State Rep. J.D. Prescott Discusses Plan to Eliminate Indiana Property Taxes Through Expanded Sales...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): State Rep. J.D. Prescott is continuing a statewide listening tour to gather feedback on a proposal that would eliminate Indiana’s property tax system and replace it with a broader sales tax on services. Prescott joined WOWO’s Kayla Blakeslee to discuss the proposal, which would expand...
What Most Indiana Residents Don’t Realize About Why Snapping Turtles Suddenly Cross Roads
Every year, usually sometime between late May and early July, Indiana residents begin noticing something unusual on roads that seemed perfectly normal just days earlier. A massive turtle slowly crosses a county road outside Fort Wayne. Another appears in the middle of a subdivision street near Indianapolis. Drivers in
Indiana Faces Severe Storm Threat Thursday Evening as Evansville and Bloomington See Tornado and...
INDIANA — Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across much of Indiana Thursday evening, with damaging winds up to 60 mph the primary concern statewide, while southern communities including Evansville, Vincennes, Bloomington, and New Albany face an elevated Level 2 risk that includes a tornado or two and large ha
Indiana sees significant drop in number of homeless veterans
Indiana saw an 18.7% decline in veteran homelessness in 2025, despite the total number of homeless rising across the state.
3 Indianapolis men sentenced for armed robberies in 2024
Three Indianapolis men have been sentenced to a combined 41 years in federal prison for a series of armed robberies carried out in July 2024.
13-year-old leads Indiana troopers on chase, crashes stolen vehicle
Indiana State Police chased a teen girl who was driving a stolen F-150 in Elkhart County, authorities said. ISP said that the chase ended shortly after the girl crashed the truck in a corn field.
More Indiana Communities Enact Data Center Restrictions As Demand Grows
INDIANAPOLIS — Local governments across Indiana are increasingly moving to slow or stop data center development as officials grapple with how to regulate the fast-growing industry amid concerns over its environmental and infrastructure impacts. According to Indiana University’s Environmental Resilience Institute, 11 co
Indiana Crime Guns Task Force credited with helping drive down homicides in Indy
INDIANAPOLIS — More than halfway through the year, Indianapolis is seeing a dramatic decrease in homicides. The city is at its lowest number in more than a decade and the work of the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force is being credited with making an impact on those numbers. So far this year, ICGTF operations have […]
New DCS director talks ‘challenge’ of implementing new child welfare laws
The Indiana Department of Child Services is implementing new laws to increase transparency when a child dies from abuse or neglect, including requiring case workers to see a child in person within 30 days of closing a case and publicly reporting any current or past involvement with the child within five days of a child
13-Year-Old Girl Steals Ford F-150, Leads Indiana Troopers on Chase That Ends in Cornfield,...
It has been an unusual week for police reports involving 13-year-olds allegedly stealing vehicles. Law enforcement agencies in Delaware, Missouri, and now Indiana have all announced unrelated cases involving suspects the same age. Missouri police ... Read more

















