Indianapolis is a sports town -- it always seems to be jammed with athletes and fans of some kind. Home to the world-famous Indy 500 and the Brickyard 400, it has several professional teams, as well as a couple of museums devoted exclusively to sports.
Downtown also has a new state museum featuring 72,000 square feet of exhibits and the state's only IMAX theater, an extraordinary western art museum, a Renaissance Revival-style state capitol, an urban zoo, a high-rise shopping mall and leafy jogging trails along an old canal.
Former Hoosier killed in Afghanistan Indianapolis Star A former Hoosier with northeast Indiana ties has died in the conflict in Afghanistan, according to the Defense Department.Staff Sgt. Kristopher Dan Rodgers, 29, of Burr Oak, Mich., and formerly of...
Community leader Lucious Newsom dies WISH TV 8 Community leader Lucious Newsom has died. Newsom was known as "The Lord's beggar for the poor," died Monday at St. Francis Hospital. Newsom was in his 90's. He died...
No. 2 HSE golfers edge Millers Indianapolis Star The Noblesville girls golfers fired their best round of the season and came within one stroke of the state's second-ranked team Tuesday in a six-way match at Crooked Stick.No. 2 Hamilton Southeastern...
Myanmar refugees wait months for aid in Fort Wayne Indianapolis Star Myanmar refugees resettling in Fort Wayne are waiting months to receive Medicaid, food stamps and other welfare benefits that used to take an average of just two weeks, a...
Ousley wins Indiana Pro title Indianapolis Star Jim Ousley of the Tippecanoe Country Club won the Indiana Section PGA Professional Championship on Tuesday with a three-round 1-under-par 209 total at Country Club of Indianapolis.He advances to the...
Miller tennis team posts another shutout Indianapolis Star The Noblesville boys tennis team rolled to its second 5-0 win in as many days Tuesday in a Hoosier Crossroads Conference victory over Avon.Tanner Watson won 6-0, 6-4 at No. 1 singles...
Millers blank Braves to open girls soccer season Indianapolis Star The Noblesville girls soccer team hasn't lost a home match since falling to Brebeuf in the season-opener four years ago.The third-ranked Millers weren't about to let the No. 14 Braves...
730 veterans set to compete in games Indianapolis Star Beginning with tonight's opening ceremony and through Sunday evening, 730 veterans ages 55 and older will compete in the National Veterans Golden Age Games, the largest in the event's 22-year...
IMPD officer suspended over sex allegation 13 WTHR Steve Jefferson /Eyewitness NewsIndianapolis - An Metro officer has been suspended and is under investigation for what he allegedly did with a woman in his cruiser. The woman claims the officer told...
19 Indiana counties don Indianapolis Star Federal officials intend to declare 19 Indiana counties - 14 more than the state had suggested - in violation of a new standard for tiny soot particles that can cause respiratory...
Kokomo couple attacked in their home 13 WTHR David MacAnally /Eyewitness News Indian Heights - Howard County sheriff's deputies are tracking suspects and leads in a weekend home invasion near Kokomo. An elderly man suffered minor injuries...
Computer modeling explores closure of Georgetown Road Indianapolis Star A computerized model of traffic on Georgetown Road could show whether it's feasible to close the road next to Indianapolis Motor Speedway and turn it into a linear park.Results of the study by the...
Eagle boys take 2nd at Brebeuf Indianapolis Star Guerin Catholic had enough boys cross country runners to score as a team for the first time in school history Tuesday and finished second in Brebeuf's Early Bird Invitational.The host Braves won with...
Family suing for child to attend class WISH TV 8 In Fishers, the parents of a kindergartner who suffered a traumatic brain injury are suing the Hamilton Southeastern School District. The parents claim the district is failing...
DOC starts neighborhood alert system WISH TV 8 Correctional facilities all across the state are taking steps to keep residents who live in their area safer by implementing an alert notification system. All residents need...
Police investigate north side shooting WISH TV 8 Metro police are investigating a shooting on the city's near north side. Police said a passerby found a man laying near the road at 33rd and Kenwood Tuesday evening and...
Consider lowering drinking age Indianapolis Star The president of Butler University, joined by college presidents nationwide, is calling for lawmakers to consider lowering the legal drinking age from 21 to 18 as a way to discourage binge drinking...
Filing deadline is Friday to run for School Board seats Indianapolis Star The deadline is near for people interested in running for School Board seats in Johnson County.Candidates have until noon Friday to submit their paperwork to the voter registration office.
Millers edge Fishers in boys soccer opener Indianapolis Star Noblesville built a 2-0 lead and withstood a Fishers rally Tuesday night to hang on and open the boys soccer season with a 2-1 Hoosier Crossroads Conference win.Corey Thompson scored...
Elks welcome golfers at outing Indianapolis Star The Noblesville Elks Lodge has room for six more teams in its 23rd annual golf outing, according to Todd Thurston.In 2007, the outing raised $13,000 for the Elks cancer fund.
Columbus family still rebuilding after flood 13 WTHR Richard Essex /Eyewitness News Columbus - Weeks after historic flooding devastated Columbus, families are finally beginning to return to their neighborhoods. "The hardest part is the desire to want...
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