Firefighters Battle Multiple Weekend Fires Indianapolis firefighters were kept busy early Sunday battling fires at a vacant home and vacant business. The first fire broke out just after midnight. at a building in the 2800 block of North Delaware Street. That fire was under control in about 45 minutes. A separate fire at a home […]

Thursday Morning Starts With 2 More Indianapolis Shootings It sounds like a bad reoccurring theme in Indianapolis as 2 more shootings happened overnight.  The first happening near 22nd and College Avenue around Midnight, Leaving two people injured, one critically. Officers found one person who had multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen. That victim was taken […]

1 Dead After Late Night Fire A man was killed and two firefighters were injured in an apartment fire in Connersville late last night. The fire broke out about 11:15 p.m. just north of downtown Connersville. The fire began in one unit and heavily damaged 12 other apartments. The man who died was in his late 30s. His […]

IMPD to add more officers to street patrol The city’s plan to put more police officers on the streets will be unveiled today.  Mayor Greg Ballard, Police Chief Rick Hite and Public Safety Director Troy Riggs want to shift about 100 police officers to help deal with an increase in violence.  There were 16 homicides […]

Cab Company Offers $5K Reward For Armed Cab Robbers Police are searching for two men who robbed an Indianapolis cab driver at gunpoint Sunday night. Security footage from inside the cab shows one of the suspects holding a silver semi-automatic handgun to the driver’s neck. The robbery occurred at 10:30 p.m. in the 1200 block […]

IPS To Cut 109 Jobs Board members of the Indianapolis Public School system voted to cut more than 100 jobs from the district last night. Most of the jobs impacted were administrative positions, but board members said about 30 middle school and high school positions will be affected. The board said the cuts were necessary […]

2 Women Shot in Lawrence Monday Night It was the first of two separate, double shootings, in Lawrence overnight when Two women were shot on in the 2000 block of Glenridge Drive just before 11 p.m. last night. IMPD said, The two victims alert and conscious, but suffering from gunshot wounds and were taken to Wishard […]

1 Man Shot and Killed at West side Nightclub One person was shot and killed outside a northwest side nightclub early this morning at the Babes Showgirls lounge. he shooting was reported just before 3 a.m. in the 3800 block of Lafayette Road in the parking lot of Pure Passion West lounge (formally Babes Showgirls), Indianapolis […]

Man Charged With Neglect After Child Wanders Streets A south side Indianapolis man has been arrested after a 4-year-old girl was found wandering in traffic near his apartment near Pleasant Run Parkway North Drive. The child then bolted away from police and ran to a nearby apartment, where officers said they smelled marijuana and found […]

Shapiro’s Closing Carmel Location Shapiro’s Deli has announced that it will close it’s 12-year-old Carmel location on June 17. The restaurant on Rangeline Road was one of the first tenants of the Carmel City Center. The city said the deli had fallen behind in its rent payments. The flagship location in downtown Indianapolis and the […]

Indianapolis GM Plant To Be Demolished A vacant factory just west of downtown will be demolished this fall.  The former General Motors stamping plant has been empty since it closed in 2011.  The property is owned by a federal land trust, who tried to market the site as reusable, but officials say no one is […]

IMPD to Unveil Summer Crime Strategy  The city is responding to a jump in violent crimes with a plan of action for the summer that will involve a partnership with local agencies and community groups. IMPD says The strategy will focus on the three main points of prevention, intervention and suppression of crime around Indianapolis working […]