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LAWRENCE, Ind. — A 75-year-old Lawrence woman is missing, according to the Lawrence Fire Department. Karen Glass was last seen in the area of 79th Street east of Oaklandon Road around 10:30 Wednesday evening. She is described as a white woman wearing cream-colored pajamas who has dementia. Just before 5 a.m., crews searching for Glass […]

  INDIANAPOLIS — There are more jobs in the United States than there are trained workers to fill them, said Vice President Mike Pence Wednesday. Pence returned to his home state of Indiana to speak at the Strada Education Network National Symposium in Indianapolis. Strada is an organization dedicated to assisting students in finding the […]

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The last Ferrari to win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the fastest car in Indianapolis 500 history are part of “From the Vault,” a new exhibit at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.  The exhibit features a collection of items from the IMS Museum’s storied vault, including rarely-seen and never-before-displayed cars, trophies, […]

INDIANAPOLIS — There’s a new big man on campus — and he has four legs.  The University of Indianapolis introduced its new live greyhound mascot on Wednesday morning.     

INDIANAPOLIS–Fighting crime and reducing violence is the goal of the Indianapolis OneCOP initiative. That initiative just received a $1 million grant to help fight crime in the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s Southwest District.  The grant is from the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington D.C.  “This will help us work on better technology and start […]

INDIANAPOLIS--Eli Lilly and Company is investing $400 million in its manufacturing facilities at its Lilly Technology Center campus in Indianapolis. The company is also creating nearly 100 new jobs.  In an announcement Wednesday, Eli Lilly company leaders said they were investing that money to address the increasing demand for Lilly’s current medicines, which includes enhancements to […]

MIAMI, Florida — An Indiana family is grieving after a man from Brownsburg fell to his death off a Carnival Cruise ship in Miami last Friday. Investigators say Brian Rice, a husband and father, was vacationing with his wife on a Carnival Cruise in the Caribbean. They say he fell from a balcony on to a […]

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) —  On Tuesday, Southwest Airlines shared the story of two employees who met and fell in love at the Indianapolis airport. The post went viral on social media, because who doesn’t appreciate a good “LUV” story around the holidays? Southwest Airlines is listed as LUV on the New York Stock Exchange. “I posted a picture […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Red Line buses will periodically use regular traffic lanes on College Avenue as crews remove and replace bus lane medians deemed “unstable” and “ineffective” by IndyGo. Construction will occur in phases over 4 to 6 weeks beginning the week of Nov. 19. The rubber, mountable curbs dividing north and southbound bus lanes “lifted” following […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A developer is suing the city of Indianapolis accusing them of breaching their contract by trying to use eminent domain to take back the old GM Stamping Plant property downtown. Ambrose had originally planned to redevelop the 100-acre site into the $1.4 billion Waterside mixed-use development, but in September Ambrose announced it would […]