John Herrick
SPARTANBURG, S.C.–Former Vice President and Indiana Governor Mike Pence told a crowd in South Carolina Thursday night that “Roe Must Go.” Pence spoke at a benefit for the Carolina Pregnancy Center, a crisis pregnancy center in Spartanburg. Before he spoke to the crowd, Pence toured the organization’s mobile ultrasound unit. Earlier this week, a draft […]
ELKHART, Ind.–The City of Elkhart settled a wrongful conviction lawsuit for $7.5 million. That is the largest settlement in the history of Indiana for a wrongful conviction. The settlement was announced Wednesday by the attorney of Keith Cooper. Cooper, who is from Chicago, served more than seven years in prison for a 1997 armed robbery […]
WASHINGTON–Indiana Republican Senator Todd Young is among a group of senators that has introduced legislation hoping to ban federal money from being used to establish a Disinformation Governance Board at the Department of Homeland Security. “The idea that a ‘disinformation board’ of unelected government bureaucrats should enforce speech rules is both radical and unconstitutional. Hoosiers […]
INDIANAPOLIS--A man was shot and killed at a gas station on the east side of Indianapolis Tuesday afternoon. Now, police think the shooter got away in a red Hummer that belonged to the victim. IMPD says the man was shot around 1:30 pm Tuesday at a Citgo gas station on Rural Street. That is near […]
INDIANAPOLIS–Police believe at least one person was killed in a crash on the east side of Indianapolis Tuesday night. State police say the crash happened about just after 9 in the southbound lanes of I-465 between I-70 and East 16th Street. The two left lanes were blocked for a couple of hours while officers investigated […]
HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind.–Attorney and former WIBC radio host Greg Garrison won the Republican nomination for Hamilton County Prosecutor Tuesday night. He defeated incumbent D. Lee Buckingham. “Thank you to the people of Hamilton County for putting your trust in me. This election is about ensuring that Hamilton County is safer for our residents now and […]
STATEWIDE–The national average price for diesel fuel has increased to $5.34 per gallon, which GasBuddy says is an all-time high. The cheapest price for diesel fuel in Indiana is at various gas stations across the state selling it for $4.69 in Bloomington, Evansville, Indianapolis, and South Bend, among other places. “Keep in mind that there […]
STATEWIDE--Showers and thunderstorms are expected to arrive in Indiana again late tonight into Tuesday. “It looks like we’ve got another funnel system that’s heading this way bringing in showers and thunderstorms from the west,” said Mike Koch, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. Koch says a strong to severe thunderstorm cannot be ruled […]
KAY COUNTY, Okla.–One of three meteorology students who died storm chasing Friday night was from Evansville, Indiana. That student has been identified as 22-year-old Drake Brooks. He graduated from Central High School in 2018. Police say Brooks and two other students were in a car going southbound on I-35 just before midnight when their car […]
STATEWIDE–Saturday is the 22nd nationwide “Prescription Drug Take Back Day.” The goal of the day is to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft by disposing of unused or unwanted prescription drugs. “Once you drop them off, they are properly disposed of without threat to the environment and the DEA handles all that. We don’t ask […]