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A travel insurance system meant to protect people far from home became the engine of a long-running fraud operation. Over several years, fake policies, fabricated claims and carefully divided kickbacks produced nearly $1.2 million in losses. A travel insurance system meant to protect people far from home became the engine of a long-running fraud operation. Over several years, fake policies, fabricated claims and carefully divided kickbacks produced nearly $1.2 million in losses.

Crime and Safety

Indianapolis insider leads $1.2 million travel insurance fraud scheme, eight sentenced after filing 441 fake travel insurance claims

Indianapolis, Indiana – A travel insurance system meant to protect people far from home became the engine of a long-running fraud operation. Over several...

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With the nationwide community event now only three weeks away, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is inviting more neighborhoods to join the celebration before planning time runs out.

Indianapolis

Indianapolis police turn neighborhood gatherings into public safety partnerships

Indianapolis, Indiana – In Indianapolis’ North District, National Night Out can be as simple as neighbors sharing ice cream—or as lively as an entire...

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The City of Bloomington has opened applications for its 2026 Sustainable Neighborhoods Grant, offering residents up to $1,000 to turn local sustainability ideas into working projects. The program has a total budget of $10,000 and is tied directly to the goals of the City’s Climate Action Plan.

Bloomington local

Bloomington opens $10,000 grant program for gardens, trees and composting projects

Bloomington, Indiana – A community garden, a row of native trees or a single box for neighborhood composting may not look like a sweeping...

11 hours ago
Five years after Bloomington put its climate plan into motion, the city says the numbers are beginning to show what sustained local action can achieve. The latest emissions report finds the community is still on course to reach its 2030 target, even as transportation, building fuels and waste remain difficult problems.

Bloomington local

Five years of climate action move Bloomington closer to its emissions target, but challenges remain

Bloomington, Indiana – Five years after Bloomington put its climate plan into motion, the city says the numbers are beginning to show what sustained...

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Bloomington

Downtown Bloomington is giving residents a reason to linger after the workday ends. On the third Wednesday of every month, storefront lights will stay on later as local businesses turn an ordinary evening into a communitywide shopping experience.

Bloomington local

Downtown Bloomington turns third Wednesdays into a monthly shopping night to support locals

Bloomington, Indiana – Downtown Bloomington is giving residents a reason to linger after the workday ends. On the third Wednesday of every month, storefront...

July 12, 2026
City leaders are now moving to simplify that path, arguing that clearer rules, faster coordination and more predictable decisions could help families build homes, businesses open their doors and employers invest with greater confidence. City leaders are now moving to simplify that path, arguing that clearer rules, faster coordination and more predictable decisions could help families build homes, businesses open their doors and employers invest with greater confidence.

Bloomington local

Bloomington targets permitting delays to unlock more housing and business investment

Bloomington, Indiana – Bloomington’s housing shortage and business growth challenges may not begin with a construction site. In many cases, they begin much earlier,...

July 11, 2026
Residents, visitors, downtown workers and business owners can test two possible replacements for the city’s aging parking meters and tell officials which system feels easier to use. Residents, visitors, downtown workers and business owners can test two possible replacements for the city’s aging parking meters and tell officials which system feels easier to use.

Bloomington local

Aging meters push Bloomington toward a more modern parking experience, residents invited to join the process

Bloomington, Indiana – A parking meter usually gets attention only when it refuses a card, rejects a coin or leaves a driver staring at...

July 11, 2026
On Saturday, August 1, Fernandez Plaza will become a gathering place for residents, families, advocates and local groups working to make Bloomington easier to navigate and more inclusive for people with disabilities. On Saturday, August 1, Fernandez Plaza will become a gathering place for residents, families, advocates and local groups working to make Bloomington easier to navigate and more inclusive for people with disabilities.

Bloomington local

Bloomington brings accessibility services together for one community-focused event on August 1

Bloomington, Indiana – Thirty six years after a landmark civil rights law changed expectations for access across the country, Bloomington is preparing to mark...

July 11, 2026

Indianapolis

A small device that can turn a handgun into a machine gun is easy to hide, but its impact can be devastating. Indiana investigators say 14 of those conversion devices have already been taken out of circulation this year.

Indianapolis

Crime gun crackdown delivers major results across Central Indiana removing 143 firearms and nearly 140 pounds of drugs

Indianapolis, Indiana – A small device that can turn a handgun into a machine gun is easy to hide, but its impact can be...

July 11, 2026
One Hoosier may be starting the weekend with a very different kind of to-do list after a CA$H 5 ticket sold in Indianapolis hit a jackpot worth more than $1.5 million One Hoosier may be starting the weekend with a very different kind of to-do list after a CA$H 5 ticket sold in Indianapolis hit a jackpot worth more than $1.5 million

Indianapolis

Indianapolis CA$H 5 ticket wins more than $1.5 million jackpot this week

Indianapolis, Indiana – One Hoosier may be starting the weekend with a very different kind of to-do list after a CA$H 5 ticket sold...

June 20, 2026
A west side park that once sat waiting for its next chapter is now filled with summer noise again — water spraying, basketballs bouncing, pickleball paddles popping, and children testing out a new playground. A west side park that once sat waiting for its next chapter is now filled with summer noise again — water spraying, basketballs bouncing, pickleball paddles popping, and children testing out a new playground.

Indianapolis

Indianapolis unveils $2.6 million Chapel Hill Park renovation on west side with splash pad, playground and new courts

Indianapolis, Indiana – A west side park that once sat waiting for its next chapter is now filled with summer noise again — water...

June 20, 2026
At East 46th Street and North Keystone Avenue, officers with IMPD’s North District are warning drivers to pay close attention to the “No Turn on Red” restriction near the Nickel Plate Trail crossing, where walkers and bicyclists regularly move through the area with the right of way. At East 46th Street and North Keystone Avenue, officers with IMPD’s North District are warning drivers to pay close attention to the “No Turn on Red” restriction near the Nickel Plate Trail crossing, where walkers and bicyclists regularly move through the area with the right of way.

Indianapolis

Safety warning issued for Indianapolis intersection where illegal turns threaten walkers and cyclists

Indianapolis, Indiana – As spring brings more people outdoors, one Indianapolis intersection is drawing renewed attention from police for a rule that cannot be...

April 21, 2026

State news

Southern Indiana’s long connection to spaceflight has entered a new chapter, this time inside a 30,000-square-foot facility built to turn microgravity research into products that could affect life far beyond orbit. Southern Indiana’s long connection to spaceflight has entered a new chapter, this time inside a 30,000-square-foot facility built to turn microgravity research into products that could affect life far beyond orbit.

State news

Indiana strengthens space economy with 30,000-square-foot Redwire research and manufacturing center

Indiana – Southern Indiana’s long connection to spaceflight has entered a new chapter, this time inside a 30,000-square-foot facility built to turn microgravity research...

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Governor Mike Braun spent last week moving from one Indiana community to another, tying together a message that stretched from new jobs in Evansville to public safety gains in southern Indiana, flood response in Lanesville and a quiet tribute to the state’s earliest days in Corydon. Governor Mike Braun spent last week moving from one Indiana community to another, tying together a message that stretched from new jobs in Evansville to public safety gains in southern Indiana, flood response in Lanesville and a quiet tribute to the state’s earliest days in Corydon.

State news

Gov. Mike Braun frames Indiana travels around safer communities and stronger local economies

Indianapolis, Indiana – Governor Mike Braun spent last week moving from one Indiana community to another, tying together a message that stretched from new...

June 19, 2026
Indiana’s latest electric rate fight moved quickly from a regulatory order to the governor’s office this week, after the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved another increase for AES Indiana customers. Indiana’s latest electric rate fight moved quickly from a regulatory order to the governor’s office this week, after the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved another increase for AES Indiana customers.

State news

“Unacceptable”: Gov. Braun orders Consumer Office to fight back hard after Indiana regulators give AES another rate hike

Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana’s latest electric rate fight moved quickly from a regulatory order to the governor’s office this week, after the Indiana Utility...

June 19, 2026

Crime and safety

Indianapolis police are asking residents to pause, look closely and help bring two teenagers home. Both disappeared on the same day from different areas of the city, and investigators are now turning to the public for information.

Crime and Safety

Two Indianapolis teens vanished on the same day and police need help finding them

Indianapolis, Indiana – Indianapolis police are asking residents to pause, look closely and help bring two teenagers home. Both disappeared on the same day...

July 11, 2026
A traffic stop in Munster that began with a vehicle pulled over on an autumn day has now ended with a federal prison sentence for a Gary man who was barred from having a gun A traffic stop in Munster that began with a vehicle pulled over on an autumn day has now ended with a federal prison sentence for a Gary man who was barred from having a gun

Crime and Safety

Gary man barred from guns gets four years in prison after loaded Glock found in vehicle

Indiana – A traffic stop in Munster that began with a vehicle pulled over on an autumn day has now ended with a federal...

June 29, 2026
A federal jury in Indianapolis has convicted Laurens Jean-Francois, a 23-year-old Haitian national, in a pair of armed robberies that prosecutors said unfolded over three tense days in July 2025 and left two workers facing the same weapon at close range. A federal jury in Indianapolis has convicted Laurens Jean-Francois, a 23-year-old Haitian national, in a pair of armed robberies that prosecutors said unfolded over three tense days in July 2025 and left two workers facing the same weapon at close range.

Crime and Safety

Federal prosecutors win conviction tied to three-day armed robbery spree in Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana – A federal jury in Indianapolis has convicted Laurens Jean-Francois, a 23-year-old Haitian national, in a pair of armed robberies that prosecutors...

June 29, 2026
A Yorktown contractor is facing federal bank fraud charges after prosecutors said a renovation project in Muncie was used to pull $188,000 from a construction loan through paperwork that was allegedly false. A Yorktown contractor is facing federal bank fraud charges after prosecutors said a renovation project in Muncie was used to pull $188,000 from a construction loan through paperwork that was allegedly false.

Crime and Safety

Indiana contractor accused of using $188,000 construction loan money for personal expenses

Indiana – A Yorktown contractor is facing federal bank fraud charges after prosecutors said a renovation project in Muncie was used to pull $188,000...

June 20, 2026