Indiana increases money for families to support foster care children post-adoption indystar.com/story/news/loc…

Indy's hottest temperatures of the year so far start Thursday, NWS says indystar.com/story/weather/…

'Eyesore' apartment complex in Northeast Indy to be demolished. Here's what will replace it: indystar.com/story/news/loc…

It’s been such a busy first week, I completely forgot to announce that I’m one of the IndyStar newest public safety reporters! If you have any questions or story suggestions, don’t feel afraid to reach out to me! You can email me at: [email protected]

Latest for the Columbia Missourian — I've been reporting on CPS' redistricting process over the past few months. While changes were voted for on Monday, striving for socioeconomic balance continues to be a goal and a challenge. columbiamissourian.com/news/k12_educa…

Sitting at her dining table, Virginia Summers swiped through photos of her daughter, Tara Capps. Two days earlier she'd found her daughter's body in the woods by South Keystone Avenue — stuffed inside a storage tote. indystar.com/story/news/cri…

A fiercely outspoken advocate against gun violence in Indianapolis, Ron Gee was a local fixture at crime scenes & vigils… Now his family and friends are shocked that he was shot and killed. indystar.com/story/news/cri…

Yes, Indianapolis was hit by CrowdStrike's global Microsoft Windows outage. What we know: indystar.com/story/news/loc…

Kamala Harris has officially arrived in Indy 🛬

READ: A prosecutor's 'worst nightmare': Man who crashed Hellcat into family's SUV as they were driving around school shopping just got out of prison. 6 kids & their mother injured. The family tells me two only kids were able to come home last night. indystar.com/story/news/cri…

The shooting happened near the intersection of East 36th Street and North Post Road. The officer is in stable condition. indystar.com/story/news/cri…

We’re back at the fair trying food and rating it! Such a tough assignment for sure. P.S. — While you’re here, play some games at the IndyStar tent by the Free Stage.

For all Indy drivers: I-465 reopens between I-65 and I-70 indystar.com/story/news/loc…

Release time programs allow students to leave school during the day for religious education. In May, Kaitlin Lange asked me to look into them. With huge growth and strong feelings on both sides, it's a complicated issue. My last for IndyStar: indystar.com/story/news/edu…

Here's a little informative piece on what to look out for when buying a car: indystar.com/story/news/cri…

A truck driver, Saad Dine Riha, 32, was shot and killed in northwest Indy. "The community is in shock," said Imam Ahmed Alamine, director of the Indianapolis Muslim Community Association. indystar.com/story/news/cri…

Indy mom killed in murder suicide was ‘kind to a fault’. How to help her daughters indystar.com/story/news/cri… via IndyStar