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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.–The recovery effort from the wildfires in Hawaii is one that’s going to take a long time. “When wildfires enter communities like they did in Maui, they destroy buildings, vehicles, boats, and other infrastructure materials that release all sorts of toxic chemicals into the air and into the soil,” said Andrew Whelton. He […]

INDIANAPOLIS–The Indiana Fever made a donation to Ascension St. Vincent that is meant to give women a free mammogram. The donation made Tuesday was for $10,000. It will help pay for the Ascension St. Vincent Mobile Mammography Unit. “It really means a lot that we’ll be able to continue to see women who don’t have […]

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind.–A man in Jeffersonville was shot and killed by police late Tuesday night. Police say they got a call from someone who lived in the AVIA apartments on North Shore Drive asking them to check on a man named Richard Glass. The caller says Glass made “some concerning statements that he was going back […]

INDIANAPOLIS–Former Vice President and Indiana Governor Mike Pence says he would restore power to the states if he were elected President in 2024. “We will do nothing less than revive federalism in America starting January 20, 2025. Under my administration, any regulation that proposes unfunded mandates on the states will be prohibited from day one,” […]

FAIRLAND, Ind.–A basketball coach from Cincinnati was arrested on two felony charges because police say she was involved in a fight that broke out last month during a basketball tournament at Triton Central High School in Shelby County last month. The fight happened during a game between the Cincinnati Indians Elite and the DSP Heat […]

INDIANAPOLIS--The starting quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts this season will be rookie Anthony Richardson. Colts Head Coach Shane Steichen made that announcement Tuesday morning after training camp practice ended. Richardson had previously rotated first-team reps during training camp with veteran quarterback Gardner Minshew. He started the Colts’ preseason opener on Saturday against the Buffalo Bills. […]

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind.–A motorcycle and a pickup truck collided Friday night in Charlottesville and one person was killed. Police say they were dispatched to the area of Carthage Pike and US 40 at around 5:20. They say there was a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was going east on US 40 towards Knightstown and the Ford pickup […]

SOUTHERN INDIANA--Two tornadoes that touched down Monday morning in southern Indiana had the longest track on record for an August twister in the area served by the National Weather Service office in Louisville, Kentucky. It traveled almost 26 miles and had maximum winds of 107 mph. It went just west of U.S. 31 in northern […]

FRANKLIN, Ind.— A transgender man accused of sexually abusing children while employed at a Greenwood therapy center was found dead in his jail cell Friday morning. The inmate has been identified as 31-year-old Leomeir V. Kennedy of Vancouver, Washington. He was unconscious just after 9:30. Medical personnel said they used CPR to try and revive […]

STATEWIDE-There is a chance for severe storms in Indiana this weekend. “That would include today through Saturday and then Sunday into Monday. Then a quieter pattern should develop after that,” said Randy Bowers, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. Bowers says these storms could bring damaging winds and he is concerned about lightning. […]