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INDIANAPOLIS–Before 2011, a diagnosis of melanoma might have meant a death sentence. That has changed, thanks to advances in treatment. But, you should still be aware of how to prevent and detect melanoma and other skin cancers, says Dr. Keeter Sechrist, dermatologist, who is helping promote Outrun the Sun’s 15th anniversary celebration. The organization is […]
HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) — There are new rules coming in Hamilton County to help protect animals in extreme weather conditions. County commissioners have approved changes to the county’s animal ordinance to include tougher penalties for animal neglect. It’s the first update to the ordinance in 13 years. The new guidelines detail new definitions and penalties […]
LIZTON, Ind. — An Indiana Department of Education complaint to revoke the teaching license of a suspended Tri-West High School teacher alleges he “committed acts that involve immorality, misconduct in office, incompetency, and/or willful neglect of duty.” According to the complaint filed Friday, math teacher and football coach Tyler Bruce became involved with a female student […]
MUNCIE, Ind. — The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad is investigating a suspicious device found in a Muncie home. Officers with the Muncie Police Department on Monday were conducting a search warrant at a residence in the 2200 block of South Elm Street and came across a suspicious device and contacted the sheriff’s […]
MOORESVILLE, Ind. — An elderly couple was killed in a house fire in Mooresville Monday afternoon. Firefighters were called to the house where Donald Featherston, 84, and his wife, Mary, 79, live along East High Street just off State Road 42 between state roads 67 and 267. The coroner said Mary Featherston was killed in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Google is being investigated by Indiana’s attorney general and the AGs of 49 other states. They want to see if Google is unfairly controlling internet traffic by suppressing competition from other search engines. “Just like individual citizens, corporations must be held accountable for following the law,” said Hill in a prepared statement. “In this […]
(NEWARK, Del.) – It’s easier to say what’s not causing hundreds of vaping-related illnesses than what is. Vaping is now linked to 400 cases of severe lung damage nationwide, including nine confirmed and 22 suspected cases in Indiana. One of those patients died last week, the first death from vape sickness in Indiana. But American […]
EDINBURGH, Ind.–The man who drove a semi truck into a house in Edinburgh told police he blacked out before it happened. WISH TV reported the crashed caused police to close the intersection where the wreck happened. The 62-year-old man, who was not ID’d by authorities, was carried out and taken to the hospital. He was […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – A $9.2 million grant will create a new Indianapolis theater, and repair a memorial to the father of Indy’s parks system. The Lilly Endowment grant will pay for construction of an amphitheater in Riverside Park, which will become the permanent home of the Indianapolis Shakespeare Company. IndyShakes has staged productions in White River State […]
INDIANAPOLIS — If you enjoyed the cooler temperatures this weekend, don’t get used to it just yet. WISH-TV Meteorologist Marcus Bailey says you’ll want to keep the t-shirts and shorts handy, because it will feel like summer once again this week. “Almost the entire state, and most of the Midwest, will be talking about temperatures […]