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A cooler flow this week with a lot of dry time in central Indiana
We’re in for a great day this Memorial Day. We started off the morning with a few isolated showers and thunderstorms. These have since cleared. Some patchy drizzle may linger in parts of the area through the early morning hours. However, the trend will be for clouds decreasing and plenty of sunshine this afternoon. Temperatures will only rise to the mid 70s. This is below average, by a few degrees, for this time of year. The average is 77° for this date in Indianapolis. Even so, it will be very comfortable but on the breezy side. Winds will be gusting near 20-25 mph.
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 State Police arrest Indianapolis man on rape charges
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Investigators with the Indiana State Police arrested an Indianapolis man on Tuesday for rape and sexual battery. On August 9, 2023, troopers with the Indiana State Police Bloomington Post received information from a woman alleging she was raped in Indianapolis. The Investigation resulted in the arrest of Sheldon Drost Vargas-Garcia, 34, of Indianapolis.
Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom honors Indiana's MIA/POW ahead of Memorial Day
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - Dozens of motorcycles sat parked in the lot outside the Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum on the Sunday ahead of Memorial Day. On the other side of the Vietnam War Memorial Wall, veteran leaders held a ceremony to honor the men and women who didn't make it home to Indiana.
Indiana can't honor veterans without addressing our suicide epidemic
My military career was bookended by the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, which began in response to the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Many of us who served in that time lost friends on the battlefield or in support of combat operations. Sadly, many of us also lost friends to suicide.
Indy 500: Mario Andretti stops at fan’s home to fulfill request, but nobody answered
A longtime fan of the Indianapolis 500 asked Mario Andretti to stop by his home near the Brickyard to autograph some memorabilia, but when the 1969 winner of the race showed up, nobody answered the door.
4 cautions in first 60 laps of Indy 500; 2022 champ Marcus Ericsson knocked out
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The start of the Indianapolis 500 was delayed by almost four hours because rain moved through central Indiana early Sunday afternoon. Once cars got on the track, the race got off to a rocky start. The caution flag was waved four times in the first 60 laps.
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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