INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis City-County Council is preparing to vote on whether to approve a zoning change that would allow Google to build a data center in Franklin Township. The company wants to rezone nearly 470 acres of farmland near I-74 and Post Road. While the Metropolitan Development Commission already signed off on the plan, […]
WARRICK COUNTY, Ind. — Local leaders say the fire that broke out in Ohio Township over the weekend is now under control, and crews are shifting from containment to cleanup. “No hazardous materials have been detected leaving the site,” said Ohio Township Fire Chief Scott Foreman. “We’re now moving into the recovery phase.” Foreman confirmed […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A teenage boy was shot early Monday in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood on the city’s near northeast side. Officers found him around 3:15 a.m. at an abandoned apartment on Brouse Avenue, near 30th Street and Keystone Avenue. Police say he was targeted. “He said he was standing on the steps when someone dressed in […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts honored former owner Jim Irsay during Sunday’s season opener against the Miami Dolphins, inducting him into the team’s Ring of Honor. Irsay, who passed away in May at 65, became the 20th inductee, joining his father Robert Irsay and other Colts legends like Peyton Manning, Tony Dungy, and Marvin Harrison. “He […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Mayor Joe Hogsett says Indianapolis is making progress on public safety, pointing to new data showing steady declines in violent crime. Not everyone agrees it is time to celebrate. IMPD reports fewer shootings, robberies, and property crimes through the first eight months of 2025. The department says the downward trend has continued for […]
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was on Capitol Hill Thursday, taking questions from the Senate Finance Committee about the Biden administration’s health care priorities. Much of the focus was on long COVID. Indiana Senator Todd Young pointed out that about 20 million Americans are affected, with worldwide numbers in […]
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana State Trooper is back home recovering after her patrol car was hit on I-65 Wednesday night while she was helping with a broken-down vehicle. Trooper Haley Howard was sitting in her car with the emergency lights on when another driver, believed to be impaired, crashed into her at highway speed. She […]
INDIANAPOLIS — With property tax revenue expected to drop, central Indiana mayors say they’re working to protect city jobs while adjusting their budgets. Beech Grove Mayor James Coffman told WISH-TV his city could lose about $500,000 next year due to changes in the state’s property tax law. That’s out of a roughly $20 million budget. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — City leaders and Indiana Fever officials broke ground Thursday on a new sports performance center in downtown Indianapolis. The facility will sit on the former Marion County Jail site near East Maryland and Delaware streets, just a short walk from Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mayor Joe Hogsett kicked off the event, calling the project part […]
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind — A big crowd turned out Tuesday night to talk about a plan to turn the old Federal Mogul building into a data center. The meeting lasted more than five hours, and some people had to sit in overflow rooms. The city approved a 10-year tax break for the project, but the […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Two women were shot and killed in Indianapolis back in March 2021. For years, no one was arrested. Now, police have charged a woman named Tadijah Davis in connection with the case. Investigators say Davis drove the car that dropped off two people who waited for the victims, then picked them up after […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Rain is expected to roll through the metro area around midnight and continue across the state overnight. A few showers might linger into early Thursday morning, but things should clear up around the morning commute. Areas near the Ohio River could see light rain through mid-morning. No severe storms are in the mix, […]