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New Indiana law designed to reduce chronic absenteeism could lead to more parent prosecutions
Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.This story was written by journalists at the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at Indiana University in partnership with Chalkbeat Indiana.After the death of her parents, an Indianapolis student’s attendance began to lapse — her guardians were busy, and school became a lower priority.Monarca Academy administrators talked to her guardians, and they promised she’d make it to school. But absences continued to stack up and Francisco Valdiosera, executive director of Monarca Academy, referred the case to the Department...
First Alert Forecast: Big temperature flip for the weekend
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Early morning lows slip into the upper 40s and low 50s before sunrise, making for another cool start to the day. The afternoon will feel more fall-like with temperatures returning to the mid to upper 70s with mostly sunny skies. The big switch in temperatures...
Q&A: Boersema Next in Line at Middle Blocker
For the longest time, Ella Boersema wore the number eight. But as most volleyball players do, she began to grow. The 6-foot-2 middle blocker from Churubusco, Ind. hit her growth spurt around the 10th grade and was forced to change numbers. As the jerseys got bigger, the numbers got bigger. Number 27 it was.
Married couple identified as the two found dead on Tonkel Road
LEO-CEDARVILLE, Ind. (WFFT) — One man and one woman found dead in a vehicle on Tonkel Road have been identified. Police say they responded to a call around 3:59 a.m. on Monday for a vehicle that was against a guardrail between Hursh and Hosler roads. According to police, a...
Homicide, suicide rulings in Monday shooting, car crash in Leo-Cedarville
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The deaths of a Leo-Cedarville husband and wife found fatally shot in a car on Tonkel Road on Monday have been ruled a homicide and a suicide respectively, the Allen County Coroner’s Office said Thursday. Nicole Danielle Beason, 41, died from a gunshot wound...
Colts to launch year two of Girls High School Flag Football League
The Colts created the league in 2023 with eight high school teams from Indianapolis and South Bend, Ind. This year, it will expand to 27 teams with five divisions across the state. The teams will compete in a three-week regular season, beginning with the Indy 1 Division on Aug. 24. All other divisions will begin play on Sept. 7.
FWPD investigating deadly shooting inside apartment complex
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Fort Wayne police department says they are investigating a shooting that left one man dead on the city’s southeast side. Police say they were called to the 7900 block of old Decatur Road just after 11 Thursday night by an off-duty firefighter saying they heard gunshots.
Sergio Ors Navarro’s hat trick guides WVU men’s soccer to 4-2 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne in opener
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The No. 3 men’s soccer team in the nation cruised to victory in its season opener Thursday night thanks to a career-best performance from one of its veterans. But it was not the conference offseason player of the year providing the legwork in the scoring...
Sean Astin was all Hoosier when the DNC delegates delivered for Kamala Harris
There were some familiar faces among the state delegations at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday in Chicago — and we’re not talking about politicians. Actors, filmmakers and musicians could be spotted amongst the delegates as they committed to Vice President Kamala Harris during the ceremonial roll call. Harris had already locked up the...
80s return Friday, still expecting 90s as early as Monday of next week
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The steady warmup continues as high temperatures rise into the low 80s Friday!. The weekend ahead will feature a bit more cumulus cloud cover during the afternoon, but we’ll see enough sunshine for conditions to be classified as “partly sunny” each day nonetheless :) Highs Saturday will be in the mid to upper 80s and upper 80s Sunday. There is an outside chance of a shower Saturday evening/night, but coverage looks quite isolated.
Indiana Tech women's basketball team looks ahead to exhibition at Purdue
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Indiana Tech women’s basketball team has an exciting opportunity coming up in the early days of the new season. The Warriors start their campaign with a home game against Huntington on October 24th. The following week Indiana Tech will travel to West Lafayette...
2024 Highlight Zone Preview: Angola Hornets
ANGOLA, Ind. (WANE) – After sporting identical 12-1 seasons in 2017 & 2018, the Angola football program has hit a bit of a speed bump, as the Hornets have posted a losing record in three of the five seasons since – including a 2-8 mark last fall. Angola’s move from 4A down to 3A this […]
Government security company cutting 123 jobs in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A company that provides security services, risk management and support to government and corporate clients has sent notice to state of Indiana that it plans to eliminate 123 jobs. Triple Canopy, which is a division of Constellis Group, employs a number of former Army Special Operations personnel, Green Berets, Rangers, SEALs, MARSOC Raiders, other special operations personnel, and several […]
Forecaster Says Indiana Could Get ‘Worst of Winter’ in 2024
A brand new warning about the upcoming winter comes from an online forecaster who says Indiana can expect to get what he describes as the "worst of winter". If you're like me, you absolutely loathe winter weather. When you are a kid, it's cool because when it snows a lot (well, a lot for Indiana), you get the day off and enjoy playing in the snow. When you are an adult, you don't get that luxury. You are still expected to get out of that mess and drive to work. Throw in those frigid cold temperatures as another reason why I am not a fan of winter. Now, I realize that we haven't even gotten into fall, and the temperatures really haven't dropped too much yet. However, there are a lot of people who are already looking forward to winter weather here in Indiana.
Jaylen Sneed On the Identity of the Linebackers: 'Fast, Talented, and Young'
Notre Dame linebacker Jaylen Sneed spoke to the media after Notre Dame's ninth fall practice. He discussed his mentality coming into fall camp, how this year is different with the majority of the veteran linebackers having graduat�
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