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Dads, sons invited to flag football on Thanksgiving
BROWNSBURG — A flag football event is designed to help fathers and sons bond and have a little fun on Thanksgiving. Connection Pointe Christian Church is hosting its first father-son flag football tournament Thursday to promote family healthy...
After bridge upgrade, Lafayette Road reopens
A main thoroughfare for Northwestside motorists has reopened. Lafayette Road from 71st Street to 79th Street closed in March to replace an aging bridge over Eagle Creek. That stretch of road accommodates about 8,000 vehicles per day, said Kit Werbe,...
Boone County jobless rate at 7 percent
Boone County received some good and bad news last week regarding unemployment. According to numbers released last week by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, the number of unemployed residents in the suburban Indianapolis county dropped...
Drive-through meals at The Refuge part of Southside holiday offerings
Thanksgiving dinner is going to be available a few days early for some folks — drive-through style. The Refuge, a food-and-clothing pantry that serves southern Marion County and all of Johnson County, will be distributing preordered boxed...
Noblesville Thanksgiving dinner needs more cash
NOBLESVILLE — Nancy Chance said she’d dip into her own pocket to pay for the Communitywide Thanksgiving Day Dinner if she doesn’t receive enough donations. It’s the first time Good Samaritan’s annual Thanksgiving dinner...
Good Samaritan effort helps 13,000 families
NOBLESVILLE — A record 13,093 families received food Saturday during Good Samaritan’s annual Thanksgiving giveaway. Coordinator Nancy Chance said everyone who showed up and who was prequalified received food baskets. “We had enough...
Franklin woman killed in accidental shooting
A 62-year-old Franklin woman was killed Saturday in an accidental shooting in her home, police said. Karen Jenkins was hit by a bullet that came through a wall when her husband, 67-year-old William Jenkins, was checking a new magazine in a gun in...
Fishers chamber collects food for families
The Fishers Chamber of Commerce is trying to collect enough food to feed 25 Hamilton County families this holiday season. Last year, the chamber collected enough food to feed 13 families for one week. The chamber wants to nearly double that number...
Southern gospel concert Saturday in Greenfield
GREENFIELD — A concert planned for Saturday will feature such acts as The Hinsons, The Freemans and other Southern gospel performers. The 7 p.m. concert will be at Greenfield-Central High School auditorium, 810 N. Broadway. Tickets to the show...
Owner wants to save home linked to Obama
Tipton — The owner of a rural Tipton County house says he hopes to preserve the home’s history because it once belonged to President Barack Obama’s ancestors. Historic preservationist Shawn Clements owns the Dunham House in Kempton....
Crash closes I-70 lanes in Henry County
The Henry County Sheriff’s Department was investigating a crash tonight that left at least two people injured and closed westbound I-70 near the Hancock-Henry county line. At least two people were transported to area hospitals after the crash...
Carmel student newspaper runs white-supremacist ad
Students working on Carmel High School’s student-run newspaper accepted an ad thinking it offered free music downloads, only to find out last week it was actually a portal to a white-supremacist hate group. The ad in the Nov. 20 edition of the Carmel...
Woman, 94, dies in apartment fire
A 94-year-old woman died in an early morning fire in her Downtown apartment. She was found about 4:30 a.m. today in the bathroom of her apartment in the Indiana Avenue Apartments, 825 Indiana Ave., according to Indianapolis Fire Department...
Trooper fires at teenage suspect
Police: 14-year-old driver appeared to reach for a gun after traffic stop. An Indiana State Police trooper fired shots at a 14-year-old boy who appeared to reach for a pistol after being stopped for speeding Saturday morning on the Westside,...
Indy volunteers cook up a feast for Thanksgiving
Volunteers keep busy in the kitchen so others can have a Thanksgiving meal Janet Easley’s kitchen is average in every way — what you’d expect in a 1970s-era ranch on the Northwestside: fridge, dishwasher, Mediterranean-style...
54 more bike racks installed Downtown
Federal grant pays most of cost for new racks, to encourage residents to travel on 2 wheels City work crews installed 54 bicycle racks this month at Downtown locations to provide more options for cyclists to park and lock up their bikes. This...
Businesses urged to help fill pantries
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller challenged Hoosier corporations Saturday to help a statewide collection of food banks feed the hungry this holiday season. In a morning news conference, Zoeller urged businesses and organizations to raise more...
Town address request would alter ZIP codes
Fishers — A request from Fishers to the U.S. Postal Service might mean some residences and businesses would need to change their ZIP codes. Some Fishers businesses and homes have Indianapolis, Fortville and McCordsville addresses. The town...
WIC clinic opens Monday in new spot
The Marion County Health Department’s Southside Women, Infants and Children clinic will open Monday at its new location. The new WIC office will feature additional clinic and parking spaces and replaces the office at 935 E. Hanna Ave. The new...
Finances may force Lawrence to close a school
Lawrence Township School Board members on Monday night will discuss how to cut $3 million from the district’s budget, a challenge that might include closing an elementary or middle school. Administrators presented five options to the board at a...
Writing program tried for high school students
New Albany — A Southern Indiana high school is working with Indiana University Southeast to create a pilot writing program designed to help improve literacy among high school students. The project at New Albany High School is expected to debut...
Old building may find new life in the arts
Rochester — Artists and art lovers could converge on Rochester’s old City Hall and fire station under a proposal to turn the historic structure into artists’ studios and a museum showcasing their work. Garland Taylor has asked city...
Bus driver acquitted of child neglect
Valparaiso — A Portage bus driver charged with felony child neglect after authorities said he did nothing to stop three boys from terrorizing female students on his route has been acquitted. A Porter County jury deliberated for less than an...
Lottery
Here are Saturday’s Indiana numbers: Hoosier Lotto : 1-25-29-37-39-41. Powerball : 7-26-36-49-58; Powerball: 4; Power Play: 5. Daily Three-Midday: 2-2-9. Daily Three-Evening: 1-4-8. Daily Four-Midday: 2-5-4-7. Daily Four-Evening: 1-0-6-0. Lucky...
Long-time clerk found dead in store
Indianapolis police this morning are investigating the death of a woman who has been a clerk for two decades at a Near-Southside convenience store. A customer went into the Village Pantry, 1402 S. Meridian St., about 5 a.m. today and found two young...
Ceremony at fairgrounds welcomes 199 new United States citizens
As is true for many other immigrants on the road to citizenship, the parents became the students and the children the teachers. “We’d be driving to school or home from church, and they’d say, ’Who’s the first...
Hundreds of Palin fans left in cold
Boos erupt as 400 couldn’t get books signed What started as a Sarah Palin lovefest in Noblesville ended in a chorus of boos. Palin left her book signing at a Borders at Hamilton Town Center with hundreds still waiting for her signature. The...
Facing declining state revenue, Purdue University looks for ways to cut its budget by $30 million
As state revenue falls, university aims to chop $30M from budget WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University officials said Friday they are looking for ways to cut more than $30 million from the West Lafayette campus budget in the next five...
Boyfriend questioned in strangling death
A woman whose body was found at an Eastside home was strangled to death, police said Friday. Sgt. Paul Thompson, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department spokesman, said Deneisha Watford, 28, was found about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday on the floor of a...
Manual students held in alleged school drug deal
Three Manual High School students were arrested Friday for allegedly conducting a marijuana deal on campus, school officials said. One of the students, a 17-year-old, also faces a gun charge after officials found a loaded .25-caliber handgun in his...
