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Boy grazed in head after drive-by shooting on west side
INDIANAPOLIS – A juvenile suffered a graze wound to the head after a reported drive-by shooting on the west side of Indianapolis. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers received a call of shots fired in the 3600 block of MacArthur lane just after 12:30 a.m. Thursday. Officers discovered that rounds were fired from […]
Man critically injured in far east side shooting
INDIANAPOLIS – A man was critically injured Thursday morning after someone fired shots into a home on the far east side. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers received a call of a person shot in the 2200 block of Gable Drive just after 1 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a male inside […]
1 dead, 2 juveniles injured in shooting on west side
INDIANAPOLIS – A person died and two juveniles were injured in a shooting on the west side of Indianapolis late Wednesday night. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers received numerous calls around 11:30 p.m. about shots fired in the 400 block of Mariway Rd. When officers arrived, they located a car that had […]
DeRozan, Vucevic lead Bulls past Pacers 125-99
CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and Nikola Vucevic added 22 with 12 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls past the Indiana Pacers 125-99 on Wednesday night to snap a three-game skid. Coby White had 18 points to help Chicago take the season series from Indiana 3-1. Andrew Nembhard scored 18 points for […]
Hendricks Co. authorities investigating social media threat by former high school student
HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. — Students in the North West Hendricks School Corporation will have e-learning days for the rest of this week after a social media threat. A former Tri-West Hendricks High School student is now accused of threatening to “shoot up” the school. The suspect, 20-year-old Carson Cole, was booked into the Hendricks County […]
Indiana education officials propose new high school diplomas for students
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana education officials unveiled a proposal this week that could bring major changes to the Hoosier state’s high school diploma requirements for years to come. Indiana Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner said the proposal involves creating two new high school diplomas: the first option is the “Indiana GPS diploma”, which education officials […]
Docs: Treasurer stole over $200,000 from Purdue women’s fraternity, used the money to buy her boyfriend drugs and a truck
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A former treasurer at Purdue Phi Mu Fraternity has been charged with felony theft after reportedly embezzling over $200,000 from the all-women’s organization and using the money to buy her boyfriend drugs and a truck. Bryana Bunte, 41, was charged this week in Tippecanoe County Court with two felony counts of […]
Opt-in bus system will be used by IPS next school year
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Public Schools is making a change to their transportation system and it could impact your child’s ride to school. Parents will need to opt-in to ensure their student gets a ride to and from school going into this upcoming school year. IPS decided last spring to require families to opt-in to riding […]
Avon police investigating armed robbery at a business, 1 juvenile in custody
AVON, Ind. — A juvenile is in custody as Avon police are investigating a reported armed robbery at a business near Ronald Reagan and U.S. Highway 36 Wednesday afternoon. The Avon Police Department said officers were dispatched around 4:28 p.m. to 10532 U.S. 36 in response to reports that an armed robbery was taking place […]
Indiana State Police blitz westside interstate
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Police troopers made 120 traffic stops and cited a majority of those drivers for speeding during a two-hour ticket-writing blitz on the west side of Indianapolis Wednesday. More than a dozen troopers, warned by lawmen with handheld laser speed detectors, pulled over drivers exceeding the 55-mile-per-hour limits on I-465 between 56th and […]
IFA expands water study, says it’s not about LEAP District
INDIANAPOLIS — The spokesperson of the Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) warned us not to ‘leap’ to any conclusions. Here’s why. In a news release yesterday, the IFA announced it is expanding its current North Central Indiana Water Study. The research, which began late last year, aims to determine future water supply and demand for a […]
Memorial services released for State Sen. Jean Breaux
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus released details about memorial services for recently deceased Indiana State Sen. Jean Breaux Wednesday afternoon. Sen. Breaux’s lying-in-state will take place at the rotunda of the Indiana Statehouse on April 5. The public viewing will take place from 4 p.m. through 7 p.m., with the official program beginning […]
IMPD: Juvenile girl shot, injured on Indy’s northeast side
INDIANAPOLIS — Indy police are investigating after a juvenile girl was injured in a shooting on the city’s northeast side. Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were called just before 4 p.m. Wednesday to the 3400 block of Blue Spruce Lane for a person shot. Upon arrival, IMPD said they located a female juvenile […]
Grandson of runaway slave awarded Sagamore of the Wabash for lifetime effort of keeping grandfather’s story alive
INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric Holcomb awarded one of the state’s highest honors to a Hoosier who devoted his life to telling his family’s remarkable story. Andrew Bowman’s grandfather escaped slavery in the Civil War. His ancestor joined the Union Army and fought bravely in the Battle of Honey Hill. After years of effort by the […]
Rescue dog ‘Newt’ inducted as therapy, gun detection dog for Plainfield police
PLAINFIELD, Ind. — The Plainfield Police Department inducted the latest member to its force this week with K9 Newt. Although Newt is now officially a member of the Plainfield police force, the boxer mix’s story did not begin there. In a story of “tragedy and triumph,” Plainfield police’s four-legged crime fighter was initially found in […]
Woman’s body found in Bartholomew County river
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, Ind. — An investigation is underway after the body of a woman was found in a river on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, an adult female was found deceased in the East Fork White River at approximately 2 p.m. on Wednesday. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is assisting […]
IU bird researchers create app for community science project during April solar eclipse
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The upcoming total solar eclipse isn’t just a phenomenon in the sky, it’s one on the ground too. In April, researchers will have a rare chance to study how plants and animals react to the sudden darkness and quick return of light. Researchers studying local birds at Indiana University see this as […]
Gov. candidates Curtis Hill, Jamie Reitenour provide reaction to FOX59/CBS4 Republican debate
INDIANAPOLIS — After Tuesday’s debate, the two Republican gubernatorial candidates who were not eligible to participate are speaking out about how candidates performed in the debate, as well as the current status of their campaigns. Tuesday’s debate consisted of four candidates who polled above 5% of support in the recent poll conducted by Emerson College/The […]
Indy man arrested, charged in overnight Fortville arson
FORTVILLE, Ind. — A homeless man living in Indianapolis has been arrested in Yorktown after being accused of setting fire to a house in Fortville overnight. According to the Fortville Police Department, officers were called around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday to the 400 block of Virginia Street on report of a house fire with people possibly […]
Man jailed after threatening to ‘kill them all’
INDIANAPOLIS — A Mexican man was sentenced after threatening to kill his girlfriend with a gun, according to the United States Department of Justice. Jose de Jesus Rodriguez-Soto, who was also known as Pedro Torres, has been sentenced to 28 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by an […]
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