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Ten candidates are competing for three open seats on the IPS school board. Charter schools were a hot topic at Thursday night's forum at Central Library.

Though only 148,000 more people were on employers' payrolls, the unemployment rate still dipped to 7.2 percent from 7.3 percent a month earlier. The report, which was delayed more than two weeks because of the partial government shutdown, is the latest look at how the economy is faring.

Officials say they will need a minimum of 72 hours and as much as two weeks to decontaminate. They are asking that all pet owners considering giving their cat up wait at least two weeks. All owner-surrendered cats brought to the shelter during that time risk being euthanized.

With no race of national interest on the ballot in Indiana, the television ad wars that accompany most election seasons have been largely missing. But the men and women running for state treasurer, auditor and secretary of state are trying to fill the void and nab voters' attention.

This Halloween will mark the 20th anniversary of the crash of American Eagle Flight 4184 - a commuter plane enroute to Chicago from Indianapolis. All 68 on board were killed.

Crews are putting up scaffolding at the monument on Monday. The Indiana War Memorial Commission says workers will inspect and complete minor limestone and bronze repairs as part of regular maintenance.

The Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods, a western Indiana order of nuns has opened a new shrine to its founder, St. Mother Theodore Guerin, that recounts her journey from her native France to the Hoosier wilderness.

The Indianapolis Public Library system wants to spend $59 million to upgrade existing branches and erect new buildings.

Working with the government, the Red Cross sends 2 million texts a month to people in Sierra Leone, reminding them to wash their hands, take their temperature and protect themselves from Ebola.

It started with corn. It continued with pigs. The Indiana State Fair has subsequently featured tomatoes, trees, soybeans and Dairy cows during its annual summertime celebration, and now it plans to promote the one thing that all these commodities have in common - the farmer.