STATEWIDE–Governor Holcomb signed 91 bills Thursday, one of which was a bill that requires parents to be notified if their child wants to change their name or pronoun. That law also bans human sexuality instruction from kindergarten through third grade. LGBTQ advocates have argued that the bill risks “outing” kids to their parents, which could […]
LAFAYETTE, Ind.–A woman from Mulberry was arrested Wednesday night on several charges in Lafayette. State Police say the woman, 50-year-old Misty D. Dillon of Mulberry, was in a Chevrolet Equinox that had expired plates northbound on Sagamore Parkway. They say she didn’t comply with the trooper who was trying to initiate the traffic stop near […]
NOBLESVILLE, Ind.–Cameras are now allowed in Hamilton County’s Circuit and Superior Courts. The Indiana Supreme Court has given trial court judges the authority to decide whether or not to accept requests for cameras in their courtrooms. “We are constitutionally required to have open courtrooms to ensure courts don’t abuse their powers” says Superior Court No. […]
KOKOMO, Ind.–It was quick thinking and care from doctors that saved a teacher’s life in Kokomo earlier this year. On February 24, 2023, Joe Pyke, a social-emotional learning educator at McKinley Alternative School, dropped to the ground. He had gone into cardiac arrest while playing basketball with his students. Jessica Oliver was the other teacher […]
MADISON COUNTY, Ind.–A man was killed while on his lawn mower in Madison County Wednesday morning. The Madison County Sheriff’s Department says the crash happened on State Road 236 at around 1:30 near South Scatterfield Road. They believe a woman was driving a van eastbound on State Road 236 when she hit a man who […]
CENTRAL INDIANA–People in Carmel, Westfield, Zionsville, and Greenwood were just some of the many citizens who voted in mayoral elections in the May Primary Tuesday night. Former WTHR TV anchor John Stehr won the Republican primary for Zionsville Mayor. “Communication has broken down completely in our town and if you don’t communicate with someone, it’s […]
UPDATE: The lockdown IPS Clarence Farrington School #61 ended roughly two hours later not long after 4:30 pm. The polling place has reopened. INDIANAPOLIS–A school that’s a polling place for the primary election was locked down Tuesday afternoon because of what police are calling a domestic disturbance. Voters have been told to avoid Clarence Farrington […]
WESTFIELD, Ind.–The Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield has been having some financial struggles over the last several years, the biggest of which is paying off its debt. Whoever becomes the next mayor of Westfield will have to decide what to do about its future. One of the Westfield mayoral candidates competing in the May […]