Some buildings and businesses in downtown Indianapolis have boarded up windows and taken other security steps to prepare for possible unrest surrounding Election Day.

Indianapolis's Far Eastside has dealt with years of social disadvantage. Now the pandemic magnifies those inequities, and all of that can fuel violent crime.

The Marion County Election Board voted unanimously to open Lucas Oil Stadium for early voting this weekend.

During the month of October, Marion Countys COVID positivity rate crept up to nearly seven percent. The number of new daily cases has risen to more than 200 a day.

Indianapolis has reached a grim milestone with the city's 200th homicide of the year, reports said. The city recorded 172 homicides in 2019, 178 in 2018 and 179 in 2017.

City leaders and community members gathered for a grand reopening ceremony at a Far Eastside apartment complex this week.

Grants are now available for local initiatives that connect Indianapolis residents with long-term food and nutrition resources.

Marion County will stick with current pandemic restrictions as the state experiences record numbers of COVID-19 cases.

Carlette Duffy is the Director of Re-entry for the City of Indianapolis and the Office of Public Health and Safety (OPHS), and she spoke with WFYI's Terri Dee about a pilot program that offers some formerly incarcerated people financial coaching to get on their feet.

The Indianapolis City-County Council's Community Affairs Committee will consider a proposal Wednesday night to create a commission to help families without regular access to food.