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Two years after Indianapolis Public Schools closed School 37, a multimillion-dollar redevelopment project is set to breath new life into a building that had served the Martindale-Brightwood community for 81 years. Central Indiana Community Foundation is spearheading the plan to transform the 52,000-square-foot former school into a community center. Construction is scheduled to begin in […]

A plane crash in Alaska that killed former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) also claimed the life of the father of Indiana
University football player Paul Phillips, a freshman tight end from Damestown, Md. Bill Phillips Sr., who played football
for the University of Evansville from 1972-1976, was aboard the plane that went down late Monday. Paul’s brother Wally
Phillips and former NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe survived the crash.

Indianapolis police officer David Bisard had a blood-alcohol level of 0.19—twice the legal limit—on the morning
he slammed his patrol car into a trio of motorcyclists, killing one and injuring two. The Aug. 7 accident occurred at 11:21
a.m. at 56th Street and Brendon Way Drive South as Bisard responded to a request for assistance in serving a felony warrant.
Bisard's vehicle struck and killed Eric Wells, 30, who was at a stoplight waiting for the officer to pass. "We are
currently working with the prosecutor's office after learning the results of the blood draw for alcohol have tested positive,"
Police Chief Paul Ciesielski said in a prepared statement.
 

One person died and another was critically injured Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Shelby County. Westbound
lanes of Interstate 74 near mile marker 116 were closed. Eastbound lanes were also expected to be closed for a short time
to allow a medical helicopter to land. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.