Four Indiana Towns Up For Best Small Town in the Midwest
USA Today is searching for the best small town in the Midwest, and four Indiana towns have been nominated. Small towns have really been a hot topic lately. When it comes to Indiana, we have no shortage of them. Everyone has small-town pride nowadays. As someone who is from a small town in Indiana, I am proud of where...
Indiana woman found alive in crashed car 6 days after she went missing
NEWTON COUNTY, Ind. — An Indiana woman is alive after six days trapped in a wrecked car in northwestern Indiana. Brieonna Cassell, 41, was reported missing by family after last being seen in Jasper County, Indiana. Six days later, she was found trapped in a car that was in...
$90K-winning lottery ticket sold at Lawrence gas station
INDIANAPOLIS — Check your tickets!. A winning Hoosier Lottery CA$H 5 ticket was recently bought in Lawrence and is worth $90,000!. The ticket matched all five numbers in Thursday night's CA$H 5 jackpot drawing, lottery officials said. It was bought at Village Pantry, located at 5190 N. Franklin Road in Lawrence for...
‘I forgive them’: Mom says she forgives men accused of shooting her son in...
INDIANAPOLIS — The mother of a man who was murdered on the near east side said she has forgiven the two men who police believe shot him and left him to die in the middle of a neighborhood street. On Monday, IMPD announced the arrests of Jaden Moreland and Michael Cantrell in the Feb. 25 […]
Man From Marshall County Sentenced For Child Molestation In Indiana
A Marshall County man who prosecutors characterize as a “monster” has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for offenses including the sexual assault of children. Mark LaPlante, 51, of Grant, learned his fate on Friday in an Indiana courtroom. He will also need to register as a sex offender.
The Ribeye Steak At This Indiana Restaurant Is So Good, You’ll Dream About It...
Tucked away in Indianapolis sits Bynum’s, a steakhouse that doesn’t announce itself with neon lights or valet parking, but rather with the quiet confidence of a place that knows exactly how good its food is. The life-sized cow statue standing sentinel outside isn’t being ironic – it’s simply...
One Indiana Festival Takes to the Sky with Dozens of Hot Air Balloons
Seeing dozens of hot air balloons filling the sky would be a gorgeous sight, and you can see just that in Indiana this summer. There's something kind of whimsical about seeing a hot air balloon in the sky, and these days we don't seem to see them very often. Hot air balloons have been around since the 1700s and work...
City removes recycling bins from Washington Square Mall location after months of misuse
INDIANAPOLIS — The city of Indianapolis has removed an east side recycling station after repeated concerns about trash piling up at the site. 13News previously reported about the overflowing receptacles at the site near Washington Square Mall, near East Washington Street and North Mitthoefer Road. Social media posts...
Indianapolis man sentenced to 360 years for killing 6 family members
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man was sentenced to 360 years for murdering six family members in 2021. A jury found Childs guilty in October 2024 of all six murder charges against him, as well as charges of attempted murder and carrying a handgun without a license. The new trial came after a judge declared a...
Docs: 60-year-old admits to killing woman at senior living facility
INDIANAPOLIS — A 60-year-old man is in jail after police say he confessed to killing a woman at a senior living facility on Indy’s east side over the weekend. Court records detail the unusual circumstances leading up to the arrest. According to a preliminary affidavit, police were first called to the scene by the...