Showers and thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and tonight with gusty southwest winds and pockets of heavy rain.

IU Health is expanding clinical rotations and recruitment in Indianapolis to close a respiratory therapist staffing gap that leaders say threatens care. New hires and bonuses are part of the push.

One person was injured and another detained after a shooting in a Kroger parking lot on Indianapolis' near east side. IMPD is investigating and seeking tips.

The mayor-appointed Indianapolis Public Education Corporation meets Tuesday to begin overseeing IPS and charters and to weigh an operating referendum amid a budget shortfall.

Two people were shot early Sunday on Indianapolis' west side; one is in critical condition. Police say detectives are investigating and are asking for tips.

A former IU postdoc pleaded guilty and was sentenced to time served, a $500 fine and deportation after prosecutors say he hid E. coli plasmid DNA inside a mislabeled package.

Nine former residents accuse a Lebanon girls program of forced labor, isolation and trafficking in a federal lawsuit filed this week.

A Greenfield man was sentenced to 40 years after prosecutors say he used social apps to groom and exploit children, some as young as 12. Investigators say devices and thousands of images were seized.

New renderings show a three‑story, 108,000‑sq‑ft Indiana Fever training center downtown — courts, recovery suites and lifestyle spaces are on the plans. The club says it will open before the 2027 season.

Gov. Mike Braun has suspended Indiana’s 7% sales tax on gasoline for 30 days to ease pump prices. State officials will monitor stations and the attorney general will handle complaints.

The Indiana Crime Guns Task Force was named national HIDTA Task Force of the Year after a multi‑agency probe that seized firearms, drugs and conversion devices.

Sheetz says it will invest nearly $1B to open about 100 stores across Indiana over the next decade, a major expansion that will intensify convenience-store competition in Hoosier communities.

A Marion County jury convicted Stephen Uppfalt of attempted murder in a 2023 I‑465 road‑rage shooting that wounded a 19‑year‑old. Sentencing is set for April 27.