Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett

INDIANAPOLIS — According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the participation of teens in the workforce has declined over the last few decades. Indianapolis city leaders are hoping to change that. Since 2016, the city has been urging young people to apply for jobs through Project Indy, which a network that allows people aged 16-24 to […]

INDIANAPOLIS — $80 million in grants from the Lilly Endowment are going towards 42 Indy Parks. James, a third grader, loves playing games at the park with his friends and his nanny, Max Cunningham. “We’re always checking out the parks here in Indianapolis. He loves going out to all these different places. There’s so many […]

INDIANAPOLIS — On Tuesday, Mayor Joe Hogsett and multiple other leaders joined together to highlight the month of October at Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “The story of violence in Indianapolis is too often a story of domestic violence,” Hogsett said. “During this month, we in the City acknowledge the true scope of this issue while […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett announced Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. According to the mayor he is currently isolating at home and will continue to quarantine per CDC guidelines. Mayor Hogsett says he has both his vaccines and his booster shot and has experienced only minor symptoms of the virus. “After […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and Chief of Police Randal Taylor have agreed to implement police reforms suggested by local faith leaders. Over the last six months, nonprofit organization Faith In Indiana has conducted hundreds of community discussions and studied policing around the country in an effort to improve policies here in the Circle […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis leaders say new roads are coming to a neighborhood near you. Mayor Joe Hogsett announced $25 million in additional funding to improve residential streets. The money will go to all 25 City-County Council districts. Under this project, the Department of Public Works will work with councilors to exclusively target neighborhood streets identified […]

The city of Indianapolis is looking to spend more money than ever before. The city-county council yesterday gave their first approval to a one-point-two-billion-dollar city budget. About 60-percent of that will go to police and fire spending. There’s millions more dedicated to roads. City-county council President Vop Osili says the proposed budget is balanced. The […]

@kwellscomm TLCNaptown.com Local & National News  — Good day to you on this National Joe Day…not sloppy joe as in sandwich, but Joe the name…today honor’s folks named “Joe.” In today’s headlines…there are a couple of Joe’s in action–one locally, Mayor Joe Hogsett and one nationally, Former Vice President Joe Biden. Click for the Biden […]

@kwellscomm TLCNaptown.com Local News  — Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett is doing his part to keep our city beautiful and he’s encouraging Indy’s citizens to join. Community leaders will join Mayor Hogsett in Douglass Park on Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m. to announce the new “It’s My City” initiative which calls for Indy’s residents to help […]

@kwellscomm  TLCNaptown.com  News & Sports — Good day to you as Indy’s latest winter storm hit the city at one of the worst times possible, the morning drive time rush. Forecasters say Indy will see most of its one-to-three inches of snow during Tuesday morning’s commute. The city and places south were expected to see the heaviest […]

@kwellscomm TLCNaptown.com News & Sports  —  Carrier Corporation is getting seven million dollars in tax incentives to stay here in Indiana. The air conditioner manufacturer announced earlier this year they would close their Indianapolis plant and move production to Mexico to save on labor costs. As part of a deal outlined Thursday by President-elect Donald […]

    @kwellscomm TLCNaptown.com News & Sports While Donald Trump’s plans include a trip back here to Indiana for a GOP presidential campaign rally Tuesday evening in Westfield, The Washington Times, is citing an Indiana delegate to the Republican National Convention who’s telling them Indiana Governor Mike Pence has a “95-percent probability” to become Donald […]