INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis Public Schools task force is looking at ways to make kids feel safe and also better check on their mental health. This comes after two teenagers were killed in a mass shooting in downtown Indianapolis the morning of July 5. A 15 and 16-year-old died. Five others — a 16-year-old, a […]
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — At least five people were injured in a house explosion Wednesday night in Jeffersonville. The Jeffersonville police and fire departments responded to a home located in the 900 block of Washington Way at around 11:40 p.m. The house was still engulfed in flames when they arrived. The Jeffersonville Fire Department eventually extinguished […]
GREENWOOD, Ind. — Johnson County deputies arrested a 20-year-old man after he was caught driving drunk and going 140 mph on the interstate. Cohen Frederick was arrested late Tuesday night near Smith Valley Road and Interstate 69. A deputy said he clocked Frederick at 140 mph in a 65 mph zone on I-69 northbound. He […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two teenagers were arrested after police say they robbed a man from Indiana in downtown Nashville. The Metro Nashville Police Department said the victim—identified as a 23-year-old man from Indiana—was robbed at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Broadway at around 3 a.m. on Tuesday. The man told officers that two kids […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department announced that an arrest has been made in a cold case murder from four years ago. According to IMPD, Anthony Porter was arrested this month and now faces a preliminary charge of murder in the death of 47-year-old Ail Smith. Early Tuesday morning on Nov. 9, 2021, officers […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis and other surrounding big cities are anticipating a great economic impact while finishing out summer and heading into the fall months. The Indiana State Fair is expected to see $31 million come through the area in August. Gerry Dick from Inside Indiana Business said the fairgrounds has made a lot of improvements […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis has reached another significant milestone for their campus on 86th street. On Monday, Ascension St. Vincent celebrated the blessing and ribbon cutting of Lucas Family Brain and Spine Hospital. The new hospital will serve as a regional hub for advanced brain and spine care across the state of Indiana. […]
KNOX COUNTY, Ind. — A crash involving a Yamaha side-by-side left two men with serious injuries and one of them arrested in Knox County. Deputies said the vehicle was found overturned in a cornfield on Sunday. Jared Cummins, 27, told deputies he was the one driving the UTV. His passenger, Dawson Foster, 24, suffered an […]
MARION, Ind. — Indiana State Police said an officer in Marion was involved in a shooting with a person in an SUV Sunday. According to an ISP news release, officers responded to a “shots fired” call near the intersection of West Fourth Street and State Road 18/South Western Avenue eastbound just after 10:15 a.m. The […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A suspect has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident from four years ago on Easter Sunday in Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne Police said Kierra Chapman, 31, was arrested Friday. She faces charges related to the incident, which resulted in the death of 17-year-old Samayah Barker. The crash occurred […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The City of Indianapolis is shutting down a homeless encampment in Fountain Square next month. The Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety posted a letter near the encampment, announcing the permanent closure of the area to camping and storing personal property, effective Aug. 11. The letter mentioned that any items found in […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A man is dead after being shot in a residential neighborhood on the near-northwest side of Indianapolis Friday night. IMPD responded to the 800 block of West 29th Street in a housing edition just south of the I-65 interchange for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street. Just after 9:30 p.m., they found a […]