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Indianapolis historian on future of Greenlawn Cemetery site
A historic cemetery where the bodies of Indianapolis’s first Black residents were buried is the center of a development debate. An Indy Eleven stadium was planned on the site — that plan is now compromised by the city's interest in a new Major League Soccer team. WFYI’s Jill...
Voters will decide on retention for 18 Marion County judges this November
Marion County voters will have 18 Marion County Superior Court judges on their ballot in the November General Election. This week ten incumbent trial court judges were recommended for retention after a series of public interviews. The Marion County Judicial Selection Committee asked questions and judges talked about challenges, successes and systemic issues.
Southern Baptists pick new leader, will decide whether to formally ban churches with women pastors
Southern Baptists on Wednesday elected a North Carolina pastor and longtime denominational statesman to be the next president of their convention in a contest between six candidates that went into two run-off votes. Clint Pressley, who is senior pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, will be the next...
Purdue board OKs $187M building, the first for its Indianapolis campus
Purdue University’s board of trustees approved plans June 7 for the first new building on its Indianapolis campus, which will include a mix of classroom and residential space. The $187-million, 248,000-square-foot facility, called the Academic Success Building, will include classrooms, laboratories and a dining area, as well as dorms...
Housing report focuses on changing affordability of mobile and manufactured homes
A shortage of safe, affordable housing in Indiana is an ongoing issue. A new report focuses on how mobile and manufactured homes in the state might contribute to the problem. The analysis, from the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana, highlights how mobile and manufactured home affordability has changed. FHCCI Executive Director Amy Nelson said the option has traditionally been a way for more people to reach home ownership.
Indianapolis to host its first Loving Day Celebration
Indianapolis is celebrating love this month — in more than one way. Loving Day is a national day of celebration in honor of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Loving v. Virginia on June 12, 1967. The unanimous ruling, which abolished prohibitions against interracial marriage, would go down in history and change lives — and love stories — for decades to come.
Man charged with killing Indiana police officer dies in prison while awaiting trial
PENDLETON, Ind. (AP) — A man charged with fatally shooting an Indiana police officer in the head in 2022 died Thursday at a state prison, authorities said. Phillip Lee, 49, was being held at Pendleton prison while awaiting trial next year on murder and other charges in the death of Richmond Officer Seara Burton. He was found alone in his cell and unresponsive by correctional staff, state police said.
City seeks public input on historic Greenlawn Cemetery site
In an ongoing effort to learn about a historic site where the first public cemetery was established in Indianapolis, the city wants the public to contribute information on a new website. The city has spent the last year working with a community advisory group to study the riverfront site where...
Ask the Mayor celebrates years of service to West Central Indiana
Today we celebrate a show that ran for almost ten years on WBAA – Ask the Mayor. WBAA paused the show at the end of May because we are reevaluating ways to get local content to broader audiences. As we take this pause, show host and reporter Ben Thorp...
Free meals provided to students through national summer program
All Indiana students age 18 and younger have access to free meals and snacks this summer, through the 2024 Summer Food Service Program. The Summer Food Service Program is a federal nutrition program designed to fight food insecurity for low-income children. All 1,000 meal site locations are listed on the USDA Summer Meals Site Finder.
Microsoft plans $1 billion data center in northwest Indiana
Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Tuesday that Microsoft plans to invest $1 billion on a new data center in northwest Indiana. Microsoft plans to build the data center in La Porte. The investment, which will support the company’s cloud computing infrastructure, is expected to bring only about 200 jobs within the next eight years.
Indy's Pride parade and festival is Saturday, June 8
June is Pride Month for the LGBTQ+ community. Jose Castillo Jimenez, vice president of Indy Pride's board of directors, says festivities kicked off in mid-May with their launch party and pageant, and will continue into June. "If it's deaf pride, if it's API pride, Latinx pride, Indiana pride or color...
IDEM rejects permit to transform Franklin Township wetlands into warehouses, hotel
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) denied a permit application to turn wetlands in Marion County into a retail development area last week. Gershman Partners submitted a permit in February to transform wetlands in Franklin Township – on the northeast corner of East County Line Road and South Arlington Avenue – into an area with warehouses and a hotel. However, IDEM rejected the proposal stating the developers did not show “reasonable alternatives” to destroying the wetlands.
Local Jewish woman finds renewed purpose as war in Gaza continues
This story is the last in a three-part series about the war in Gaza and its impact on people in Indiana. You can read and listen to the first part here and the second part here. The conflict in the Middle East has deep social impacts across the U.S., including...
REI union workers join nationwide demonstration to secure contract
Union workers at an Indianapolis REI store join a national demonstration to call on the company to resume the collective bargaining process after several months of what they say amounts to “bad faith bargaining.”. In 2019, George Reed started working at the Castleton location of REI. It was a...
New councilor takes over on far east side of Indianapolis
A new councilor for Indianapolis’s City-County Council District 15 has been appointed. Rena Allen takes over for La Keisha Jackson, who is stepping into her new role as State Senator. Jackson was chosen to fill a seat left empty when Jean Breaux passed away earlier this year. Both women were chosen by Democratic caucuses.
Local city officials feel the heat as calls for Gaza ceasefire resolutions mount
This story is the second in a three-part series about the war in Gaza and its impact on people in Indiana. You can read and listen to the first part here. We'll link to the third part when it’s published later this week. Protests and student sit-ins have spread...
New sports development area approved for potential Major League Soccer team
An attempt to bring a Major League Soccer team to Indianapolis is one step closer to reality. A City-County Council committee Tuesday night forwarded a proposal that approves a new professional sports development area, or PSDA, for an MLS team. The move brought friction as the city turned away from...
Muslim college students face heavy emotional toll, discrimination as war in Gaza drags on
This story is the first in a three-part series about the war in Gaza and its impact on people in Indiana. We'll link the other two parts when they're published later this week. Yaqoub Saadeh graduated this month from Indiana University Indianapolis with a degree in psychology and a certificate...
Police shooting after carjacking leads to one death
Police shot a person on the far east side Tuesday morning. The incident happened after Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a report of an armed carjacking at a gas station near 38th St. and Post Rd. At least two suspects were involved in the carjacking and fled the...
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