The ride is over for a miniature train, the last of the original rides at the Holiday World amusement park that opened in southern Indiana in 1946. Workers say the locomotive and coaches of the ride — called the Freedom Train since the 1980s —are in such bad condition that they can’t be used anymore or repaired. The ride was originally named the Santa Claus Railroad when the amusement park opened as Santa Claus Land.
 

A woman’s body was discovered Thursday in a storage unit in Carmel. Police say the body was found in the driver’s seat of a car inside the unit in the 1000 block of North Rangeline Road. The woman is believed to have been there since March. Police are investigating the cause of death, but say there is evidence of suicide.
 

An Indianapolis squad car struck and killed a pedestrian who had walked into traffic Thursday night at East 42nd Street and North Emerson Avenue. Police say the officer was on-duty, had a green light and wasn’t speeding when the pedestrian stepped in front of him on Emerson Avenue about 9:30 p.m. Under protocol, the officer was taken in for blood tests.
 

Indianapolis police are looking for a bicyclist who allegedly forced another bicyclist to have sex with him, stole his money and then shot him when he tried to get away. The reported attack happened at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday near 11th Street and Tacoma Avenue. The victim was shot in the buttocks and left ankle when he tried to run away. He said his assailant was in his early 20s and carried a silver or chrome handgun.
 

Indianapolis police are seeking the alleged madam in a high-end prostitution ring after arresting one of her possible partners in crime at a Keystone Crossing hotel. Veronika Leblanc, 23, was taken into custody Tuesday night at the Sheraton Indianapolis and charged with prostitution. An arrest warrant was issued for 29-year-old Anzhelika Rampone, who police say organized a meeting between an undercover officer and Lebanc. Police seized $200,000 in cash and about $100,000 in jewelry from the pair. Leblanc is accused of charging $500 or more an hour for sex.
 

Police have arrested two men in connection with a May 16 armed robbery at a Franklin pharmacy. Davonte Hubbard was charged Tuesday with armed robbery and Devan Twitchell was charged Wednesday with aiding an armed robbery. Pharmaceuticals were taken at gunpoint in the robbery at Henderson Drug Store. A third suspect, Hayden Glass, died of an overdose the day after the robbery.
 

Two athletic-oriented groups plan a public forum next week to discuss ways to turn central Indiana into a hub for sports innovation. The American College of Sports Medicine and the Indiana University School of Physical Education and Tourism Management at IUPUI will conduct the free forum on May 28 at the NCAA headquarters in downtown Indianapolis.
 

Overnight storms with wind gusts up to 60 mph left hundreds without power in Indiana, including in Noblesville, where high winds caused property and tree damage. Nearly 2,000 homes and businesses were without power Tuesday morning in Hamilton County, causing school delays.
 

Indianapolis police are searching for a man who robbed the Huntington Bank branch in Broad Ripple at about 9:20 a.m. Tuesday morning. The suspect fled on foot. Witnesses said he wore a red bandana, black hoodie and blue jeans, and was carrying a weapon.
 

Indianapolis police arrested James Long, 25, and Jason Mobley, 38, Sunday for allegedly setting a vacant church on fire. The fire started about 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the 2000 block of Southeastern Avenue and caused an estimated $40,000 in damage. Neighbors told police they saw the two men arguing outside the building before they set it on fire.
 

A fuel spill from a Shell gas station closed the intersection at West 30th and North Illinois streets for about six hours Sunday afternoon and evening. An employee experienced problems while changing filters in a gasoline pump and as many as 500 gallons of fuel poured from the pump before it could be stopped. The Marion County Public Health Department and the Department of Public Works were called in to make sure fuel didn’t enter the sewer system.
 

Two children died and at least four other people were injured in a Cumberland fire Monday morning. The blaze at Raintree Commons Condominiums, 2010 E. Welland St., near East Washington Street and German Church Road, was reported about 9:20 a.m. Fire officials say the injured include a woman in critical condition, and two men and a child in stable condition.
 

Center Grove High School’s marching band will spend Thanksgiving next year marching in New York City as part of the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Only about a dozen bands were selected for the 2014 parade out of roughly 175 from around the world that applied.

Firefighters from several departments spent three hours Friday battling what officials characterized as a major fire on the courthouse square in Greencastle, about 50 miles west of Indianapolis. The three-alarm fire broke out at Wilson’s Photography on East Washington Street about 7:30 a.m. and spread to two other buildings. U.S. 231 and State Road 240 in Greencastle were closed because of the fire.
 

Two people were arrested after they allegedly fled from the scene of a fatal crash early Friday morning at the intersection of Brookville Road and South Arlington Avenue. Timothy Jacobs, 60, of Indianapolis died at the scene after his Ford Explorer was struck by a white GMC van about 3:15 a.m. The driver of the van and his passenger took off on foot after the crash but were captured a short while later, police say. Jorge Ortega, 30, was identified as the driver and charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, causing death. Passenger Serafin Quiroz-Perez was charged with possession of a controlled substance.
 

Police on Wednesday arrested an Indianapolis man whom they believe left a suspicious package at an alcohol and substance-abuse treatment center. Danny Anderson, 36, is accused of threatening employees at Fairbanks Recovery Center, 8102 Clearvista Parkway. Investigators say he left an envelope containing a crystalline substance that is being tested. Anderson was charged with making terroristic threats and intimidation.
 

The PowerBall jackpot has climbed to about $475 million, the second-largest in the game’s history, after the $360 million jackpot went unclaimed Wednesday night. However, an Indianapolis couple bought a $1 million ticket, the Hoosier Lottery said Thursday. The next drawing is Saturday night.
 

A 7-year-old boy was critically injured in a hit-and-run incident Wednesday night on the southeast side of Indianapolis. Family members said they were preparing to cross East Troy Avenue at South Walcott Street just before 9:30 p.m. when the boy stepped into the road and was struck by a dark red older-model Oldsmobile Delta 88. The vehicle continued east on Troy. The boy was still in critical condition Thursday morning at Riley Hospital for Children.
 

After weeks of rolling without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has ballooned in time for its Wednesday drawing to an estimated $360 million. It’s considered the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest lottery jackpot in history. The top two all-time jackpots — $656 million from a Mega Millions jackpot and $587.5 million from a Powerball jackpot — were achieved in 2012.
 

The Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners said Wednesday that it has received 26 applications so far for superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools. The new superintendent, who will replace retired Dr. Eugene White, will be selected before Aug. 5, the first day of the 2013-2014 school year. In February, IPS board members voted Peggy Hinckley in as interim superintendent until a permanent replacement is hired.
 

Officials say West 56th Street near Guion Road in Indianapolis is expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Wednesday following a fuel leak that closed the road for several days. Some construction and cleanup work will continue in the area. Marathon, which manages the leaking pipeline, is working with state and local authorities to fix the problem. About 21,400 gallons of fuel were recovered. Marathon said there was no threat of soil or water contamination in the area.
 

An Anderson man died early Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash near Sheridan. Dennis Eugene Scott, 45, was driving west on State Road 38 near Six Points Road about 1 a.m. when his truck left the road and rolled several times, ejecting Scott. Police are investigating the cause of the crash.