IndyGo Unveils $432 Million Budget for Blue Line Construction
INDIANAPOLIS — IndyGo has unveiled a proposed $432 million budget for 2026, which would mark a significant increase in spending for the transit agency. The budget’s main focus is the construction of the Blue Line and a new bus garage, but it also includes plans to purchase new buses and a potential fare increase for...
11 sentenced after federal investigation into armed drug trafficking ring
INDIANAPOLIS — As a result of an investigation into an armed drug trafficking ring, 11 people were recently sentenced in Indianapolis Federal Court after hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills and more than 15 kilograms of methamphetamine were trafficked into central Indiana. According to a news release from the...
Troopers’ Quick Actions Save Life of Teen at State Fair
INDIANAPOLIS - On Saturday, August 16, 2025, the quick actions of Indiana State Troopers at the Indiana State Fair saved the life of a choking teenage girl. Trooper (Detective) Vincent Scott, ISP-Versailles District and Trooper Ryan Hale, ISP-Fort Wayne District, were shift partners assigned to uniformed foot patrol...
Indianapolis pastors, lawmakers challenge Gov. Braun on equity, health care and utility costs
INDIANAPOLIS — Community leaders say they're keeping Indiana Gov. Mike Braun's feet to the fire. Braun joined pastors and other leaders for a "fireside chat" in Indianapolis, tackling everything from utility costs to education. It wasn't just small talk at the Jewel Center on North Illinois Street. Community leaders...
Safety concerns lead to cancellation of Hispanic festival in Indianapolis
La Plaza, a Latino nonprofit, has canceled this year's Fiesta festival in Indianapolis due to safety concerns. It will instead partner with a Spanish-language television broadcaster during Hispanic Heritage Month to highlight the central Indiana Latino community.
Three people arrested following drug bust in Indiana
INDIANA — Three Fort Wayne residents are facing charges after Indiana State Police discovered drugs and stolen firearms during a traffic stop Tuesday evening. According to a press release, troopers stopped a vehicle for speeding near Fremont on I-69 just before 8 p.m. Police said they smelled marijuana during the...
Former ISP superintendent claims Braun admin might have quashed investigation
Former Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter believes someone close to Governor Mike Braun might have intervened to block an investigation into Sheriff Tom Kleinhelter's misuse of the Dubois County Jail commissary fund.
Neo-Nazi march sparks outrage in downtown Indianapolis
A group of masked individuals waving Nazi flags marched around Monument Circle on Aug. 16, drawing swift condemnation from city officials, law enforcement leaders and civil rights groups. Dressed in black and carrying black flags emblazoned with red swastikas, the marchers were seen chanting “white power” and giving...
Mother facing charges after 2-year-old son allegedly grabs gun from purse, fatally shoots himself...
INDIANAPOLIS — A woman is facing charges after her 2-year-old son died after accidently shooting himself on the north side of Indianapolis. IMPD officers reported to a person shot at the CVS parking lot in the 2300 block of East 46th Street, near Keystone Avenue, just before 3 p.m. June 19.
Victim’s mother doubts justice as admitted killer’s case dismissed
”You got the DNA. You got several witnesses. Multiple witnesses. You got the forensics. What is there left to do but give a guilty verdict?”
