Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officials demonstrated their use of force techniques to the media and public Thursday in order to clear up confusion over when force is determined to be reasonable or excessive.   They demonstrated a “force continuum” which ranged from verbal commands to use of deadly force and the circumstances among which are used.  You […]

There may be some changes coming to the make-up of the Waterworks Board.  The Board hasn’t been able to reach a quorum because Democratic appointed members Frank Short and John Bayt, are having problems showing up to meetings. The two haven’t shown up for weeks, delaying a vote on the transfer of the city’s water […]

A group of local pastors and community leaders are calling on the Justice Department to investigate allegations of police brutality by IMPD against 15-year old Brandon Johnson. The group is not saying it doesn’t trust IMPD’s internal investigation but says a third party is necessary to restore faith in the community.   The group also wore […]

There’s an interesting piece in the most recent edition of NUVO Newsweekly regarding the pay and working conditions of adjunct faculty here in Indianapolis.   For those of you who don’t know exactly what that means, an adjunct faculty member is someone who teaches part-time at the college level.  They usually have a Master’s Degree or […]