DECATUR COUNTY, Ind.–A man from Decatur County was killed Monday afternoon. State police say he was in a minivan that was hit by a train just east of Greensburg. They have identified the victim as 78-year-old Charles Papenhaus. They believe he turned his 2006 Dodge Caravan southbound onto County Road 200 East from State Road […]
MONROE COUNTY, Ind. — A Gosport man has been arrested after officers say he stole various items from cemeteries in Monroe County. Indiana State Police think 55-year-old Glen Cochran is responsible for taking “memorial-related items” from multiple cemeteries, including the Salt Creek Township Cemetery. Apparently, ISP had been receiving complaints of stolen items for months. […]
INDIANAPOLIS–Two firefighters were injured and two animals died in a fire that happened at a home on the north side of Indianapolis Thursday afternoon. The Indianapolis Fire Department says it happened on Ruckle Street, which is near Central Avenue and 42nd Street. Shortly after they arrived, they found the home covered in flames in smoke. […]
SHADELAND, Ind.–A plane had to make an emergency landing in Tippecanoe County Sunday night. It landed in a field in Shadeland just after 6 pm, which is a small town about six miles southwest of Lafayette. The FAA will is trying to figure out what caused the plane to have malfunctions that caused the emergency […]
FISHERS, Ind. — Fishers Police and Fire Department personnel responded to reports of an unresponsive man in a pond Thursday on Harborvale Chase at the intersection of 141st Street and Promise Road. Despite the efforts of the Fishers Police Department Dive Team, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim was identified as […]
MICHIGANTOWN, Ind. — A school shifted to e-learning Monday after the property was vandalized…by students. About 20 students broke into Clinton Central Jr./Sr. High School Sunday night and defaced the property. The damage was so widespread that the school had to be closed for cleanup Monday. Superintendent Jeremy Fewell says they poured vegetable oil in […]
LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. — A man from Michigan City was arrested on Tuesday night for public nudity after reportedly telling police he was searching for his cell phone while “stark nude” in Pinhook Bog, a rural area in Coolspring Township, LaPorte County. The local sheriff’s office received a call just before 10 p.m. reporting a […]
You thought participation trophies were bad… Several colleges around the country are adapting a new grading system to their curriculum for incoming freshman: there is none! That’s right, the universities decided to make the transition into upper education easier for young adults by simply dismissing the letter grade system. The term “un-grading” is a way […]
INDIANAPOLIS–Actor and comedian Will Ferrell was in Indianapolis on Monday. First, he was spotted at a Walmart in Beech Grove. Then he attended the Indiana Pacers home game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse when the team faced the Philadelphia 76ers. Before the game, he asked Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith, who didn’t play in Monday’s game because of […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A body was found by firefighters Friday night as they dealt with flames at a maintenance building. WANE 15 reports that firefighters were called near Promenade Park, where they found the TJ Nowak Supply Company, Inc. maintenance building and several nearby porta-potties smoking and/or on fire. Firefighters were able to control […]
