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Softball Fab 15: Ranking Central Indiana's sectional champions entering regionals
Sectional week is behind us and, coincidentally, there are 15 Central Indiana teams remaining. So we're going to do a special postseason edition of the Fab 15 and rank the teams from our area who are still standing. Regionals: Statewide pairings, schedule, scores ...
Purdue student dies from brain cancer after captivating nation during team's Final Four run
INDIANAPOLIS -- Jonathan Avalos, a 22-year-old Purdue basketball fan who captivated the nation and world with his openness as he faced death amid a terminal brain cancer diagnosis during the team's run in the NCAA tournament, died Sunday at his Indianapolis home. Avalos was battling glioblastoma, the most deadly form of brain...
Ending May on a cool note
On a drama-filled day, the skies cleared just enough to get all 200 laps in at IMS! It turned out to be the third-wettest race on record. The rain has now left Central Indiana and cooler but drier air has filtered in. It’s going to be a jam-packed night in...
More severe storms Sunday night across central Indiana
After morning/early afternoon storms prompted the Indy 500 to be delayed, the race started at 4:44 p.m. following several spots receiving a quick burst of rain. A few spots received closer to an inch of rain! As of this writing, the scheduled “break” between rounds of rain will soon be over as we head into the evening.
Post-Indy 500 cleanup underway at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 is officially over, and now it’s time for a massive cleanup. Hundreds of volunteers will be at the Racing Capital of the World this Memorial Day making it happen. Multiple organizations are helping out, including high school groups, churches and different nonprofits from across central […]
31-year veteran of Navy, Marine Corps talks of celebrating Memorial Day
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Freedom isn’t free; it’s paid for by American men and women in service, some who made the ultimate sacrifice. On Monday at the Crown Hill National Cemetery, people gathered to pay their respects to fallen soldiers. Ivan Richard Fuller was a former captain who...
Guynn family continues Memorial Day backyard racing tradition
INDIANAPOLIS — With the Indianapolis 500 making Central Indiana the center of Memorial Day festivities, an east side family celebrate the holiday weekend with some backyard racing, what they call the “greatest spectacle in backyard racing.” On Monday, members of the Guynn family hosted their annual backyard race at the Guynn Raceway on the east […]
Sunny and seasonable start to the week
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Look for a sunny and seasonable start to the shortened workweek. We picked up quite a bit of rain yesterday. Indianapolis saw 1.48″ of rainfall which brings our total for the month of May to 5.23 inches. This is almost an inch and a quarter above normal.
Indiana’s Almanac
883 272340 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 740 PM EDT MON MAY 27 2024 ................................... ...THE INDIANAPOLIS IN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 2024... VALID AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2024 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 74 559 PM 94 1911 77 -3 76 MINIMUM 62 1200 PM 31 1961 57 5 51 AVERAGE 68 67 1 64 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.01 1.62 2000 0.14 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 5.24 4.15 1.09 2.49 SINCE MAR 1 15.48 12.18 3.30 10.81 SINCE JAN 1 22.02 17.73 4.29 17.33 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 T 2001 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 T 3.4 -3.4 1.5 SINCE JUL 1 8.2 25.5 -17.3 10.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 200 AM LOWEST 52 600 PM .......................................................... THE INDIANAPOLIS IN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 96 1911 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 39 1907 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 27 2024...........SUNRISE 621 AM EDT SUNSET 904 PM EDT MAY 28 2024...........SUNRISE 621 AM EDT SUNSET 905 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$
Hoosier WWII veteran to return to Normandy
INDIANAPOLIS — In his 101 years, Indianapolis native Bob Pedigo has met Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain and Henry Ford of Detroit, delivered newspapers to a WWI flying ace and Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Eddie Rickenbacker, is a distant relative of John Adams, the second ever President of the United States and was briefed on […]
Marion County event gives gas cards for turned-in guns
INDIANAPOLIS —The Marion County Youth Violence Prevention Coalition offered a gun surrender event at the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church parking lot on Saturday. As compensation, participants were awarded gas gift cards. Guns were dismantled on site. Local artists and Indy Peace Fellows will one day reuse them as resources...
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