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  INDIANAPOLIS — Cathedral High School has reached a confidential settlement with a teacher fired in June for being in a same-sex marriage, the teacher’s attorney said Tuesday. The school on June 23 posted a letter to its website, saying the school would separate from a teacher after “direct guidance” from Archbishop Charles Thompson. The “agonizing decision” to […]

  MADISON COUNTY, Ind. — A state police trooper saved a man’s life during a traffic stop in Madison County on the Fourth of July.  Trooper Ron Huff pulled over a pick-up truck with it’s hazard lights flashing that was going 105 mph on State Road 37. The driver jumped out of the car, run […]

  WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s system for gathering and keeping track of donor organs is “broken”, says Sen. Todd Young. On the Senate floor in Washington Tuesday, Sen. Young introduced a new bill he has been working on to better hold Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO’s) accountable. OPO’s are independent organizations that are tasked with finding, […]

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An 88-year-old man found dead in a home in “a nice, quiet area” has been ruled a homicide, said police. The man was found inside a home in the 2500 block of Union Street, near Madison Avenue on the near south side, around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday when friends came by to see […]

GREENWOOD, Ind. — A Beech Grove man has been charged in Johnson County for robbing another man and assaulting a woman on the 4th of July.  The Johnson County Prosecutor’s Office says Brandon Saloane, 27, faces charges of Robbery with a Deadly Weapon, Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon, and Battery Resulting in […]

  INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A disabled Army veteran issued a plea for help following the disappearance of his best friend. Ed Conkright and his Fox Terrier, JR, had been inseparable since meeting in December, neighbors said. The two were often seen sitting together at the corner of Tibbs Avenue and 21st Street.  “His name is ‘JR,’ short for ‘Just Rotten,” […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Finding a cure for diabetes could save you money because of what the government spends on research and care. A teenager representing Indiana wants Congress to renew the Special Diabetes Program, which puts $150 million in taxpayer money into research for a cure every year. Noah Guffey, who represents southern Indiana and Kentucky for […]

  FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Scotty’s Brewhouse has closed another Indiana location. The Scotty’s Brewhouse on West Jefferson Boulevard in Fort Wayne closed last week, reports the Indianapolis Business Journal. Signs posted outside the restaurant said it was shutting down “for the forseeable future” because of “unforeseen circumstances,” according to IBJ. The Fort Wayne restaurant […]

SOUTH BEND, Ind.–The special prosecutor appointed to investigate the shooting death of a black man by a white South Bend police officer says state police will be helping him and the investigation will not be rushed.  Ric Hertel, the prosecuting attorney in Ripley County, has been appointed to investigate the June 16 shooting where a […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico–The grandfather who lost grip on his granddaughter as she fell from a cruise ship window, thought there was glass in the window, said his attorney, Michael Winkleman, of the law firm Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina and Winkleman. “There’s a wood railing. He puts her up on there thinking she’s gonna bang on […]