Indianapolis news

• Indianapolis Zoo: Male lion killed by mother of its cubs

  19-10-2018 21:50 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  The zoo said on Facebook that a 10-year-old male African lion died Monday morning after it was hurt by a female lion.        
  
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• More than Larry Nassar and Steve Penny: Here are the people criminally charged in the USA Gymnastics scandal

  19-10-2018 21:17 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Steve Penny, William Strampel, Kathie Klages and Debbie Van Horn also face charges related to the scandal.        
  
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• Bernie Sanders rallies for Liz Watson in Bloomington, while Donnelly stays away

  19-10-2018 21:05 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Self-described democratic socialist Bernie Sanders rallied on Friday with ninth district Democrat Congressional candidate Liz Watson.        
  
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• After Roncalli, Fitzgerald and supporters call for an inclusive Catholic church

  19-10-2018 21:03 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Shelly Fitzgerald joined roughly two dozen others, including her family, outside the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral on Thursday.        
  
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• Swarens: ‘Iconic project’ would bring hotels, expanded convention center to Indianapolis

  19-10-2018 20:57 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  The Capital Improvement Board will vote on plans to build two major hotels on Pan Am Plaza and expand Indiana Convention Center.        
  
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• In 'zero-sum game,' Indianapolis goes for win with expanded convention center, hotels

  19-10-2018 20:54 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  No one can say how much it's going to cost.        
  
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• Noblesville teacher Jason Seaman to tell his story in Bleacher Report Web series

  19-10-2018 20:30 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Drew Brees and Jason Seaman are both involved in the #BReal mini-series, in which five "all-star athletes" change the lives of five "real-life heroes."        
  
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• Graphic anti-abortion banners to fly over Indianapolis next week

  19-10-2018 20:21 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  The banners are from anti-abortion group Created Equal and will be deployed behind airplanes, billboard tricks and JumboTron TV screens.        
  
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• Meet the company sucking cancer-causing chemicals out of the ground throughout the Midwest

  19-10-2018 19:30 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  EnviroForensics is a full service environmental remediation firm that helps small businesses find money to clean up their contaminated properties.        
  
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• Scientists are searching for answers to AFM, the illness causing polio-like paralysis in children

  19-10-2018 18:29 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has counted 386 cases of acute flaccid myelitis since August 2014. The illness mainly strikes children.        
  
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• How the Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet saved miles of steps

  19-10-2018 18:24 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  A museum in Nappanee pays tribute to the kitchen workhorse made in Indiana.        
  
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• Indiana lawmakers are considering medical marijuana. One legislator said he tried it.

  19-10-2018 18:19 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Members of a legislative interim committee studied medical marijuana legalization but ultimately couldn’t agree on how to proceed with the topic.        
  
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• Consultant hired by state urges lawmakers to move fast on legalizing sports gambling

  19-10-2018 18:17 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Indiana should enact legal sports betting during next year's legislative session, a consultant hired by the state says.        
  
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• Here's when you can set foot in the luxurious Asherwood estate and bid on its treasures

  19-10-2018 18:03 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  See Mel Simon's Asherwood estate during a public auction in November. Here's when you can go.        
  
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• Bernie Sanders launches 9-state tour Friday in Bloomington

  19-10-2018 17:41 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Bernie Sanders is campaigning in Indiana for 9th District Congressional candidate Liz Watson.        
  
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• A sneak peek at items in the Asherwood estate auction

  19-10-2018 16:26 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  A sneak peek at items in the Asherwood estate of auction of Melvin and Bren Simon will benefit The Great American Songbook Foundation, 10/18/2018.        
  
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• A look inside the palatial Asherwood estate

  19-10-2018 16:18 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  A look inside Melvin and Bren Simon's palatial Asherwood estate up for sale benefitting The Great American Songbook Foundation, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.        
  
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• Carmel's Asherwood Estate going up for sale less than a year after Bren Simon donated it

  19-10-2018 15:21 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  The Great American Songbook Foundation will seek a buyer for lavish Asherwood Estate in Carmel        
  
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• See renderings for proposed 'iconic project' for Downtown Indianapolis

  19-10-2018 14:53 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  The plan features major hotels, expanded convention center on Downtown Indianapolis' Pan Am Plaza.        
  
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• Why city board is proposing 'iconic project' for Downtown Indianapolis

  19-10-2018 14:50 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  The proposal features major hotels, expanded convention center on Downtown Indianapolis' Pan Am Plaza.        
  
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• 'I felt guilty for feeling scared': How activism is helping a Noblesville teen heal after shooting

  19-10-2018 14:03 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Carly Chier is headed to Washington, D.C., for a national conference she helped plan with student gun violence survivors from across the country.        
  
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• Second police shooting in Indianapolis in 24 hours leads to massive search on east side

  19-10-2018 13:08 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Police came under fire when responding to a disturbance at an east-side apartment complex, setting off asearch for suspects, IMPD said.        
  
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• Early voting is surging in Central Indiana. Here are 3 reasons why.

  19-10-2018 12:01 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Hamilton County turnout in first five days is 10 times higher than four years ago. Marion and Johnson voters are also coming out in robust numbers.        
  
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• Months after Roncalli incident, Shelly Fitzgerald and supporters want Catholic inclusivity

  19-10-2018 08:48 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Protesting outside Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis, Shelly Fitzgerald and supporters hoped to reach Catholic donors to urge inclusivity.        
  
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• Protesters outside Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral urged for LGBT inclusion before Mass

  19-10-2018 06:51 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Protesters at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis urged for LGBT inclusion, Oct. 18, 2018, and voiced support of Roncalli's Shelly Fitzgerald.        
  
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• Ex-USA Gymnastics CEO Steve Penny indicted, accused of tampering with Nassar evidence

  19-10-2018 03:51 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Steve Penny was arrested Wednesday in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He is accused of ordering the removal of records from the Karolyi Ranch.        
  
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• Ex-USA Gymnastics boss Steve Penny approached top Indy FBI agent about Olympic security job

  19-10-2018 03:45 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  USA Gymnastics President and CEO suggested Indianapolis FBI special agent in charge might want to be security head for Olympics sports.        
  
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• Texas Rangers arrived at Karolyi Ranch. Sources say Steve Penny then gave an order: Remove documents.

  19-10-2018 03:32 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Texas Rangers visited Karolyi Ranch two weeks before Larry Nassar was charged with assault. They were turned away, and only allowed in after documents were removed.        
  
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• Suspect shot by IMPD officer after struggle over a weapon is in critical condition

  18-10-2018 23:41 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Police said the shooting came after a traffic stop and a struggle over a weapon        
  
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• Here’s everything you need to know about the 2018 flu shot and season

  18-10-2018 22:47 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Season's first flu death in a child comes on heels of severe flu season. Here's what you need to know to stay healthy this year.        
  
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• Bird pays $2,000 fine to release scooters from lockup in Speedway

  18-10-2018 21:11 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Town leaders acknowledge that scooters are likely to show up for the Indy 500 in May.        
  
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• HBO's 'Veep' gag and new Joe Donnelly political ad are basically the same

  18-10-2018 21:08 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  It's too close to be coincidence, right?        
  
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• How provisional ballots work in Indiana and when you should ask for one

  18-10-2018 19:17 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Having problems at the polls? Don't forget your right to a provisional ballot.        
  
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• See the interesting way a local company is ridding the ground of carcinogens

  18-10-2018 19:00 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  See how EnviroForensics is removing carcinogens from a former dry cleaners site in downtown Indianapolis. Once clean, the area can be developed.        
  
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• How a company cleans up volatile organic compounds using thermal energy

  18-10-2018 18:58 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  How a company cleans up volatile organic compounds using thermal energy        
  
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• Here’s how moderate women in Indianapolis suburbs may decide Indiana Senate race

  18-10-2018 18:54 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Republican-leaning suburban voters, especially women, could determine the Indiana Senate race between Joe Donnelly, Mike Braun and Lucy Brenton.        
  
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• Commons Park, former site of Outlaw Motorcycle Gang's club

  18-10-2018 18:29 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Commons Park, former site of Outlaw Motorcycle Gang's club        
  
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• Carmel singer and vocal coach Blair Clark found not guilty in child seduction case

  18-10-2018 18:19 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  More than a year after being charged with the felony offense, Blair Clark was acquitted this week        
  
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• Indiana Republican Party snubs Attorney General Curtis Hill at Mike Pence event

  18-10-2018 16:01 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Hill's donation to the state Republican Party and the decision to return it highlight a quandary for Indiana Republican leaders.        
  
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• Driver runs from fatal crash on east side

  18-10-2018 14:14 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Indianapolis Metropolitan police say a driver ran away from the scene of a deadly Thursday morning crash on the east side, leaving behind a mangled SUV.        
  
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• A Memory Cafe to help those who may not be able to remember -- and the people who love them

  18-10-2018 12:00 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Program brings people with dementia and caregivers together at Conner Prairie as part of initiative to make state more dementia friendly.        
  
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• 1 killed, 1 injured in northwest-side apartment shooting, Indianapolis police say

  18-10-2018 04:02 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  It's the second fatal shooting to occur Wednesday.        
  
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• New poll shows Senate race remains tight between Donnelly, Braun

  18-10-2018 02:31 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  The poll showed one candidate had a lead, but it was within the poll's margin of error.        
  
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• Memory Cafe offers hands-on, minds-on programs

  18-10-2018 01:19 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  CICOA is partnering with Conner Prairie to make Memory Cafe, an informal get-together for people with dementia to get together to socialize.        
  
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• Those with dementia and caregivers enjoy smiles and cornbread in Memory Cafe

  18-10-2018 01:16 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Conner Prairie and CICOA have partnered to make Memory Cafe, an informal socializing get-together for people with dementia and their caregivers.        
  
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• Republican Scott Kreider resigns from Indianapolis council

  17-10-2018 23:58 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  With new work obligations as a private attorney, Scott Kreider said "it just became apparent this was not going to work."        
  
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• Mega Millions jumps to $868 million, second-largest jackpot in US history

  17-10-2018 07:07 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  There was no winning ticket in Tuesday night's record $667 million Mega Millions game, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $868 million for the next drawing. Powerball $345 million drawing set for Wednesday night.        
  
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• USA Gymnastics interim president Mary Bono resigns after 5 days in job, defends anti-Nike tweet

  17-10-2018 03:54 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  After a brief, controversial tenure, USA Gymnastics interim president Mary Bono has stepped down.        
  
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• Mike Braun loans campaign $2.4M, still outraises Sen. Joe Donnelly in third quarter

  17-10-2018 00:25 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  Republican Senate candidate Mike Braun loaned his campaign nearly $2.4 million in the third quarter after saying he wouldn't do so.        
  
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• Indiana Senate race: Joe Donnelly criticizes 'radical left' in unlikely ad for Democrat

  17-10-2018 00:23 via GANNETT Syndication Service
  
  He criticizes "socialists" for wanting government-run healthcare and "the radical left" for seeking to abolish I.C.E.        
  
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