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City, partners push forward with renter support despite setbacks

February 21, 2022 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indianapolis Business Journal

Indianapolis has long struggled to rein in dilapidated housing complexes owned by absentee, typically out-of-state, landlords. It’s slogging through lengthy lawsuits with the owners of multiple troubled properties, and officials say there’s another filing ready to go unless a new owner takes over an infamously rundown complex. A pair of state-level moves in landlord-friendly Indiana also are hampering attempts to protect renters, city officials say.

Man guilty in 2019 death of woman at Indianapolis church

February 16, 2022 | Associated Press

A man has been convicted of murder in the death of woman who was found strangled and stabbed inside an Indianapolis church, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Facing off: Marion County prosecutor candidates target violent crime, community trust

February 16, 2022 | Katie Stancombe

Two candidates — Republican Cynthia “Cyndi” V. Carrasco and incumbent Democrat Ryan Mears — will vie for the position of Marion County prosecutor this November.

Marion Co. juvenile judge leads new effort to encourage students of color to become lawyers

February 16, 2022 | Marilyn Odendahl

The Tindley Law and Public Policy Institute has the ambitious goal of launching in the fall of 2022. Marion County Juvenile Judge Geoffrey Gaither is clear that he wants the initiative to become the premier law program for charter schools.

IU McKinney 44th annual Women’s Caucus auction to benefit Boys & Girls Club

February 14, 2022 | IL Staff

Students from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law are raising funds to benefit the children of Indianapolis as part of the Women’s Caucus’ 44th annual auction.

Indianapolis delays suit against apartment owner, citing interested buyer

February 10, 2022 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indianapolis Business Journal

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration, which in January threatened a lawsuit against the owner of a troubled Nora-area apartment complex, has delayed filing suit, citing interest from a possible buyer.

Man held in death of resident at Indianapolis nursing center

February 8, 2022 | Associated Press

A 60-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the “suspicious” death of a woman at an Indianapolis nursing center where they both were residents, police said.

Indianapolis police begin charging for body camera videos

February 7, 2022 | Associated Press

After a yearlong review, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has begun charging for requests for police body camera videos.

Man convicted in shooting of woman found dead in idling car in downtown Indy

February 7, 2022 | Associated Press

A man has been convicted in the 2020 fatal shooting of a woman who was found dead in an idling car parked outside downtown Indianapolis’ main municipal building.

Marion County GOP prosecutor candidate Carrasco joining Indy firm

February 3, 2022 | IL Staff

Republican candidate for Marion County prosecutor Cynthia “Cyndi” V. Carrasco is joining the Indianapolis law firm of Riley Bennett Egloff LLP as of counsel, the firm announced this week. Carrasco will work with the firm’s government affairs practice group, according to a news release.

Indianapolis officer gets probation for punching student

February 1, 2022 | Associated Press

An Indianapolis police officer who was captured on video punching a high school student was sentenced Monday to 363 days probation for official misconduct.

COA: IPS not immune from negligence claim involving 1st grader

January 31, 2022 | Marilyn Odendahl

Finding that Indianapolis Public Schools is not immune from liability under the Indiana Tort Claims Act, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has revived a lawsuit brought by the parents of a first grader who was prevented from boarding the school bus and forced to walk home.

City seeks new uses for old jail buildings in downtown Indy

January 31, 2022 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indianapolis Business Journal and Indianapolis Business Journal Staff

Indianapolis hopes to spur more movement with a request for development proposals for historic buildings at 752 E. Market St. and 730 E. Washington St. The former Arrestee Processing Center on Market has been closed since 2017 (except for a section used for the Reuben Engagement Center until 2020) and the Jail II building on Washington will be vacant after inmates are fully moved to the Community Justice Campus in Twin Aire.

Indianapolis man gets 55 years for killing man found in tub

January 28, 2022 | Associated Press

An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for the 2018 fatal shooting of a man whose body was found in a bathtub at the gunman’s home.

ISBA moving headquarters to Capital Center in downtown Indy

January 27, 2022 | IL Staff

After 16 years of operating out of the Regions Tower in downtown Indianapolis, the Indiana State Bar Association headquarters is moving.

Crime bill package passes Senate

January 26, 2022 | Jordan Morey

A package of five bills focused on reducing violent crime, particularly in Marion County, all passed the Indiana Senate on Wednesday.

City threatens nuisance suit against owner of troubled Nora apartment complex

January 25, 2022 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indianapolis Business Journal

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration on Tuesday threatened suit against the ownership of a Nora-area apartment complex that’s racked up hundreds of health and building code violations.

Assessment and Intervention Center takes on broad mandate

January 24, 2022 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indianapolis Business Journal

When Indianapolis’ Assessment and Intervention Center opened in December 2020, it did so in the middle of the construction site that has become the Community Justice Campus, during what was then the deadliest and most infectious month of the pandemic. Since then, the AIC, originally intended to divert low-level, nonviolent offenders from Marion County’s criminal justice apparatus, has conducted more than 1,700 assessments for Indianapolis residents struggling with mental health or substance abuse disorders.

Man gets 110 years for Indianapolis shooting that killed 2

January 24, 2022 | Associated Press

A man has been sentenced to 110 years in prison for the fatal 2019 shootings of two people outside an Indianapolis strip club.

Indiana AG sides with Indianapolis Archdiocese in discrimination appeal

January 19, 2022 | Marilyn Odendahl

Wading into the fight between a former school guidance counselor and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is asserting the 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals is prohibited from “interfering” in church decisions by the legal doctrine of the ministerial exception.

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