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Eastern Hancock County CSC, 10370 E. 250 N, Charlottesville, 317-467-0064. Enrollment: 1,146. ISTEP+ percent passing E/LA and math: 75.3.

Carmel Clay Schools, 5201 E. Main St., Carmel, 317-844-9961. Enrollment: 15,912. ISTEP+ percent passing E/LA and math: 93.

Lebanon CSC, 1810 N. Grant St., Lebanon, 765-482-0380. Enrollment: 3,557. ISTEP+ percent passing E/LA and math: 75.1.

Beech Grove City Schools, 5334 Hornet Ave., Beech Grove, 317-788-4481. Enrollment: 2,878. ISTEP+ percent passing E/LA and math: 75.1.

The recent writer-at-large and former associate editor at IM will return to the magazine full-time on April 1.

For her role as a pill-popping matriarch in this season’s August: Osage County, Streep has been nominated in the Best Actress category at Sunday’s Academy Awards. It’s the eighteenth nomination of her film career, more than any other actor in history.

“I think Jim Brainard has done some great things for this city, but I do think it’s time for a different skill set,” says Carmel city councillor Rick Sharp. Sounds like a campaign message.

In Indiana, the fight against Obamacare still has a pulse.

Virtually no city official wants to lose a pro franchise on his or her watch—especially with a bid to host another Super Bowl in 2018 still in play.

Indianapolis is drawing heroin straight from Mexico and bypassing Chicago altogether—which might account for the high potency.

Only one state prohibits the retail sale of packaged alcoholic beverages on Sunday while also allowing it to be served at bars, restaurants, and events. Spoiler alert: It’s us.

Upon being sworn in last January, Indiana educator-in-chief Glenda Ritz braced for a fight. Who could blame her?

Councillor John Barth proposed a bipartisan study to help determine how many officers Indy really requires, so the Council can work on a long-term plan. “We need to take politics out of policing,” he says.

Since boosters first kicked the tires on the idea of upgrading public transportation in 2008, efforts to get the General Assembly to approve a funding referendum have proceeded in starts and stops.

The Hoosier livestock industry makes more than $2.5 billion a year and “has seen growth in almost every livestock sector.” But for a group that’s doing so well, animal-farmers sure seem defensive.