Indianapolis, IN
Pacers suffer buzzer-beating loss to the Lakers
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Everything seemed to have been going the Pacers way late in games this month.
Tyrese Haliburton’s crazy and-one three-pointer to beat the Bucks. Obi Toppin’s three-pointer to beat the Timberwolves. Myles Turner’s block that sealed the game against the Nets.
But on Wednesday night, it went the other way for the Pacers.
They took the lead with 42 seconds left after Haliburton hit an and-one floater and converted on the free throw.
With the seconds ticking down, the Pacers held a one point lead.
Luka Dončić drove into the lane, but his floater was short. It hit off the front rim, the backboard, and the rim again before falling off the basket. It fell right into the outstretched hand of LeBron James. He tipped the ball right into the basket as time expired. The Pacers lost to the Lakers, 120-119.
Despite the loss, Pacers center Myles Turner thought it was something the Pacers needed. He said it brought them back to Earth.
“You get on these Cinderella, historic type runs for a couple weeks and at times you need to be humbled,” Turner said.
“You obviously want to win games, don’t misquote me there, but at the same time, it’s also a humbling thing that happened,” Turner added.
The Pacers had a foul to give at the end of the game. Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said they talked about it in the huddle and everyone on the sideline was yelling to foul, but they did not do it.
In the Pacers last possession of the game, Bennedict Mathurin threw up a three-point shot at the top of the key at the end of the shot clock. The Pacers had a timeout remaining, but did not take it. Carlisle said he considered it and added that it certainly would have been the thing to do given the result.
The second quarter was a major difference in the game. The Pacers were outscored 40-22 and went into halftime down 13 points. Carlisle mentioned poor ball movement and giving up a lot of transition opportunities were issues.
“I thought the second quarter, we really stalled offensively and didn’t get enough stops and that’s why the game resulted the way it did,” Haliburton said. “We had to be better in the second quarter there. It’s obviously not a one play game at the end there. But, I mean, it happens.”
Bennedict Mathurin led the Pacers with 23 points. Haliburton had 16 points and 18 assists.
Dončić led the Lakers with 34 points.
The Pacers are back in action on Thursday on the road against the Wizards. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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IndyGo serves 22,000 riders daily who rely on it for jobs and healthcare. The funding is voter-approved and separate from road budgets.
IndyGo paratransit services have possible 57% rate hike
Ryan Malone appreciates IndyGo paratransit rides. He has vision impairments and MS. He talks about the rides and the proposed 57% fare increase.
The April 14 letter titled, “Indianapolis doesn’t prioritize pothole repairs” raises a fair frustration shared by many drivers, but it misrepresents priorities, ignores dedicated funding streams, cherry-picks numbers and overlooks how IndyGo delivers broad, measurable value that helps roads and the city overall.
The 2026 Indianapolis city budget directs unprecedented funding to roads. The Department of Public Works’ most recent capital plan included $218 million for transportation infrastructure in 2026, in addition to key investments in additional snow removal and road maintenance equipment. DPW’s transportation capital funding has nearly tripled since 2016. Since that time, the city has resurfaced 1,279 lane miles and strip-patched 1,169 more.
The city is prioritizing basics; roads got a massive boost even with tighter revenues.
The state funding formula has disadvantaged Indianapolis by using two-lane road mileage and ignoring urban complexity. But House Enrolled Act 1461 shifts to a lane-mile formula and provides $50 million extra annually to Marion County — and state law restricts those funds to construction and reconstruction of local streets.
There are several points aimed at IndyGo that are worth correcting and adding important context the public should understand about this critical city service.
The claim that IndyGo’s $432 million budget “could go a long way toward streets” is the most misleading. The 0.25% income tax was voter-approved in 2016 — with nearly 60% voting yes — specifically and exclusively for public transit. These locally raised dollars leverage up to a 400% federal match, multiplying their impact several times over and ensuring Indianapolis captures funding that would otherwise go elsewhere. Diverting them would break a voter promise.
The “less than 2% uses the bus” stat is a classic distortion. IndyGo’s 2025 ridership included 6.7 million trips, or nearly 22,000 riders Monday through Friday. Transit serves disproportionately low-income, senior, disabled and car-free residents who rely on it for jobs, healthcare and school. It isn’t a luxury — it’s mobility infrastructure.
Public transit isn’t in competition with roads; it complements them. Every $1 invested in public transit generates $5 in broader economic activity. The Red Line alone delivered more than $7 per $1 invested, and IndyGo’s BRT network has already attracted more than $1.2 billion in corridor development.
By completion of the Blue Line, IndyGo will have paved more than 90 miles of Indy streets and built or repaired more than 1,300 ADA ramps. Nearly 7 million riders take cars off the road — fewer vehicles mean less congestion and less wear-and-tear on pavement, directly reducing potholes.
Potholes are real, but scapegoating IndyGo distracts from the actual balanced progress underway. Indianapolis is a world-class city with a great future, and the best is yet to come.
Richard Wilson is treasurer of the IndyGo Board of Directors.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) — Purdue University has received a $20 million commitment from the Ricks Family Foundation to establish the Purdue Institute for Healthcare Systems Innovation at the Indianapolis campus.
The institute in the Mitch Daniels School of Business aims to improve health care efficiency and effectiveness, the university said in a news release issued Wednesday afternoon.
Dr. Christina Ricks and her husband, David A. Ricks, the chair and CEO of pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co., are the primary leaders of the foundation.
James “Jim” Bullard, a dean for the Daniels School of Business, said in the release, “Considering the health care situation in the U.S. today, there is a clear need for rigorous, market-informed research that challenges conventional thinking and drives new solutions. This institute will allow Purdue to lead that work and make a lasting difference.”
As Purdue works to develop its relatively new Indianapolis campus, the university recently announced that plans for a 12-story apartment building on recently acquired canal property in Indianapolis are now on hold as the university develops its campus, Mirror Indy reported.
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INDIANAPOLIS — A woman was critically injured in a shooting on the northeast side of Indianapolis Tuesday night.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called to the 5500 block of East 41st Street around 8:45 p.m. to investigate a shooting. When police arrived at the scene, they located an adult female with injuries consistent with gunshot wounds.
Per IMPD, the victim was transported from the the scene to a local hospital in critical condition. Police reported that hospital staff later provided them with an update that indicated the victim remains in critical condition.
Investigators believe the shooting occurred inside a residence on 41st Street. One shell casing was found in the front yard of that residence near its driveway. Police do not believe that stray shell casing is related to the shooting in any way.
Law enforcement detained a person of interest during its investigation of the shooting. IMPD has not yet provided any of the detainee’s identifying information like sex, age or name.
Police do not believe the shooting poses any ongoing threat to the public. Investigators are, however, still encouraging area residents to call IMPD at (317) 327-3475 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at (317) 262-8477 to pass along any information they may have on the shooting.
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