INDIANAPOLIS — A Greenfield man has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for exploiting children as young as 12 years old. On Thursday, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana said 24-year-old Bobby Cyprus Linhart was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count each of coercion and enticement of […]
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Ind. — A multi-billion-dollar data center project planned for Sullivan County will be one of the largest in Indiana. U.K.-based Potentia Inc. said its $65 billion investment will bring nearly 3,000 construction jobs and 500 permanent jobs to the area. The 500 jobs at the Heartland Industrial Park will mainly be site technicians, […]
CARMEL, Ind. — U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) chaired a Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee field hearing in Carmel on Tuesday. The hearing was titled “Fueling Innovation: The Role of Small Businesses in America’s Bioeconomy.” Its purpose was to examine the role of small businesses in America’s bioeconomy and Indiana’s leadership in bioscience innovation. […]
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. — A teenager is in the hospital after being shot Tuesday evening in Martinsville. The Martinsville Police Department (MPD) said officers went to the 400 block of North Main Street around 5:30 p.m. after getting a call of shots being fired. When police arrived, they found a teenager who had been shot and […]
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — The Shelbyville City Council has approved plans for a $2 billion data center project. During Monday’s meeting, the council voted on a few resolutions relating to the project, which is planned to be built on 429 acres of land owned by Prologis. The California-based developer wants to place up to 11 buildings […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis City-County Councilor Ron Gibson attended Monday night’s council meeting just hours after his home was shot at. Security was increased at Monday’s meeting with councilors on high alert. That’s where Councilman Gibson told people that he and his son are grateful to be alive. “First, I want to thank Jesus that I’m […]
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — A woman from Speedway, Indiana, was killed in a crash in Pinellas County, Florida, last month. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, the woman, 56-year-old Pamela Poe, was struck by a motorist sometime around 9 p.m. on March 25 in St. Pete Beach. Poe was found by deputies lying by a […]
MARION, Ind. — A former Marion police officer was charged with orchestrating a fundraising scheme involving police trading cards. Court documents in Grant County show that Erika Treon has been charged with one felony count of corrupt business influence and six misdemeanor counts of theft. She’s accused of soliciting donations on behalf of the department […]
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis City-County Councilor claims he was shoved by a police officer during a protest on Saturday night. Jesse Brown, who represents council district 13, stated on Facebook that the officer approached the protestors aggressively without identifying himself. “Tonight, an IMPD officer approached a group of protestors from behind/beside them, did not identify […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A trio of thieves was arrested this week after being tied to a string of robberies on Indianapolis’ west side. Police believe the group, which includes two 15-year-olds, committed at least five robberies over two weeks, hitting apartment complexes in an area south of West 10th Street. Some victims reported being assaulted during […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Two people are dead and two others are injured after a car crash on the south side of Indianapolis early Saturday morning. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, the crash happened around 2:30 a.m. in the 4900 block of South Sherman Drive, near East Thompson and Shelbyville roads. Officers with the Beech […]
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The body of an 11-year-old girl lost in the White River in Columbus has been found. Indiana Conservation Officers recovered the girl’s body at about 10:42 a.m. on Thursday. She was located about 80 yards from where she was last seen and was in 10 feet of water. “The tragedy at Mill […]