Weekly View’s Story Archive

City Expands Program to Help Those in Crisis

January 2, 2025 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — For more than a year, the city’s Clinician-Led Community Response team has been responding to people in crisis and connecting them to mental health resources — without police being involved. The program is a partnership between the City of Indianapolis’ Office of Public Health and Safety and Stepping … Read More

New Laws Go into Effect

January 2, 2025 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — As of Jan. 1, 2025, every cat and dog owner in Marion County must ensure that their pet has a microchip implanted with a registered ID number readable by a standard microchip reader. Animal Care Services offers microchipping services for your pet. You can go to the ACS … Read More

The ABC’s of Education January 2025

January 2, 2025 | by Weekly View

by Hans D. Lassiter, Chief Executive Officer, Irvington Community School Corporation On behalf of our 1,000 students, 125 staff members, & the ICS Board of Governors, Happy New Year! If your 2024 was as exciting & as eventful as mine was, I know that you are primed & pumped for … Read More

MCAT Stayed Busy in 2024

January 2, 2025 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD’s Mobile Crisis Assistance Teams (MCAT) operates all across the city, pairing officers with trained Eskenazi Health clinicians to handle mental health-related calls. The unit works daily with the Indianapolis Office of Public Health & Safety’s Clinician Lead Community Response (CLCR) Team, allowing law enforcement to address safety … Read More

Libraries Receive $500 Gifts from 2024 Indiana Authors Award Winners

January 2, 2025 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — In addition to winning a $5,000 cash prize and a one-of-a-kind hand-crafted limestone award, the Indiana Authors Award-winning authors were each given the opportunity to make a $500 donation to an Indiana library of their choice. Some of the libraries receiving donations, as well as the authors who … Read More