Local News - Traffic & Road Closures
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — Indiana State Police are urging you to be careful on the roads, as someone was killed after crashing in a construction zone early Saturday morning. Officers were called to I-80/94 eastbound, near the Cline Avenue overpass, around 5:30 a.m. There, they found the victim, who died at the scene. Police believe […]
INDIANAPOLIS–A man was hit by a semi Tuesday morning on the north side of Indianapolis. It was in the westbound lanes of I-465 near Meridian Street. It happened just before noon. State Police Sergeant John Perrine says the first responders did a good job getting there. “The Carmel Fire Department was quick on their response. […]
BOONE COUNTY, Ind.–Four people were injured in a Boone County crash that happened Tuesday afternoon. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office says a semi was going eastbound on I-74 when one of its tires blew out and the semi hit a utility van. Both the van and the semi ended up crossing the center line and […]
BOONE COUNTY, Ind. — With St. Patrick’s Day approaching and the ongoing NCAA Tournament, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office has announced that it will be “cracking down” on unsafe drivers. The Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that there will more patrols throughout the county between now and April 4th. These are part of an effort by […]
INDIANAPOLIS–INDOT says the I-69 Finish Line project enters its next phase this weekend. That means the widening and rebuilding of I-465 eastbound, which will include a new bridge over the White River. Starting at 8 pm on Friday, March 10 and lasting through 5 am Monday, March 13, traffic on westbound I-465 between I-65 and […]
HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. — Officers in Hamilton County saw an increased number of car crashes last year, especially compared to 2020 and 2021. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release Thursday that they processed 972 crash reports last year. That’s slightly above the 966 from 2021, and noticeably higher than the 860 […]
DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. — Prosecutors have charged Terry DeWaine Sands II with Murder – among other crimes – in connection with the death of an Indiana State Police Master Trooper. Fort Wayne police say they tried to stop Sands last Friday, but he instead led them on a chase down I-69. Master Trooper James Bailey […]
PORTER COUNTY, Ind.–The car belonging to a state police trooper was rear-ended by a truck driver on the Indiana Toll Road Saturday afternoon. It happened on I-90 about one mile west of the Willowcreek Rd. exit at around 5:30 pm. The left lane was already blocked by a maintenance vehicle with an arrow board as […]
BROWNSBURG, Ind. — Police are investigating after a wrong-way car crash Saturday morning. Brownsburg Police were called to I-74, near Ronald Reagan Parkway, just before 9 a.m. It seems a black Hyundai had been going east in the westbound lanes, when it hit a red Durango and a silver Honda. The wrong-way driver went to […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Police say a man is in the hospital after getting shot due to another driver’s road rage. The man, who has not been identified, was heading down I-65 Thursday evening when he was shot in the leg. After getting shot, he went to the 21st Street Exit and called 911. Detectives […]