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MARION, Ind. (WISH) – A Republican caucus on Tuesday night chose one of three candidates to fill the vacancy created by state Rep. Kevin Mahan. Ann Vermilion won out over Steve Henderson and John Lancaster. Vermilion, who is from Grant County, runs a health care consulting business. She recently was the administrative director of Marion […]
BEECH GROVE, Ind. — It’s the first day of school for students at Beech Grove High School just over a month after two tornadoes hit Marion County. The storms caused significant damage to the high school putting classrooms in the school’s Science Academy and Enrichment Center out of commission. Since the storms, around $9 million […]
INDIANAPOLIS — More than 100 people were able to turn their lights on Tuesday night and run their air conditioners for the first time in more than day. Storms that swept through the area Monday afternoon may have been quick, but their punch did some long-lasting damage on the west side. At one point, more […]
DETROIT — In the second round of last night’s Democrat primary debates in Detroit, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg insisted that the United States is in crisis. “I’m running for president because America is running out of time,” Buttigieg said in his opening statement. “It is even bigger than the emergency of the Trump presidency. […]
(BLOOMINGTON, Ind.) – A hacker accessed information on 100-million Capital One customers. In some ways, it’s actually a cyberdefense success story: Capital One identified and traced the breach in a span of four months, and accepted responsibility for a misconfigured firewall that allowed the hack to take place. IU cybersecurity program chair Scott Shackelford says […]
PLAINFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — Two people are dead after a crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 70 eastbound at the State Road 267 overpass, Plainfield Fire Department said. The two who died were in a vehicle that hit the back of a semi, said Indiana State Police Sgt. John Perrine. He said a news release about […]
FRANKLIN, Ind. — Charges have been filed against a former town council member in Johnson County. David Moore, 60, faces one count of Disorderly Conduct for his involvement in a conflict that happened after a public town council meeting in Trafalgar in January. Court documents say Moore and fellow council member Jeff Eisenmenger got into […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Students across the state are getting ready for the start of a new school year! Here’s a list of start dates for school districts in central Indiana. July 31 Avon Community Schools Beech Grove City Schools Clark Pleasant Community Schools Mt. Vernon Community Schools Wayne Township Schools August 1 Brownsburg Community […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – A familiar name in Indiana politics is moving toward a run for Congress. Andrew J. Jacobs is the son, grandson and namesake of two Indiana congressmen. Andy Jacobs Sr. represented Indianapolis in Congress for a single term, while Andy Jacobs Junior served in the House for 30 years before his retirement in 1996. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The sloths made their debut at the Indianapolis Zoo on Memorial Day Weekend, and already they’re adding six new babies to their family. The sloths came from the Panamerican Conservation Association, or APPC, a sloth sanctuary in Panama. The six babies were found without their mothers, and are making the Indianapolis Zoo their […]