Governor Braun Recognizes Hoosier Business Milestones
INDIANAPOLIS - On Thursday, Governor Mike Braun welcomed representatives of Indiana’s entrepreneurial and small business community to the Indiana Statehouse, awarding the Governor’s Century and Half Century Business Award to 32 Hoosier businesses that have been supporting the state’s economy and communities for more...
Four people shot, all stable, on northeast side of Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Police are sifting through the littered bullet casings at an apartment on the northeast side of Indianapolis to investigate a shootout that wounded four people Saturday morning. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers say the shooting happened at 3:21 a.m. at the Blackburn Terrace...
3-Year-Old Girl Brain Dead After Brutal Beatings For Bedwetting: ‘She Went Limp Like A...
A 3-year-old Indianapolis girl is in critical condition after police say she endured severe abuse at the hands of her father and his girlfriend. The brutal beatings have left the little girl with a brain bleed and covered in bruises, doctors say. Authorities responded to a home on Aug. 7...
No Danger After Student Brings Gun to Plainfield Elementary
PLAINFIELD, Ind. — A Central ELEMENTARY student accidentally brought a handgun to school Friday morning, but everyone is safe, and there was never any danger. The mix-up happened when a parent realized their child had a handgun in their backpack. The backpack had been used by the parent earlier, and the gun was...
IMPD recovers some of the vases stolen from graves at Indianapolis cemetery
INDIANAPOLIS — New Crown Cemetery in Indianapolis says that Indianapolis metro police have recovered some of the hundreds of bronze vases stolen from graves. In a social media post on Tuesday, Aug. 12, the cemetery announced the theft. According to a police report, 246 vases were stolen. The report says the vases...
Ten Point Coalition holds training ahead of organization’s relaunch Saturday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The founder of the Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition came to Fort Wayne on Thursday to meet with our local chapter and help provide them with tips for talking with youth in the area. Reverend Charles Harrison founded the Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition in 1999 and...
Friends, family remember Indy man run over by suspect who stole his Jeep
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man is in jail accused of robbery and murder following a fatal crash Thursday morning on the city’s southwest side. At the same time, friends and family remember and mourn the victim who lost his life in the senseless violence. The crime took place just after 11 o’clock Thursday morning...
Lawrence man convicted after years of rape, domestic abuse
INDIANAPOLIS — A judge convicted a 22-year-old man from Lawrence on 25 charges, including rape, criminal confinement, domestic battery and more from a violent domestic incident that was reported in September 2024. Jaylen White was found guilty of the following:. Four counts of rape. Two counts of criminal confinement.
Hogsett’s 2026 budget has $10M for homelessness
Efforts meant to create affordable housing, prevent eviction and solve homelessness will continue under Mayor Joe Hogsett’s proposed 2026 budget. But as Hogsett tells city agencies to “do more with less” because of state property tax cuts, it isn’t clear whether those programs will be fully funded or face even more...
Homeless man living with cancer at Fountain Square camp finds housing, hospice
Morning Light, Inc. was able to help a 55-year-old homeless man with stomach cancer and his sister find an apartment with hospice care, highlighting the growing issue of elderly homelessness.
