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Franklin Community High School teacher named Indiana Teacher of the Year
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Franklin Community High School teacher Eric Jenkins has been named the 2024 Indiana Teacher of the Year by the Indiana Department of Education. On Wednesday Jenkins joined Daybreak to discuss the accomplishment and help inspire future educators. Jenkins teaches tenth-grade honors/general English/language arts, as well as...
Man who robbed casino winner in driveway sentenced to 14 years in prison
FRANKLIN, Ind. – An Indianapolis man convicted of robbing an 84-year-old Franklin man who’d won big at a casino learned his punishment this week. A judge sentenced 59-year-old Michael J. Brown to 14 years in prison. He’d previously pleaded guilty to robbery causing bodily injury, a Level 3 felony. According to court documents, Brown followed […]
Indiana Casino Winner Robber Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
A man suspected of an attack against an elderly casino winner in Indiana was sentenced earlier this week. The case involved a person with the initials M.J.B., 59, who was accused of robbing and harming an 84-year-old man from Franklin. The 59-year-old, accused of the violent crime, initially rejected the...
Mooresville residents complain about smell coming from water treatment plant
MOORESVILLE, Ind. — Over the last six months, at least 60 people in Mooresville have been complaining about the smell in the town. The focus has reportedly been on the smell coming from the Mooresville Wastewater Treatment plant, located in south Mooresville. On Thursday, Aqua Utility Services, LLC, a company based out of New Albany, […]
FINE PRINT Police Stories
MORGANTOWN – A 32-year-old Morgantown man Nathan Eisenmenger has been charged with a level 6 felony for resisting law enforcement with a vehicle. On December 26, Sheriff’s Deputy Cody Loncaric observed a vehicle failing to signal a turn on Eagle Drive Access. According to the report, the vehicle accelerated its speed before making the turn causing the back tires to lose traction. Loncaric followed the vehicle and allegedly observed it veering into the opposite lane while completing another turn. According to the report Loncaric initiated a routine traffic stop and instructed Eisenmenger to get out of the vehicle. A man exited the passenger side later identified as Curtis Shepherd and Eisenmenger allegedly took off at an accelerated speed. According to the report, Loncaric pursued the vehicle until running off the wet road during a curve. Chief Deputy Paul Henderson, Sergeant Aaron Schonfeld, Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Dames and Officer Heath Young arrived at the scene to assist Loncaric. Sergeant William Pool later located the suspect vehicle at a driveway on Nineveh Road, Sheriff’s Deputy Zaccary Sheppard arrived and notified dispatch of the location. According to the report, the homeowner was not familiar with the vehicle and wanted it towed from his property.
Shooting in Franklin subdivision leaves 2 injured
FRANKLIN — A shooting in the Branigin Woods subdivision in Franklin left two people injured on Saturday afternoon. Officers with the Franklin Police Department responded to the 1200 block of North Aberdeen Drive just after 1:45 p.m. on reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located two adults suffering...
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