An Indianapolis mother and her boyfriend face child‑neglect charges after a 4‑year‑old special‑needs boy was found unresponsive. Court records allege he had been forced to sleep in a basement closet.

A person was critically injured in a Saturday shooting on Indianapolis' northeast side; IMPD is investigating and seeking tips.

A federal jury convicted Mikhal Hamilton in a June 25, 2023 armed robbery at a Carmel CVS. Prosecutors say stolen pills and firearms were recovered after a traffic stop.

An IU‑linked harm‑reduction project says it cut opioid deaths among Black residents in four Indianapolis ZIP codes by about 45 percent, officials report. The effort combined naloxone distribution, testing strips and community outreach.

A 29-year-old Evansville man was arrested after a March 24 crash on SR 66 in Spencer County that killed two people, police said.

Long’s Bakery started a Change.org petition opposing a planned two‑year closure of the 16th Street Bridge, saying the shutdown would harm jobs and emergency access in Haughville.

The Indiana attorney general asked the appeals court to uphold Richard Allen’s 130‑year conviction in the 2017 Delphi murders, rejecting defense claims about the warrant and confessions. The filing defends the search and says alternative-suspect theories are speculative.

Madison police served multiple search warrants Tuesday with state and county partners. Officers say the warrants were served without incident and no immediate arrests were made.

A jury convicted Curtis Gaines Jr. after a May 2025 SWAT search; he was sentenced this month to 29 years in state prison on drug and gun convictions. Prosecutors say officers seized cocaine, meth, fentanyl, two firearms and cash during the raid.

Demolition is underway at 22nd and Meridian for M22, a roughly $32M affordable-housing project expected to add about 116 rental units to the Near Northside. The work clears long-empty buildings as neighborhood partners push housing and health investments.

A Zionsville police drone helped locate a man in the Irishmans Run woods; officers deployed a taser and arrested him after finding burglary tools.

Kroger is hiring more than 250 associates for a new Marketplace at East 146th and Howe in Noblesville, with open interviews March 28 in Fishers.

Indy’s DPW says a shovel‑ready plan will reconfigure the chaotic Mass Ave and College Avenue junction with new lane markings, Cultural Trail adjustments and crash‑rated bollards after a 2024 fatal hit‑and‑run.