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More and more people have started using the Internet to rent out their underused personal assets - apartments, cars, their spare time - to earn extra cash. The peer-to-peer economy is exploding, made possible by technology.

Former Subway restaurants pitchman Jared Fogle was sentenced to 15.5 years in federal prison on Thursday for distribution and receipt of child pornography and travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. Here's a timeline events in the case.

Fogle told the federal judge presiding over his change-of-plea and sentencing hearing Thursday that he understands the charges and possible sentences. He then pleaded guilty to one count each of travelling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and distribution and receipt of child pornography. Prosecutors want a 12½-year prison sentence, while Fogle's attorneys have asked for five years.

Indianapolis Power & Light Co. says the covers now in place on some 1,200 manholes are designed to pop up a few inches in case of an explosion.

The Indiana Arts Commission announced Shari Wagner of Westfield has been selected as the new Indiana Poet Laureate.. She teaches poetry and memoir writing at the Indiana Writers Center and literature for Butler University's religion, spirituality and the arts seminar.

The Natural Resources Commission on Tuesday approved the Wapi-nipi Nature Preserve in an area southwest of Richmond. Wapi-nipi is the Miami Indian word for the Whitewater River.

The reviews are pouring in after Senate Republicans this week unveiled their proposed LGBT civil rights legislation. And advocates on both sides of the debate are finding plenty to critique.

The Indianapolis Public Schools Board approved a new two-year contract tonight for more than 2,000 school administrators, bus drivers and hourly staff that includes more than $4 million in extra pay. The employee union has yet to ratify the contract.

Speedway was one of four towns to not incorporate into Indianapolis in 1970, shaping the future of one of auto racing's premier destinations.

The classes in table etiquette translate into life skills for the students at Herron High School.