Franklin

- BUSINESS /
- Retail/Real Estate
Unwelcome surprise: Home sales slip 15%

Forecasters had expected metro-area's May numbers to post an increase from a year ago.
- 7:22 AM, Jun. 21, 2011
- COMMUNITIES /
- Franklin
Female informant's revised stance could return Franklin officer to duty

Former Franklin Police Department undercover narcotics detective Bryan Burton could soon be back at work as a uniformed officer after a special prosecutor has decided to ask for a dismissal of criminal charges.
- Jun. 16, 2011
- COMMUNITIES /
- South Marion County
Southside fun this weekend: Italian fest, kids' triathlon, strawberry wine release

Looking for something to do on the Southside of Indianapolis or points south this weekend? Here are three events selected by the calendar desk of The Indianapolis Star.
- 1:57 PM, Jun. 8, 2011

Blogs & Columns
SEE MORE Blogs

Are roadwork projects helping your area?

W e've been debating the merits of mass transit for more than a year now, but in and around Indianapolis these days, many of us would settle for any...
- Kevin Morgan -
- 12:00 AM

Free lunch, sometimes breakfast, is served weekdays to hungry kids

School is out for summer break, but the federal effort to provide balanced meals to children continues at many area schools.
- Cindy Marshall -
- 12:00 AM

More Franklin

- COMMUNITIES /
- Franklin
Franklin schools consider random drug testing

FRANKLIN, Ind. -- Franklin school officials want to give students a good reason to stay off drugs. Middle and high school students may soon be told they'll be tested for drugs if they want to play sports, march in the band, join student council or drive to school.
- 1:17 PM, Jun. 4, 2011
- COMMUNITIES /
- Greenwood
Festivals, fireworks are just a few of the things to do in the area this summer

The calendar might be saying, "Wait for it . . . " but summer already is here, if you ask kids released from school to hit the pools and give their shorts a workout.
- Jun. 2, 2011
- COMMUNITIES /
- Franklin
Gas leak evacuates Johnson County park, pool

FRANKLIN -- Part of Province Park in Franklin was evacuated for two hours this afternoon due to a damaged natural gas line.
- 4:57 PM, Jun. 1, 2011
- COMMUNITIES /
- Franklin
Franklin students donate $2K to aid Japanese city

Franklin -- Franklin High School students on Tuesday donated $2,000 raised during the past semester to the relief fund for Franklin's sister city, Kuji, Japan.
- Jun. 1, 2011
- COMMUNITIES /
- Marion County
Expect a hot week, but things will cool off, forecasters say

The calendar says June 1, but step outside, and it feels more like August. Central Indiana is in the midst of an early season heat wave, with the area's warmest temperatures in 69 years for this time of year, according to the National Weather Service.
- 11:49 PM, May. 31, 2011
- COMMUNITIES /
- Franklin
Franklin students, residents raise $12,000 for Kuji

Franklin High School students today donated $2,000 raised during the past semester to bring the total raised for Franklin's Japanese sister city, Kuji, to $12,000.
- 6:50 PM, May. 31, 2011
- COMMUNITIES /
- Johnson County
Community, Johnson Memorial form medical services alliance

Franklin -- Community Health Network and Johnson Memorial Hospital have entered an agreement that will allow the two to expand services in Johnson County.
- May. 26, 2011
- COMMUNITIES /
- Johnson County
Many are positive about filling Best Buy facility in Franklin

Best Buy's announcement that it plans to close its entertainment distribution center in Franklin, meaning the loss of 301 jobs by next March, is certainly not welcome news.
- May. 26, 2011
- COMMUNITIES /
- Johnson County
Tight times push Hendricks County officials to look for cost-cutters

Last year, Johnson County voters rejected a property tax increase to raise money for a jail expansion. That anti-tax sentiment is one reason that county officials are considering budget cuts -- and possibly layoffs -- to handle a money problem because the county is not getting enough revenue to maintain its current spending.
- May. 26, 2011
- COMMUNITIES /
- Greenwood
Raw hurdler cooks for Whiteland

Like many coaches, Brandon Bangel doesn't mind roaming the halls looking for some athletic-looking student who might be interested in trying out for a sport.
- May. 26, 2011
- COMMUNITIES /
- Marion County
Area's health ranking falls for 3rd year in a row

Minneapolis-St. Paul, blessed with abundant parkland, has banned smoking, increased its number of farmers' markets and spent several million dollars on preventing chronic diseases.
- 1:09 AM, May. 24, 2011
- COMMUNITIES /
High winds and lightning roar through Central Indiana

Property damage reported; continued wet weather expected to dry out by race day.
- 1:05 AM, May. 24, 2011