IndyStar is investing in local news. How would you spend a million bucks?

Hi there, Hoosiers. We haven't really met, but I'm new IndyStar Executive Editor Eric Larsen.

Thursday marked the completion of my first month on the job that I love: Helping IndyStar's talented journalists tell your stories with unmatched depth, breadth and authority. Our mission, as we stated on our 120th anniversary last year, is:

"IndyStar informs, empowers and inspires the people of Central Indiana with our journalism. We hold the powerful accountable and tell Hoosiers’ stories with depth and empathy. We do this to support democracy, improve lives and make our home state a more equitable place for all."

It's lofty, laudable work. It's a mission worth uprooting my growing family from Colorado in order to tackle. I've been all-in since first visiting Indianapolis in late December.

More about how special this place is to this outsider's eyes later. But first, the mission at hand:

This past week, IndyStar and our parent company Gannett announced a $1 million investment into our news operations and an additional $1 million into LocaliQ, Gannett’s Indianapolis sales and advertising team.

I have ideas on how we'll direct this generational opportunity to ensure that IndyStar is your go-to source for essential Indianapolis news, sports, entertainment and commentary long into the future. Our reporters, editors and other journalists have thoughts, as well. But IndyStar isn't our newspaper (or app, or website, or newsletter) — it's yours.

Today, we want to hear your ideas. What are your priorities and hopes for how we'll grow our service mission in Indianapolis? Use the form at the end of this column at indystar.com to share your thoughts, or email them to me at ericlarsen@indystar.com.

I can't wait to hear from you. I'm sure you'll hear from me soon. Thank you for your support of IndyStar.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: IndyStar's $1 million news investment: Share ideas with the editor