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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The man who hit and killed Colts player Edwin Jackson and his Uber driver Jeffrey Monroe on I-70 in early 2018 was convicted and sentenced for illegally reentering the United States after he had been previously deported. Manuel Orrego-Zavala, a 38-year-old Guatemalan national, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in federal […]
MARION, Ind. — Grant County is asking people who vape to follow the same laws on smoking as people who use cigarettes. County Commissioners approved the ordinance on Monday. A previous version of the ordinance banned vaping at festivals, but commissioners are allowing vaping at festivals “for the foreseeable future,” reports WBAT in Marion, Ind. The […]
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A woman that was found murdered in Georgia on Monday was from northern Indiana. WNDU confirms Casei Jones was from Elkhart and graduated from Elkhart Memorial High School in 2005. The bodies of Jones and her four children — ages 10, five, two and one — were found in Brunswick, Georgia on […]
GREENCASTLE, Ind.—A correctional officer at the Putnamville Correctional Facility was arrested Sunday. She’s accused of having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate. The Indiana Department of Correction says they arrested Barbara Kapaun, 52, on charges of official misconduct and sexual misconduct by a service provider. Both of those are felonies. “We have a zero-tolerance policy on […]
RUSHVILLE, Ind.–A pastor in Rushville who was accused of child molestation almost two years ago was found not guilty in his jury trial Friday. Garry Evans, 74, was arrested in October 2017 on accusations that he lured children into his office and molested them. Police claimed that there were six victims between the ages of […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Do you like to bake? Make sure one of your main ingredients isn’t part of a new food recall. General Mills has issued a voluntary recall for certain five-pound bags of its Gold Medal Unbleached All-Purpose Flour because of possible E. coli contamination. The flour has a best-by date of Sept. 6, 2020. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Three children have been shot in the last 11 days in Indianapolis, all of them hurt because they got their hands on a gun that was not properly secured. The most recent incident was just this Monday when a four-year-old boy accidentally shot himself. Police say the gun was left out loaded and […]
FT. WAYNE, Ind. — A federal investigation may be warranted. Some of the over 2,000 aborted fetuses found in the Illinois home of a now dead abortion doctor may have come from clinics where he worked in Indiana, including Ft. Wayne, South Bend and Gary. The remains were discovered at Dr. Ulrich Klopfer’s home in […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Josh Owens is the first openly gay man to run for governor of Indiana. Owens is the CEO of SupplyKick, a tech company based in Indianapolis. He is seeking the Democrat nomination to challenge Republican Eric Holcomb in the general election in 2020. A native of Shelbyville, Owens says education will be his main platform […]
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A man who died in police custody Friday night, died after he was punched by one of the officers trying to handcuff him. When two Evansville cops were attempting to cuff Edward Snukis, 55, he grabbed one of the officers near the groin and would not let go, said an officer […]