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Decatur Township residents poised to fight landfill expansion
Helen Richhart’s Decatur Township home rattles on an almost-weekly basis, the result of blasts from nearby mines that have left cracks in her walls and ceiling. Occasionally, she hears the noise of airplanes from neighboring Indianapolis...
Agencies brace for record year -- for hunger
Organizers of food giveaways and free holiday meals see economy pushing demand Central Indiana charities are increasing their pre-holiday food and toy drives in an effort to keep pace with the fallout of a tottering economy. Fans heading to the Colts...
Clouds are likely to obscure Leonid meteor shower in Indiana
The warmer-than-usual temperatures may stick around, but the National Weather Service expects what has been an unusually dry November to turn soggy this week. That could mean enough rain to bring this month’s precipitation amounts to normal....
Center for women exceeds expectations
Three months after opening its doors and taking its first crisis calls, the Beacon of Hope Center for Women has exceeded all of its founder’s expectations. In its first week, Beacon of Hope, a domestic-violence resource center, placed eight...
House fire causes $70,000 in damage
A family returned from church Sunday morning to find their house ablaze and firefighters working to douse the flames. The Indianapolis Fire Department and one firetruck from Beech Grove responded to a call at 11:13 a.m. for a residential fire with...
CIB may be in for game of musical chairs
Changes in law will bring newcomers on board After a tumultuous year of financial struggles and political wrangling, a major shake-up could be ahead for the Capital Improvement Board. Under a state law passed this summer, the terms of all nine...
Woman critically injured on Near Northside
A 57-year-old woman was struck and critically injured by an automobile this evening on the Near Northside. The accident was reported just before 6 p.m. in the 3600 block of North Meridian Street. The woman was sent to Methodist Hospital in critical...
Indy family finds home afire after church
Homeowners returned from church this morning to find their house on fire and firefighters working to douse the flames. The Indianapolis Fire Department and one fire truck from Beach Grove responded to a call at 11:13 a.m. today for a residential fire...
$2 million plan to help revitalize MLK Street
$2M plan aims to reinvigorate MLK Street to make it a destination for residents, visitors Named for a man who overcame adversity and led a revival of community spirit, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street on the Near Northside is headed for a renewal of...
Illinois girl, 4, dies of injuries from I-65 crash
A 4-year-old girl from Illinois injured in a Nov. 6 crash on I-65 in Indianapolis has died, the Indiana State Police said Saturday. Gwendolyn McCormick died Wednesday of her injuries, said Sgt. Dana Harshman of the Indiana State Police. Riley...
Sister vs. sister
Football or hoops, siblings root for different teams Two spirited sisters. Two sporting events. What a way to spend a weekend in Indianapolis. Northside resident Marcia Reed welcomed her sister Wendy Burbank, who lives in Boston, to town with open...
Lucas Oil Stadium food venues hit with 373 violations
A visitor to Indianapolis was halfway through a cheeseburger bought at a concession stand Friday when he learned of Lucas Oil Stadium’s less-than-clean record on food inspections. “On the surface, it all looks clean,” said Ed...
New statue installed in Fountain Square
Workers and a crane Friday installed the cast-iron Lady Spray fountain, a reproduction of the water nymph sculpture that stood at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and Shelby and Prospect streets in the early 20th century. The sculpture is part of...
Drunken driver gets 10 years in fatal crash
An Avon man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in the drunken-driving crash that killed a 70-year-old woman. A Marion Superior Court judge sentenced John Ferrell Jr., 45, to 10 years in prison and five years in community corrections in the...
Masked bank robber being sought by FBI
The FBI is looking for a man who wore a Halloween mask and robbed a Northwestside bank on Friday and a Northeastside bank two weeks ago. The man used a silver handgun and wore the same mask when he robbed the Key Bank, 2433 Lake Circle Drive, on...
Armed robbers take time for baby's feeding
Armed intruders with an apparent soft spot for babies stole electronics and money during a robbery at an Eastside home Friday morning. Somewhere between tying up and pistol-whipping the residents in the 6100 block of East 21st Street, the gunmen...
Beech Grove youth council seeks donations for soldiers
The Beech Grove Mayor’s Youth Council is seeking donations by Dec. 4 for the first shipment of care packages to a platoon of soldiers deployed overseas that the council has just adopted. The platoon adoption is the first project of the school...
Lucas Oil Stadium caterer vows to get mice
Food-service contractor cited for droppings, dead rodents in kitchen Health inspectors have repeatedly cited a food contractor at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for critical food- safety violations, including mouse droppings and dead mice in...
Washington Twp. foreign-language teacher named Indiana's best
A Washington Township middle school teacher was named the state’s best foreign language teacher. Eastwood Middle School Spanish teacher Nicci Saari was named the Indiana Grades K-8 Teacher of the Year by the Indiana Foreign Language Teachers...
Winter art fair on Saturday in Lawrence park
More than 20 local artists will show work at the inaugural Artique Winter Fair on Saturday in Lawrence. Artists will sell work from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Louis Jenn Park, 10450 E. 63rd St. People can participate in a silent auction, said Jane...
Lanes to shift on Westside I-465 road work
State highway officials are warning motorists to stay alert for lane changes and shifting traffic patterns today and the next two weekends in the construction zone along several miles of the Westside leg of I-465. The changes over the next week will...
Repairs might delay monument reopening
Work to repair and renovate the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Downtown Indianapolis is taking longer than expected. The landmark was closed in mid-September for what was expected to be a monthlong project to fix damage caused by rain leaking into...
Changes touted at Animal Control
New chief wants more animals adopted, more dogcatchers on the street Faster response times. A drop in reported dog bites. More animals impounded but fewer euthanized. Those are the results the city’s new interim animal control chief touted...
City expanding snow-removal fleet, services
Indianapolis officials on Thursday announced changes to the city’s snow-removal plan that are designed to expand services this winter. Among the changes unveiled by Mayor Greg Ballard and Department of Public Works Director David Sherman: a 40...
Astronaut from Indianapolis to talk about space walks
Space-walking NASA astronaut and Washington Township resident David Wolf will share about his experiences on the International Space Station. He’s a veteran of five shuttle missions, the most recent one ending July 31. Wolf will be the guest...
School, YMCA highlight dream for Pike Township
YMCA employees and Snacks Crossing Elementary students were to unveil a sign today marking the future home of the Pike Township YMCA. A ceremony to unveil the temporary sign was set today on the site on Lafayette Road near the Pike Township Fire...
Westside students receive club's monthly awards
Two local students were recently recognized by the Exchange Club of Speedway as monthly winners of its Challenge of Excellence awards for overcoming a major adversity in their life to graduate from high school this year. Colby Butner, a senior at...
Airport’s Civic Plaza to feature holiday booths by retailers, restaurants, music, validated parking
Just in time for the holiday season, the Civic Plaza in the new passenger terminal at Indianapolis International Airport will offer retailers, restaurants and musical entertainment to lure local shoppers. No need to have an airline ticket to see and...
A day to be thankful
Megan Smith arrived at Wednesday’s Veterans Day service armed with 200 pages of gratitude. The 13-year-old seventh-grader at Hamilton Southeastern Junior High School in Fishers wrote a short essay expressing her thanks to veterans, addressing...
IPS hopes new magnet schools draw, hold students
Plan would convert 5 schools to give parents other options Indianapolis Public Schools is making plans to unveil a series of new schools over the next few years as part of an effort to keep families in the district. The district soon could launch...
