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Chief defends IMPD, officers in recent incidents
Chief Michael Spears of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department defended his department Tuesday, following a rough-and-tumble start to the new year.Two officers were involved in shootings over the weekend, and an officer responding to a call...
Economy forces IMA, opera, symphony to make changes
The global economic crisis isn’t just affecting automakers, homeowners and banks. It’s also having an impact on the local arts scene.In the past two months, the Indianapolis Museum of Art has seen its endowment drop by $57 million,...
What we want
Does IndyGo really need a $250k workout center?...
Indianapolis buys its first hybrids
Some of the city’s police detectives soon will be guzzling less gas as they drive to crime scenes in environmentally friendly hybrid vehicles, officials announced Wednesday.Mayor Greg Ballard called the purchase of 85 Toyota Camry hybrids a way...
Indy's bear market
Temperatures Wednesday in the mid-40s might have seemed downright balmy for a pair of Alaska natives living at the Indianapolis Zoo.K’etnu and Kiak, the 10-month-old Alaskan brown bear cubs who arrived at the zoo in September, have been on...
Goal: Experienced animal care director
The city’s public safety director today will begin narrowing down top candidates to direct Animal Care & Control, a leadership choice that some say will determine the fate of a department whose practices recently have come under fire.The...
Owners may sue Sheriff's Department over fatal shooting of dog
The owners of a dog fatally shot by two Marion County sheriff’s deputies say they plan to sue the Sheriff’s Department and encourage the agency to adopt a policy dictating how its officers handle aggressive animals.The deputies fired nine...
20-plus arrested in sweep
About 150 local, state and federal law enforcement officers arrested more than 20 people Tuesday during a sweep of public housing buildings across the city.The officers served more than 60 search warrants on residents suspected of welfare fraud and...
Service for 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day honors victims who have left us and those who carry on the fight
Names and numbers were key to the 20th anniversary celebration of World AIDS Day on Monday: Names of Hoosiers who have died scrolling on a large screen, numbers of the newly diagnosed, names on memorial quilt panels, more numbers of money committed...
IndyGo now is no-go for night shifts
Charles Mobley is a hard-working, two-job kinda guy whose day ends in the middle of the night. But getting home has become a job, too, now that IndyGo has ended a service popular with late-night workers.For the past two years, Mobley, 44, has been...
IMPD seeks video clues in road-rage death
Police hope nearby video cameras may contain the break they need in a road-rage incident that left an Indianapolis woman dead early Saturday morning.Kathy J. Slater, 38, Indianapolis, was killed when her Chevrolet Caprice hit a tree on Keystone...
Shelbyville ceremony helps prepare Guard troops, families for deployment
Joshua Wesner says it hasn’t been easy the past few months to explain to his 8-year-old daughter, Jayla, why he must serve his country by going to Iraq.“It has been hard for her, especially at night, when she tells me not to go,”...
Airport gallery missing a voice
I am offended this photograph was removed. Now...
Tell us of your plans to go to the inauguration
Inauguration Day is only 17 days away. Are you ready to go?If so, The Indianapolis Star wants to hear from you right away as part of a project to tell the stories of Hoosiers who will be in Washington for the swearing-in of Barack Obama as the...
Safe-sleeping program for tots sees funding cut
The recent death of a 10-month-old Indianapolis boy who apparently suffocated has prompted children’s advocates to renew their call for better awareness of unsafe sleeping situations at a time when a state program that highlights the dangers is...
Residents flee Near-Eastside house fire
A residence fire on the city’s Near Eastside this morning left one person with minor injuries and caused about $25,000 in damage.Indianapolis firefighters were called to the home in the 700 block Woodruff Place, Middle Drive, about 9 a.m.,...
Penrod Society, host of annual art fair, robbed of $380,000
The Penrod Society, which grants money to local arts groups and puts on one of the city’s best-known art fairs, has had all of its funds stolen, and the group believes it was an inside job.Police are investigating the theft of $380,000 from the...
Penrod loses $380K in suspected inside job
The Penrod Society, which grants money to local arts groups and puts on one of the city’s best-known art fairs, has had all of its funds stolen, and the group believes it was an inside job.Police are investigating the theft of $380,000 from the...
Oh, Christmas tree Oh, Christmas tree . . . It's time to be recycled
With Christmas now a memory, it is cleanup time — and that means saying goodbye to that well-decorated evergreen guest in the living room.Indy Parks & Recreation will offer seven drop-off locations in Marion County for residents to recycle...
Extreme weather swings give way to normal temps
A month that was at turns icy, frigid and balmy will close with average-to-above average temperatures.Highs should be about 48 degrees today and Tuesday and 34 degrees Wednesday, New Year’s Eve, according to the National Weather Service.No rain...
Muslim cabbies appreciate foot bath
Tucked away in a corner of an out-of-the-way bathroom on the vast grounds of Indianapolis’ new airport, back where the cab drivers play gin rummy while they wait for fares, is evidence of the city’s growing diversity.It’s a trough,...
Many in metro area losing TV in Spanish
Diana Herrera tunes in daily to watch her favorite soap opera, Univision’s hit “Fuego En La Sangre.”That’s “Burning for Revenge’’ in English, which pretty much describes how Herrera, 21, and countless other...
Web sites and radio may try to capture Hispanic audience
Univision's shrinking presence in the Indianapolis market could open doors for other media looking to capture Hispanic customers.That's what advertising expert Kathy Cabello thinks.Cabello is president of the Indianapolis-based Cabello Associates,...
Museum offers free admission and flu shots
Looking to fend off the flu and cabin fever?The Children's Museum may have what you need.The museum will continue its tradition of Target Free Family Night this Thursday, offering free admission from 4 to 8 p.m. And, from 4 to 7 p.m., Visiting...
To cure cabin fever
Parents and school-age children have a week to go before the winter break is over.For some families, the school holiday represents an opportunity to spend more time with the kids. For others, staying indoors with the little ones can lead to a...
Warm-up was nice while it lasted
Temperatures may be a chillier today than the spring-like weather Saturday but they’ll still reach above normal levels for this time of the year. Today’s high is expected to reach 41. The normal temperature for today is 36. Just before noon, the...
Critics say IPS chief doesn't always get public input
A major administrative reorganization last month for Indianapolis Public Schools.Before that, school closings announced just days before voters went to the polls to approve a tax increase for IPS; the schools were listed on ballots as being slated...
Victims in suspected double homicide are identified
Authorities today identified two people found dead Friday in a Northside home, and investigators suspect they were victims of homicide.Avery Elzy, 34, and Michael Hunt, 22, were found dead Friday afternoon in a home in the 5800 block of Rosslyn...
Woman dead after leading police on chase
A 23-year-old woman was fatally injured after leading police on a chase through Hancock County and the Indianapolis Eastside, authorities said today.According to WTHR (Channel 13), The Star’s newsgathering partner, the chase began in Greenfield...
Progress being made on North Central pool
The new natatorium at North Central High School is taking shape.Although construction crews hope for another month of decent weather, the pool is scheduled to open in the spring, said Phil Smith, Washington Township Schools' director of...
