INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis fashion designer has halted production on her collection of designer dresses to instead make face masks. The handmade masks are being requested all over the world. This time of year fashion designer Codi Banks would normally be creating her spring collection but the novel coronavirus has put that on hold. The […]
INDIANAPOLIS — One person is dead following a Wednesday evening shooting on the Indianapolis west side. It happened at about 7:15 p.m. in an apartment complex at West Kessler Boulevard North Drive and West 38th Street. A public information officer for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said the victim was an adult male and he […]
HENDRICKS COUNTY — A Facebook group dedicated to supporting the Class of 2020 has taken off and given high school seniors something special to remember, despite having their last semester cut short. Not wanting the seniors to look back and only be disappointed about their last year, Billie Jo Brown started the Hendricks County Adopt […]
INDIANAPOLIS — With downtown Indianapolis hotel occupancy rates at historic lows, staying open makes no sense for some of the bigger hotels. The upscale Conrad Hotel is the latest to shut it doors, announcing Tuesday it is closed for the time being. The Conrad joins such hotels as the JW Marriott in suspending operations. Read […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s stay-at-home order will continue through May 1 and Gov. Eric Holcomb said businesses that have been closed should start preparing now to safely reopen when the time comes. Inside the Runway Barber and Beauty Lounge in Indianapolis the only thing getting cleaned up is the shop itself as barbershops and beauty salons […]
GREENWOOD — While many area high school seniors are finishing out their careers online through e-learning and missing those long-anticipated year-end traditions, one Center Grove senior isn’t spending time worrying about what he is missing. Instead, he is thinking about what he has — coding skills and business experience. Friends and volunteers to help. And […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The number of Indianapolis first responders who are back at work after recovering from COVID-19 continues to increase. According to statistics provided Monday by Aliya Wishner, chief communications officer for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, City of Indianapolis, 41 of the 60 first responders with IMPD, Indianapolis Fire Department and Indianapolis Emergency Medical […]
INDIANAPOLIS — People were outside of the Governor’s Residence Saturday protesting Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s stay-at-home order due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The protest was organized by Andy Lyons and local groups to let Holcomb know they think the order is an overreach of government, according to a press release from the organizers. “Our goal […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Proactive efforts by the Indiana Department of Revenue to prioritize its tax refund fraud and identity theft prevention program has resulted in a reduction in increased fraud attempts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state said Thursday. In a news release from the Indiana Department of Revenue, the state said on a single […]
Those who receive SNAP benefits who are trying to avoid entering grocery stores now have the option in many locales to take advantage of curbside pickup. On Thursday, Kroger and its family of grocery stores (which include Dillons, Harris Teeter, King Soopers and Ralphs) announced that SNAP benefits can now be used at 2,800 locations […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A person is in critical condition after a shooting Thursday night in downtown Indianapolis. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were called around 10:15 p.m. to the 500 block North Delaware Street, near East Michigan Street, on the report of shots fired, IMPD Officer Genae Cook said in an email. When they arrived, they […]
WEST LAFAYETTE — A new cohort of pharmacy graduates from Purdue University will be entering the workforce early. If not for the COVID-19 pandemic, right now, Suhani Mehta, a 25-year-old pharmacy student, would be working through her final rotation before graduating from Purdue this spring. With graduation moved up to Friday, however, Mehta and her […]
