UPDATE: Fox football analyst charged with battery after downtown altercation
Sanchez, who was stabbed multiple times, was released from the hospital Sunday before posting bail. An initial court hearing was set for Tuesday.
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Budget panel OKs $15.8M for upgrades at immigration detention site
New details on the state’s contract with ICE show Indiana could make millions of dollars on the detention-site deal.
Strip club executives accused of bribing tax auditor with private dances, other perks
Publicly traded RCI Hospitality owns and operates more than 60 clubs and sports bars and restaurants across the country, including PT’s Showclub Indianapolis, at 7916 Pendleton Pike.
Indiana DOC to begin jail payments to counties
The Indiana Department of Correction will begin sending payments to dozens of counties on Monday to cover costs for housing state prisoners, ending months of delays.
Charlie Kirk, persuasive voice in conservative politics, killed at 31
Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, leveraged an audience of millions of fervent conservative fans and fierce liberal critics to create a youth-oriented movement on the right, emerging as one of the most prominent voices in the age of Donald Trump.
Savvy criminals fueling a spike in cargo thefts
Criminals have begun adopting technology—everything from telephone spoofing to artificial intelligence—that turbocharges their ability to steal cargo in a host of new ways.
Former credit union manager indicted on fraud charges
The former manager of a credit union branch in Indianapolis has been charged after investigators say she stole more than $350,000 from customer accounts.
Indianapolis man sentenced to federal prison for setting IndyGo bus on fire
Demarcus McCloud, 46, who has a 25-year history of violent crime, was ordered to pay nearly $1.8 million in restitution for the damage he caused to federal property and property that receives federal funding.
Texas man sentenced after pleading guilty to stalking Caitlin Clark
Michael Lewis, 55, was arrested in Indianapolis in mid-January after investigators said he sent numerous threats and sexually explicit messages to Clark via his social media accounts.
Hoosier woman sentenced for her role in nearly $1M in financial aid fraud
Federal authorities say Reina Isom submitted more than 50 fraudulent financial aid applications over a decade for more than a dozen different individuals.
Indiana lawmaker proposes state takeover of Mile Square
Under State Sen. Michael Young’s proposal, a governor’s appointee, a state-appointed board and the Indiana Attorney General would tackle policy and prosecution in downtown Indianapolis.
Gov. Braun says state could intervene in Indy law enforcement after downtown violence
The Republican governor’s statements came on the heels of a string of shootings involving youth in the city’s core, including one on July 5 that killed two minors, and just before Indianapolis hosts WNBA All-Star Weekend.
Indy police to escort juveniles breaking curfew to ‘safe and secure’ reunification space
Officers will activate the detention center this weekend, when both the WNBA All-Star Weekend and the Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration are scheduled.
Marion County superintendents support proposal to extend curfew after recent shootings
The City-County Council is weighing a longer curfew after recent shooting fatalities of teens in downtown Indianapolis.
IMPD chief: Public safety, not politics ‘what we need to focus on’
Politicians on the state and city level have been quick to weigh in on downtown shootings. But those in charge of public safety say they don’t want ongoing law-enforcement efforts in the area to become a political football.
City seeks to curb violence on eve of WNBA All-Star Game
Indianapolis leaders and event organizers are in a race against the clock to quell a recent spate of downtown violence before next weekend when the city hosts the WNBA All-Star Game and Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration, two of the biggest events on this year’s calendar.
Baltimore seeing fewest homicides in 50 years. Here’s why.
As of July 1, 68 people in Baltimore had died by homicide this year, the fewest during the first six months of the year in more than five decades.
Prosecutor seeking stay-away orders to help quell downtown Indy violence
Stay-away orders are officially called restraining or protective orders and are often used in domestic violence cases. But they also can be used to keep suspects away from areas of potential violence as a condition of pre-trial release, if approved by a judge.
4 teens charged in July 5 mass shooting in downtown Indy
These are the first charges in connection with the deadly weekend shooting, but they may not be the last, the Prosecutor’s Office announced.
Mayor, police chief pledge to enforce curfew, boost patrols following downtown shootings
Chief Chris Bailey said IMPD will also seek “stay away orders” meant to keep people who have been charged with violent or disorderly crimes out of downtown.