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.

Newly signed legislation aims to avoid the so-called prison-to-homelessness pipeline for people who end up in Indianapolis after incarceration.

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.

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.

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.

Some Indianapolis child care providers shut their doors Thursday to call attention to low wages and limited state support. The protest comes after a legislative session that saw few steps taken to address Indiana’s child care access and affordability crisis.

Indianapolis animal shelters are at capacity and offering discounted adoptions.

State charges including attempted murder have been dismissed against a woman accused of stabbing an Indiana University student of Chinese descent on a public bus, court records show.

Lead contamination continues to be an issue in Indianapolis, though many people might not be aware of the risk it poses or how close it is to their own lives.

Preliminary numbers show four percent more Marion County residents voted this year in the primary election.