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Most businesses in Broad Ripple quickly recovered from floodwaters that hit the area Tuesday, but restaurant Petite Chou remains closed. Petite Chou owner Martha Hoover said the eatery could be closed for six months. "I think we're looking at this as a 100-percent gut job," Hoover said. “The water came in at such a fast pace, and there was so much water.” The Indianapolis Department of Public Works said two flood gates were wrongly closed in the 6500 block of Westfield Boulevard, which led to flooding after heavy rains.
 

A teenage boy who shot a man walking on the Monon Trail in June was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison. Devon Moore, who was 16 when the crime happened, was tried as an adult for shooting 58-year-old Gary Bravard. Moore shot Bravard multiple times in the legs after he refused to give Moore and two other teens his money. The victim recovered.
 

The Hancock County coroner was arrested early Thursday morning, police said, after she drove to a death investigation with a blood alcohol level at twice the legal limit. Tamara VanGundy was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Police said VanGundy was called to New Palestine late Wednesday night to investigate a possible suicide. When she showed up an hour later, she staggered from her vehicle and was noticeably impaired, officers said. VanGundy was booked into the Hancock County Jail, where she will likely remain until a Friday court appearance.