A sharp increase in the number of hepatitis C cases related to intravenous drug use led Marion County to seek a syringe exchange program.

The city of Indianapolis and Hamilton County Tourism Inc. launched the efforts last year to turn the White River into "central Indiana's next frontier."

WFYI's Taylor Bennett speaks with Department of Metropolitan Development Director Emily Mack about the final series of public input meetings on the White River Vision Plan and what's ahead for the river in Indianapolis and Hamilton County.

In a statement Merritt says the party needs a leader who can be "laser focused" on winning back the City-County Council and the Mayor's Office.

The study says Indiana as a whole is one of the 10 worst states in the country for safe driving near schools.

This was the first time in 10 years that Marion County used satellite voting sites. Nearly 8,000 people came out to vote Sunday alone -- the largest single day total for in-person early voting ever in Marion County.

The Marion County Clerk's office says nearly 27,000 people cast their votes in person as of Monday evening.

The five new sites are the result of a settled lawsuit filed against the county's election board.

Community meetings about the White River Vision Plan -- for 58 miles of the White River in Marion and Hamilton counties -- start next week.

Health officials say this has been the only confirmed human case of the virus in Marion County this year.