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Police officer shoots own dog

A Marion County Sheriff's Office sergeant said he was forced to shoot his police dog, and now the shooting is under investigation by his own department and the Hancock County Sheriff's Department. The dog, Paco, died after Sgt. Tom Shambaugh shot it twice with a shotgun. Shambaugh said he feared for his safety because the dog was agitated and aggressive after it escaped from its kennel. Officials are investigating to see if the shooting was appropriate.

Armed robber sought in Carmel

Carmel police are looking for two suspects after an armed robbery. The victims told police that a brown Chevrolet Impala pulled up next to them at 10801 N. Michigan Road Tuesday night. Two men with guns got out of the car and demanded money. After the victims handed over a wallet and purse, the men drove away. No one was injured.
 

Man shot in head outside strip club

A 23-year-old man was rushed to a hospital early Thursday after he was shot in the head outside a strip club on the east side of Indianapolis. After the shooting in the parking lot of the Pure Passion club on 38th Street and Post Road, the victim tried to get into his car before collapsing in front of a neighboring gas station. A firearm recovered at the scene is under investigation.

Fewer auto closings reduce U.S. unemployment claims

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits plunged last week. But a big reason was that some automakers skipped their traditional summer shutdowns to keep up with demand, leading to fewer temporary layoffs of autoworkers.

More U.S., Indiana homes facing foreclosure risk

More than 1 million properties experienced foreclosure filings in the first half of 2012. Twenty states saw a first-half rise in foreclosure activity from the same time a year ago. Indiana had the biggest rise on a percentage basis, with a 32-percent increase in foreclosure activity.

Quarterly profit, revenue slides at Emmis

The Indianapolis-based media company reported a larger loss on falling revenue in its fiscal first quarter, mostly due to the sale of a group of radio stations and cheaper advertising rates.

WellPoint agrees to pay for 3 children to get gene test

WellPoint Inc. said it will pay for DNA testing for three children to see if they have an inherited heart disease their father suffers from that often strikes without warning, reversing an earlier decision to deny coverage.

Indiana fair panel awards coliseum work contracts

The Indiana State Fair Commission has awarded the first four contracts for a planned renovation of the fairgrounds' coliseum that will keep the building on the sidelines during next year's fair.

AG pushes back state fair settlement deadline

Attorney General Greg Zoeller is giving victims of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse more time to decide whether to accept a portion of $6 million in state money that's linked to a settlement with the owner and manufacturer of the stage.

Fire, water worries grow worse amid Indiana drought

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is banning lawn watering in the city beginning Friday, and all smoking has been banned during a county fair in central Indiana because of the conditions caused by this summer's drought.

Pair arrested in Fishers burglaries

Two men were arrested Tuesday and charged in connection with multiple residential burglaries in Fishers and Carmel. Cousins John Maryfield, Jr., 28, and Derrick Maryfield, 23, both of Indianapolis, were apprehended after a witness called police about a burglary in progress in a neighborhood near 141st Street and Cumberland Road. Police say the pair  may be responsible for at least six burglaries or burglary attempts in Fishers this month. Carmel police and Hancock County officials are looking into whether the brothers committed similar crimes in their areas.
 

Fire ousts five families from mobile homes

Firefighters from three counties helped extinguish a fire that consumed multiple mobile homes Wednesday morning in Hendricks County, displacing five families. Five mobile homes were either destroyed or damaged in the fire that broke out at Sti-Bel Mobile Home Park in Clayton just after midnight. No injuries were reported.