John Tuohy

2 weeks ago | indystar.com | John Tuohy

A 59-year-old Mooresville man drowned after being swept into a drainage pipe while clearing debris. The incident occurred amidst widespread flood warnings across Central Indiana, with record-breaking rainfall causing rivers to overflow. Rescue efforts were hampered by the dangerous conditions, and the victim's body was recovered the following day. Rescue teams recovered the body of a man Sunday who drowned after being sucked into a drainage pipe at a Mooresville pond the day before.

3 weeks ago | indystar.com | John Tuohy

Narrower streets and wider sidewalks, more trees and less parking highlight Noblesville’s big plans to give people on foot a little more room to gather safely on its historic downtown square. Design plans released by CrossRoad Engineers, of Beech Grove, show artistic renderings of a square that favors pedestrians over vehicles with rounded, curbless street corners that can be crossed in seconds, and more outdoor restaurant seating space on Conner and Logan streets.

1 month ago | indystar.com | John Tuohy

The number of crashes at 96th Street and Allisonville Road in Fishers soared after a roundabout was constructed last Fall to replace the old, signaled intersection. The rise in collisions lends credence to driver complaints that the intersection had gotten more dangerous in the weeks after the roundabout opened, replacing a Michigan left turn design, which was unusual and unpopular but relatively safe.

1 month ago | indystar.com | John Tuohy

As the vote on a hotly contested development at Morse Reservoir neared last December, a smattering of threats from a handful of people alarmed officials at Noblesville’s City Hall. The emails, social media posts and an especially unhinged phone call went far beyond the sometimes-heated words residents hurl at lawmakers during so-called NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) fights, according to an IndyStar review of the correspondence.

1 month ago | indystar.com | John Tuohy

Fishers, home of the mighty Mudsocks, is punching back against multi-billion-dollar Wall Street investment firms. The City Council introduced an ordinance Monday that places a 10% cap on the number of single-family rentals in subdivisions to curtail large corporations that buy up homes in bulk and convert them to apartments. It makes Fishers the first Indiana city and one of a few in the country to take such legislative action to slow the roll of corporate investors.