STATEWIDE — The argument over vaccines has become one that reflects the divide between the political parties in the United States. Most Republicans are against President Biden’s executive order mandating that companies with more than 100 employees require COVID shots for workers, while most Democrats favor the president’s order. “Anything that gets more people vaccinated, […]
CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. — Rep. Victoria Spartz and Rep. Greg Pence visited refugees and soldiers with the Indiana National Guard at Camp Atterbury over the weekend. At the moment just shy of 7,000 people evacuated out of Afghanistan last month are now living in temporary quarters in at Camp Atterbury in southern Johnson County. Spartz […]
MONTEREY, Calif. — Colton Herta joined his father, Bryan Herta, in like-company in winning the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey on Sunday. It was Herta who won the last time the NTT IndyCar Series visiting WeatherTeach Raceway at Laguna Seca in 2019. It was his father who last won back-to-back races at the legendary road […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The woman who blew the whistle on the whole case against Dr. Larry Nassar wants criminal charges to be brought against the federal agent or agents that mishandled the investigation into his abuse. The FBI in Indianapolis fired the agent who lied about his handling of the case. Four gymnasts testified before Congress […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke at the University of Notre Dame on Thursday, focusing on two resounding topics: progress against racism and the role of judges in today’s tumultuous political climate. “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr declared decades ago that ‘the magnificent words of Constitution and the Declaration of Independence […]
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mike Braun has returned to Washington after the chamber’s summer recess. He has President Biden’s federal vaccine mandate on his mind as well as Democrats’ push to pass a massive spending bill. Braun is admonishing President Biden for his executive order requiring all federal employees, including private contractors, to get vaccinated for […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A large plume of smoke was seen billowing into the air on the south side of Indianapolis early Wednesday morning. The smoke was coming from Insurance Auto Auctions along Harding Street on the southeast side. Firefighters were called shortly before 2:00 a.m. and arrived to find around 40 cars on fire. Firefighters struggled […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Two school districts in Indianapolis are taking similar approaches to seek out minority-owned businesses to work on certain capital improvement projects they each have in the works. Lawrence and Washington Township schools have taken a different approach in wanting to bring more minority-owned businesses to the table. Lawrence Superintendent Shawn Smith tells Inside […]
STATEWIDE — The number of new COVID cases is starting to plateau in Indiana, but the number of people in the hospital with COVID is still the highest it’s been since early January. St. Joseph County is now the first county in Indiana to reach 50-percent of its total population within county borders to be […]
INDIANAPOLIS — What started as an online challenge ended with last week’s near-fatal stabbing at an Indianapolis high school. Washington Township Police said on Monday that an argument that started on social media between a 17-year-old boy and Wyatt Maxey at North Central High School in Indy escalated in the halls of the high school […]