Local

INDIANAPOLIS — A man and a woman are dead after a shooting near a house fire on Indianapolis’ east side on Thanksgiving morning. Firefighters were first called to a home near North Audubon Road, close to 38th Street and Arlington Avenue, for a possible fire with people trapped inside. Not long after, police got word […]

EVANSVILLE, Ind — A 17-year-old boy was killed and two others injured in a shooting early Wednesday on Marshall Avenue, police said. Evansville Police said dispatchers received a call at 5:35 a.m. reporting a possible gunshot victim in the 1700 block of Marshall Avenue. Callers reported hearing 10 to 12 shots and seeing people running […]

STATEWIDE — Hoosiers heading out for Black Friday will find giveaways along with the usual deals. Kohl’s stores across Indiana will hand out instant-win Kohl’s Cash to the first 200 customers through the doors. Prizes range from $5 to $100, and 10 shoppers nationwide will win $10,000. Meijer, a Midwest staple with dozens of Indiana […]

INDIANAPOLIS — One person is dead and another is injured from two separate shootings happening on the east side of Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said the first shooting occurred just after 1:15 p.m. near the intersection of E. 21st Street and N. Sherman Drive. Officers found a person in stable condition […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Central Indiana is settling into a stretch of late-November cold that will linger through the Thanksgiving holiday and set the stage for a potentially accumulating snowfall this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. A strong high-pressure system advancing out of Canada will settle over the region through the rest of the week, […]

STATEWIDE — With Thanksgiving and Christmas approaching, many people are preparing to sit down with family members who might have radically different views. Alexandra Hudson, author of “The Soul of Civility,” spoke in an interview with Indy Politics on Wednesday to offer wisdom on navigating these high-stakes holiday dinner conversations, saying that politics feels “everywhere” […]

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Mozel Sanders Thanksgiving Day Dinner, an Indianapolis tradition since 1971, will serve over 40,000 meals across 52 locations this Thanksgiving. Originally started by Rev. Mozel Sanders and his wife with just 20 meals, the event has grown into a massive community effort involving over 1,300 volunteers and multiple satellite locations. “This […]

FORTVILLE, IN — Payal Rana of Fortville carries a unique perspective on vaccines and personal health decisions, one born out of a terrifying childhood experience that left her temporarily paralyzed and required two years of intensive physical therapy. Rana’s ordeal began years ago when, before a trip to India for a cousin’s wedding, her pediatrician […]

STATEWIDE–Snow is expected to accumulate in Indiana Saturday and Sunday. While the exact totals are not easy for forecasters to pinpoint, they think northern Indiana looks to get the most. “Travel on the I-65 corridor will be especially difficult once we get into the afternoon and evening hours on Saturday,” said Andrew White, meteorologist with […]

STATEWIDE — Thanksgiving and the day before are the top two days for cooking fires in the U.S., according to the Indiana Region of the American Red Cross. Cooking leads to an average of 158,400 home fires annually, making up 44% of all home fires nationwide. Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and […]

BLOOMINGTON, Ind — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti has gone from the sidelines to the souvenir shelf. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has introduced a second edition of Cignetti’s bobblehead after the first run sold out quickly. The new version shows the coach in a familiar pose, headset on and hands on […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The fight against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) has become intensely personal and urgent for hundreds of Indiana families following the elimination of $2 million in state funding dedicated to ALS care. In response, one Hoosier couple, who are facing the disease firsthand, started a grassroots non-profit, Stronger Together Against ALS (STAALS), to […]