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.

Indiana recorded its first two deaths from the West Nile Virus this week. One is in Marion County and one in Grant County.

Common Cause Indiana and two branches of the NAACP filed a federal lawsuit against the board last summer.

Visit Indy, Hamilton County Tourism, and the City of Indianapolis will begin seeking public input on an improvement plan for a 58 mile stretch of the White River this week.