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STATEWIDE — You must’ve felt great relief from these cooler temperatures across the state. That will gradually change as the week goes on. “Indiana is at the beginning of a warming trend.” That’s the message from Matt Eckhoff with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. “…which will bring temperatures back to 90 degrees in some […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Officers say a man died after crashing into a home early Sunday on the north side of Indianapolis. The crash happened on Delbrook Drive, in the Holiday housing addition, southwest of West 79th Street and Ditch Road. The man was taken to a hospital in critical condition, where he later died. Police confirm […]

MOUNT VERNON, Ind. (WISH) — A man and a woman were arrested after nine children and six animals were rescued from a home in Mount Vernon, Indiana, Tuesday. On Tuesday, officers with the Mount Vernon Police Department were dispatched to a house in the 400 block of East 5th Street due to a caller being […]

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 […]