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Girl, 17, shot on east side

A 17-year-old girl was shot twice, once in the chest and once in the arm, following a fight at a party late Thursday on the east side of Indianapolis. She was taken to Methodist Hospital and is expected to survive. Police are investigating the shooting, which happened near 21st Street and Mitthoeffer Road.

Car shot with crossbow at intersection

A woman told police that a man hit her car with an arrow shot from a crossbow early Friday morning in Fishers. The woman was driving west on 96th Street and preparing to turn onto Allisonville Road when she saw a man with the bow standing in the middle of the intersection. A clerk at a nearby gas station said she saw the man with a crossbow earlier that morning in her store. Police found the arrow in the street but not the suspect.

Police find woman dead on west side

Dawnita Gibson, 35, of Indianapolis was found dead Thursday in a west-side apartment by police investigating a reported domestic disturbance. Police were called to Chapel Hill Apartments in the 7600 block of West Street at about 8:30 p.m. Thursday. When they knocked on the door, a man inside answered, “Just a minute.” When no one came to the door, officers entered to find the woman, who had suffered an undisclosed injury. A man was seen fleeing from the rear of the residence. Police arrested a man matching his description an hour later on Crawfordsville Road.

Colleges spend big, lose big on women’s basketball

Across the U.S., the most popular women’s college sport is in the red. Women’s basketball at the 53 public schools in the six largest conferences recorded operating losses last fiscal year of $109.7 million, while the men’s teams reported operating profits of $240 million.

U.S. unemployment rate falls to two-year low

The nation added 216,000 jobs last month, with private employers adding more than 200,000 jobs for a second straight month. However, a big factor in the lower jobless rate is that many people who stopped looking for jobs still aren’t looking for one.

Hinkle Fieldhouse slated for $25 million restoration

A capital campaign is under way to fund improvements to the historic arena on the campus of Butler University. Upgrades will include more seating for season-ticket holders and a new scoreboard with video capabilities.

Scientists question claims in biotech letter

The widespread Internet posting of a letter by a retired Purdue University researcher who says he has linked genetically modified corn and soybeans to crop diseases and to abortions and infertility in livestock has raised concern among scientists that the public will believe his unsupported claim is true.

Indy Met Pumas make basketball history

The Indianapolis Metropolitan High School boys’ basketball team won the Class 1-A state championship, for the first time in the team’s four-year existence.

Flexibility eases pain of principal’s departure

Carlotta Watch VideoThe abrupt departure of Indianapolis Metropolitan High School's dynamic principal, Carlotta Cooprider, had the potential to deal a major blow to the 430-student charter school. But school administrators, parents and students say the transition was mostly seamless.

Tax breaks for Rolls-Royce hinge on investment, not jobs

City officials’ fear that Rolls-Royce Corp. might pull thousands of jobs out of Indianapolis drove the negotiations that culminated last month with the company’s committing to move 2,500 of its local office employees to the south side of downtown.