Officials formally unveiled the proposed 2016 budget for Indianapolis police during a Wednesday night City-County Council committee meeting.

Police are frequently first responders to a mental-health crisis, situations that can be fraught with uncertainty -- and sometimes, danger. And mental-health issues often go untreated or overlooked, until there's a crisis.

The Indianapolis City-County Council decided after a lengthy debate to not override a mayoral veto for the second time over funding for new police cars. And BlueIndy electric rental cars parked downtown risk being towed away.

Attorneys for the estate of a black man fatally shot when an Indianapolis police officer and a security guard opened fire on him claim in a federal lawsuit he was unarmed at the time.

Federal prosecutors claim David McMichel, 31, led the trafficking operation from his west-side Jackson Street residence, all while serving out the remainder of a prison sentence on home detention stemming from a third felony conviction.

Five days of training with the Crisis Intervention Team began Monday at the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. About 40 officers are participating in an effort to help them better understand mental illness, ranging from depression to schizophrenia, the legal process and how to engage others while on a call.

Michael Morris is accused of stabbing his wife on the Indianapolis' eastside and stealing her car on Wednesday morning. He allegedly then drove downtown and struck the six people at five intersections.

Police say the man stabbed a woman on the city's east side and stole her car. He drove to downtown Indianapolis and struck the six people at five intersections.

In the wake of violence that left six people dead in the past week, a prominent Indianapolis anti-crime advocate is calling for the use of Stop-and-Frisk to get illegal guns off the streets.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has announced new outbound traffic patterns for Indianapolis Colts home games.