Police say they don’t expect to file any charges in Monday night’s drowning death of a 5-year-old Indianapolis girl. Chesney Allen died at Riley Hospital for Children after she was pulled from a retention pond at 11:20 p.m. near the 4300 block of 10 Oak Drive on the city’s southwest side. Family members reported her missing at about 9:20 p.m. after they determined she was not playing at a neighbor’s home as they thought.
 

Organizers of tax-day tea parties across the country expect thousands of demonstrators to participate in local rallies Thursday, including one in Indianapolis. The second annual Tax Day Tea Party outside the Indiana Statehouse kicks off at 3 p.m. with a meet-and-greet event with local, state and federal political candidates. The rally officially begins at 5 p.m. Nationwide, organizers want to project an image of peaceful people upset by big spending, high taxes and a burdensome federal government. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

An Indiana climate specialist says the state's spring planting forecast is looking good, with rain and temperatures expected to be close to normal. Associate state climatologist Ken Scheeringa said many Indiana farmers are eager to plant this month after last year's slow, wet start to the planting season. He said the forecast for the rest of the spring looks much better than a year ago, when the state's weather was dominated by the La Nina weather cycle's cool, wet conditions.
 

One teenager hit by an alleged drunk driver remains in critical condition and her friend has been upgraded to serious condition. The two were walking on a sidewalk Tuesday night along Keystone Avenue near East 28th Street when a 36-year-old man allegedly drove over the curb and hit them. Witnesses told police that Dwayne Holloway swerved off the road to avoid hitting a van, then drove away and hit a parked car. He   was arrested while walking away from the second accident scene. Authorities say Holloway has an extensive criminal history, including driving while intoxicated and marijuana possession. Fox 59 will have more at 4 p.m.
 

Police are searching for an armed man who robbed an Indianapolis grocery store and fired at a security officer. Surveillance cameras caught the robbery at the Aldi grocery store in the 5200 block of Keystone Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. Police said a uniformed security guard followed the robber into the parking lot, where the suspect fired at him before driving away.

 

Student-athletes at Anderson High School will be charged an annual fee to play on sports teams under a proposal approved Tuesday by the system’s school board. Starting in the fall, all participants in school-sponsored sports in grades 9 through 12 will be charged a $10 flat fee to participate. The fee is $5 if the student is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The annual fee will be capped at $25 for families with three or more student-athletes.
 

It has been 20 years since Ryan White passed away from the AIDS virus. Indiana University in Bloomington will mark the anniversary Friday with a ceremony honoring his life and an announcement about a special scholarship in his name. White became the national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States after he contracted HIV at age 13 from a tainted blood transfusion. He died April 8, 1990, just four months before he was to begin his freshman year at IU. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

The University of Notre Dame has adopted a statement reaffirming its opposition to abortion in the wake of last year's uproar over the school's decision to invite President Barack Obama as its commencement speaker. The school faced a backlash over the appearance of Obama, who is a strong supporter of abortion rights and embryonic stem-cell research. Thursday's statement says the Roman Catholic school "recognizes and upholds the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death" in compliance with church teachings.
 

An east-side Indianapolis father turned himself in after his two daughters and wife were attacked late Wednesday night. Keith Hone, 41, was arrested for attempted murder. Investigators say a 17-year-old girl ran out of the North Harbison Avenue home with a knife in her back and went to a neighbor’s house. The teen’s 15-year-old sister and 36-year-old mother, who were beaten, followed behind. All three were taken to the hospital in stable condition. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
 

Fire investigators have identified the victim in a Thursday morning fire as Joseph Woodruff. Investigators say he was living in a barn behind the family home on Pendleton Pike in Lawrence. A 911 call for help came in just before 7 a.m. and firefighters were on the scene minutes later. The cause of the fire has not been determined.

 

Residents on Indianapolis’ south side say they're not done fighting a proposed landfill expansion in Decatur Township. The development commission approved a request to rezone land near Kentucky Avenue and Interstate 465, close to the White River. An existing landfill would be expanded by more than 200 acres. South Side Landfill Inc. said it will install a berm, slurry wall and a buffer zone of agricultural land to keep trash residue from leaking into the river. The issue heads to the City-County Council.
 

A sport-utility vehicle slammed into a home on the northeast side early Wednesday morning, plowing through a wall directly under a second-story bedroom where the homeowner's two daughters were sleeping. The girls, ages 12 and 15, were not hurt. The crash happened just after midnight near 62nd and North Olney streets. The driver, 21-year-old Emily Salas, said she swerved to avoid something in the road and overcorrected. Salas and one of her passengers suffered minor injuries. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

 

Indianapolis police are investigating a number of burglaries at storage centers in Indianapolis. About 200 units have been burglarized. The latest happened overnight at the Public Storage facility at West 86th Street and Georgetown Road. Thieves have also hit Public Storage facilities on East 62nd Street, Pike Plaza and Shore Terrace Drive. Investigators are reviewing security videos.