Indy Civic Watch

• Monday night incident: IMPD responded around 7:37-7:45 p.m. to Budget 8 Inn at 6850 E. 21st St. after reports of gunfire.
• Victim identified:...

• Police responded Monday to King Jewelers on South Emerson Avenue after two people were restrained during the robbery.
• Suspects fled with cash and...

Three major issues dominated the Aug. 10 Indianapolis City-County Council meeting, including Democratic Mayor Joe Hogsett's 2027 budget.

Indianapolis City-County Council overrode Mayor Hogsett’s veto 17-7, hiking vehicle taxes to $100 for cars and $240 for larger rigs to raise over $50...

• 23-1 vote sends moratorium to 2027 to Metropolitan Development Commission for final approval Aug. 19
• Three approved projects (DC Blox, Metrobloks,...

State-level lobbying reports reveal key influences on issues that ripple into Indianapolis.

• Redistricting fight: Club for Growth spent $240,000 and...

An 18-year-old faces a juvenile arson filing for allegedly burning an Israeli flag outside a downtown Zionsville building on July 10, with prosecutors...

Indianapolis Public Schools resume classes while confronting a looming financial shortfall, driven by declining enrollment and a state law that reduces its property tax revenue.

Police reports reveal hundreds of crime investigations tied to one Indianapolis hotel, with 13News reviewing cases after a weekend shooting left a man critically injured. This points to ongoing safety challenges at the location.

Greg Ballard, who served eight years as Indianapolis mayor after 23 years in the Marines, is running as an Independent for Indiana Secretary of State....

A red vehicle fled after crashing into a near east side home in the 300 block of N. Tacoma Avenue around 6 a.m. Monday, ripping siding and displacing...

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