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The Morgan County prosecutor’s office filed a motion Monday to waive juvenile court jurisdiction for the teenager accused of shooting a student last week at Martinsville West Middle School. Prosecutors want the 15-year-old suspect charged as an adult for attempted murder, aggravated battery, carrying a handgun without a license on school property and other charges. A hearing on whether to hand the case over to the adult court is scheduled for April 18. The suspect is in custody at a Johnson County juvenile detention facility. Victim Chance Jackson, 15, has been upgraded from critical to serious condition after two surgeries.
 

An intoxicated traveler was arrested after using an emergency exit to take a smoke break at Indianapolis International Airport Monday night. Airport police say Michael Rogers of Bloomington lit a cigarette inside Concourse A. When a security staff member told Rogers he was not allowed to smoke in the airport, he became uncooperative and opened a secure door to a gate bridge. Two Delta ramp workers stopped Rogers before he could get to the tarmac. He was arrested for public intoxication, criminal trespass and other charges.
 

A west-side Indianapolis homeowner said he came downstairs at around 10:40 Monday night to find three intruders in his house in the 600 block of Livingston Avenue. Nicholas Lyman said two of the men were trying to take his TV. A third guy grabbed him from behind and put a knife to his neck. Eventually the robbers took off in a white Ford F-150 pickup. Lyman, who was cut in the incident, was taken to the hospital, but is expected to be OK.
 

A public-safety personnel diversity task force has issued a report calling for changes in the way Indianapolis hires police and firefighters. The report, issued by a 30-member mayoral task force, found fewer than 14 percent of local police and fire personnel are non-white, even though the city has a black population of 28 percent. The task force said it supports a return to the “80-20 policy” that based 80 percent of promotions strictly on testing and seniority, but allows flexibility to fill out the ranks with minority candidates.
 

The price to park at meters in downtown Indianapolis and in Broad Ripple has gone up. On Monday, a rate hike, along with expanded hours subject to fees, went into effect. Hourly rates jumped from 75 cents to $1. Rates will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Parking previously was free after 6 p.m. Rates will jump again in January to $1.50 an hour in most locations. About 1,200 retrofitted meters, which allow users to pay with a credit card, have been installed. The rest are scheduled to be installed later this spring and summer.
 

A truck driver fled the scene on foot early Monday after driving his white pickup truck off an Interstate 465 exit into Lawrence United Methodist Church at 5200 N. Shadeland Ave. The crash, which occurred just before 1 a.m., left a big hole in the wall of the church. Police are searching for the driver.