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Video highlights: National top-75 prospect Trent Sisley at adidas 3SSB Championship
ROCK HILL, S.C. — National top-75 prospect Trent Sisley was among the most consistent players last week at the adidas 3SSB Palmetto Road Championship, helping Indiana Elite 2025 reach the final round. Sisley started all seven games for top-ranked Indiana Elite and showed why the 6-foot-7 forward has long been regarded as one of the top prospects from Indiana in the Class of 2025.
Michigantown Youth League Fall Ball Cancelled Amidst Field Resurfacing Project; Fundraising Continues For Project
The Michigantown Youth League has announced that fall ball will not occur this year for the league as extensive work is completed on the. fields with the aid of community donations and funds granted by the Community Foundation Serving Howard, Clinton and Carroll Counties. The league stated that the field...
Raising awareness for suicide prevention: A mother’s mission after losing her daughter
Kailei Jarvis lost her eldest daughter, Serena, to suicide on March 4, 2020. Serena’s birthday is July 31, a day that now holds even more significance for Kailei and her family. Described as a “spitfire and moonbeams,” Serena stood at 5 feet 5 inches tall but had a personality that made her seem much taller. […]
Defendants added to drunken golf director's negligence, wrongful death civil cases
LAFAYETTE, Ind. ― The Country Club of Indianapolis and Rick's Boatyard Inc. recently were added as defendants to a civil lawsuit for damages caused by Brent Wills' excessive intoxication on Sept. 18, 2023, that resulted in the deaths of Kimberly Burge and teenager Jaden Harvey, as well as the critical injuries to Burge's 17-year-old son, Rylan Burge. The lawsuit cites negligence and wrongful death statutes. ...
Chef Oya’s The Trap to close in August
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Popular Indianapolis restaurant, Chef Oya’s The Trap, is closing next month. The walkup seafood joint hooked central Indiana with its Trap Buttah and generous servings, but now people have until Aug. 10 to enjoy the food. Owner Chef Oya Woodruff made the announcement on social media over the weekend. A post on the restaurant’s […]
46 Days Until Purdue Football: Sterling Smith
With 46 days remaining until kickoff, we highlight a promising young transfer. Transfer safety Sterling “Stu” Smith arrives in West Lafayette from College of the Holy Cross (the one in Massachusetts not to be confused with Indiana’s Holy Cross College). That’s correct: team who loves gold added a silver Smith to the vault. A two-star prospect out of Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Smith enrolled at Holy Cross after being recruited by the service academies and several Ivy League schools. That’s a good sign in itself in terms of him clearly being a smart dude. Smith’s growth as a defensive...
Deputies launch investigation after body found alongside rural Owen County road
OWEN COUNTY, Ind. — An investigation has been launched after the deceased body of a man was found in Owen County Monday. According to the Owen County Sheriff’s Office, the body of Malik Sims was located on a “rural county road” by sheriff’s deputies on Monday. At this time, the sheriff’s office did not provide […]
Public housing residents claim conditions worsen under private management
INDIANAPOLIS — The Laurelwood Apartments on Indianapolis’ southside are managed by a property services firm but they are co-owned by private equity investors and the Indianapolis Housing Agency which is now being overseen by the Department of Housing and Urban Development out of Washington, D.C., which means, everybody’s in charge and no one’s in charge. […]
Frankfort 12U Baseball Team Secures Semi-State Champion Title, Looks Toward State Championship On Friday
The Frankfort 12U Little League Baseball team has secured the Semi-State Championship title with a victory on Monday evening as they prepare to vie for the State Championship title later this week. The Frankfort 12U team battled and were victorious in the Semi-State Championship on Monday, July 15, and the...
Auburn, Purdue basketball to play in Birmingham this December as part of two-year series
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Auburn and Purdue basketball have finalized a two-year series with the first meeting coming in December in Birmingham. The two teams will play at Legacy Arena on December 21, 2024 and at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on December 20, 2025. The last time the two teams met was in 2016 with the Boilermakers […]
3 men arrested after fight at Christian Park basketball court; 3 firearms seized
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Three men were arrested Sunday after police say they pointed firearms at each other and threatened to shoot after fighting over a basketball game. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department announced on Facebook they arrested Wendell Springs, 20, Daniel Wright, 22, and Daquane Wright, 27, for the incident. Police say officers were called […]
Gov. Holcomb breaks ground on READI 2.0 Kokomo project
KOKOMO, Ind. — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, along with other local and regional officials, were in Kokomo on Tuesday to help break ground on the first quality of place project supported by the recent expansion of the Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI 2.0). According to a news release from Holcomb’s office, funds […]
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