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Motorcyclist killed on west side

A motorcyclist died Wednesday after becoming trapped beneath a vehicle near 38th Street and Lafayette Road in Indianapolis. Investigators say the cycle was traveling east on 38th Street when it struck a Pontiac Montana van that was trying to turn west onto 38th Street from the New Wineskin Ministries parking lot. The unidentified 26-year-old motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. The 51-year-old van's driver and a 7-year-old girl passenger were not injured.

City teen admits to fatal shooting

An Indianapolis teenager was charged Wednesday with murder in the shooting of a 16-year-old boy. Police say 17-year-old Tavon Berry admitted to the crime. Shawn Terry was killed July 29 at an apartment on North Shortridge Road. The suspect told detectives that he shot Terry after an argument and then shot himself in the leg to make it look like he had been robbed.

Truck crash near Lebanon kills 1

Indiana state troopers closed southbound Interstate 65 at State Road 47 near Lebanon early Wednesday morning after a fatal accident involving three trucks. Police say two semis were stopped on the U.S. 52 exit ramp at about 3:45 a.m. when they were rear-ended by a third truck. The crash ignited drums of fuel carried by one of the trucks. The driver who crashed into the other two trucks died at the scene. The other drivers were uninjured.

IndyCar’s new TV deal done with eye on global markets

The IndyCar Series' new deal with ABC is worth more than the current deal, sources said. But ESPN's ability to grow the series overseas is just as important as the financial windfall. Still, the series' most hardcore fans are the least pleased by the deal.

Cultural Trail delays take toll on Fountain Square merchants

Construction of the trail’s spur on Virginia Avenue was supposed to be finished by the end of July but now won’t be done until the end of the year. The unfinished work is causing headaches for Fountain Square business owners.

Home-sale deals tick up in Indianapolis area

Home-sale agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area rose 3.6 percent in July from the same month a year earlier, marking the third straight month of year-over-year increases after 14 months of declining sales.

Unemployment aid applications fall to 4-month low

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week below 400,000 for the first time in four months, a sign that the job market may be improving again slowly after a recent slump.

‘Abdul in the Morning’ show to end Friday

Abdul-Hakim Shabazz said his morning radio show on WXNT-AM 1430 will be replaced by the syndicated "Wall Street Journal Report" on Monday in a cost-cutting decision by Entercom Communications Corp.

Home construction permits dip in July

The number of permits filed last month in the Indianapolis metropolitan area declined to 305, a decrease of 4 percent from the same month in 2010, according to the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.

New Franklin bus policy causes delays

Parents driving their children to school in Franklin Township encountered lengthy waits and heavy traffic backups Wednesday morning. The first day of classes marked the debut of the cash-strapped district’s new pay-to-ride program, which charges students about $50 monthly to ride the bus. Only about 1,800 students were expected to ride buses, leaving about 7,000 to get to school some other way. Only about 2,000 students didn’t ride the bus in previous years. School employees, security firm workers and about 20 Indianapolis police officers were used to help with traffic flow, but some classes were delayed.