Two big early efforts from Mayor Joe Hogsett, a Democrat, won approval from the city-county council Monday night. As did a long-pushed for change to Indianapolis police recruiting policies, but not without some pushback and changes.

Homeland Security officials say in many cases, easy preventative yard work can help minimize the effects of flooding. They say high amounts of debris, especially near storm sewer drains, can contribute to flooding.

The risk of floods along Marion County's 400 miles of streams and rivers has been reanalyzed for the first time in three decades, changing requirements for thousands of properties that have to pay for expensive flood insurance.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources had to cancel more than 4,000 cabin and campground reservations this summer because of flooding.

The National Weather Service expects that significant flooding will develop along the Muscatatuck, White and East Fork White rivers in southern Indiana by the weekend.

The Department of Natural Resources says Travis Watkins was trying to cross Gnawbone Creek behind his home on Hoover Road to check on his grandmother when the rising waters carried him off.

The National Weather Service says Indianapolis received more than 4 inches of rain Tuesday, breaking a 100-year-old record. Heavy rains also fell in eastern Indiana, prompting flash flood warnings.

An average of 9 inches, more than twice the normal level of 4.2 inches, was measured last month at 200 recording stations across the state. As much as 18 inches of rain fell in parts of northern Indiana.

Renovating too soon could trap moisture in wood and lead to mold growth.