WASHINGTON –Authorities identified the man who fired shots at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night as 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California. Officers took him into custody after the shooting began near the event’s security screening area just after 8:30 p.m. Investigators say Allen put together a long firearm in […]
WASHINGTON — Someone opened fire outside the ballroom Saturday night, and Secret Service evacuated President Trump, First Lady Melania, and several top lawmakers and White House officials from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Video from inside the ballroom captured several popping sounds and people being told to stay down. NewsNation reported that President Trump, the […]
STATEWIDE –A weather system that produced a tornado near Enid, Oklahoma, is moving toward Indiana but is weakening and will be much less organized by the time it arrives later this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. “We’ve got the same system heading our way today, however, thankfully it is in a much weaker […]
INDIANAPOLIS –Two Hoosier lawmakers are questioning why Gov. Mike Braun created a new state job for former DCS director Adam Krupp. Braun appointed Krupp as a special adviser on child‑welfare issues and kept his salary at $210,000, the same as new DCS Director Jennifer Dorfmeyer. Rep. Greg Porter and Sen. Fady Qaddoura say the move […]
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans passed a budget blueprint Thursday after an overnight vote series, moving forward with funding for ICE and Border Patrol and sidelining Democrats from the process. The plan opens the door to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection through the rest of President Donald Trump’s term and sets […]
ILLINOIS –Political leaders moved to block Indiana’s effort to lure the Chicago Bears to a proposed dome in Hammond by approving a “Megaprojects” bill Wednesday. Lawmakers voted 78–32 to pass the measure, which delivers major tax breaks and incentives tied to a possible $2 billion stadium project in Arlington Heights, where the Bears already own […]
ALLEN COUNTY, Ind — Senior Judge Wendy Davis says she did not violate judicial conduct rules after the Allen County Democratic Party filed a complaint with the Indiana Supreme Court. The Allen County Democratic Party says Davis co-hosted a March 11 event for Ewelina Connolly, a Republican candidate for county commissioner. Party leaders argue judicial […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith says a news report is how he learned about threats against him and his family. He questions why the Federal Bureau of Investigation office in Indianapolis did not tell him sooner. He says The Indianapolis Star contacted him before publishing the story, and that is when he first […]
INDIANAPOLIS — State Sen. Andrea Hunley is entering the Indianapolis mayor’s race after previously saying she would not seek another term in the Indiana Senate. She confirmed her candidacy Monday. Dr. Laura Merrifield Wilson, a political science professor at the University of Indianapolis, says Hunley’s move fits the political timing and uncertainty already surrounding the […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Former Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter is pushing back after Gov. Mike Braun removed Dubois County Sheriff Tom Kleinhelter from a state law enforcement training board and suggested Carter was reacting out of frustration over no longer holding the job. Kleinhelter faces charges of false informing and official misconduct. Investigators say he […]
SHELBYVILLE, Ind –A female is dead after a shooting in Shelbyville, and two people are now in custody. Officers responded Monday night to a home on West Washington Street after a call about gunfire. They found the woman inside with a gunshot wound, and she died at the scene. Police arrested 18-year-old Jayden McQueary on […]
STATEWIDE — Indiana is rolling out a new 60-million-dollar fund to bring Israeli tech companies into the state and grow jobs here at home. Luke Messer is a U.S. partner with the Iron Nation project in Indiana. “We’ve built a strong foundation here in Indiana, but we need the right engine to power it. Israel […]