WFYI's Taylor Bennett spoke with Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Hewitt about ways people can protect themselves from package thieves this holiday season.

The tool gives officers evidence-based, objective information to help them determine the best course of action.

Prosecutors have charged two teens in the shooting of an off-duty Marion County sheriff's deputy during an attempted robbery at an Indianapolis restaurant where he was working as a security guard.

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

The school district, Noblesville Diversity Coalition and NHS student leaders will host a community conversation about safety and inclusion Saturday at Ivy Tech Noblesville at 3 p.m.

A tragic school bus related accident that killed three Indiana children and critically injured a fourth this week has spurred conversations among school districts and lawmakers about bus and driver safety.

The cameras would be mounted to the outside of school buses and take photos of drivers that pass when the stop arm is deployed.

A voluntary survey from the Indiana Department of Education in 2018 shows more than 3,000 vehicles illegally passed stopped school buses in just one day.

A spokesperson for the NTSB says it's investigating the crash as an isolated incident and looking into the safety of children getting on and off buses.

Indiana faces earthquake threats from the New Madrid Seismic Zone, located 180 miles southwest of Evansville, and the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone, which includes parts of southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana.