LEBANON, Ind. — In June, an expanded federal civil lawsuit was filed against Central Indiana Teen Challenge, now operating as the Refuge Girls Academy, bringing severe accusations of forced labor, human trafficking, and institutional abuse to light. Originally initiated with nine plaintiffs, the amended complaint now represents 35 young women who say they were exploited […]
BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas — A crash in Texas killed a professional women’s boxer from Indiana Saturday morning. Texas deputies arrested 31-year-old Charles Eric Medina for manslaughter following the crash. Investigators believe Medina drove past two people on bicycles, stopped his car, shifted into reverse, and hit 26-year-old Hannah Rapp. First responders found Rapp lying in […]
LAGRANGE COUNTY, Ind. — A Chicago man is in jail after leading an Indiana State Trooper on a chase down the Indiana Toll Road Saturday evening. Another trooper radioed Trooper John Levitz just after 6:30 p.m. to report a pickup truck going over 100 miles per hour. Levitz spotted the truck later. He turned on […]
MUNCIE, Ind. — A shooting injured three people Sunday morning in Muncie, say police. Muncie police say officers rushed to the intersection of East First and South Elbright streets around 1 a.m. That is where they found three people with gunshot wounds. Medics took all three people to hospitals. Investigators do not have anyone in […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Parkside Public House serves up classic dishes such as patty melts and biscuits and gravy; however, in recent months, they’ve been served with a set of challenges, leaving the future of the restaurant in limbo. In May, the business was one of five in Garfield Park that found itself the victim of a […]
MADISON COUNTY, Ind. — Overpowering odors of ammonia, litter and feces. A home and property filled with at least 30 cats, with some being malnourished and others infested with fleas. Reports of a possible mass grave. These are the conditions police say they encountered while responding to multiple calls claiming that a 73-year-old Madison County […]
PORTAGE, Ind. — A northern Indiana parent has filed a federal lawsuit against Portage Township Schools, claiming that a teacher gave the parent’s young daughter a Plan B emergency contraceptive without the parent’s knowledge or consent. According to the lawsuit, the incident occurred in November 2025, with the lawsuit claiming that the teacher obtained and […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A shooting victim has died after they checked themselves into a hospital on Indianapolis’ east side Saturday morning. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said that sometime around 6 a.m., officers received a report about a person who had been shot and went to Community East Hospital. The victim was pronounced dead at the […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark’s career-high 45 points in the Fever’s win Friday night against Seattle were a history-making moment for the team and the WNBA. Clark became the first player in WNBA history to score 40 points and 10 assists in the same game, helping the Fever secure the comeback victory over the Storm, 110-107. […]
Each Friday we like to end the week with a good old fashion bargument. An ‘argument’ you would have with your buddies over a few beers at a bar. The creator of Barguments, Dan “Bass” Levy joins us each week via remote from his home studio in Chicago. Today was a very special Bargument as […]
LAWRENCE, Ind. — One person is dead from a shooting in Lawrence. Officers with the Lawrence Police Department were called to the 5300 block of Traditions Drive Friday afternoon on a report that someone had been shot. When officers arrived, they found a person who had been shot and had “life-threatening” injuries. The victim was […]
A food truck that’s been a regular at the Indiana Statehouse’s weekly market for about two years had its participation revoked over a slogan on the side of the vehicle, and one law professor thinks it brings First Amendment questions. In an email to Smash Daddy’s Burgers, Fries, Etc., a state personnel department official said they’d “received several […]