Andrea Muraskin

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An annual ranking of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas that assesses a city's fitness based on the built environment and personal health behaviors, listed Indianapolis last.

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More than 326,000 people experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital each year. About 90 percent of them die, often because bystanders don't know how to start CPR or are afraid they'll do it wrong.

Naloxone, also known as Narcan, can instantly save the life of a person who is overdosing. It was previously only available to medical personnel and public safety officials, and opioid drug users with a prescription from their doctor. Under the new law, Indiana doctors may issue prescriptions to "third parties" - family members or friends of people addicted to heroin or prescription painkillers.

Advocates worry that a provision in the bill could scare families from asking for the drug.

When a new ethnic group moves into a more racially homogeneous neighborhood, tensions tend to arise. While well-intentioned people want to reach across that divide, they don't always know how. Meridian-Kessler's Zone 2 is a predominantly African-American area that's seeing more white families move in. Can residents come together despite the racial history of the neighborhood and of Indianapolis?

How does a rough neighborhood turn a corner? And when? As part of the Neighborhood Project, reporter Andrea Muraskin spent time in the Near Westside. she found that, when it comes to public safety, perception is powerful.

How much power does a neighborhood have to control its development?