WFYI's Taylor Bennett talks with LISC Indianapolis Executive Director Tedd Grain about how Great Places 2020 started and where it is to date.

Endowment leaders said they developed the initiative after U.S. Census data showed nearly 20 percent of Marion County residents are facing poverty.

This is the county's first year as a vote center county -- people may use any of the 273 voting centers. The county also moved to electronic ballots last May, and this is the first general election with those ballots.

Incumbent Democrat Joe Hogsett collected more than 71 percent of the vote to win a second term as Mayor of Indianapolis. Democrats also picked up six seats on the Indianapolis City-County-Council, adding to their majority.

In 2018, opioid overdose deaths fell 13% in the county, and prescription opioid overdose deaths fell even more.

The City-County Council is asking Marion County residents to fill out an online survey on its work. The survey will collect information on attitudes and awareness of the council.

Central Indiana leaders met Monday to reveal their plans to improve 58 miles of the White River.

Republican Attorney General Curtis Hill says the ruling upholds state law requiring police agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

WFYIs Taylor Bennett spoke with Ian Nicolini, vice president of Indianapolis economic development for the Indy Chamber, about his approach to keeping the city on a steady path of economic growth.

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