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FORT WAYNE, Ind. – An April trial date has been set for a Fort Wayne man who is accused of beating his girlfriend to death at a local motel. David Fabela is being charged with murder in the May 15, 2018, beating death of Michelle Funk-Pike. She was found in a motel room at the […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has voted to loosen its rules on whether or not a student-athlete can profit off of their likeness while still maintaining their athletic eligibility. The organization, based in Indianapolis, announced Tuesday by 2021 student-athlete will be able to profit off the use of their name, likeness, and/or image. The vote calls […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Detectives had a busy evening Tuesday investigating two separate incidents on the north side. Indianapolis Metro Police officers were first called at around 9:30 to a duplex along Boulevard Place northwest of West 30th Street and North Capitol Avenue. Maj. Harold Turner with IMPD said people inside the duplex were hurt when shots […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Lyft is offering Indianapolis voters free rides to and from the polls on Election Day next week. If you enter the promo code INDYELECTION19 into the Lyft app, you’ll get an automatic credit of up to 10 dollars to get to a polling place and home again. Lyft Indiana general manager Cebronica Luft says […]
(NOBLESVILLE, Ind.) – Indiana’s courts are ramping up their response to the opioid epidemic. By year’s end, Chief Justice Loretta Rush says 53 counties will have special problem-solving courts to help families address drug issues at the root of whatever landed them in a courtroom in the first place,. That’s 11 new counties, and 31 […]
MUNCIE, Ind. — Police in Muncie are looking for three men who broke into a Halloween party, shot two people, and stole a dog. The Muncie Star Press says three white men wore gas masks and black clothing when they entered the house on West Ninth Street late Saturday night. The intruders shot the host […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The student whose body was found inside an Indiana University residence hall has been identified as a 19-year-old freshman from Indianapolis. IU campus police found Jessica Tran just before 8:30 a.m. Monday in the Clark Wing of Read Center, reports The IU Daily Student. Tran was unresponsive and efforts to revive her were […]
INDIANAPOLIS–When you go Trick or Treating Halloween night, you can expect rain and cold temperatures. “Temperatures will be about 43 (degrees) at 5 pm to about 39 (degrees) by 7 or 8 pm. With 30 mph winds, it’s going to be pretty cold, so make sure you keep yourself warm. Plus it’s going to be […]
HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. — A suspended Indianapolis priest has been arrested in Hamilton County after being accused of sex crimes against children. The Rev. David J. Marcotte, was booked into the Hamilton Co. Jail shortly early Tuesday, reports IndyStar. He is charged with child solicitation, dissemination of matter harmful to minors, and vicarious sexual gratification. Marcotte was […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Fall brings foliage, frost on the pumpkin, and lots and lots of deer. It’s rutting season, which means deer are very active. Mating season for whitetail deer runs from mid-October through early December. When deer are out looking for mates, they can venture onto roadways — especially at night — and cause crashes. In […]