Citizens Action Coalition condemns severe electric bill increases throughout Indiana
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Citizens Action Coalition are condemning Indiana utilities after imposing what they describe as “severe” electric bill increases on residential customers over the last two decades. CAC used data from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to compare July 1 residential bills for 1,00 kWh...
U.S. Marshals searching for wanted suspect in Indiana
INDIANA — U.S. Marshals are asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted on multiple serious charges, including rape. Clinton Robert Billman is wanted in Wells County on charges of rape, criminal confinement with bodily injury, domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, strangulation, and...
New program aims to help formerly incarcerated Hoosiers re-enter society
A new initiative is underway that aims to assist Hoosiers in their transition back to society after incarceration, by focusing on job readiness.
Firing squad, hanging to be proposed as death penalty options in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WSBT) — An Indiana lawmaker has proposed changes to how the state conducts executions. State Representative Jim Lucas (R) of Seymour wants to bring back options other than lethal injection. He says he will introduce a bill next year to allow prisoners to be hanged or shot.
1 killed in crash on Indy’s south side
INDIANAPOLIS — An investigation is underway after a man was killed in a crash on Indy’s south side last week. According to a public police report obtained by FOX59/CBS4, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were called on July 18 around 11:35 p.m. to the area of S. East Street and E. Elbert...
People Drive From All Over Indiana To Hunt For Deals At This Massive Thrift...
Tucked away in Indianapolis sits a bargain hunter’s paradise that has Hoosiers setting their GPS coordinates and crossing county lines with empty trunks and hopeful hearts – the Wheeler Mission Store. This isn’t your average secondhand shop where you reluctantly donate those jeans that no longer fit –...
Funky-tasting water on the northeast side of Indianapolis caused by algae in Geist Reservoir
INDIANAPOLIS — There is something in the water on the northeast side of the Indianapolis metro area that has left people living there with a bad taste in their mouth — literally. “I noticed my water I was drinking tasted like chemically, like cleaning solution,” Andrew Tegarden said. “I was serving a customer...
Indiana State Police remind drivers about hands-free law
The Indiana State Police are reminding drivers about the state's hands-free law, which prohibits the use of cellphones while driving, except in case of emergency calls to 911. Distracted driving claimed over 3,275 lives in the US in 2023, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Drivers are...
Docs: Man arrested for child solicitation at gas station
MARION, Ind. — A Marion man was arrested after he allegedly went to as gas station to meet up with a teen girl. Jerry Lee Augusta, 38, was charged with the following: Officers with the Marion Police Department were dispatched to a gas station at the 2200 block of W 9th St. on a report […]
Prosecutor claims racial slurs led to deadly shooting outside Indy bar
INDIANAPOLIS — Prosecutors believe a combination of alcohol and racial slurs led to a deadly shooting outside a bar on Indy’s south side. Murder charges have now been filed against the accused shooter. According to court documents, the deadly shooting in the parking lot of the Mucky Duck Pub took place after the...
