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Sun-Times reporter Sophie Sherry and transportation expert Joseph Schwieterman appeared on WBEZ’s Reset to talk about the recent CTA Yellow Line crash and what it means for train safety.

The city on Wednesday and Thursday sold $581 million in bonds for the development through the Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, consisting of $436.8 million in tax-exempt revenue bonds for the hotel portion of the project, and another $155 million for the convention center expansion.

Several Indianapolis neighborhood groups are taking issue with the city’s plan to spend up to $26 million in tax revenue earmarked for neighborhood redevelopment to acquire the new family center.

Metro police have arrested a 23-year-old for his involvement in a shooting in a North Nashville alleyway that left a man critically injured earlier this month.

A new housing project will offer 33 townhouses for lower-income residents on Indianapolis’ near north side.

The Department of Metropolitan Development in August issued a request for proposals for updating the long-vacant, city-owned building at 3600 N. Meridian St.

MDHA, Tennessee Chamber, Vaco announce updates

The project would consist of 42 single-family attached homes in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood.

The 2023 Indianapolis mayoral race is in its final weeks. Voters will choose between Republican candidate Jefferson Shreve, who led a crowded primary field in May, and incumbent Democratic Mayor Joe Hogsett, who seeks a third term in office.

Candidates running for Indianapolis City-County Council District 20