INDIANAPOLIS — The legislative session convenes tomorrow at the Indiana Statehouse. With it being a shorter session this year, lawmakers are working double-time to make sure the legislation they wish to see passed gets its day on the House and Senate floors. Among those lawmakers is State Sen. Mike Young (R-Indianapolis). Young is one of […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County coroner’s office exhausted its entire budget for 2021 by November. It needed an extra infusion of cash from city-county councilors in order to get to the end of the year to cover costs. Deputy coroner Alfie McGinty tells WISH-Tv the reason their original budget wasn’t enough was twofold: the surge […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Investigators say it was a failed attempt at a threesome that resulted in the murder of a woman in Fort Wayne. It was just before Christmas when Henry Myers Junior tried to convince his girlfriend to have sex with him and another woman. When she refused Myers became angry, grabbed a […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Maps showing which districts you vote in are supposed to be done soon, but it appears St. Joseph County is way behind the eightball. State law requires county councilors to redraw where each of their seats is based on districts that are drawn by commissioners. The county council has a 6-3 […]
STATEWIDE — Many cities, towns, and other municipalities throughout Indiana got a cash windfall of pandemic help in both 2020 and 2021. As we progress further through the pandemic, experts are hoping that local leaders are mindful of how they use that money and to not budget for things they may not be able to […]
STATEWIDE — Republicans are confident that they can keep their foothold in Indiana, says Indiana state GOP chairman Kyle Hupfer. As the GOP gears up for a highly anticipated election year in 2022, Hupfer says there is an “interesting dichotomy” at play in the political climate of America at the moment, and he says it […]
STATEWIDE — The coming year will be an election year; meaning would-be candidates should be putting the finishing touches on getting their campaigns together to run for whichever offices they are pursuing. Purdue University-Fort Wayne political scientist Andy Downs is watching a few things closely as we enter yet another election year. He tells Indy […]
PENDLETON, Ind. — A student club at Pendleton Heights High School is victorious in a lawsuit against their school. Leaders at Pendleton Heights are being told by a judge to recognize the school’s unofficial Gay/Straight Alliance. The students in the club sued with the help of the ACLU after they said they were not allowed […]
INDIANAPOLIS — COVID tests are in short supply throughout the United States. So much so that many stores are placing limits on how many at-home COVID tests that people can buy. Former U.S. Surgeon General and Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Jerome Adams says the blame for the shortage falls at the feet of government […]
INDIANAPOLIS — There is a plan in place if COVID happens to interfere with teams being able to take the field for the College Football Playoff in January. City leaders and the host committee say they are still planning to host concerts and other events ahead of the big game that is supposed to happen […]