IMPD asks for public assistance after Haughville church targeted by vandals
INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD is asking for the public's help after a church in Indy's Haughville neighborhood, on the near west side, was targeted by vandals Tuesday evening. There were curse words and other offensive messages in graffiti on the side of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church on North Goodlet Avenue, near West...
Job fair provides services, job options to Indy ex-offenders
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Correction houses about 25,000 inmates. Every year, approximately 10,000 of them leave prison and return home. About 2,000 come back to Marion County every year. With a reported IDOC recidivism rate of nearly 40%, jobs and access to services can play a key role in breaking the...
Tornado Threat Increases as Severe Weather Approaches Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — Tornadoes are becoming an increasingly likely threat as severe weather approaches later today. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory effective at 11 AM, with gusts expected between 35 to 45 mph, and stronger gusts possible. Severe thunderstorms are forecast for this afternoon and...
Significant storm, possible tornado damage around Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Multiple counties in Indiana are experiencing significant damage from thunderstorms and possible tornadoes, according to reports. Cass County The Cass County Emergency Management Agency is reporting damage at the Logansport/Cass County Airport, including hangar doors blown in and broken windows....
Indianapolis Church Defaced with Profane Graffiti in Shocking Vandalism Act
On the near west side of Indianapolis, the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church experienced an act of vandalism that has left its congregation and community members disturbed. According to FOX59, explicit graffiti was sprawled across the church's exterior yesterday. Obscene messages such as "F*** the lord" and "die,...
3 National Guard members killed in ‘accidental’ shooting
A freak accident involving a high-powered rifle led to the death of three National Guard soldiers on Tuesday in Juarez, Mexico.
‘Not a deadbeat’: House amends out cap on Medicaid plan, keeps work requirements
A House committee opted on Tuesday to remove an explicit cap on the Healthy Indiana Plan that would restrict enrollment to 500,000 people but kept the controversial work requirements, passing Senate Bill 2 on an 8-4 vote along party lines. Nearly two dozen Hoosiers, many of them Medicaid recipients or health care...
Tornado spotted in central Illinois as powerful storm system blasts through Midwest
CHICAGO - A powerful winter storm blasting portions of the Plains and Upper Midwest with blizzard conditions produced severe weather on Wednesday, putting communities south of Chicago on alert for powerful thunderstorms. Forecasters said that while severe storms are expected, they won’t be anywhere near as violent as...
Indiana State Police investigate John Boner Neighborhood Centers’ buses
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The John Boner Neighborhood Centers (JBNC) is under investigation because, unlike normal school buses, their buses do not have a swing-out stop sign. Indiana State Police say that school buses are required to have swing-out stop arms per state law. JBNC said they were told that the stop arms...
Indiana Mom Broke 8th Grader’s Nose During Confrontation About Him Bullying Her Son: Police
An Indiana mother has been charged with multiple felonies after she allegedly physically attacked an 8th-grade student for reportedly bullying her son.
