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INDIANAPOLIS — It was announced on Wednesday that the city of Indianapolis would be receiving $500,000 grant from the Department of Energy to help reach their “climate goals.” These grants are part of the DOE’s Energy Futures Grants program which awarded a total of $27 million in financial and technical assistance. The Indianapolis Office of […]

DANVILLE, IND — This morning, firefighters found a man and woman dead in a blazing log cabin. Danville Fire Chief Rick Duncan suspects they were a father and daughter. The fire’s cause is being investigated, and the victim’s names haven’t been disclosed yet. “When they (fire crews) pulled up, they could see a ball of […]

CARMEL, Ind. — A man in Carmel is in jail accused of trying to solicit underage girls for sex. Craig Levinson, 52, who is married and is a father, is accused of contacting girls online badgering them for sex, and even offering them drugs and money in exchange. In court documents, he told investigators that […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The mother of a second grader with special needs wants a jury trial in a lawsuit she is filing against Indianapolis Public Schools and a now former elementary school teacher. She is accusing the teacher of allowing, and in fact encouraging, other students to beat up her son who has sensory sensitivities, an […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Rescue crews are still working to find two people who went missing on the White River. The kayaks belonging to two people were found Tuesday night. Witnesses say the kayakers capsized on the White River near 16th Street in Indianapolis. As of Wednesday evening, rescue crews were still searching. Additional conservation officers with […]

HOWARD COUNTY, Ind. — A corrections officer who had been on the job for less than a year is now in jail…in part for having sex with a woman on work release. The Howard County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that 23-year-old Terrion Henderson has been arrested. They first began looking into him Monday. Police believe […]

UPDATE: The Lawrence Police Department provided an update Thursday afternoon, noting that Nicholas Lockard “has been located safely.” Lockard had last been seen Monday. — LAWRENCE, Ind. — Lawrence Police are still searching for a man who was last seen Monday, and they say he may need “immediate” medical help. Nicholas Lockard, 26, was last […]

WHITELAND, Ind. — Whiteland Police say a teenager was hit and killed while riding a motorcycle Tuesday night, and they are now investigating. Officers went near North U.S. 31 and County Wood Drive around 9:30 p.m., where a truck and motorcycle had crashed. The person on the motorcycle – identified as 19-year-old Drew Shrader – […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The severe weather danger has moved eastward toward Ohio, but forecasters say Central Indiana might still get hit with strong winds and some rain. “We will have gusty winds all day, not associated with thunderstorms,” said Matt Eckhoff of the National Weather Service. Though the environmental winds will be pretty strong themselves, we […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A search will resume today for two missing kayakers who were seen having capsized on the White River late Tuesday evening. It was around 8:30 p.m. when the call came to police and firefighters. The caller said they saw two people in kayaks capsize and go over a low-head dam near 16th Street. […]