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Boil water advisory for Sheridan next week
Indiana American Water to tie-in service from new water treatment plant. Indiana American Water (INAW) announced Thursday that water treatment services in Sheridan will begin switching over to INAW’s new, technologically advanced water treatment plant that has been under construction for the past year on the town’s northeast side.
Christmas in July: get your presale tickets for Home Free’s ‘Any Kind of Christmas’ concert at The Palladium
Experience the magic of the holidays with Home Free as they mix Christmas classics with Nashville-dipped pop hits and timeless country standards on their “Any Kind of Christmas” Tour, coming to The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel this winter. With more than 750...
‘UnPHILtered’ | Thread of civil unrest in America during elections
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The current political climate has some raising concerns of civil unrest during the election cycle. One of those voices is former Indianapolis Public Safety Director Troy Riggs. News 8’s Phil Sanchez goes UnPHILtered with Riggs Thursday and discuss what he’s been seeing.
Where does Indianapolis rank among the 100 largest cities in supporting healthy and active lifestyles?
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The 2024 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) American Fitness Index ranked how well America’s 100 largest cities support a healthy and physically active lifestyle. Where does Indianapolis rank? Indy ranks 94 overall, down from 93 last year. For personal health, Indy ranks 89, down from 86. For community and environment health, […]
Speeding is major concern on Indy's east side where 16-year-old girl was injured in hit-and-run crash
INDIANAPOLIS — Residents of an east Indianapolis neighborhood are looking for change after an alleged drunk driver hit and injured a 16-year-old girl as she got groceries out of a vehicle. In home security video, you can see Andrew Barton's daughter getting out of a truck around 9 p.m....
Lamp nearly hits pedestrian at Bottleworks intersection
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A dramatic video showed an SUV hitting a lamp post that nearly plowed into two people in the Bottleworks District near downtown Indy. Richard Sullivan’s security camera captured the moment. He says this is not the first time this has happened. This is the sixth lamp post that was destroyed by vehicles, and he calls […]
Police caution drivers on bus safety as kids head back to class
BEECH GROVE, Ind. — The school year is starting for some Indiana students and police have a message for anyone driving near school zones. Beech Grove students are back in class as of Wednesday and their buses are back on the roads. While kids are waiting at the bus stop, cars passing by should be […]
Person killed in crash along County Line in Greenwood
GREENWOOD, Ind. — A person died in a crash along County Line Road in Greenwood. According to the Greenwood Fire Department, first responders responded to County Line Road and Combs Road for a fatal crash. The Johnson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 76-year-old Caren K. Gilcrist of Indianapolis. Traffic was blocked on the […]
Indy man fights off would-be burglar with baseball bat; burglar found with meth, syringe
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man has been charged with five felonies after recently released court documents say he broke into a man's east side house while in possession of meth. Ramses Alberto Martinez, identified as Ramses Millan-Martinez in court documents, is charged with burglary resulting in bodily injury, burglary...
Prosecutor: Man who crashed into SUV carrying six kids was going 85+ mph. Now faces 13 charges.
Update: Charges were officially filed in this case Friday, July 26, 2024. This article was updated to include those charges and the suspect's name. INDIANAPOLIS — Before a horrific crash that injured six children and their mother, the 27-year-old man accused of causing it recently walked out of federal prison. ...
Docs: Indy man pointed firearm, attempted to steal vehicle from off-duty IMPD officer
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indy man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he attempted to carjack an off-duty officer in downtown Indy last week. Andrew Pernell, 44, was arrested on Friday, July 19 and charged with a level 4 felony of unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon and pointing a […]
IMPD: Man shot, killed on Indy’s near west side
INDIANAPOLIS — Indy police are investigating after a man was shot and killed Thursday on the city’s near west side. Indianapolis Metro police crews were called around 12:20 p.m. to the 2200 block of W. McCarty Street for a death investigation. Upon arrival, IMPD said officers found a an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds […]
Cops say trio in Anderson carried pound of marijuana, sold from car
ANDERSON, Ind. (WISH) — Two Anderson men and an Indianapolis man have been arrested on drug charges after a state trooper found them with a pound of marijuana that they may have been selling from their car. At 1 a.m. Thursday, the Indiana State Police trooper was patrolling Anderson near 38th Street and Columbus Avenue […]
Door Dash driver, child held at gunpoint during southeast side pizza delivery
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis woman delivering for Door Dash food delivery service was held at gunpoint with her child in the car this week on the city's southeast side. According to court documents, the woman was delivering food just after midnight on July 24 on Carson Avenue to Larry Mauer when he became upset with the driver's inability to provide change for his $20 bills.
Police use license plate tracking system to gather evidence in southern Indiana murder
A Bloomington man shot in the head and left 20 feet off the side of a dead-end gravel road in Owen County likely died the day before someone passing by discovered his body. Court documents filed after Thursday’s arrest of suspect Quentin Lamont Porter Jr. described blood and shards of broken glass on Stephenson Road near 23-year-old Malik Sims’ body. Blood also was found inside the victim’s car, which police say was stolen by his killer.
The top high school football games each week across Southwestern Indiana in 2024
EVANSVILLE — Only four weeks separate us from the start of the high school football season. With the calendar quickly approaching August, it's time to begin preparations for Friday nights. That means plenty of preseason coverage coming your way. We've already begun with players to watch across Southwestern Indiana. Now, it's time for the top games each week.
Police Warn Indiana Parents Against Back-to-School Photo Trend
If you plan on taking photos of your kids on their first day of school, there are some things that you need to know about before you post them on social media. Summer break is nearing its end. It feels like just yesterday, the kiddos were getting out of school and eager to take advantage of summer. In less than a month's time, kids will be returning to school. By now, you might have already started back-to-school shopping for clothes and supplies so the kiddos will be looking sharp on their first day back. Over the past few years, there has been a trend on social media where parents take photos of their kids on the first day of school posing with a sign to celebrate the first day of a new school year. These signs could be revealing more personal information about your child than you realize, and can all be used by predators, scammers, and other people looking to endanger your child, family, or finances.
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