AVON, Ind — A track meet at Avon Middle School North was shut down Wednesday night after two students got into a fight, and a parent who showed up escalated things. An officer with the Avon Schools Police Department stepped in and called for backup from Avon Police. School leaders say officers cleared the area […]
INDIANAPOLIS –Indianapolis’ Office of Public Health & Safety is now under review by the State Board of Accounts after an internal audit found the agency wasn’t fully tracking its programs, contracts, or spending. During a Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee meeting, Wesley Jones said the state review began after auditors reported missing documentation tied […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Rain and thunderstorms could affect qualifying weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with the highest chances expected Saturday afternoon. Forecaster Greg Melo said a complex of showers and possibly embedded thunderstorms is expected to move through central Indiana Friday morning before quieter weather settles in for much of the day. Another round of […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind — A Fort Wayne woman says the school board violated its own bylaws this week when Board President Noah Smith resigned his District 3 seat and was immediately sworn into an at-large position. Sheila Curry-Campbell raised the issue during Monday night’s meeting, saying the board should have opened the at-large vacancy to […]
SPEEDWAY, Ind — The Indianapolis 500 is a sellout, and WIBC will carry full Race Day coverage starting at 6 a.m. from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Tony Katz, JMV from 93.5/107.5 The Fan, and John Herrick will anchor WIBC’s coverage live from the track as fans arrive for the 110th running of the race. About […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Forecasters are tracking an increasing chance of rain at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as qualifying begins Saturday. The National Weather Service in Indianapolis says a weather system moving into the region will bring elevated rain chances Friday through the weekend. “We’re going to have a system move through, and rain chances are going […]
BEIJING — President Donald Trump arrived in China on Wednesday for two days of meetings with President Xi Jinping, traveling with a group of high‑profile tech executives as the administration signals a focus on trade and technology. Before departing, Trump said his first request to Xi would be to “open up” China to more collaboration. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Lilly and Company celebrated 150 years in medicine Tuesday with a ceremony at its headquarters in downtown Indianapolis. CEO Dave Ricks talked about the company’s ties to Indianapolis, its investment in artificial intelligence and supercomputing, and the future of research into brain diseases and GLP-1 medicines. Ricks said Lilly is working with […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A handful of votes are shaping the outcome of Indiana Senate District 23, where State Sen. Spencer Deery is claiming victory over Paula Copenhaver after early results showed him ahead by just three votes. Dr. Laura Wilson says races this tight highlight why accuracy matters more than speed when every ballot can change […]
INDIANAPOLIS — An FBI supervisory special agent based in Virginia was arrested in Indianapolis this week on a sexual battery charge. State Police identified the man as Timothy C. Healy, who was booked into the Marion County Jail. Healy has since posted bail and is no longer in custody. It is not clear what brought […]
STATEWIDE — Purdue political science professor Martin Sweet spoke with WIBC’s Tony Katz about Tuesday’s Indiana primary, including Republican Senate races and the impact of redistricting tensions involving Senate President Pro Tempore Rod Bray. “I think they expected the value of any losses to be close to zero given the focus of the Trump administration […]
INDIANAPOLIS — People in Meridian-Kessler are pushing for changes after Sunday’s deadly shooting at a short-term rental, but city leaders say state law limits what the city can do right now. Police say Brittany Members was trying to protect teenagers at her daughter’s after-prom party when someone shot and killed her after trying to get […]