willing to answer written questions submitted by House Republicans, the person’s lawyer says.
Flat12 Bierwerks is changing its name as part of plan to support youth athletics
Revamped Indianapolis brewery plans to donate sports equipment to youth organizations
Man charged in chase that ended in crash after DNA links him to scene, records show
A Hammond man has been charged after DNA evidence and paperwork found at the scene linked him to an August police chase in East Chicago that ended when two men in an SUV hit three parked cars and ran from…
Judge appoints public defender to represent man in 1988 cold case murder
CROWN POINT — A judge appointed a public defender Friday to represent a 56-year-old man charged recently with murder and rape in the 1988 slaying of a woman in Gary.
Celebrating a return of the dead with hopes of keeping two local churches alive
HAMMOND — Just moments after the lights went out in the local parish hall of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic church Sunday afternoon, a line of young female dancers appeared with faces painted like skeletons and wearing white flowing…
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar are being sold to Penske Corp.
Hulman & Co. is selling the Motor Speedway, IndyCar and related businesses to Penske Corp.
State panel recommends changes for how high schools receive state A-F accountability grades
INDIANAPOLIS — After four months of study, the Indiana State Board of Education’s School Accountability Panel made its final recommendations for a reworked accountability system used to assign A-F letter grades to Indiana high schools.