In one of the few districts without an incumbent, District 16 candidates Kristin Jones, Laura Giffel and Mike Smith are vying to represent a district that doesn’t follow party lines. In less than two weeks, voters across Indianapolis will go to the polls and select the 25 members of the City-County Council. In many of […]
Wabash College students call for transparency after decision to end sheepskin diplomas
Wabash College has handed out sheepskin diplomas to its graduating seniors for the past 187 years. It’s one of the last colleges in the country to do so. But now the tradition is coming to an end. College administrators say the quality of the diplomas has deteriorated while the prices have soared.Year 188 will bring […]
This 94-year-old World War II veteran received France’s highest honor — 75 years later
The first thing Jimmie H. Royer remembers about World War II is the bodies falling. The second thing he remembers: the joyful faces of French freedom. During World War II, Royer served as a gunner through several campaigns in France before he nearly lost a leg and was honorably discharged. During a ceremony in Terre Haute […]
Trump campaign press secretary slams media, Democrats, impeachment in Indianapolis
Kayleigh McEnany, the national press secretary for President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, criticized the media, Democrats and the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis during the National Federation of Republican Women’s 40th Biennial Convention. Her speech comes after Vice President Mike Pence visited Indiana Thursday and Friday, ignoring questions from reporters on the impeachment […]
Mike Pence ignores whistleblower questions during visit to Columbus school
Cortlynn Stark and London Gibson, Indianapolis Star Vice President Mike Pence spent the first of his two days in Indiana this week urging Congress to pass a new trade pact with Canada and Mexico. On Friday, he hoped to surprise third-graders in his hometown of Columbus, addressed hundreds of National Guard members and discussed health care in Indiana. […]
Mike Pence arrives in Indy to talk trade as Trump impeachment talk swells
Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Indianapolis on Thursday to promote a U.S. trade pact with Canada and Mexico that, if approved, would replace NAFTA. The former Indiana governor’s two-day return to his home state also comes amid an impeachment inquiry involving accusations that President Donald Trump tried to pressure a foreign leader to investigate […]
A woman’s lifelong quest to memorialize a Vietnam Green Beret finally led her to Monument Circle
Kathy Strong laid the wooden rose next to the brick with James Moreland’s name. She touched two fingers to its surface, a permanent reminder that the Green Beret medic, who went missing during the Vietnam War, would never be forgotten. On Friday, the California native installed a memorial brick inscribed with Moreland’s name and the date […]
Bug Appétit: The future of food isn’t what you thought. And IUPUI will be leading the way.
The black ants could have been mistaken for caviar from a distance. At Sun King Brewery Tuesday evening, Brooklyn-based Chef Joseph Yoon sprinkled them carefully on top of a shrimp and cucumber slice. Only when you get close can you see the legs. And apparently, the ants add a nice citric tang. Yoon created an […]
Few turn out to watch Indianapolis mayor’s race slog toward finish
James Briggs and Cortlynn Stark Political campaigns often heat up after Labor Day. That’s when candidates scramble to make final arguments and voters finally take notice after months of summer vacations and weekend barbecues. That typical fall election cycle does not seem to be taking hold in Indianapolis, though, at least not as it pertains to a mayor’s […]
It’s been 40 years, but Indianapolis firefighters might finally have their own training facility
For the first time in 40 years, the Indianapolis Fire Department — the largest fire department in the state — could have its own training facility. The $15 million bond issue given initial approval by the city Wednesday paves the way for IFD firefighters to train close to home, and for a potential income source — if the […]