A look at the crowds on Georgia Street from above Friday night. (ReportIt! photo / Jason Dalton) 

Downtown shuts down for big XLVI party

With one of the biggest bands yet set to take the stage Friday night in Super Bowl Village, the massive crowds - an estimated 35,000 people in the areas around…

St. Elmo's on Illinois St. is a popular celeb hotspot in downtown Indianapolis. (WISH photo / Jason Harris) 

Behind the scenes at a celeb hot spot

St. Elmo's - always a favorite with celebrities and VIPs - is the center of the Circle City's Super Bowl restaurant scene. 24-Hour News 8 gives you a special behind-the-scenes look.

    Overall leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, surrounded by press photographers, signals seven for his seventh straight win in the Tour de France cycling race. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File) 

    No charges in Lance Armstrong inquiry

    Armstrong has steadfastly denied he doped during his unparalleled career, but the possibility of criminal charges threatened to stain his legacy as the world's greatest cyclist and could have cast a shadow over his cancer charity work.

      Andrew Compton, a teenager from Carmel, IN is missing in Louisville, KY. 

      Flesh could be missing Carmel teen's

      Prosecutors announced a major development Friday in the case of a man accused of killing 18-year-old Andrew Compton of Carmel.

        Hundreds gathered for a flash mob Friday in Super Bowl Village. (WISH photo / Teresa Mackin) 

        Big flash mob entertains Village crowd

        "We wanted to do something that would involve the community, because a lot of people can't afford tickets to the Super Bowl. So we came up with this dance idea," said Michele Teague, producer of the large coordinated show.

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