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Indianapolis will use over $150 million from the American Rescue Plan to boost public safety. The latest part of the plan is a gun violence reduction strategy led by the city Office of Public Health and Safety and the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform.

An aging population is producing a growing number of Alzheimer’s and dementia diagnoses in the state. These increasing numbers have prompted first year students at the IU School of Medicine in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne to attend training seminars for caring for patients with these diseases.

Indianapolis Animal Care Services hopes to find homes for many dogs and cats during its first ever Pup-kin Patch adoption event this weekend.

Trick-or-treat hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31.

Two of the bodies were found Tuesday night by an off-duty Indianapolis police officer. The third body was located during a subsequent search of the area between a creek and Interstate 465, police said.

A former northwestern Indiana mayor who was found guilty of taking a $13,000 bribe from a trucking company and illegal tax evasion was sentenced Wednesday to 21 months in prison.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently released data which showed there were 186 hate crimes reported in Indiana in 2020, more than double the amount that was reported the previous year.

A local business created to make reading more enjoyable and accessible for children of color has received positive feedback from the community.

Many officers who patrol Indianapolis Public Schools see themselves as educators and informal counselors, in addition to law enforcement officers. Most students, staff, and parents, however, see them strictly as police.

The City of Indianapolis will make improvements at 27 parks using $16.5 million in federal funds.