Twenty-nine years later, carjacking victim held at gunpoint supports his abductor’s bid for freedom
INDIANAPOLIS — Mike Perkins still has vivid memories of the day he was carjacked by three men with a gun. “I had just made a delivery, and I come jump back up into the truck and there were two fellas standing in the doorway,” said Perkins, who was working as a UPS driver in Anderson. “One of them had a gun and said, ‘S
Juveniles released after 2 county high-speed chase into Indy results in crash
INDIANAPOLIS — Late Sunday afternoon, after a robbery had been reported in the parking lot of a steakhouse in the 10300 block of U.S. 36 in Hendricks County, an Avon police officer attempted to pull over a white Dodge Charger occupied by two juveniles for speeding. The youths fled, pulling a U-turn in a neighborhood […
Indiana Police Warns Against First Day of School Photo Trend
These photos are becoming more common on social media, but the information you're giving away in the photo could be dangerous.
Docs: Indy man shot into home after being broken up with
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — An Indianapolis man is accused of shooting into a Speedway home after becoming angry that his girlfriend was breaking up with him, according to a police report. Brandon Sutton, 21, was arrested last week and booked into Marion County Jail on a $64,000 cash bond. He has since been charged with battery w
DEA issues warning after Marion Co. sees increase of synthetic drugs mixed with fentanyl
INDIANAPOLIS — A public safety warning has been issued regarding the “growing presence of dangerous emerging synthetic drugs being mixed with illicit fentanyl.” According to a news release from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA officials, along with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, the county’s coroner’s offi
Indianapolis Woman Sought Over Alleged $95K Social Security Fraud
INDIANAPOLIS – Marion County authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a 57-year-old Indianapolis woman accused of improperly collecting nearly $96,000 in Social Security disability benefits following her husband’s death. Prosecutors charged Nikki Dayton with Level 5 felony theft, alleging she received $95,785.50 i
Governor Braun welcomes Qualis Engineered Plastics, 30 new jobs to Southwest Indiana
EVANSVILLE — Indiana Governor Mike Braun announced today the launch of Qualis Engineered Plastics, LLC, a new custom plastics compounding operation, in Evansville. The new venture is expected to create more than 30 new jobs in the first five years of operations, offering highly competitive wages to workers across the S
Indianapolis man drives into own house attempting to unload firewood
INDIANAPOLIS — Two adults and three children are displaced after a man accidentally drove through his own home attempting to unload firewood on Indy’s south side. According to the Indianapolis Fire Department, a man was trying to unload firewood in his backyard in the 3000 block of Ribbon Drive. He had a trunk full of
Restaurant news: HamCo gets new steakhouse, lounge, loses distillery
Following May's boom of new restaurants and June's multiple unexpected closures, July marked a relatively quiet stretch for central Indiana's dining scene. Carmel and Noblesville welcomed high-end concepts, while the northwest side broadened its already impressive roster of international offerings. Meanwhile, a longtim
More than numbers: Inside Indiana’s Medicaid enrollment decline
Indiana’s Medicaid rolls have shrunk by more than 343,000 people in a single year — an 18.5% drop that ranks among the steepest in the country. That has left hospitals, healthcare providers and advocates bracing for an increasingly uninsured population. State enrollment stood at 1,512,713 Hoosiers in June, down from 1,

















