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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...
Jack Black ends Tenacious D tour: What it means for sold-out Oct. 22 IU Auditorium show
In response to recent onstage comments made by his Tenacious D bandmate, Kyle Gass, regarding the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump, Jack Black has released a statement saying he's canceling the remainder of the band's tour. That would presumably include the handful of "Rock D Vote" shows scheduled for this fall, ahead of the presidential election — including a sold-out stop at Bloomington's IU Auditorium. ...
Poolside argument ends in deadly shooting at Indianapolis apartment complex
INDIANAPOLIS — A warm day spent swimming at an apartment complex’s pool ended in a bloody shootout after witnesses claimed a woman started a heated argument with a passerby. Reggie Horton, 27, of Indianapolis was arrested after being identified as the shooter by multiple witnesses who were present at Lawrence Landing Apartments on the evening […]
Armed Carjacking Suspects Arrested After High-Speed Chase Leads to Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville
Officers armed with guns converged on Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville following a high-stakes chase that began with an armed carjacking. According to reports by WRTV, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office was notified of the carjacking incident in Grant County, which triggered a southbound quest on State Road 37 to apprehend the suspects. After locating the suspects' vehicle, deputies attempted a traffic stop that escalated into a pursuit when the suspects refused to comply.
Kokomo mom speaks on Cleft awareness
July is cleft awareness month and a local Kokomo mom is speaking at this year’s ‘Cleft Con’, being held in Houston, Texas. The CDC says 1 in 1,700 babies are born with cleft palate each year in the U.S. This occurs when a baby’s lip or mouth...
Thousands journey to Indianapolis for first National Eucharistic Congress in 83 years
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Thousands of Catholics finished a long journey on Tuesday to the Circle City for a national gathering that hasn’t happened in 83 years. Worshippers and Clergy from all corners of the country started a pilgrimage in May. They made their way to Indianapolis for the 10th National Eucharistic Congress, which officially begins […]
Former Hope Educator Honored with Simon Youth Foundation Award
Former Hope educator, Todd Grimes, has been honored as the 2023 Teacher of the Year by the Simon Youth Foundation (SYF). Grimes, who is lead teacher at Simon Youth Academy at. Greenfield-Central High School, a part of Greenfield-Central Community School Corporation, and an HSJ Online contributor, says he “just happened to be at the SYF National Conference in Orlando” in November 2023 when he found out he’d been given the honor.
Docs: Child with cocaine in system dead after co-sleeping, neglect charges filed against parents
RICHMOND, Ind. — Two parents have been charged with neglect after their infant daughter died while co-sleeping with her mother in an apartment filled with trash and feces. The infant was also found to have cocaine in her system, investigators said. According to court documents, filed on Monday in Wayne County, 23-year-old Kira McKee and […]
Wiers Farm recalls cucumbers distributed to Walmart stores because of Listeria
Wiers Farm Inc. of Willard, OH, voluntarily recalls whole cucumbers with a pack date of June 5 and bagged salad cucumbers with a pack date of June 5 and June 6 after testing showed contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The company announced the recall on July 12, but the Food and...
Assisting Veterans: Indiana Program Eases Back-to-School Financial Burdens
Indiana veterans who are facing financial hardship and struggling to provide essential school expenses for their dependent children can take advantage of the Military Family Relief Fund Back-to-School Program. Helping Veterans and Their Families. The Military Family Relief Fund Back-to-School Program aims to aid Indiana veterans who are going through...
Honor Flight Bluegrass accepting veterans' applications for September trip
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Honor Flight Bluegrass is recruiting World War II and Korean War veterans from Kentucky and Indiana for a flight in September. The local nonprofit takes U.S. veterans to Washington to visit war memorials at no cost to them. The veterans are 90 years and older. According...
Two Hoosier Communities Evaluated for Tornado Damages
INDIANAPOLIS — Surveyors from the National Weather Service are checking for tornado damage in at least two communities in Northern Indiana. Overnight, severe storms caused power outages for thousands of Hoosiers, with many reporting uprooted trees and downed power lines in their neighborhoods. “Tornado surveys can often take a few days just because it takes […] The post Two Hoosier Communities Evaluated for Tornado Damages appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
Thousands without electricity Tuesday as storms cross Central Indiana. See the outage map
Thunderstorms and severe weather covered large swaths of the Midwest under a blanket of heavy rain Tuesday morning, leaving thousands of Hoosiers without electricity. As of 9 a.m., upwards of 5,500 AES customers and roughly 600 Duke Energy customers were without power in the Indianapolis area, concentrated mostly in the northeast side of the city. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Central Indiana say more storms are on the way.
Journal & Courier readers vote Rossville pitcher Avery Layton for Spring Play of the Year
LAFAYETTE — Rossville pitcher Avery Layton checked off a row of boxes en route to helping the Hornets' clinch their first IHSAA softball championship in state history. Layton can now add Journal & Courier Spring Highlight of 2024 after her being voted J&C Small Schools Softball Player of the Year in June. ...
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