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PORTER COUNTY, Ind. — One of the biggest Powerball jackpot wins from this week’s drawings was captured by a mother and daughter from Porter County in northern Indiana. Robin and Helen of Valparaiso pooled together $20 each to play the Hoosier Lottery Powerball earlier this week. They bought tickets at a convenience store in Chesterton […]
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for a murder two years ago at an auto parts store. The fatal shooting happened on Aug. 19, 2023, at Wale’s Audio, located near the intersection of Hillside Avenue and East 38th Street, just west of North Keystone Avenue. The victim, 47-year-old […]
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Colts are set for their regular-season debut against the Miami Dolphins, with Head Coach Shane Steichen expressing both excitement and confidence. The team appears to be in good health, with the only notable player listed as questionable being running back Tyler Goodson, who had limited participation in practice this week. Steichen […]
INDIANAPOLIS–Indianapolis Public School students took part in a Students Demand Action National Walkout on Friday to protest recent gun violence that’s happened in the United States. The biggest driving factor behind this walkout is the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on August 27, 2025 where two children were killed and 21 other people […]
NOBLESVILLE, Ind.–A Carmel woman is accused of stealing items from a Noblesville nail salon and leading police on a chase that ended in a crash Thursday night. The Noblesville Police Department says the incident began when officers responded to a theft report from the Nails and Lounge salon on Campus Parkway in Noblesville and found […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is leading a 22-state effort supporting the Trump administration’s elimination of DEI from federal contracting. AG Rokita said he supports the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed rule to rescind long-standing regulations that require affirmative action plans for federal contractors, calling the current requirements “clearly unconstitutional.” “The federal government […]
JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. — A man was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Thursday for drug dealing in Johnson County. Miguel Carter was convicted on July 30th this year after a two-day jury trial for the following: For the cocaine dealing charge, Carter could have been sentenced to 10 to 30 years in prison, […]
INDIANAPOLIS – A new community project designed to help families recover and heal from substance use disorder has officially opened on Indianapolis’s west side. Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana, in partnership with Seeds of Hope, Inc., hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Marvetta & Anthony Grimes Family Center on Thursday, September 4. The center, […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Mayor Joe Hogsett says Indianapolis is making progress on public safety, pointing to new data showing steady declines in violent crime. Not everyone agrees it is time to celebrate. IMPD reports fewer shootings, robberies, and property crimes through the first eight months of 2025. The department says the downward trend has continued for […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Two firefighters were injured while battling a house fire on the city’s north side early Friday morning. Indianapolis Fire Department crews responded to a single-family home in the 7800 block of North Chester Avenue at around 12:45 a.m. According to IFD, one of the firefighters was cleared to return, but the status of […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Indiana Democrats are considering litigation if Republicans attempt to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. A spokesperson for INDems told I-Team 8 there have been discussions on the prospect of a lawsuit, but couldn’t offer details on what the legal arguments would look like because there’s no map officially under […]
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was on Capitol Hill Thursday, taking questions from the Senate Finance Committee about the Biden administration’s health care priorities. Much of the focus was on long COVID. Indiana Senator Todd Young pointed out that about 20 million Americans are affected, with worldwide numbers in […]
