INDIANAPOLIS  — The Indianapolis Zoo is expanding. The purchase of 16.5 acres of land, combined with a 10-acre donation from Ambrose Property Group, will add 26.5 acres of space to the Indianapolis Zoo and White River Gardens. The Zoo and White River Gardens currently includes 67 acres and is home to nearly 1,300 animals, according […]
STATEWIDE — Today is the start of deer season for bow hunters throughout the state of Indiana. Biologists with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources are reminding hunters that on top of the normal safety precautions that you should take before you head out to the blind, this year you have one extra thing to […]
 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day. According to Secretary of State Connie Lawson, there are about 4.5 million registered voters in Indiana. Rhea Cain, President of the League of Women Voters Indianapolis, says Indiana is on the right track, but there’s still some confusion when it comes to who can vote […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A Vatican office has temporarily suspended the decree from the archbishop to no longer recognize Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School as a Catholic institution because a teacher was in a same-sex marriage. The announcement came from the president of the school, the Rev. Bill Verbryke. His statement on the school’s website said in part, “We have just […]
MORRISTOWN, Ind.— Shelby Eastern Schools has started an e-gaming program. It’s the only district in central Indiana to have a league. High school students are competitively playing video games and can win a trophy for the school district, new e-gaming equipment and a full scholarship to go to college. “It is something schools can potentially […]
CARMEL, Ind. — Carmel wants to expand its ban on scooters and skateboards. The Carmel City Council will meet Monday night to introduce an ordinance that would add Carmel Midtown, the Arts & Design District, and parking garages to the list of places where scooters and skateboards aren’t allowed, according to Current in Carmel. The expanded ban […]
HEBRON, Ind. — A naked man was able to escape cops in Lake County by hiding in a cornfield. Police in Hebron got a call Wednesday about a naked man with a beer in his hand, running along Highway 55. When officers arrived, the man took off and disappeared into a cornfield. Police searched the area with […]
BROWN COUNTY, Ind. — Fall is almost here and the Brown County Leaf Cam is back online! The camera is perched atop a cabin near the town of Bean Blossom. It provides a panoramic view of the scenery nearby and refreshes every 15 minutes, according to the Brown County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The leaves […]
CARMEL, Ind. — Indiana’s first Wahlburgers restaurant will open next year in Carmel. The restaurant chain is owned by actors Mark and Donnie Wahlberg and their brother, Paul, who’s a chef, and is the subject of a hit TV show on A&E network. The chain’s Carmel location will be at the Proscenium, a mixed-use building […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The sloths made their debut at the Indianapolis Zoo on Memorial Day Weekend, and already they’re adding six new babies to their family. The sloths came from the Panamerican Conservation Association, or APPC, a sloth sanctuary in Panama. The six babies were found without their mothers, and are making the Indianapolis Zoo their […]
