Some hair stylists and barbers are calling for leaders in Marion County to reopen barbershops and hair salons to help people back to work. Salons and barbershops in Marion County have been closed since March and June 1 is the earliest they will be able to open, under Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett's order.

The city of Indianapolis will close streets in three sections of the city, as restaurants move to offer outdoor seating only for the next six weeks due to COVID-19.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Randal Taylor said criminal charges are being filed against people who’ve made threats against officers in the wake of the fatal police shooting of Dreasjon Reed.

It's become a source of confusion for customers and frustration for restaurant owners. The latest City of Indianapolis restaurant COVID-19 restrictions allow eateries to provide outside dining starting May 22, but dining inside is off the table until at least June 1.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating two shootings Sunday night in Indianapolis. A person is in critical condition after a shooting at an apartment in the 4000 block of Creek Way, on the city’s south side, IMPD Officer William Young said in an email. Detectives are also investigating after a person was […]

INDIANAPOLIS — As restaurants, retailers and salons slowly get back to business in most parts of Indiana, fitness facilities remain in a holding pattern. Gym owners are not exempt from feeling the burden on small businesses created by the COVID-19 pandemic. One local personal trainer has come up with alternatives to keep clients moving and […]

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer has been disciplined for comments he made that were captured on a Facebook Live video after a deadly officer-involved shooting last week. The comments were made following the fatal shooting of Dreasjon Reed, 21, by an IMPD officer on May 6. Reed was streaming live on Facebook […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Preliminary results from a new state study about the impact of COVID-19 on Indiana suggest as many as 186,000 Hoosiers were actively or previously infected as of May 1. The study, conducted by Indiana University and the Indiana State Department of Health, show a general population prevalence of about 2.8 percent of the […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Some students aren’t able to connect to their virtual classrooms through no fault of their own. Kiymani Russell, a third grader at Edison School of the Arts, is keeping up with her school work through paper packets, since she can’t do any of her school work online. She doesn’t have internet service at […]

Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) will host virtual graduation ceremonies for Arsenal Technical, Crispus Attucks, George Washington and Shortridge high schools for the Class of 2020. IPS said the decision to host virtual graduations to replace in-person graduation ceremonies was made by the district and included input from prinicpals and graduating seniors. They felt that due […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Steak ‘n Shake permanently closed 57 of its restaurants nationwide during the first quarter of 2020 as its parent company attributed major financial losses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Biglari Holdings Inc. announced in its first quarter report that Steak ‘n Shake’s revenue plunged by $59 million compared to the same time period in 2019 as […]

INDIANAPOLIS – Last week, most of Indiana went into the second stage of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s reopening plan. By Monday, May 11, 89 of the state’s 92 counties were fully in stage two. Here’s a breakdown of what that means: In stage two, the restriction on social gatherings was lessened, from 10 people to 25 […]