INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Counting down to 2020 with the whole family may sound like a good idea until the kids fall asleep. But families in Indianapolis have several options to get an early start. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is hosting Countdown to Noon. Admission does vary depending on membership, but starting at 10 a.m. there […]
MUNCIE, Ind.–Bleach wipes and hand sanitizer are in order where people work. Because more people are working, more people have the flu, says a new paper from Ball State University’s economics department. “A lot of the characteristics of the workplace are conducive to the spread of the flu. So, in office places there are a […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As lawmakers start trickling back to Washington from their holiday recess, they are still trying to piece together a framework for an impeachment trial against President Trump. Indiana Representative Jim Banks’ job is done for the most part. He voted “no” along with every Republican in the House against impeaching the president. […]
BARGERSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Police are looking for three people accused of stealing packages from porches in Bargersville, and at least one suspect appears to be a child. At least two other people were seen helping snatch deliveries in broad daylight, according to Bargersville police. Police say it happened around 2:45 p.m. on Sunday. Security […]
BAGHDAD, Iraq. — Protesters attempted to storm the US embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, scaling the walls and forcing the gates of the compound, as hundreds demonstrated against American airstrikes on an Iran-backed militia group in Iraq. Hundreds of pro-Iranian protesters marched through an area of the Iraqi capital that is usually restricted, with […]
LAWRENCE, Ind. (WISH) — Police are reminding people about the dangers of firing off guns on New Year’s Eve. Starting off the new year by firing guns can damage cars and homes, and traumatic injuries. In Marion County, people who fire guns into the air can be arrested. Prosecution can net a person up to […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – One person has been arrested in connection to the death of a 28-day-old baby boy, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. The father, 24-year-old Michael Gaunt, has been arrested for the baby’s death. IMPD said that on Dec. 20, officers were called to a residence in the 4900 block of Rockville Road […]
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.–The chances of the Indiana legislature taking up any kind of bill that would legalize marijuana in 2020 are slim to none. But, Illinois and Michigan will allow recreational cannabis, beginning in 2020, and prosecutors in border counties may face a tough decision. “I think these border county prosecutors are gonna have a […]
STATE WIDE–Two police officers died on the job in Indiana in 2019. Neither one of them were killed by other people. The number of officers who died on the job across the country is down. People with the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund want to bring that number even lower. “We have many organizations, […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s Attorney General is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in his favor over a blocked abortion law. An injunction by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on a state law requiring parental notice for an underage girl to have an abortion is still in place. Now, the only court that can […]