INDIANAPOLIS — It’s the kind of flooding event Indianapolis has not seen in over 30 years. The historic amount of rain has caused Indiana streams and rivers to flood and people to have to evacuate their homes. In northern Indianapolis, neighborhoods including Ravenswood and Rocky Ripple were warned to evacuate because of rising waters in […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Rain on Saturday keeps the risk of flooding around for the weekend across Indiana. Showers and thunderstorms move through central Indiana from Illinois Saturday morning. With all the rain the state has already seen this week, Jason Puma from the National Weather Service in Indianapolis called it “a significant event in central Indiana […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Department of Public Works strongly advises that residents in Rocky Ripple and Ravenswood evacuate. DPW has closed the gates surrounding the Edgewood Apartments/Broad Ripple Arts Center along the White River and has initiated the closure of one of two gates surrounding Rocky Ripple. The 52nd Street flood gate was closed early Saturday […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever collected their third straight win by beating the Dallas Wings at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Friday night 98-87. After scoring just 35 points in the first half, Indiana scored 63 points in the second half. The team pulled away from Dallas with 35 points in the fourth quarter alone. Fever guard Caitlin […]
DELAWARE COUNTY, Ind. — A woman’s body was found in Delaware County on Friday. The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office was called to the 4100 block of South Bell Creek Road in Yorktown after a vehicle was spotted in a standing cornfield about 100 feet from the roadway. A dog was found dead inside the vehicle. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The person killed in a hit-and-run Thursday night on the near east side of Indianapolis has been identified. On Friday, the Marion County Coroner’s Office said 47-year-old Thomas Jeffery Woodford, Jr. died from multiple blunt force injuries. The incident happened in the 50th block of South State Avenue at around 9:30 p.m. According […]
WAYNE COUNTY, Ind. — A portion of I-70 westbound in Wayne County is back open after it collapsed earlier this week due to the amount of rain. Flood waters washed out a section of the interstate near mile marker 146 between Centerville and Richmond on Wednesday. The Indiana Department of Transportation said crews and contractors […]
HAMMOND, Ind. — It hasn’t been confirmed where the Chicago Bears will build their new stadium yet, but the team said their focus moving forward will be putting the project in Hammond, Indiana. On Thursday, Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren and Bears Chairman George McCaskey held a news conference at Halas Hall to talk […]
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man is getting over a century behind bars after being convicted of fatally shooting another man two years ago. In April, Justin Callaway was found guilty of one count of murder, plus unlawful carrying of a handgun and auto theft. He was sentenced on Thursday to 101 years in prison. 20 […]
DANVILLE, Ind. — A Georgia woman was arrested in Danville after police said she was hiding meth in her mouth during a traffic stop. At around 2 a.m. Thursday, an officer with the Danville Police Department pulled over someone in a truck for repeatedly crossing the center line. The driver of the truck was identified […]
STATEWIDE — Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has issued a statewide disaster emergency order after the severe weather on Tuesday and Wednesday. The storms led to flooding, loss of power, damage to houses and roads, and downed trees and power lines. According to the governor, the declaration “mobilizes state agencies, unlocks emergency resources and gives us […]
WAYNE COUNTY, Ind. — East central Indiana was one of the hardest hit regions in the state from storms on Tuesday and Wednesday. Multiple counties in eastern Indiana, including Wayne County, are under a flood warning until 4 p.m. Thursday. The rest of Indiana, aside from some southwestern parts, has a flood watch until Friday […]