New WTHR general manager: No budget cuts

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	Friday, January 18, 2008
	New WTHR general manager: No budget cuts WTHR-TV Channel 13's new General Manager Jim Tellus promises to continue outspending the market's other local stations when it comes to news gathering and hopes to help the station retain its status as the No. 1 local TV news channel. With WISH-TV Channel 8 coming up in the ratings, new anchors making their mark at WRTV-TV Channel 6 and a beefed-up news product at WXIN-TV Channel 59, Tellus has his work cut out for him. Tellus, who joined WTHR as news director in December 2006, was named yesterday to replace 13-year WTHR veteran Rich Pegram. Pegram left abruptly Nov. 1.   Permanent Opie piece coming to downtown Good news for fans of Julian Opie's pop-art-inspired exhibit that ended a year-long run on city streets in September - Indianapolis is getting a permanent piece by the London artist to add to its growing public art collection. The work created for Indianapolis is called "Ann Dancing." It's reminiscent of the four-sided LCD display dubbed "Sara Dancing" that made its home at the northwest corner of Illinois and Maryland streets. But this female stick figure has a bit more juice in her jive than Sara did with her sedate sway.
	Electronic billboards post fugitive alerts Fugitives, beware: The FBI is making your face a roadside alert. No longer relying on Web sites and post offices to display its "Wanted" posters, the FBI has turned to posting the mugs of criminals on the run on electronic billboards along highways in Indianapolis and 19 other major U.S. cities. The billboards - which will show the fugitives' faces on a rotating basis for up to two minutes at a time - are the brainchild of Clear Channel Communications.   NE Indiana aluminum firm to expand Columbia City-based 80/20 Inc., which makes modular aluminum framing for industry, plans to spend $5 million to expand its manufacturing and distribution center and add at least 40 jobs by 2010. The company employs 210 workers in its design, manufacturing and distribution center in northeast Indiana and plans to hire warehouse, customer service, accounting and shipping personnel later this year as part of the expansion.   Paulson predicts quick stimulus plan Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson predicted today that the administration and Congress can come together quickly to enact a stimulus package that would bring help to an economy that is threatening to topple into a recession. Congressional aides said that the administration is examining providing rebates of up to $800 for individual taxpayers and $1,600 for families. That would be significantly higher than the $300 per individual and $600 per family that was provided in an economic stimulus package provided in 2001 to fight the last recession.   From IBJ staff and Associated Press-Compiled by Norm Heikens 'Persons of interest' taken into custody Metro police have at least one suspect in custody and are questioning other so-called "persons of interest" in connection to the Hovey Street murders Monday night. Police sources tell Fox 59 that investigators think they have identified the shooter responsible for gunning down Gina Hunt, Andrea Yarrell and their two children at 3283 Hovey St. near East 30th Street and East Fall Creek Parkway. Officers arrested one suspect and took two others into custody yesterday. They planned to bring another man in for questioning this morning after he surrendered to Toledo police. Fox 59 will have the latest at 10 p.m.
	House committee gives OK to property tax relief plan Gov. Mitch Daniels' property tax relief plan soon will head to the full Indiana House. The Ways and Means Committee unanimously endorsed the bill yesterday. The plan, proposed by the governor in October, includes a property tax cap, stricter controls on government spending and a 1-percent increase in the state sales tax. Caldwell named Dungy's successor - almost Colts owner Jim Irsay says Assistant Head Coach Jim Caldwell will replace current Coach Tony Dungy if Dungy decides to retire. Caldwell has coached with the team since 2002. A decision from Dungy is expected Monday.
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