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Agreement keeps water on at 4 city apartments, tenants are ‘hoping for the best’ 

With more than 18 months of unpaid utility bills, more than two dozen water shut-off notices and 20 payment arrangements, an agreement with JPC...

Mental health the focus of budget hearing for public safety agencies 

Public safety officials laid out their plans for making mental health a priority in 2023 during a city-county council committee budget hearing Aug. 31. That...

‘It takes a lot of energy and will’: Parents of Herman Whitfield III open up about son’s in-custody death 

For Gladys Whitfield, continuing to get in front of people and share this painful story is a responsibility. She and her husband, Herman Whitfield...

Water shut-off still a possibility at 4 city apartments

Even though the residents at four Indianapolis apartment complexes continue to faithfully pay their rent, they are still at risk of having their water...

Prop 250 amended after Babe Denny residents express concerns of an already “forgotten” neighborhood

Proposal 250 was amended at the City County Council’s Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee Aug. 24 to exclude Babe Denny Park as a...

‘We will weather the weather together’: City gathers to honor the life of funeral director James Dixon III 

On Aug. 10, standing in front of Dixon Memorial Chapel & Cremation Services, family, friends, city officials, religious leaders and community members honored the...

Indiana will stop locking up kids under 12. Is that still too young?

By KATRINA PROSS WFYI Edgerrin Hoover was 13 years old when he spent 94 days in the Marion County Juvenile Detention Facility. He was confined in...

Homelessness down 9%, but African Americans still overrepresented in annual count

Black families represent 82% of families with minor children experiencing homelessness, according to the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention (CHIP). “Particularly black female-led households...

Herman Whitfield III’s death ruled a homicide

The in-custody death of Herman Whitfield III was ruled a homicide by the Maron County Coroner’s Office. The coroner's autopsy report was provided by...

Police: 3 people and gunman dead in Indiana mall shooting

By MICHAEL CONROY Associated Press GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Three people were fatally shot and two were injured, including a 12-year-old girl, at an Indiana...

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