KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind. — An electronic error impacted some primary races in Henry County earlier this week. The error allowed some Wayne Township residents outside of Knightstown to vote in the town’s Republican Primary Election, affecting the clerk-treasurer and town council races. County officials said the error was due to a programming mistake that allowed voters […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A 16-year-old suspect is being charged as an adult for a robbery and murder on Indy’s east side in December 2024. The accused killer, Demonte Satter, was 15 at the time police said he went to a home on Treyburn Green Drive and fatally shot Kentrell Johnson, who was found in his garage. […]
CARMEL, Ind. — A 19-year-old Carmel man is facing new sexual battery charges in a separate case after previously being accused of raping a 17-year-old girl. According to court documents, Ethan Lessig faces preliminary charges of sexual battery and criminal confinement, both Level 6 felonies, and rape, a Level 3 felony. The new charges were […]
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Lafayette man is facing multiple felony charges, including arson, for intentionally starting a fire inside an apartment and threatening to kill his neighbors. Court documents filed in Tippecanoe County state that Derek Childress, 39, faces two Level 4 felony counts for arson damage, and criminal mischief, a Level 6 felony. On […]
INDIANAPOLIS — An arrest warrant has been issued for a man accused of hitting and killing a woman with his car in Indianapolis and then leaving the scene. Court records show that Damarthson Daniel, 38, is facing one count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. The incident happened just before 12:30 […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A man connected to a fatal shooting from last month has been arrested. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said 19-year-old Terrence Francois is in custody for the murder of 22-year-old Robert Golliday. On the night of April 15, IMPD officers were called to the 5900 block of Radnor Road for a report of […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The city of Fort Wayne is finalizing a deal with Google to save 182 million gallons of water annually. The $1.1 million project aims to increase efficiency and reduce operational costs at the Three Rivers Water Filtration Plant. The project involves adding smart sensors at the plant to measure sludge thickness […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is asking the public for help in solving several homicides. IMPD has reported that about four out of every five homicide cases so far this year remain unsolved. In 2026, there have been 41 homicide victims in Indianapolis, stemming from 38 different incidents. But, only seven suspects have […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Allen County Prosecutor’s Office has determined that Fort Wayne police officers are not criminally responsible for the shooting death of a man last year. On Friday, the prosecutor’s office announced that they had concluded their review of the fatal shooting, which happened on July 21, 2025, north of downtown. Fort […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A previously deported illegal alien, who was on the run for 15 years, has been sentenced for killing a 16-year-old. On Thursday, Israel Espinosa learned of his two-year prison sentence in Marion Superior Court 32 after he pleaded guilty to felony reckless homicide. The following charges pending against Espinosa were then dismissed by […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Two 19-year-olds from Honduras have been arrested by Indiana State Police for their involvement in a weekend shooting on an interstate in Indianapolis. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon near I-465 and Interstate 69 on the city’s northeast side. Hector Galvez-Flores and Lester Ramos-Posadas were arrested by ISP troopers and are both being held […]
STATEWIDE — The number of farms in the United States that filed for bankruptcy in the last year surged 46%. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, there were 315 Chapter 12 bankruptcy filings in 2025. That’s up from 216 in 2024 and the third consecutive annual increase. Hedgeye, an independent investing research company, reported […]