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THORNTOWN, Ind. — A man found hanging from a railroad bridge in Boone County Thursday. Sheriff’s deputies say a man was fishing along Sugar Creek in the early afternoon when he noticed Nolan Berenzye, just 23-years-old, hanging by the neck from the bridge. Investigators are still looking into the incident, but they say all signs […]
WASHINGTON — A push from your senator in Washington to reign in government spending. Sen. Mike Braun, along with help from his fellow Hoosier Sen. Todd Young, are introducing a bill they say will “cap, cut, and balance” the federal budget. It’s called the MAP Act. The same bill is being brought up for […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Public Schools on Thursday unanimously voted to approve the superintendent contract for Aleesia Johnson. The approval makes Johnson the first African-American woman to lead the district. Johnson had been serving as interim superintendent since December, when Lewis B. Ferebee left the position to become chancellor of Washington D.C. schools. “I’m excited about […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – You’re already the victim of more cyberattacks than you realize. That’s the message from NATO’s former commanding general. Former Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark told a global cybersecurity conference in Indianapolis the attempts by Russia to hack U-S elections represent a serious threat to democracy, stretching from attempts to hack voter rolls and […]
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — After a lapse of nearly two decades, executions of federal inmates will resume at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute. The Dept. of Justice announced Thursday that the U.S. government is reinstating the death penalty for federal inmates convicted of capital crimes such as murder, treason, and espionage. U.S. Attorney General Bill […]
ANDERSON, Ind. — A New Castle woman is accused of murdering her own mother. Mona Davis, 53, was reported missing by a coworker in early June. Police found Davis’ body hidden away inside her Anderson apartment on June 20. Her daughter, 34-year-old Bonnie Joslin, was charged with murder on Wednesday. Davis’ sister, Michelle Myers, […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Police dogs are a special part of the law enforcement community. Now a new, local organization wants to help train, support, and honor them. The Central Indiana K9 Association is just a few months old and it is already launching what it’s calling the Shadow Fund, a medical grant program which will financially […]
INDIANAPOLIS— Five Democratic presidential candidates took the stage at the Convention Center, just down the hall from a global cybersecurity conference —and warned of the same dangers. The National Urban League is hosting nine presidential hopefuls across two days of its four-day national convention. On Thursday, former Vice President Joe Biden, Senators Cory Booker and Amy […]
NORTH VERNON, Ind. — Tooth be told, it’s never a good idea to steal someone’s dentures. A woman in Jennings County went to the police on Monday morning to report that another woman, Joann Childers, stole her teeth and was wearing them around. That same morning, deputies from the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department spoke with […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.–A scammer is using the Bloomington Police Department’s phone number to get people to buy Bitcoin and scam them out of money. The Bloomington Police Department says the scammer uses the phone number, 812-339-4477, to call people and tell them to go to their bank, take out all the money from their account, and […]