May 15, 2023
New clinician-led team will respond to mental health calls without police
City officials announced details Monday on the new clinician-led team that will respond to mental health calls in Indianapolis.
Read MoreMay 15, 2023
Lawsuit addresses continued safety and habitability issues at IHA property
The complaint comes as the agency continues to struggle, and lists severe habitability and safety issues that have not been resolved at the apartment building.
Read MoreMay 14, 2023
Man arrested after child dies from suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound
A man was arrested after a child died of what police believe was an accidental shooting Friday night.
Read MoreMay 12, 2023
As housing in Indianapolis becomes unaffordable, community leaders eye a solution: community land trusts
In response to rising rents and housing prices across the city, a coalition of Indianapolis organizations has begun to look for unconventional ways to keep housing permanently affordable.
Read MoreMay 12, 2023
Local food pantry cares for thousands of hungry families
The food pantry is open 18 hours per calendar week and serves approximately 3,653 families from Marion and surrounding donut counties, said Paul Ainslie, president of the Indianapolis Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
Read MoreMay 12, 2023
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana to meet mentor goal by the Indy 500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana (BBBSCI) partnered with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) in March to recruit 500 Bigs by the Indy 500.
Read MoreMay 11, 2023
New measure aims to reduce prison-to-homelessness pipeline
Newly signed legislation aims to avoid the so-called prison-to-homelessness pipeline for people who end up in Indianapolis after incarceration.
Read MoreMay 10, 2023
Indiana sheriff's deputy killed in dog attack that left her son, 8, wounded
Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy died after being attacked in her Indianapolis home by a dog that also bit and wounded her 8-year-old son. Officials say 46-year-old Tamieka White was pronounced dead at the scene Tuesday night shortly after Indianapolis police responded to her home on the city’s east side. She had been a deputy with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office since 2007. White's young son was also bitten in the dog attack. The Indianapolis Star reports that he is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries. Indianapolis police say the attacking dog charged at a responding officer, who fatally shot the animal.
Read MoreMay 9, 2023
Cultural trail will expand and span across White River
The $21 million project will add a mile to the trail, and connect near westside neighborhoods to the downtown core. It’s the second expansion since it was completed ten years ago.
Read MoreMay 8, 2023
No vote on right turn on red, but council passes affordable housing and economic development measures
The Indianapolis City-County Council took up issues around affordable housing, public art and economic development Monday but did not vote on a move to ban right turns on red in the downtown core.
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