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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.
This city will be home to the first Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area in Hamilton County
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — Another central Indiana community has received approval for an outdoor refreshment area. The City of Noblesville announced Thursday, July 25 that the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission had approved its ordinance to establish a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) in downtown Noblesville, which it says will be the first in Hamilton County.
Lawsuit: LPD officers pull guns on wrong man at Chik-Fil-A drive-thru
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — What was supposed to be a trip through the drive-thru after work turned into a nightmare for Danny Brooks. The Illinois man, who was in Lafayette for work, was pulled over at gunpoint, cuffed and held in a police cruiser because officers thought his truck was stolen.
2 best friends visiting 60 T.J. Maxx stores to raise awareness, fundraise for brain cancer
INDIANAPOLIS — "Retail therapy" has taken on a new meaning for a pair of longtime friends who are traveling cross-country on a shopping spree of sorts. Lisa and Robin, who affectionately call themselves "Bertie and Bessie," are on a mission to visit 60 T.J. Maxx stores in celebration of their 60th birthdays this year.
Purdue football: Boilers ready to silence doubters
Purdue football coach Ryan Walters does not have to look too far for motivation heading into his second season at the helm. All, he has to do is pull out two preseason Big Ten Conference polls that have the Boilermakers slated to finish 18th out of 18 teams that make up the new Big Ten Conference. A season ago, Purdue football finished 4-8, knocked off Big Ten foes Indiana, Illinois and Minnesota, while falling to both Iowa and Northwestern by a combined 14 points.
Bloomington man charged with murder of man found dead on rural Owen County road
A Bloomington man was booked into the Owen County jail early Thursday, charged with killing Malik Sims, whose body was found along a rural Owen County road 10 days ago. Sims, who was 23, died from a gunshot wound to the head. A passerby reported seeing his body in the grass along Stephenson Road, near the Owen-Monroe county line, the afternoon of July 15. ...
DePauw Earns ABCA Team Academic Award
7/25/2024 7:52:00 AM Greencastle, Ind. – The DePauw baseball team is among 470 collegiate programs across the country to earn the 2023-24 American Baseball Coaches Association Team Academic Excellence Award, which is presented by Sports Attack. Teams from every level of college and high school baseball were honored with this year’s award, which highlights programs coached by ABCA members that posted a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for the cumulative 2023-24 academic year. To be honored, teams had to meet the following criteria: Must be a high school or college team Head coach must be a…
Olympic proclamation comes true for Purdue diver Maycey Vieta, just not how she envisioned
WEST LAFAYETTE — Maycey Vieta was 6, maybe 7 years old, when she first proclaimed her intentions to compete in the Olympics. Silly, Vieta admits now. "At that time, I would tell myself, 'I want to be an Olympian,'" Vieta recalled. "Obviously, I had no idea what that meant or what went into being...
Nonprofit offers new affordable housing development in Fishers
A Hamilton County nonprofit that focuses on housing needs for low- to moderate-income residents is making another small dent in the county’s big lack of affordable housing. HAND, Inc., which stands for Hamilton County Area Neighborhood Development, is almost ready to open Cumberland Cottages, its newest housing development at the corner of Cumberland Road and 141st Street in Fishers, with an open house set for Aug. 1.
E-scooters more popular despite City’s push to promote e-bikes
Despite adding e-bikes around town to promote micro-mobility and provide another option for transportation, e-scooters still appear to be the more popular choice. Jeffrey Jackson, transportation demand manager for the City of Bloomington, said data from Bird showed that only 7 percent of trips taken in Bloomington are from their e-bikes. The City’s licensing agreement with Bird, Lime and Veo was updated last year to require that 25 percent of their fleet consist of e-bikes. Data from Lime will become available in September, but Jackson said it has been difficult to get hard data from these companies.
Where Else moves back to State Street amid closure of Chauncey Hill Mall, opening in August
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The move of Where Else Bar has been a long time coming, but owner Jordan Hassan will tell you that's due to more than one reason. After the few remaining Chauncey Hill Mall tenants were mailed certified notices to vacate the property by Aug. 1 in order to make way for a new 13-story high rise development, Hassan said his dream of moving Where Else back onto State Street was revived. ...
1984: Women compete for crown, title of Marion County Senior Queen
INDIANAPOLIS — Dozens of seniors packed into Washington Square Mall for the 10th annual Marion County Senior Queen competition 40 years ago. The contest was held to honor seniors who had made significant contributions to their community. The 16 contestants were judged on a range of criteria that included:
What to know about the Childs, Templeton merger: Timeline, grades, redistricting
Monroe County Community School Corp. (MCCSC) is ironing out plans to merge Childs and Templeton elementary schools for the 2025-2026 school year. At MCCSC's July school board meeting, new interim superintendent Dr. Markay Winston outlined details of the merger, including a tentative timeline for approving a merger plan by December of this year. ...
Off Podium Empire: Purdue Boilermakers at the Olympics
Bee One Gee news, your inbox. Every Friday. One of the more entertaining things about this stupidly large project has been identifying what niches certain schools have in Olympic sports. USC and UCLA own the women’s beach volleyball and water polo teams. Iowa and Penn State have a lock on wrestling. Nebraska is dominant in volleyball and Washington have been the premier rowing team for a century. Enter Purdue and their stacked diving team.
Lafayette police arrest 6 in Beck Lane shooting
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) — Lafayette police, with assistance from Frankfort police, have arrested six people in connection with a shooting on Beck Lane last year. On Nov. 14, LPD began investigating the shooting. According to police, multiple gunshots struck a home and a truck. No injuries were reported. The suspects were taken into custody on […]
Tony Katz: Kamala Harris Isn’t Here Because She Cannot Show Her Base Of Radicals As Being Somebody Who’s Willing To Sit Down With Netanyahu
So I am about two blocks right now from the Capitol guys and going to be walking over for first catching the protesters. There were mass arrests yesterday. People I spoke to saw at least 50 people in zip ties getting processed, getting arrested, supporting a mosque in the capital. Some people called it an insurrection. I wasn’t one of those people.
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