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Bad news for those around the grills, pools and beaches this holiday. May 29 and 30 are Knozone Action Days in Central Indiana, declared by Indianapolis’ Office of Sustainability. On Knozone Action Days, the city encourages residents to take measures to reduce air pollution, as the air quality may...

The Indianapolis 500 may have lost Sting Ray Robb on Lap 91 in Sunday's race, but the 500 didn't lose the sting. A swarm of bees hovered over the stands on the straightaway near the start/finish line as some spectators got the heck out of Dodge. 'Six laps of commercials':...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Race fans brought their all to the Snake Pit’s electronic dance music concert during Sunday’s Indianapolis 500. Platinum music producer and DJ Valentino Khan headlined the concert. Watch the video to see the fun. What is the craziest thing you’ve seen at the Snake...

INDIANAPOLIS — A tire flew off a race car during a crash in the Indianapolis 500 Sunday and hit a parked vehicle. The crash involved drivers Felix Rosenqvist and Kyle Kirkwood. Rosenqvist went into the wall and spun out. Kirkwood didn’t have much room and hit Rosenqvist while trying to avoid him. Kirkwood’s race car […]

Blackouts aren't just for baseball.

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. — A person is dead following a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred early Sunday morning in the westbound lanes of I-70. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the crash occurred around 2 a.m. on I-70 WB in a construction zone between County Road 400 W and Mt. Comfort Road. Authorities have not […]

INDIANAPOLIS – Josef Newgarden won today’s Greatest Spectacle in Racing, heard right here on WAXI and WAMB. There were three crashes near the end of the ‘500’. After the last red flag was replaced by green, Marcus Ericsson was unable to be the sixth driver to win back-to-back 500s.

INDIANAPOLIS — “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” leaves its mark on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in more ways than one. Now that the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 is in the books—with Josef Newgarden edging out Marcus Ericsson at the end—the massive cleanup effort is underway. More than 300,000 fans packed the track for […]

INDIANAPOLIS – Two teens have been arrested after an armed carjacking on Indy’s far east side, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Officers were dispatched at 6:15 a.m. on a report of an armed car jacking at the 2000 block of Tradewinds Drive. When officers arrived the teen suspects led police on a high-speed […]

The Logansport community is paying special tribute to one of the Marines killed nearly two years ago in Afghanistan. Family of Indiana Marine killed in 2021 Kabul attack …. The Logansport community is paying special tribute to one of the Marines killed nearly two years ago in Afghanistan. Indy 500...

INDIANAPOLIS – Black and white checkered attire is the name of the game on Race Day, but some people take their race-inspired fashion to the next level! Here’s some fun looks that caught our eye: Share your race day pictures and outfits with us on Facebook and Twitter!

INDIANAPOLIS — Several rounds of gunfire were fired into a nursing home on Indy’s south side Sunday morning. IMPD officers were dispatched around 10:26 a.m. to The Waters of Indianapolis, a nursing home located at 3895 S. Keystone Ave., for a shots fired run. It has not been revealed how many shots were actually fired […]

An Indiana bakery just received some high accolades by winning nine different awards in "America's Best Donuts" for 2023. Everyone knows somebody who is a sucker for a donut. Whether it be an original glazed, long john, tiger tail, iced cake, bear claw, Danish, or cream filled, you can't go wrong with donuts. Just thinking about them makes me want to grab a dozen and eat all by myself. We know that there are a lot of different bakeries here in Indiana that serve up delicious and fresh donuts every day. Some of these bakeries have some pretty unique donuts too. One Indiana bakery in particular just won BIG when it comes to their donuts.

A man was charged with fatally shooting to death an Indianapolis police officer in 2020 after the officer responded to a domestic violence call and the accused pleaded an insanity defense as he attempts to bypass the death penalty. Man Killed Indianapolis Police Officer In 2020. Elliahs Dorsey killed the...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Larry Foyt sensed his late adopted mother helped Santino Ferrucci navigate Sunday’s anxious moment in the Indianapolis 500. His adopted father, meanwhile, kept asking late-race questions between radio calls to the No. 14 car. The only thing that would have made the A.J. Foyt Enterprises president smile more gleefully would have been a […]

The city's charging a $50 parking fee for people who don't live in fishers. City leaders say they did it because there's a limited number of parking spaces.

A college trend that emerged within the past year has apparently made its way to Indianapolis Motor Speedway. IndyStar reporters at IMS were downing coffee when they noticed a few race fans drinking jugs of colorful liquids early into the day. Indy 500 fun report:Sights and sounds from the Snake...

INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD homicide detectives think Lamar Ball pulled the trigger on the night of June 28, 2021, when Eric Colvin and Justice Wills were found shot to death in a car that rolled into a pole at an eastside apartment complex. He was arrested by U.S. Marshals and LAPD in Los Angeles last week […]

INDIANAPOLIS — From checkered flags to American ones, race fans went all-out in style for this year's Indy 500. With temps nearing 80 degrees on a pretty overcast day, racegoers who went with a standard shorts and sunglasses were in for a treat.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Many things are happening behind the scenes of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in anticipation of the race. There have been several exciting sights and sounds, including sightings of many famous faces. Watch the video above to catch a glimpse on what’s been going on beyond the...