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Families of Dreasjon Reed, McHale Rose call on community to act: 'It's not just our fight' Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star Raw scenes from Dreasjon Reed's celebration of life event Replay Video UP NEXT © Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar Approximately 50 people attended a Black Lives Matter protest on Saturday, May 8, 2021, on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Standing on the steps of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Demetree Wynn spoke a series of familiar names. "Breonna Taylor. George Floyd. Rayshard Brooks. Philando Castile," Wynn said. "And now, something I neve...

Indiana National Guard is leaving nursing homes. Here's when they'll leave your facility. Emily Hopkins, Indianapolis Star Replay Video UP NEXT Indiana National Guard members tasked with helping nursing homes respond to the coronavirus pandemic will return to their normal lives or move on to other missions over the next several weeks. More than 1,500 National Guard soldiers were deployed to Indiana nursing facilities in November to help an "exhausted" staff care for residents.  "We have received countless notes of appreciation and heard numerous stories of how much this sup...

Holcomb extends Indiana National Guard nursing home deployment through February Emily Hopkins, Tim Evans and Tony Cook, Indianapolis Star © Grace Hollars/IndyStar Approximately 400 Indiana National Guard soldiers sit in lecture to prepare for their upcoming mission supporting long-term care facilities throughout Indiana at Camp Atterbury Rail Operationsin Edinburgh, Ind., Friday, October 30, 2020. The Guard soldiers will support the facilities by assisting with testing, reporting test results, screening employees and ensuring infection control practices are in place. Indian...