The body of a 17-year-old boy who went missing last week when a canoe he had been riding in went over a dam in Indianapolis has been recovered from the White River, authorities said.

Indiana saw a more than an 8 percent increase in fatal car crashes last year, despite more people staying at home, and the increase was significantly larger in Hamilton and Marion counties.

The incident occurred June 8 on Monument Circle during a demonstration over the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Indianapolis police shooting deaths of Dreasjon Reed and McHale Rose.

After the NCAA tournament, the emphasis turns to how the city will move forward in COVID-19 mitigation and vaccination efforts.

The Indianapolis Marriott Downtown is the last hotel hosting NCCA men's basketball teams. It now looks to the future of how the 2021 tourism and convention season will define this year's business outlook.

A wreath will be laid to honor the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and those lost due to COVID-19 on Sunday at the Landmark for Peace Memorial sculpture located in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park.

The canoe carrying the boy, a 45-year-old man and a dog overturned at the dam near downtown Indianapolis about 7:20 p.m. Tuesday.

Equity is at the forefront of a new crime prevention grant program in Indianapolis and the first round of grants is now open to nonprofit organizations.

The 500 Festival announced details Tuesday for its lineup of events in the Month of May.

Indianapolis city leaders announced $167 million in infrastructure improvements to mark the start of the 2021 construction season.