Indianapolis Zoo reveals name of baby male orangutan
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On Wednesday, The Indianapolis Zoo announced the winning name for the male baby orangutan born in the Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center on Feb. 20, 2025. Following a naming contest that accrued 9,000 votes, the winning name for the baby was Edi, which means “handsome one.” According to...
Large hail, damaging winds possible as cold front moves across Indiana
Meteorologists are keeping a close eye on a storm that could bring large hail, flooding and damaging winds to Indiana later this week. Scattered severe storms are possible overnight Friday, starting around 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Indianapolis . The storms follow a cold front moving...
Recall Issued On Johnsonville’s Cheddar Bratwurst Due To Reports Of Hard Plastic
The Class I recall was issued after two Johnsonville customers claimed "hard plastic material" was found in the cheddar bratwurst product. A Class I recall on over 22,000 pounds of Johnsonville’s cheddar bratwurst has been issued to retail locations across several states after customers reported finding plastic in...
45 nabbed in Johnson County drug sweep
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office led a major narcotics warrant roundup today in Franklin, Indiana, targeting individuals with felony-level arrest warrants for dealing narcotics. 45 individuals were arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges including dealing methamphetamines, cocaine, marijuana and other...
53 Year Old Murder Case Solved, Indiana State Police Cold Case Unit Identifies Killer
On July 7, 1972, 26-year-old Phyllis Bailer was traveling from Indianapolis to Bluffton with her 3-year-old daughter. They were traveling in a borrowed car to visit Bailer’s parents. Bailer and her daughter left Indianapolis around 8 p.m. but never arrived at her mother’s home in Bluffton. Her family called police to...
Man and woman arrested for January homicide, IMPD reports
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A man, who was extradited out of Texas, and a woman were both arrested for the murder of 26-year-old Jarrell Pryor. 19-year-old Alexis Hawkins and 18-year-old Brian Winston Jr. are charged with murder and attempted robbery. Winston, however, has two charges for Pryor’s murder. Jan. 25,...
Multi-agency sweep targets methamphetamine in central Indiana
JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. – Authorities fanned out across multiple locations Wednesday morning in a multi-agency operation targeting methamphetamine dealers. Officers were serving 45 warrants at locations in Edinburgh, Franklin, Greenwood and Indianapolis in connection with the sweep. FOX59/CBS4 crews were at the scene...
This Indiana Man Was Buried Sitting Up At A Table
Back in the day, it was not uncommon for people to have strange rituals when it came to being buried. We all know of the man who put a bell that was attached to a string that led down into his coffin, just in case he woke up and was buried alive.
Bill abolishing court positions passes Senate
Eleven mostly rural counties will lose judges under a bill passed 33-16 by the Indiana Senate Tuesday. House Bill 1144 — which adds judges and magistrates in Elkhart, Hamilton, Lawrence and Vigo counties — has moved through the entire session without language abolishing courts. Then, on April 10, hours before a...
Buildings designed by the Vonnegut family still standing in Indianapolis
No slaughterhouses here — check out the history of these local buildings designed by the grandfather and father of Indy's most famous author, Kurt Vonnegut.
