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IndyGo hires consultant to review sites for central hub
IndyGo will study Union Station and two other sites for a potential Downtown transportation center that would make using the bus line easier for local riders and out-of-town visitors.The bus system’s board has approved spending up to $250,000...
Hundreds double dip on home tax break
Marion County is losing about a half-million in property tax dollars every year because some homeowners improperly claim homestead deductions on more than one residence.In some cases, the unlawful deductions are slashing homeowners’ tax bills...
Homeless coach athletes on life after high school
Aloric Carson thought he was going to the Wheeler Mission to help the less fortunate. In the end, they helped him.After serving a meal, he sat for an hour with several homeless men at the shelter who had a clear message for the teen."They were...
3 are injured in separate crashes
One person was injured when an IndyGo bus and a Chevy pickup truck collided at Ninth Street and Capitol Avenue on Thursday morning.The victim was transported to Methodist Hospital, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.The bus...
Indy Parks to recycle used Christmas trees
Indianapolis parks officials will offer seven drop-off locations for Christmas tree recycling beginning Monday, the city announced this week.Indy Parks & Recreation chops the dropped-off Christmas trees — no artificial ones, please —...
Man is killed in shooting on Northside
A man was shot to death Thursday morning in an apartment on the city’s Northside.A woman in the same apartment jumped out of a second-story window and injured her ankle after shots were fired.About 7:15 a.m., authorities found Terrance L....
Readers suggest ways to use the MSA site
Soaring statues of sports heroes. Organic gardens to feed the homeless. A facility for roller skating and other sporting activities. A jail expansion. A salute to Elvis.When The Indianapolis Star asked readers to suggest uses for the empty site of...
Readers offer their ideas for MSA site
Soaring statues of sports heroes. Organic gardens to feed the homeless. A roller coaster. A new jail.When The Star asked readers to suggest uses for the empty site of what was once Market Square Arena, the suggestions ranged from basic to...
Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday that offers time to reflect on the past, build for the future
Kwanzaa is a spiritual, cultural holiday, but it’s practical, too. The Jacksons, who’ve observed Kwanzaa since the 1970s, almost since its inception, use it to set goals and measure success.“It’s a celebration where people can...
Hoosiers finding it harder to adopt from foreign countries
If things had gone as planned, David and Theresa Holt would have a baby by now.Around Thanksgiving last year, the Indianapolis couple submitted paperwork to adopt a child from Guatemala. They were hoping to get a referral before year’s end and...
From toy giveaway on Christmas morning to free meals, Indianapolis residents spread cheer
It did not look like Santa would stop at the Lawless home this year. The restaurant where Ivan Lawless waited tables closed six months ago, and it took him four months to find another job, leaving little room for Christmas in the household budget.But...
Warmer weather is moving into Indianapolis, but it may not last
After being battered by cold and ice, Indianapolis will get a belated Christmas weather present Friday in the form of a warm front.“It’s pretty significant,” said Crystal Pettit of the National Weather Service in Indianapolis....
Students' toy drive helps kids half a world away
One by one, Sarah Fletcher handed over her stuffed animals: a dog, a doll, a unicorn and 27 others. One by one, she kissed them goodbye.The 9-year-old loved each one, but she also was touched by the appeal at St. Matthew Catholic School to donate...
Powerball winners take $30.8M in cash
Winners of the $57.6 million Powerball ticket sold in Indianapolis claimed their prize Tuesday.The Hoosier Lottery said in a news release that a lawyer and an accountant representing the group picked up the winnings at the lottery’s...
5th-graders’ clothes drive makes a fashion statement
For a month and a half, Erica Chadwell, Danielle Lopez-Roque and Maria Strati gave up their lunch periods to fold clothes.The fifth-graders gathered at the Crestview Elementary School library, where kids could donate clothes. The girls gathered the...
Travel nightmare
Christmas Eve will bring rain and snow, but it shouldn’t see the miserable driving conditions Tuesday that caused two deaths, dozens of accidents and excruciating waits on icy roads.A thin coating of ice Tuesday afternoon closed portions of...
Marion County charities say they still need more donations
Hoosiers seem to be giving more to help those in need this holiday season, but charities in Central Indiana say even that is not enough to keep up with surging demand.Its food drive is “doing better than last year,” said Pamela Altmeyer,...
18 counties on soot list
The air quality in all or part of 18 mostly urban counties in Indiana doesn’t meet newly tightened standards for lung-clogging soot particles that can sicken children and the elderly, federal officials said.The U.S. Environmental Protection...
County to get money to help the homeless
Marion County is getting nearly $600,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to feed and shelter the homeless.Slightly more than one-third of Indiana's counties were eligible for grant funds from a program that supplements food, shelter,...
Police: Employee kills robber at grocery store
A robber was shot and killed by a grocery store employee Sunday after the robber pointed a gun at a customer and her baby, police said.The shooting happened at 8:50 p.m. at Tienda Suarez, 6240 W. 34th St.Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department...
Head-on crash victim had history of driving offenses
The man killed in a crash caused when his car went the wrong way on a Southwestside street Saturday morning had a long history of driving with a suspended license, according to police reports.Jeremiah S. Harrison, 25, died when his car crossed the...
Thousands lose power as metro-area temps hit 22-month low
Sunday was the first day of winter. It felt like it.The temperature in Indianapolis dipped to 1 degree before midnight, and it was expected to reach 2 below zero overnight.If it did, that would make today the coldest day in Indianapolis since Feb....
Goodbye, RCA Dome: Former Colts home imploded
For John Riddick, watching the implosion of the RCA Dome was like saying goodbye to a friend.“Lot of good memories,” said Riddick, 46, Indianapolis, standing with about 100 onlookers Saturday morning outside Union Station.A block away,...
When Ballard won, so did law firm
Within hours of being sworn in as mayor in January, Greg Ballard toured his new office on the 25th floor of the City-County Building. At his side that afternoon: Barnes & Thornburg attorneys Robert Grand and Joseph Loftus.For some, it was an...
Suspect held in Near-Eastside homicide
Police are holding a man suspected in a shooting death on the Near-Eastside.Joey Addison, 40, was arrested about 7 p.m. Friday, shortly after the incident in the 200 block of Hendricks Place.Addison was held in connection with the death of Gerrod S....
1 dead, 3 hurt in fiery head-on crash
An unidentified man died this morning and three women were injured in a two-car accident on the Southwestside, Indianapolis police said.The accident was reported about 9:30 a.m. in the 3300 block of Lynhurst Drive.Witnesses told police that the man’s...
Memorial service today ensures Indianapolis' homeless aren't forgotten
The homeless are often invisible, their lives lived mostly on the fringes of society. Their deaths might be equally anonymous if not for the efforts of local advocates.Today, just as it has done in most years since 1996, the Coalition for...
Fishburn, other officers honored as IMPD salutes its heroes
On the July night that Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Jason Fishburn was shot in the head, his fellow officers in the Northeast District told him, “Not today.”The phrase meant Fishburn had to fight for his life because it...
A lane of their own
Bill Watts was pedaling along the Central Canal Towpath and crossing Meridian Street in April when an SUV turned right on a red light and left him with a broken leg.Six weeks, seven screws and a metal plate later, Watts and his reconstructed left...
Personal data put on city Web site
The personal information of about 3,300 people charged with minor drug and alcohol offenses was accidentally posted on the city of Indianapolis' new Web site for 11 days in late September and early this month, officials said Wednesday.The file --...
