Swedish retailer IKEA says it plans to open an Indianapolis-area store, the company's first in Indiana.

The funds will be used for infrastructure upgrades as developers build a makerspace,' bio-tech lab and entrepreneurship workspace. Planners say 16 Tech' will host up to 2,600 jobs.

Indianapolis Jazz Bassist Brandon Meeks portrays one of Miles Davis' band members in a new biopic of the legendary musician, created by actor-director by Don Cheadle. WFYI's Jill Ditmire invited Brandon to stop by the studio to talk about the film.

Staffers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services agency will hold a demonstration Thursday evening north of downtown Indianapolis of the pyrotechnics, lasers and recorded bird warning calls they uses to drive away pest birds.

Authorities say an armed suspect was wounded in a shootout with an off-duty Marion County Sheriff's deputy in Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Democrats enjoyed a big night Tuesday winning the mayor's office and a 13-12 majority on the City-County Council.

Voters kept their current mayors in office in Fort Wayne, South Bend and Terre Haute, where the older brother of NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird narrowly lost to two-term Republican Mayor Duke Bennett.

The drugmaker announced Monday that the new building will feature a multi-disciplinary laboratory where organic chemists and engineers will work alongside other scientists in multiple research areas.

Early voting numbers are beginning to confirm expectations that turnout for Tuesday's local elections will be very, very low.

For the last 14 months, "An Evening With The Authors" has entertained guests with its send up of an NPR show, hosted by "Dana Glass", the angsty cousin of Ira Glass. Dana invites a number of noted and distinguished authors to share from their latest books.