Monday, May 20 2013 2:26 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:26:10 GMT
Jodi Arias' lawyers have asked to withdraw from the case and say they won't call any witnesses in the penalty phase of her trial. The stunning declaration came Monday after the judge denied their requestMore >>
Jodi Arias' lawyers have asked to withdraw from the case and say they won't call any witnesses in the penalty phase of her trial.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 1:53 PM EDT2013-05-20 17:53:46 GMT
Indianapolis Metro Police are asking for your help in locating 18-year-old Alexis Ricard. Alexis has been diagnosed as mildly mentally handicapped and functions at the level of a 12-year-old child. SheMore >>
Indianapolis Metro Police are asking for your help in locating 18-year-old Alexis Ricard.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 1:48 PM EDT2013-05-20 17:48:45 GMT
Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson announced Monday that defensive lineman/offensive lineman Nate Hoff has joined the IU football program. Hoff is eligible for the 2013 season and has four years of eligibility. TheMore >>
Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson announced Monday that defensive lineman/offensive lineman Nate Hoff has joined the IU football program. Hoff is eligible for the 2013 season and has four years of eligibility.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 12:58 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:58:03 GMT
Helio Castroneves hopes a new generation of fans gets to see a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. It's been 22 years since the last driver won his fourth Indy 500 title. Now Castroneves and DarioMore >>
It's been 22 years since the last driver won his fourth Indy 500 title. Now Helio Castroneves and Dario Franchitti are trying to join the exclusive club at Sunday's race.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 12:49 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:49:03 GMT
Tuesday is the next deadline to sign up for Indiana's Do Not Call registry. Since January, the state attorney general's office says it has received more than 5,000 complaints about telemarketing callsMore >>
Tuesday is the next deadline to sign up for Indiana's Do Not Call registry.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 12:48 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:48:22 GMT
A Lafayette food program is so strapped for space that it's being forced to turn away food donations at least once a week. The Journal & Courier reports that the Food Finders Food Bank can distributeMore >>
A Lafayette food program is so strapped for space that it's being forced to turn away food donations at least once a week.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 12:43 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:43:30 GMT
A former Indianapolis City-County Council member was sentenced to 27 months in prison with three years on supervised release after pleading guilty to fraud charges.More >>
A former Indianapolis City-County Council member was sentenced to 27 months in prison with three years on supervised release after pleading guilty to fraud charges.
Monday, May 20 2013 12:40 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:40:57 GMT
One of several tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system rumbling through the Plains and Midwest has leveled several mobile homes in an area southeast of Oklahoma City. Reports of injuries in theMore >>
Oklahoma's state medical examiner's office says a second person was killed by a tornado that leveled a central Oklahoma mobile home park.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:54 AM EDT2013-05-20 15:54:10 GMT
The IPL 500 Festival Parade kicks off Saturday, May 25 at noon in downtown Indianapolis. In addition to previously announced WNBA Champion Indiana Fever as Parade Grand Marshal and The X-Factor winnerMore >>
Along with the Indiana Fever as Grand Marshal, this year's parade features Olympian gymnasts Shawn Johnson and Jordyn Weiber, Foreigner, Eddie Money, actors Michael Pena and Windell Middlebrooks, Colts punter Pat McAfee, Florence Henderson and Jim Nabors.More >>
INDIANAPOLIS -
There wasn't as much room at the inns in 2012, at least not in Marion County.
Visit Indy reports that demand, occupancy, revenue and the average daily room rate all rose in 2012, especially for downtown hotels.
Year-end reports show demand for downtown holes increased 5% over 2011, occupancy was up 4.3%, revenue jumped 13.6% and the average daily rate rose 7.9%
Visit Indy says while a lot of it had to do with Indianapolis hosting the 2012 Super Bowl, it wasn't everything.
They say hotel occupancy and revenue has continued to climb steadily since 2008, when it reached a low point in the midst of the recession.
They credit the uptick in the economy and number of large, conventions and trade shows.
Monday, May 20 2013 6:45 AM EDT2013-05-20 10:45:09 GMT
The Indiana Pacers return to practice on Monday, getting ready for game one of the Eastern Conference Finals and the Miami Heat. The Pacers are coming off an electrifying win Saturday night at BankersMore >>
The Indiana Pacers return to practice on Monday, getting ready for game one of the Eastern Conference Finals and the Miami Heat. The Pacers are coming off an electrifying win Saturday night at BankersMore >>
Monday, May 20 2013 7:27 AM EDT2013-05-20 11:27:10 GMT
If you're accustomed to free parking in Speedway during the Indianapolis 500, you may have to rethink your plans. New restrictions for some residential streets around the track are in place.. And if youMore >>
If you're accustomed to free parking in Speedway during the Indianapolis 500, you may have to rethink your plans. New restrictions for some residential streets around the track are in place.. And if you violate them, it could cost you.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 8:53 AM EDT2013-05-20 12:53:06 GMT
There could be bumping at Indianapolis this weekend. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports said Saturday afternoon that it has hired British driver Katherine Legge to drive the No. 81 car. That gives IndianapolisMore >>
British driver Katherine Legge has become the 33rd driver to qualify for next week's Indianapolis 500, assuring race organizers of a full field.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 5:35 AM EDT2013-05-20 09:35:08 GMT
Safety for an international event like the Indy 500 is planned well in advance. However, those plans are constantly changed and updated, depending on what's happening the day of the race. For the firstMore >>
Safety for an international event like the Indy 500 is planned well in advance. However, those plans are constantly changed and updated, depending on what's happening the day of the race.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 9:01 AM EDT2013-05-20 13:01:12 GMT
Construction has stopped on a pharmaceutical facility being built with a $6 million loan from Greenwood. The city attorney says the city could foreclose on the Elona Biotechnologies facility.More >>
Construction has stopped on a pharmaceutical facility being built with a $6 million loan from a suburban Indianapolis city. Greenwood city attorney Krista Taggart says the city could foreclose on the Elona Biotechnologies facility within the next few weeks unless new investors take over the company. More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 3:25 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:25:56 GMT
Conservation officers recovered the body of a woman from the Empire Quarry in southern Indiana early Sunday morning. Officers were called to the quarry after a report of a body floating in the water.More >>
Conservation officers recovered the body of a woman from the Empire Quarry in southern Indiana early Sunday morning.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 12:40 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:40:57 GMT
One of several tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system rumbling through the Plains and Midwest has leveled several mobile homes in an area southeast of Oklahoma City. Reports of injuries in theMore >>
Oklahoma's state medical examiner's office says a second person was killed by a tornado that leveled a central Oklahoma mobile home park.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 1:10 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:10:17 GMT
A crash involving three vehicles near Muncie has sent as many as seven people - including five children - to a hospital. Officers on scene tell The Star Press that all of the injuries are non-life-threatening. TheMore >>
A crash involving three vehicles near Muncie has sent as many as seven people - including five children - to a hospital.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 3:38 AM EDT2013-05-20 07:38:58 GMT
The Indianapolis 500 does not start without Jim Nabors and the Pacers don't advance in the NBA Playoffs without hearing at least one "boom baby" from Slick Leonard. Some traditions you just don't messMore >>
The last time the Pacers played on race day was 2004. It will happen again Sunday, opening the possibilities for fans to see both. They might even get tickets to both for $100 total.More >>
Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.More >>
The college student was being held in a headlock by a masked intruder with a loaded gun to her head, police said. Then the gunman took aim at an officer.More >>
The JW Marriott during the Super Bowl in 2012.
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