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Repeal of downtown economic tool one step closer at statehouse
A bill to repeal a funding tool for downtown Indianapolis passed the Indiana House Tuesday evening. The Economic Enhancement District, or EED, was passed by the City-County Council last year after 2023 state legislation allowed the move. The EED sets up a district where property owners pay a fee to...
Housing advocates gather at statehouse to push for tenant protections
Housing advocates gathered Monday to rally behind legislation to protect renters against negligent landlords. Only one bill on the issue is likely to get a hearing during this year's legislative session. Senator Andrea Hunley (D-Indianapolis) said under current Indiana law, health code violations against a housing unit for poor conditions...
After over an hour of testimony, bill creating moratorium on dedicated lanes for public transit moves to the Senate
A bill that puts a one-year moratorium on dedicated bus lanes passed out of the Indiana Senate on Monday. Opponents of the bill say the pause could scuttle millions in federal funds for the Blue Line, Indianapolis’s third bus-rapid transit line. IndyGo has testified that the bill could ultimately...
Bills responding to Tippecanoe Water pipeline likely dead
Bills to protect citizens against large, potentially harmful water withdrawals are likely dead. The legislation aimed to create a permitting process for withdrawals as the state considered using a pipeline to move water from Tippecanoe County to an industrial project in Lebanon. Tippecanoe County officials passed an ordinance last year...
Zebras, camels and flames, oh my! Circus animals rescued after truck catches fire on Indiana highway
A truck hauling zebras and camels for a series of weekend circus performances caught fire early Saturday on a northeastern Indiana highway, prompting a police rescue of the animals, which roamed along the freeway, some munching on grass. The tractor-trailer caught fire about 2 a.m. along Interstate 69 in Grant...
Indianapolis records first officer-involved shooting of 2024
A man was shot and killed by Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers Thursday night. The incident happened on Indianapolis’s near east side as police attempted to stop the 48-year-old man who was wanted on a firearms warrant. IMPD officers gave commands from a distance from their police cars. Police...
Rick Fuson announces retirement as Pacers CEO; Mel Raines to take over in June
Longtime Pacers Sports & Entertainment executive Rick Fuson plans to retire in June after spending 40 years showing how basketball can impact communities in Indianapolis and around the state. Pacers Sports & Entertainment announced the move Wednesday and said current chief executive Mel Raines will take over as CEO. “My...
“I’m proud of the work that’s been done here.” HUD Deputy Secretary visits Indianapolis to understand outreach to unhoused
The Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary visited Indianapolis for the city’s annual Point-in-Time count. The count is a snapshot of the number of people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January throughout the city. Last year, Indianapolis recorded an 8 percent drop in the number of people...
Economic enhancement tool for downtown Indianapolis targeted by state lawmakers
Indiana lawmakers voted to pass a bill that blocks Indianapolis from the creation of an economic enhancement district, or EED. The funding tool targets property owners in the mile square and sets up a fee to support public safety, beautification and homelessness initiatives in the downtown core. A House Ways...
Teen who shot Indiana sheriff's deputy during welfare check is later found dead, authorities say
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A teenage boy who shot and wounded an Indiana sheriff's deputy Tuesday while she and other deputies were conducting a welfare check at a home was later found dead inside the residence, authorities said. Deputies arrived at the home in Martinsville, about 30 miles (48...
Indiana farm to become first in the nation to adopt new beef standard
Fischer Farms in Saint Anthony, Indiana, has seen a lot of operational changes since its inception during the Civil War. The farm, owned and operated by Joseph Fischer and family for six generations, decided in 2004 to switch from conventional beef production to a process requiring fewer antibiotics. . “We wanted...
Fewer crashes and reduced speed shown in tactical urbanism project
Traffic barriers to slow down drivers and reduce crashes showed promise on Indianapolis’s east-side. Indianapolis’s Community Heights neighborhood was part of a project that installed temporary, camo-colored barriers along a stretch of 10th St last year. It is part of a new movement called ‘tactical urbanism,’ which aims to improve public awareness of good urban design, inspire change or collect data.
Indianapolis found human remains during bridge work by old Greenlawn Cemetery
Human remains from the historic Greenlawn Cemetery were discovered over the summer during utility exploration for the Henry Street bridge project, the city of Indianapolis announced in a news release today, Jan. 18. The Henry Street bridge project overlaps with Eleven Park, a $1 billion mixed-use development from Indianapolis-based Keystone...
State legislators target new fee for some downtown Indianapolis property owners
2023 legislation that allowed Indianapolis to set up a fee for taxable properties downtown is at risk of repeal. The Mile Square Economic Enhancement District, EED, aims to support public safety, beautification and homelessness initiatives in the downtown core. The EED would provide about 5.5 million dollars a year and...
Debate intensifies on campus as Indiana University suspends professor and cancels a Palestinian artists' exhibit
Tensions on U.S. college campuses have been rising since the Israel-Hamas war started more than 100 days ago. Polls show there’s an uptick in reported incidents of antisemitism on campuses. Congressman Jim Banks sent a letter to Indiana University saying they’re not doing enough to stand up to antisemitism on campus and threatened the school could lose federal funding. In the weeks and months that followed, the school has made some decisions that sparked debate and concern about free speech including the suspension of a tenured professor and a last-minute cancelation of an art exhibit by a renowned Palestinian artist.
Former WFYI employee and co-conspirator sentenced in $270,000 embezzlement case
A former WFYI employee and her co-conspirator charged in a 2022 embezzlement case have plead guilty and received their sentences, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. This week Alicia Wilson, the co-conspirator, was sentenced to three years of probation and also ordered to pay $270,876 in...
Local artists behind a variety of installations for NBA All-Star game
The Indianapolis arts scene is stepping up its game ahead of NBA All Star 2024 next month. Pacers Sports and Entertainment, the Indy Arts Council, local arts group GANGGANG and Indiana Humanities lead installation efforts. Dubbed Indy’s Home Court the art offerings will reach across the downtown area. Pacer...
Report: Colts owner Irsay found unresponsive, struggling to breathe during December emergency call
First responders found Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay unresponsive and struggling to breathe in early December when they responded to an emergency call from inside the home, TMZ.com reported Wednesday. The online outlet cited police records from Carmel, Indiana, a northern suburb of Indianapolis, that detailed the Dec. 8 incident.
Despite a hot housing market, Indianapolis rents could stabilize in 2024
Indianapolis rental prices could stabilize despite a hot housing market, according to one Indiana University expert. Indianapolis is projected to be among the top ten housing markets nationally in 2024 - but that isn’t expected to have a huge impact on rentals. In Indianapolis, rental prices increased dramatically over...
Second prisoner dies at Terre Haute federal prison
A prisoner has died at a high-security federal facility in Indiana, according to prison officials. It was the second time since December that the U.S. Bureau of Prisons reported a death at the U.S. Penitentiary-Terre Haute. Staff discovered Mario Waters, 35, unresponsive after “a perceived altercation with another incarcerated individual,”...
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