Authorities say an armed suspect was wounded in a shootout with an off-duty Marion County Sheriff's deputy in Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Democrats enjoyed a big night Tuesday winning the mayor's office and a 13-12 majority on the City-County Council.

Voters kept their current mayors in office in Fort Wayne, South Bend and Terre Haute, where the older brother of NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird narrowly lost to two-term Republican Mayor Duke Bennett.

The drugmaker announced Monday that the new building will feature a multi-disciplinary laboratory where organic chemists and engineers will work alongside other scientists in multiple research areas.

Early voting numbers are beginning to confirm expectations that turnout for Tuesday's local elections will be very, very low.

For the last 14 months, "An Evening With The Authors" has entertained guests with its send up of an NPR show, hosted by "Dana Glass", the angsty cousin of Ira Glass. Dana invites a number of noted and distinguished authors to share from their latest books.

The two candidates for Indianapolis mayor held dueling press conferences Thursday to discuss public safety. Each stood in front of a different restaurant that was recently robbed at gunpoint.

An Indianapolis Public School Board member Tuesday called for a 30-day waiting period before the district takes actions to make major changes to schools in the wake of a plan to move an arts magnet program.

Some parents are opposing a fast-tracked proposal by the Indianapolis Public Schools administration to relocate a magnet program of mostly minority students from the city's Northside to a Downtown building where a long-running school would be shuttered.

Marion County Auditor Julie Voorhies is suing the city of Indianapolis over a $6 million payment for recently launched electric car-sharing service BlueIndy.