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Franklin Central High School group celebrates the traditional Indian festival of Diwali
A feast for the eyes and taste buds awaited as Franklin Central High School’s World Cultures Club gathered recently to learn more about the Indian festival of Diwali. “I wait for this every year. It’s good,” junior Alecia...
Chatard students hold day of service
Entire student body fans out across the city to help others; school administrators may make it an annual event Bishop Chatard High School students expanded their reach recently by fanning out across Indianapolis to help those in need. Every teacher...
Ben Davis Marching Giants climb the state finals scale
Ben Davis unit develops new routine, finishes 5th in finals The Ben Davis Marching Giants moved up five places in the Indiana State School Music Association’s marching band state championship. The band finished fifth in the Class A competition...
What's the impact of school referendums?
T he results of the Southside school referendums this week won’t have a direct impact north of Raymond Street or south of the Marion County Line. However, the indirect impact may be felt statewide. When voters in Beech Grove and Franklin and...
Sewer project to limit traffic on Cold Spring Road
Through traffic will be blocked until September as work moves from south to north Westside Indianapolis residents will soon have more barricades to avoid. As part of a sewer-improvement project, part of Cold Spring Road will be closed to through...
Speedway neighborhood group came a long way in a short time
Accomplishments are many in 10 years of the Old Speedway City Neighborhood Association Considering what the group has accomplished, a newcomer might think the Old Speedway City Neighborhood Association has been around as long as the Indianapolis...
Man, 25, fatally wounded on Northwestside
A 25-year-old man died Wednesday after being shot outside a Northwestside apartment. Sgt. Paul Thompson, spokesman for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, said three men confronted Andre Drake shortly after 1 p.m. outside an apartment in...
Hijacked booze truck found in Chicago
A booze truck that was hijacked in Indianapolis has been found in Chicago. The trailer, with 1,200 cases of liquor on board, was stolen late Sunday outside a Near Southside liquor store. It was recovered early Monday. Indianapolis metropolitan police...
Indianapolis Westside man dies from house fire injuries
A man who was rescued from a Westside fire and revived by paramedic died today. Michael Sanders, 49, had been in critical condition at Wishard Hospital since the fire at his house at 1808 N. Wilcox St. at 2 a.m. Tuesday. Track the sirens Click here...
Traffic alert: Saturday's marathon to shut Indianapolis streets
Runners will take over most of the Indianapolis’ Northside on Saturday, interrupting traffic to and from Downtown as well as the IndyGo bus schedule. The Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, extending from Downtown north to Broad Ripple, will...
Northwestside theater hosts 'Dreamcoat' coat drive
Beef&Boards Dinner Theatre is hosting a coat drive in conjunction with its performances of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” In a partnership with Goodwill’s Collect&Connect program, the Northwestside theater...
90 trees to be planted at Pike soccer fields
Volunteers will bring their gloves and shovels to Pike Township soccer fields on Saturday to plant about 90 trees. The tree planting will be from 9 a.m. to noon at the Mary and John Geisse Soccer Complex near 56th Street and Reed Road, just west of...
12-year-old girl dies after being struck by a car
A girl who celebrated her 12th birthday last weekend died when she was struck by a car Tuesday night on the Far Westside, police say. Helaina Hawkins, 1400 block of Lansdowne Road, was with a group of young people crossing the street when she was...
Keystone Towers: mold, vandalism, asbestos
Ramshackle apartments, site of emergency drill Tuesday, interest potential developers Terrorists disclosed they’d stored chemical weapons inside a high-rise, and emergency workers had to go in and secure them. The make-believe scenario Tuesday...
Wayward pony hits IMPD officer's car
A free-roaming pony ran into a parked police car on the Southside early Tuesday, damaging the car but apparently escaping injury. The pony was one of two that had escaped from a farm in the 4200 block of Bluff Road and had been darting in and out of...
Park's family center to shut for pool work
Thatcher Park will transfer its programs elsewhere for a month while the indoor pool undergoes renovation. The Family Center has a gymnasium and meeting room that host basketball games, volleyball, home-schooling and other activities, said Paula...
Victim of house fire is revived by rescuers
Firefighters resuscitated a man they rescued from a house fire early Tuesday on the Westside. Michael Sanders, 49, was in critical condition in Wishard Memorial Hospital’s burn unit, Indianapolis Fire Department spokeswoman Capt. Rita Reith...
Marion Co. to offer more H1N1 shots Wednesday, Thursday
The Marion County Health Department has scheduled two H1N1 vaccine clinics this week. They will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Lafayette Square Mall, 3919 Lafayette Road. The clinics are for those in the at-risk group...
Pike HS to help NASA unveil Milky Way images
The Pike High School Planetarium will be part of a NASA event next week. As part of the International Year of Astronomy, NASA will unveil mural-sized images of the center of the Milky Way Galaxy as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer...
Ben Davis senior wins U.S. marching band spot
A Ben Davis senior was awarded a spot in a national marching band this morning. Senior Jordon Schell was named to the U.S. Army will march with the U.S. Army All-American Bowl marching band during halftime of the U.S. Army All- American Bowl football...
Homeless man dies in church he helped look after
Homeless volunteer apparently fell from St. Mary’s choir loft “Father, is there somebody asleep back there?” In the darkness of St. Mary Catholic Church, a Downtown sanctuary rimmed in stained glass so rich that light struggles to...
Writing's on the wall as Indianapolis takes on graffiti
Among the faces depicted this month on CrimeStoppers of Central Indiana’s “Most Wanted” poster are the usual suspects — folks wanted for murder, arson, drug dealing and robbery. But one mug shot stands out. Instead of a face,...
Student musicians will play at screening
North Central High School musicians will set the scene for a movie screening at a Northside church. The North Central High School Bass Ensemble will play three songs Friday before Epworth United Methodist Church hosts a showing of the 1989...
Pike students' show to open at art center
Pike High School students are collaborating with the Eiteljorg Museum and the Sullivan Munce Cultural Center in Zionsville for an art exhibition. The students worked with American Indian artists, formed partnerships with local art organizations and...
Milk truck flips on on-ramp, trapping driver
A milk truck driver was injured Monday when his rig overturned on the on-ramp to I-70 on the Near Southside. Farrell Carraco, 51, Anderson, flipped the trailer on the ramp from McCarty Street to eastbound I-70 at 8:22 a.m., according Capt. Rita...
Bus drivers to call voters tonight; election Tuesday
Beech Grove school bus drivers will be taking their concerns directly to the voters this evening in advance of Tuesday’s school district referendum. Faced with the prospect of losing their jobs if a funding referendum by Beech Grove schools...
North Central High musicians to set scene for 'Whalesong' screening
North Central High School musicians will set the scene for a movie screening at a Northside church. The North Central High School Bass Ensemble will play three songs Friday before Epworth United Methodist Church has a showing of the documentary...
Pike High School students work with American Indian artists on exhibit
A grant is helping Pike High School students collaborate with Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art and the Sullivan Munce Cultural Center in Zionsville for an exhibit. Pike High received a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission’s Arts...
Austin man charged in 2-year-old's death
AUSTIN, Ind. — An Austin man has been charged with murder in the death of a 2-year-old boy. Jason C. Hensley, 26, was arrested Friday and taken to the Scott County Jail, where he is being held without bond. Hensley’s charges stem from the...
Grant County farmer dies in auger accident
A Fairmount man was killed Thursday in a farm equipment accident in Grant County. Daniel Shock, 58, died when he was trapped in an auger inside a silo at the Ceres-Midland Inc. plant in Fairmount at about 3:15 p.m., according to the Grant County...
