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2 arrested in slaying at Indianapolis convenience store
A few cartons of smokes. That’s what police said Rebecca Hough’s killers got while robbing the Near-Southside convenience store where she worked. Marlboros and Newports. “Not money,” said IMPD Chief Michael Spears....
Get Thanksgiving meal or help serve one
Get a meal or volunteer to help serve one at these community meals open to the public Thursday: Mozel Sanders/Lawrence United Methodist Church Thanksgiving Day Community Dinner: Noon to 3 p.m. Lawrence United Methodist Church, 5200 N. Shadeland Ave....
Mayor Ballard to upend leadership of Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board
Current treasurer, a CPA, will become president of financially ailing agency Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s office today will announce one of the city’s most significant overhauls in the leadership of the Capital Improvement Board,...
School Board may take up IPS plans for football
White intends to cut sport at 3 high schools The Indianapolis Public School Board tonight might discuss for the first time Superintendent Eugene White’s decision to cancel football at three of the district’s high schools. Board member...
Lawrence eyes option to shut middle school
Closing Craig, sending sixth-graders to elementaries could save millions Closing Craig Middle School would save Lawrence Township Schools $5 million in renovation costs and cut about $3.6 million a year in operating expenses, school officials said...
Lafayette Road reopens after delay
A main thoroughfare for Northwestside motorists has reopened. Lafayette Road from 71st Street to 79th Street closed in March to replace an aging bridge over Eagle Creek. That stretch of road accommodates about 8,000 vehicles per day, said Kit Werbe,...
Daniels to honor men who rescued driver
Two men who helped save a truck driver after his propane truck exploded on a highway exit last month will be honored by Gov. Mitch Daniels this morning. Daniels will present the Heroism Award to Robert Skaggs and Lonnie Hood for likely saving...
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Department of Correction Prisoners restore vehicles Thanks to inmates at three state prisons, the Indiana Department of Correction’s parole division has six refurbished vehicles. The run-down vehicles were about to be designated as unfit when...
North Central principal is named best in his district -- again
North Central High School’s principal was name his district’s best for the second time. Principal C E Quandt was name the District 7 High School Principal of the Year at the Indiana Association of School Principals conference Nov. 22....
Franklin Central student's software gift to help football team spot concussions
A Franklin Central High School senior sidelined from football due to a series of concussions will make a presentation tonight to help others try to avoid that health risk. Jeremy Funk, 17, will announce at Franklin Central’s annual football...
Loot: cigarettes; cost: a woman's life
2 men are arrested in slaying of woman, 62, at convenience store A few cartons of smokes. That’s what police said Rebecca Hough’s killers got after robbing the Near Southside convenience store where she worked. Marlboros and Newports....
Indianapolis man to appear on 'Millionaire' show
North Central graduate Brian Starks will continue his streak of correct answers Tuesday on “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.” He correctly answered the $5,000 question at the end of today’s episode. He will start Tuesday with the $7,500 question...
Indianapolis detective fires at car in church parking lot
An off-duty Indianapolis Metropolitan Police detective fired shots at a motorist who he said tried to run him over in a church parking lot Sunday morning on the Northeastside. Det. James Carver had been attending services at the Castleton Christian...
India association donates $10,000 to homeless shelter
A nonprofit Asian-Indian group has raised money for a Downtown homeless shelter. The Northwestside-based India Association of Indianapolis has raised $10,000 for the Wheeler Mission Ministries. Dr. Vijay Reddy, the association’s chairman, said...
After bridge upgrade, Lafayette Road reopens
A main thoroughfare for Northwestside motorists has reopened. Lafayette Road from 71st Street to 79th Street closed in March to replace an aging bridge over Eagle Creek. That stretch of road accommodates about 8,000 vehicles per day, said Kit Werbe,...
Police: Homicide victim had been strangled
A woman whose body was found at an Eastside home had been strangled to death, police said today. Sgt. Paul Thompson, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department spokesman, said Deneisha Watford, 28, was found about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday on the floor...
Manual students arrested on gun, drug charges
Three Manual High School students were arrested Friday for allegedly conducting a marijuana deal on campus, school officials said. One of the students, a 17-year-old, also faces a gun charge after officials found a loaded .25 caliber handgun in his...
Health department's Southside clinic to reopen Monday at new location
The Marion County Health Department’s Southside Women, Infants and Children clinic will open Monday at its new location. The new WIC office at 507 E. National Ave. will feature additional clinic and parking space and replaces the office at 935 E....
Martin University to assist 1,000 Indianapolis Eastside families
Martin University will host a food giveaway for 1,000 pre-selected families on Tuesday. Hoosiers Helping Hoosiers will help residents of the Indianapolis Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood on the Eastside. Algeania Freeman, Martin’s president,...
Speedway cookout to celebrate start of sewer project
Speedway officials and residents will break ground and bread to celebrate the start of a long-awaited sewer project to relief flooding and other issues in the Gerrard-Allison neighborhood. The groundbreaking and neighborhood cookout will begin at 11...
Sorority to honor 3 Indianapolis area teachers
Three Indianapolis area high school teachers will be recognized for their professional achievements and community service initiatives. The Sigma Gamma Rho sorority will honor North Central High School teachers Steve Perkins and Andrea Smith and Pike...
Man charged in September killing
Police on Thursday arrested an Indianapolis man in a Northwestside shooting that left one man dead and two others injured. Jose Lozano, 31, was held without bond in the Marion County Jail on a warrant for murder and attempted murder in the Sept. 19...
Man accused of robbing home after warming baby bottle
An 18-year-old man who reportedly heated a bottle for a crying baby during a home invasion and robbery last week was charged Thursday, police said. Robert Coleman, Indianapolis, was taken into custody Tuesday at Arlington High School, said Sgt. Paul...
Eastside death ruled a homicide
Police are investigating the death of a woman who was killed at an Eastside home Wednesday. Medics found Deneisha Watford, 28, on the floor of a home in the 1800 block of Bauer Road at about 11:30 p.m., according to an Indianapolis Metropolitan...
Speedway revs up $500 million redevelopment plan
In front of a backdrop of workers removing asphalt, government and business leaders from Speedway and Marion County broke ground today on a Main Street project that kicks off a $500 million revitalization of the aging town. “Although the skies...
Lawrence Township gives blessing to fire merger
Lawrence-IFD consolidation could come by 2011 The consolidation of the Lawrence Township and Indianapolis fire departments could come at the start of 2011. At a Tuesday meeting of the Lawrence Township Board, a resolution was introduced that calls...
2 men killed, 2 hurt in crash near Louisville
Two Central Indiana men were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Floyd County just north of the Horseshoe Southern Indiana casino. Thomas A. Fung, 26, Nineveh, and Jordan T. Burries, 26, Indianapolis, died in the crash Tuesday night on Ind. 111. Two...
Traffic changes in store for I-465
Lanes, ramps will open or close as highway project moves into new phase Westside motorists should stay alert for a series of changes in the traffic patterns in the heavily traveled Accelerate 465 construction zone this week. State highway officials...
Speedway project to break ground today
After years of planning, the first physical signs of Speedway’s $500 million redevelopment project will begin with a groundbreaking today. Town and Marion County leaders, along with representatives from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and other...
Lawrence Township school board seeks to trim $3 million
Lawrence Township School Board members will discuss how to cut $3 million from the district’s budget, a challenge that might include closing an elementary or a middle school. Administrators presented five options to the board during a work...
