U.S. to require passenger vehicles to have alarms for rear seat belts
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that the new rule will save 50 lives per year and prevent 500 injuries when fully in effect.
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Traffic plans, pop-up performances unveiled for Taylor Swift weekend
Construction and congestion are expected to be challenges for motorists as nearly 200,000 people gather downtown over a three-day period.
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Broad Ripple biz owners optimistic about safety at curfew’s end
Bar owners agreed a self-imposed 30-day curfew under which businesses closed earlier wasn’t financially sustainable, especially as they continued to suffer from reduced foot traffic due to ongoing road construction.
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Indy Parks to take over management of downtown’s University Park
The agreement gives Indy Parks the authority to “beautify, improve, maintain, and regulate the use of” the one-block park at 325 N. Meridian St., subject to the same rules, regulations and laws that apply to city-owned parks.
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Hundreds forced from Indiana homes as plastics fire burns
Authorities say an evacuation order continues to affect more than 1,000 people within a half-mile radius of a large industrial fire in an Indiana city near the Ohio border.
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Indiana Gov.-elect Braun appoints public safety secretary
Jennifer-Ruth Green, a combat veteran and deputy commander of the 11th Operations Group at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, brings military and cybersecurity experience to the role.
Hoosier Survey shows support for key policy areas across partisan divide
Ball State University’s 2024 Hoosier Survey revealed Indiana residents’ top three policy priorities headed into the new year: school safety, public safety and health care.
Cucumbers recalled after at least 68 people fall ill with salmonella
The recall was issued after the salmonella outbreak sickened at least 68 people, including 18 who required hospitalization across multiple states. Indiana is among the states affected by the recall.
Hurricane Milton reaches Category 5 strength on approach to Florida
Landfall now looks to be Wednesday afternoon or evening, and the storm—despite some weakening—is anticipated to remain a major hurricane with winds around 120 mph when it strikes the state’s west coast.
NFL stadiums will soon double as disaster shelters, federal officials say
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the NFL are partnering to turn football stadiums across the country into emergency shelters, temporary hospitals and other venues needed during disasters.
Congress grills CrowdStrike about multibillion-dollar July tech outage
The July technology failure shut down 911 call centers, handicapped hospitals and stranded airplane passengers around the world.
Indy receives $19.9M federal grant for safer street designs
Beginning next year, the Safe Streets and Roads for All funds will be used to study and redesign six road segments in Indianapolis.
Perdue recalls 167,000 pounds of chicken nuggets after wire found
According to Perdue and the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the recall covers select lots of three products sold nationwide.
Broad Ripple business owners beckon former patrons to return
Owners of Broad Ripple bars and other businesses have a message for people who are avoiding the area: The lengthy reconstruction project on Broad Ripple Avenue is over and new public safety measures are in place. Please come back.
Regulators stand by decision that 50M air bag inflators are dangerous
The decision Wednesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration could lead to a huge recall despite opposition from automakers.
City-County Council to introduce pedestrian safety proposal. What to know about Vision Zero.
City-County Council members on Monday night plan to propose a program called “Vision Zero,” with the goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries in Indianapolis by 2035.
Ford recalls 550K-plus pickup trucks because transmissions can suddenly downshift
The recalls come after U.S. auto safety regulators in March began investigating complaints that more than 540,000 Ford pickup trucks from 2014 can abruptly downshift to a lower gear and increase the risk of a crash.
U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.6% last year, but nearly 41,000 people died
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it was the second year in a row that fatalities decreased.
UPDATE: Mayor decries youth access to guns after 7 wounded in downtown shooting
The violence took place near the intersection of Illinois and Maryland streets, in the vicinity of numerous restaurants and other businesses.
IMPD decides against use of gunshot detection technology
The devices are perched on buildings and telephone poles, use acoustic sensors to triangulate the approximate location of a gunshot and notify local police. A company IMPD was evaulating, ShotSpotter, has received increased media scrutiny at both the local and national level.
Tornado tears through Indiana community, causing ‘many significant injuries,’ police say
State officials called on Indiana Task Force One to help with search efforts in Winchester, a town of 4,700 people nearly 70 miles northeast of Indianapolis in Randolph County.
Q&A: IMPD Chief Randal Taylor talks about what’s next after he steps down
Taylor, chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department for nearly 4 years, plans to step down at the end of the year into another IMPD role.
Carmel company recalls 70M rolling candies for possible choking hazard
Candy Dynamics on Thursday announced a voluntary recall of its Toxic Waste Slime Licker Sour Rolling Liquid Candy.
Hyundai, Kia recall nearly 3.4M vehicles due to fire risk, urge owners to park outdoors
The recalls cover multiple car and SUV models from the 2010 through 2019 model years including Hyundai’s Santa Fe SUV and Kia’s Sorrento SUV.