Indianapolis unveiled two solar powered lawnmowers as part of Mayor Joe Hogsetts plan to achieve carbon neutrality by the year 2050.

New funding allows Indianapolis to expand its program to provide safe, productive and free activities for youth 13 years and older. The Safe Saturday initiative is now Safe Summer.

In a press conference, Republican Candidate for Indianapolis Mayor Jim Merritt proposed solutions to Mayor Joe Hogsetts transformed housing plan, which aimed to repair, transform, or demolish 2,000 of the estimated 14,000 vacant homes in Indianapolis.

Its called the 'SOS' plan, which stands for the three things Merritt says he'll focus on to address crime in the city: Safety, Opportunity, and Streets.

The state attorney general's office invested $500,000 to help Ten Point expand about a year ago, and now the group says its expansion into the far east side helped reduce violent crime.

In the new model, counties in the region would contribute a small fraction of their future income tax growth to a regional fund, which would be distributed to each county based on how much its roads are used.

Former Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), who died last month, returned to Indianapolis Tuesday, where he lies in state at the Statehouse.

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett will face Republican Jim Merritt in the general election.

The appointment comes after a number of investigations hit IHA last year, when federal auditors found missing documents and quality control issues in the agency.

Officials say the cameras could be implemented as early as the end of the year.