Indianapolis IN

IMPD: Fourth Arrest in Hotel Trafficking Case INDIANAPOLIS — A fourth person has been arrested in a sex‑trafficking case that began with what seemed like a routine welfare check at a hotel. In August 2025, officers went to the Comfort Inn in Northwest Indianapolis, near Michigan Road and West 92nd Street, to check on...

Let Kids Be Kids Bill has been approved INDIANAPOLIS– The Indiana House Representatives unanimously approved a House Bill 1035, would protect parents from child welfare investigations solely for allowing age-appropriate independence. House Bill 1035, championed by State Rep. Jake Teshka, clarifies that children...

Matt Bills, an employee of the State of Indiana and former swim coach, was arrested on allegations that he shared child sex abuse material online. Former Indiana youth swim coach Matthew Bills has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of child exploitation and possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).

LAWRENCE— A juvenile was shot in the ear and injured in Lawrence on Tuesday, according to police. Lawrence Police Department said officers were dispatched to the area of 53rd Street and Boy Scout Road after reports of shots fired in the area. When officers arrived, they found an abandoned...

The Board of Education for the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township approved the appointment of Ms. Kendra Randle as the principal of Belzer Middle School. Ms. Randle currently serves as principal of Eagle Creek Elementary in Pike Township. The 2023 winner of the prestigious national Milken Educator...

Jevontae Wilkins turned himself in after striking a pedestrian with his car and killing him, and was arrested on the preliminary charge of leaving the scene of a vehicle crash resulting in death.

Malachi Isaiah Laxton, 24, of Gary, is facing three felony charges after investigators allege he created and mailed a notarized forged affidavit that appeared to come from the Indiana Attorney General’s Office and demanded restitution from a financial institution. According to the probable cause affidavit, the...

Sgt. Sarah Roque was found dead on Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri in 2024. Now, a fellow soldier has been found guilty of her murder/

(KANKAKEE COUNTY, Ill.) -- A man has been arrested in the death of a bar owner who was fatally shot Monday morning near the Illinois-Indiana state border. Julius E. Burkes Jr., 47, was arrested Tuesday in Indiana as he was exiting his residence, according to the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office. Burkes is now being...

The February 4-5, 1976 ice storm caused extensive damage to trees and power/telephone lines in a 50-mile-wide swath from Greencastle to New Castle, Indiana, and the National Guard was called in to help with the cleanup.