EVANSVILLE, Ind. — An Evansville man was arrested after leading deputies on a pursuit in a stolen beer truck that ended in a crash. Just after 3 p.m. on Friday, deputies with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a stolen semi-truck carrying beer. The stolen semi-truck was first spotted heading west […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Public Schools appointed Hasaan Rashid to fill the vacant District 2 seat on the board. Rashid founded a music festival on the city’s northeast side to benefit high school students. He will serve on the IPS board until the November election and has plans to run for the seat at that time. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Upland Brewing’s taproom on 82nd Street in Indianapolis is closing this weekend. The Bloomington-based brewing company announced on Thursday that it would not be renewing its lease at 4939 E. 82nd St. and that Sunday would be its last day of service. “While our lease runs through June, we have decided to close […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett said they are prepared to welcome the world to the Circle City for the NCAA Men’s Final Four. Hogsett joined other city officials to share their public safety plans for its ninth Final Four and NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. “Events like these are only successful as they […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The City of Indianapolis is unveiling a new initiative to try to reduce youth violence. The Youth Alternatives to Violence & Crime Initiative ties into the Gun Violence Reduction Strategy, which the city launched in 2021, that focuses on 18 to 35-year-olds. The youth initiative will include those 17 and younger who are […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Butler University Police Department said five people entered Hinkle Fieldhouse last weekend and walked out with thousands of dollars worth of equipment. The thieves were caught on camera going into the arena at 1:16 a.m. on Saturday, March 21. Police said the group left with a Pelican case containing communication equipment valued […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Former Butler basketball player Ronald Nored is returning to the university. Butler has hired Nored to be the next men’s basketball coach. Nored played at Butler from 2008-2012 and helped the Bulldogs make it to back-to-back national championship games in 2010 and 2011. “Butler is an incredibly special place,” Nored said in a […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A man in South Bend has been arrested for killing his wife 20 years ago. On Tuesday, St. Joseph County prosecutors announced that a grand jury returned an indictment against Lucio Lerma Sr. South Bend Police arrested him on Monday. In December of 2007, Delia Lerma, 33, was found dead in […]
STATEWIDE — Gas prices in Indiana have eclipsed $4 a gallon in some areas. According to AAA, the average price of gas as of Tuesday morning was $3.98 a gallon for regular unleaded. That’s also the national average. This time last week, the average price of gas in the state was 31 cents cheaper at […]
PRINCETON, Ind. — Toyota is investing $1 billion in its plants in Kentucky and Indiana. On Monday, the car manufacturer announced that $200 million will be going towards their plant in Princeton, Indiana, to increase capacity for the Grand Highlander SUV. Stacy Carr, manager of corporate communications for Toyota Motor North America, said this is […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A 900,000-square-foot data center project has been approved for southwest Decatur Township. On Wednesday, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission agreed to the plans of constructing a $4 billion data center along Kentucky Avenue and Camby Road on the southwest side of the city. The data campus would be built on 130 acres of […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Police arrested two teenagers after shots were fired at the Mounted Patrol barn. The barn is on the city’s near west side. Officers went to the 400 block of N. Goodlet Avenue just after 12 p.m. and found evidence in the roadway that shots had been fired. Shortly thereafter, the IMPD Southwest District […]