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MIAMI COUNTY, Ind. — According to Indiana State Police, the Miami County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges in connection with a death investigation that happened last November. On November 26, 2025, the Indiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division at the Peru Post started investigating the death of J. Trinidad Ramirez. He was an inmate at the […]
INDIANAPOLIS — According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, a man was found dead with gunshot wounds inside a Jeep on the east side of Indianapolis Thursday afternoon. At around 4 p.m., police and medics were called to Decamp Drive. That’s not far from the intersection of East 38th Street and North Post Road. Police […]
STATEWIDE–30-year mortgage rates have dipped below 6% for the first time in more than three years. The Indiana Association of Realtors CEO Mark Fisher talked about what that means for Indiana homes this week in an interview with Gerry Dick on Inside Indiana Business. “After two years of declining sales, we finished 2025 very strong. […]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A person was found dead inside a building at Purdue University in West Lafayette on Wednesday. According to the Tippecanoe County Coroner’s Office, the body was located in the 500 block of Northwestern Avenue. At around 6 p.m., campus police responded to the Physics Building. “This is an active and ongoing […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a rare show of bipartisan unity, U.S. Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) have introduced the Raising Awareness for Youth Suicide Prevention (RAYS) Act. The legislation seeks to put the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline directly into the hands of millions of American students by requiring it to be […]
STATEHOUSE — The 2026 legislative session is in the books, and Indiana House Republicans are highlighting a series of new laws designed to lower costs and cut through red tape. A focus this year involving making life more affordable for Hoosiers, starting with the housing market. By rolling back various regulations and bureaucratic hurdles, lawmakers […]
STATEWIDE — Gusty winds and slightly warmer temperatures are expected Friday across central Indiana, while forecasters are keeping a close eye on the potential for thunderstorms — and possibly severe weather — later in the weekend. Jason Puma, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said winds will pick up out of the southwest Friday […]
INDIANAPOLIS — For Jennifer, the six-year sentence handed to her husband for a methamphetamine charge was supposed to be a period of rehabilitation and eventual reentry. Instead, she describes a harrowing descent into a system where she claims correctional officers act with impunity, families are extorted, and physical violence is used as a tool for […]
CHICAGO–The Indiana Hoosier men’s basketball team and their head coach Darian DeVries are reflecting on both the regular season and the Big Ten Tournament as they wait to see what comes next. The Hoosiers are sitting at 18-14 on the year and waiting to see what happens with other teams that are on the bubble. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Braun is asking Indiana schools to back student groups that encourage free speech and debate, including chapters connected to Turning Point USA. Turning Point USA says its Club America program is growing into several states, and Indiana is now part of that push. The new proclamation encourages schools to let these […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Former Indianapolis Mayor and candidate for Indiana secretary of state Greg Ballard said he’s starting a new political party. Ballard will try to appear under the Lincoln Party label if he collects enough signatures in the secretary of state’s race. His campaign released the following statement about the party on Wednesday: “Mayor Greg […]
BUNKER HILL, Ind. — Miami County Coroner John Boyer has ruled the death of an ICE detainee at Miami Correctional Facility in north-central Indiana to be natural. A certified forensic pathologist conducted an autopsy the day after Lorth Sim’s Feb. 16 death and found his cause of death to be “atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with other […]