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IMPD: Man killed in south side stabbing; 1 in custody
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Metropolitan police are investigating a deadly stabbing that left one man dead on the city’s south side Friday night. Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched around 7:53 p.m. to the 200 block of Stephanie Lane, which is the listed address for Country Club Apartments, after receiving reports that a […]
Indy daycare under investigation for giving kids melatonin
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis daycare is under investigation after reportedly giving children sleeping supplements without permission from their parents. A parent FOX59/CBS4 spoke with said she received a sudden call from the Department of Child Services a few weeks ago only to learn her two boys were being given melatonin before naptime unbeknownst to her. […]
Local pedestrian safety group raises concerns about ‘dangerous’ east side intersection
INDIANAPOLIS — A local pedestrian safety group is concerned about an east side intersection after three people were hit at East New York Street and North Sherman Drive in the last few weeks. “The fact that there were three all within a short period of time at a location where we haven’t seen activity before is […]
Indiana State Police trying to identify person of interest in I-465 shooting case
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Police are asking the public to help them identify a person who may have been involved in an interstate shooting in February. In a press release, state police provided two photos of the individual they were trying to identify. Investigators believe the person might have been involved in a shooting that […]
Court docs: 2 teens allegedly led police on chase in stolen car after committing robbery on Indy's south side
INDIANAPOLIS — Two teens reported to be students at Perry Meridian High School have been arrested, and one is facing felony charges after allegedly leading police on a chase with a stolen car after committing a robbery. According to recently-released court documents, around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23,...
Driver linked to crash that led to deputy’s death arrested
PLAINFIELD, Ind. – Police arrested a driver linked to a crash that eventually led to the death of an investigating Hendricks County sheriff’s deputy. Juan Gomez, 20, a native of Guatemala, tried to leave a hospital Thursday night. Authorities in Marion County found him and brought him to the Hendricks County Jail. He was arrested […]
Deadly dam in Indianapolis to finally be removed after 2 kayakers' deaths
INDIANAPOLIS — A deadly dam in Indianapolis will be removed after two more people died after going over it. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approved a $750,000 National Fish Passage Program grant to the City of Indianapolis Department of Public Works to fully remove the Emrichsville Dam. “This...
Indy man is arrested for murder after court records detail how a trivial argument led to a deadly shooting
INDIANAPOLIS – An Indianapolis man is arrested for murder following a deadly shooting this week outside a troubled apartment complex on the city’s near northeast side. A trivial argument, which one witness recalled being over a light bulb, ended with 47-year-old Christopher Brown shot to death in the middle of Hillside Avenue just after 9:30 […]
Man injured after being struck by vehicle on I65
INDIANAPOLIS – Police are investigating after a man was injured after being hit by a vehicle on I65 early Saturday morning. According to Indiana State Police, the man was struck in the northbound lanes of I65 near West and Martin Luther King Jr Streets just after midnight. Police say the man was “in and out […]
Docs: Indy man threatened officers with a hatchet at far east side Walmart
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indy man has been charged with felony intimidation after police say he threatened officers and employees with a hatchet at a far east side Walmart. Randy L. Jent, 38, was charged this week in Marion County Court with one count of level 5 felony intimidation after police were called to a Walmart […]
Motorcyclist killed in crash on US 52 in Hancock County
HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. — A crash in Hancock County left a motorcyclist dead Thursday night. According to a press release, members of the New Palestine Police Department and Hancock County Sheriff’s Department were called to the area of US 52 and Creekside Drive around 7:30 p.m. to investigate a crash involving a motorcycle. HCSD reported […]
Warming into the weekend; a few showers and storms
We’re off to a dry start Friday morning but we will see a few showers in the area this afternoon. Many won’t see the rain at all, as they will be widely scattered in nature but others could end up under a few downpours along with a couple of thunderstorms. Taking the rain gear with you is a good idea today, just in case you end up under one of these showers.
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