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“We belong:” Black Pride is back in Indy
For the first time since 2019, Black Pride will return to Indianapolis. From 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Aug. 3 at Monument Circle (south end), the LGBTQ+ community and supporters are invited to join the BLQ+ Pride Fest. The event is free, but donations are welcome. Hosted by Indiana Pride...
2 local educators are top 25 finalists for Indiana ‘Teacher of the Year’
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) presents the Indiana Teacher of the Year (INTOY) program each year. It works to inspire, rejuvenate, and celebrate the teaching profession by recognizing outstanding teachers from across the state. On Friday, Indiana’s top 25 Teacher of the Year award finalists were...
Who is Luke Whitlock? Olympic swimming schedule for Indiana teenager
Luke Whitlock, a Noblesville 18-year-old, finished second in the 800-meter freestyle in the U.S. Olympic Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium. He has made a meteoric rise in the event. As a 15-year-old freshman at Noblesville High School, Whitlock finished 15th in the 500-yard freestyle in the IHSAA state meet. Given that's the longest...
Focus on Food: Chef makes wraps with local goods
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – WISH-TV is committed to focusing on family and the community, including helping to assure every family gets to enjoy healthy meals. Every single day, hundreds of thousands of people across central Indiana go hungry. Friday morning on News 8 “Daybreak,” viewers were treated to a mouthwatering segment with Pam Goodman, the gourmet […]
Indiana lawmakers lower age to sell and serve alcohol
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers passed a bill that now gives 18-year-olds the opportunity to sell or serve alcohol. Senate Bill 146 lowered the age from 19 to 18 during the 2024 legislative session. According to the law, restaurants and hotels in Indiana can now hire servers who are 18...
Indiana’s top 10 fashion trends, retail study finds
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — New research from fast-fashion company Boohoo reveals Indiana’s favorite fashion trends for 2024. Boohoo analyzed average monthly Google searches for various fashion items to determine the most popular trends in the state. Top Fashion Trends in Indiana: “We love discovering which fashion trends people are embracing each season. TikTok and Instagram are […]
Local Food Week starts Friday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Local Food Week began Friday for the fifth year in a row. Local farm tours and food events will be hosted throughout northeast Indiana until Aug. 4. This year’s events include more than 110 tours, workshops, hayrides, tastings, dinners and celebrations hosted by 40 different farms, markets, restaurants, artisan food producers, and organizations across 7 Northeast Indiana counties.
Indiana Family Star Party Invites You to View the Stars August 2nd and 3rd
On August 2nd and 3rd you can take in the 21st Indiana Family Star Party! You will be a part of the largest astronomy gathering in the state and one of the largest astronomy events in the midwest. Come to Camp Cullom (near Frankfort) to enjoy the dark rural skies...
Pesticides as big a cancer risk as smoking, study finds
(The Hill) — Pesticides may cause cancer on a level equivalent to smoking cigarettes, a new study has found. The widespread use of pesticides may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional cancer cases in major corn-producing states like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio — even for Americans who don’t work on farms, according to findings published Thursday in […]
Man dead after shooting on near north side of Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS — Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a shooting that took place on the near north side Sunday morning. IMPD said that officers were called to a residence in the 3000 block of Boulevard Place around 7:50 a.m. on a report of a person down. Upon arrival, police located an adult […]
Notre Dame's Chris Guiliano wins Team USA's 1st gold medal in Paris in 400 freestyle relay
NANTERRE, France – Chris Guiliano is not only the first Notre Dame men’s swimmer to represent Team USA at an Olympic Games. Now, he is the first gold medalist. Guiliano gave the Americans the lead for good Saturday night, and they went on to win the 4x100-meter freestyle for a third successive Olympics. ...
LCB Opens New Branch In Carmel With Onsite Lake City University Training Center
Lake City Bank opened its newest office Monday at 1361 S. Rangeline Road, Carmel. The office is the bank’s 54th office in the state and eighth location in the Indianapolis region. A grand opening ribbon cutting celebration will take place at a later date. The full-service office is open...
Sprague hotel in Greenwood earns Marriott’s Diamond Circle Award
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Columbus Indiana-based Sprague Hotel Developers announced this week that Residence Inn Indianapolis South/Greenwood has been honored with a major brand award by Marriott International, Inc. The Residence Inn in Greenwood was presented with the Marriott 2023 Diamond Circle Award. Considered the most prestigious internal honor among...
Former CGHS Fishing Club Member Wins College-Level Competition
Scott Sledge, a former Center Grove High School Fishing Club member and 2020 graduate of Greenwood Community High School, and this teammate, Tyler Cory, recently won the 2024 Strike King Bassmaster College Classic, presented by Bass Pro Shops. Sledge, a senior at the University of Montevallo, said he and Cory qualified for the Bassmaster College Classic because they placed second in the 2023 Strike King Bassmaster College Series.
Andrea Hunley Inducted as Honorary Member of Zeta Phi Beta
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, announced today the induction of 15 distinguished women as Honorary Members into its Alpha Omega Chapter during its Grand Boule in Indianapolis. Andrea Hunley, renowned for her impactful leadership and community activism, is among the new Honorary Members. Hunley has dedicated her career to advocating...
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