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INDIANAPOLIS — A woman will spend the next four decades in prison for killing another woman last year. Arieal Smith and Secoya Williams got into a fight at a nightclub on the night of February 25th, 2022. A security guard cooled the situation down and escorted Smith outside. Williams left later on and approached Smith’s […]

BROWNSBURG, Ind. — The attorneys for a former Brownsburg student say they now have another video showing his abuse at the hands of school personnel. The special needs student was forced to eat his own vomit as several Brown Elementary teachers watched back in February of this year. Attorneys Catherine Michael and Tammy Meyer, who […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A man from Indianapolis will spend the next 122 years in prison for a 2021 double murder. The bodies of Dominic Patton and Jamel Perry were found inside of a home on Adams Street on the night of December 15th, 2021. Police were there for a welfare check, and once inside, found Perry […]

GARY, Ind. — A former Gary police officer is heading to prison for violating the civil rights of a man being put under arrest. In the plea agreement, former officer Terry Peck, 48, admitted to slamming a man’s head into the police car, breaking his tooth and causing him other injuries. The man had been […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police have released edited officer body-camera video of the September 19th police shooting of Eric Taylor. It was around 3 o’clock in the morning on September 19th, 2023, when Indianapolis Metro Police were called about a man chasing a woman on the south side. The woman was driving with her child in […]

INDIANAPOLIS — There’s a growing economic competition between the donut counties, and some cities want a piece of the financial pie that Indianapolis enjoys. That’s the assessment from Gerry Dick with Inside Indiana Business. He tells WIBC’s Tony Katz that several cities like Carmel, Noblesville, Westfield, and Fishers, understand that there’s room to grow and […]

  UPDATE: Indy Metro Police say they have arrested 31-year-old Dontriell Hood for Unlawful Carrying of a Handgun, Criminal Recklessness, and Resisting Law Enforcement. Hood was still in the hospital when police provided this update. — INDIANAPOLIS — A man was shot by Indianapolis police Friday morning in what has become the Circle City’s 15th […]

CLARK COUNTY, Ind. — Accusations of financial crimes have led to an investigation into a former Clark County sheriff. Former sheriff Jamey Noel was arrested Wednesday, charged with 15 felonies. That’s one count of Corrupt Business Influence, Level 5 Felony, two counts of Theft, Level 5 Felony, three counts of Theft, Level 6 Felony, four […]

DELPHI, Ind. — The Indiana Supreme Court has finally stepped into the court drama in the Delphi murders case. In a court filing Wednesday, the state’s high court ordered Special Judge Fran Gull to provide transcripts of the October 19th closed-door discussions between Judge Gull and suspect Richard Allen’s previous attorneys Andrew Baldwin and Brad […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts are headed to Germany this week, but Indy’s head coach says the team needs to stay focused on the mission. “The message this week is focus on the game,” said head coach Shane Steichen Wednesday, “we’re going over there on a business trip to win a football game. That’s the […]