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All INdiana Podcast Network Featured Podcast of the Week: WISHstory: Celebrating 70 Years of WISH-TV
Each Friday on Daybreak we highlight a podcast from the All INdiana Podcast Network that we think you’ll love. This week we are featuring the WISHstory: Celebrating 70 Years of WISH-TV podcast. Listen in as we explore the history of one of Indiana’s longest running television stations. We’ll take a deep dive and interview the […]
Indiana students struggle on math portion of SAT, see little progress in reading and writing
Eleventh graders in Indiana take the SAT, a standardized college-readiness test, to comply with state law. This year, the percentage of students who earned college-ready scores increased in reading and writing but decreased severely in math.
Indiana man arrested after leading police on chase that ended in fiery crash
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- An Indiana man who led police on a short chase that ended in a fiery crash Wednesday afternoon was arrested. The incident started Wednesday afternoon. According to Indiana State Police Sgt. Carey Huls, a state trooper saw a man driving a white Chevy Blazer with expired tags make an unsafe lane change.
Local News Headlines: July 25, 2024
Man sentenced for threatening Jewish lives in 2022. 67 year-old Andrezj Boryga of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to willfully transmitting in interstate commerce threats to injure other people, and for choosing his victims because of their religion. In 2022, Boryga left voicemails at Anti-Defamation League offices throughout the country, threatening to assault or kill Jewish people.
Lowes employee caught stealing money from registers, police say
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville Police have arrested an employee at an area business. Officers say they were called to the eastside Lowes because 19-year-old Jack Hammond, II, had been stealing money from the store. Police say Hammond was an employee for about six months and would put money back...
Muggy meter and storm chances to resurge this weekend
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — We stayed on course with having a nice Friday across central Indiana. The hotter and humid air mass kept itself more in southern Indiana today. Do not expect us to stay away from unsettled weather for much longer as we’ll re-introduce a more uncomfortable and active pattern going into the final few […]
Most eligible Indiana families don’t access federal child care subsidies, per new report
Although Hoosiers’ access to federal child care subsidies was slightly higher than the national average in 2020, advocates are concerned that a majority of eligible Indiana families are still missing out, according to a new study. The report was published June 27 by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit […]
Fast Phenom: Al Morey IV Is Making a Name for Himself
In the blistering heat of midsummer, the asphalt shimmers under the relentless sun as 18-year-old Al Morey IV begins his pre-race ritual: a quiet walk back to his trailer, two chocolate chip cookies, and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” playing on his AirPods as he mentally prepares to dominate the racetrack.
Southwood volleyball focusing on the controllables
Not long removed from the program’s first-ever state title, Southwood’s varsity volleyball team approached their offseason in the same regard they have in every season past. Weights, conditioning and summer league play. Nothing new, nothing different but the same approach that has garnered them with the success that...
Huntington receives grant for Little River grassy shoreline
HUNTINGTON — Huntington expects to create a shoreline lawn area at Erie Park Rail Trail head next summer in an effort to prevent erosion of Huntington’s Little River just outside the downtown area thanks to a $70,000 Department of Natural Resources grant. According to the city, it involves...
FWPD seeking assistance identifying suspect in Thursday morning fatal shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Leaders with the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) say they are looking for the public’s help in providing information in a recent fatal shooting investigation. Police say they were called around midnight Thursday, July 25, to the 3900 block of Warsaw Street on reports...
First Alert Forecast: Comfortable for now, but higher humidity returning soon
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - It’s another beautiful day weather-wise to close out the workweek. High pressure holds up across the Great Lakes region, keeping the sunny and dry pattern locked in for the next couple of days. Humidity stays low for Friday and the beginning of Saturday, but by the end of Saturday into Sunday the mugginess begins to creep up.
Tincaps announce Carlos Gomez for Home Run Derby X
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) -- The Fort Wayne Tincaps announced Thursday that 2-time MLB All-Star Carlos Gomez will appear at Parkview Field as a part of the MLB's Home Run Derby X event on August 10th. Additionally, the Tincaps announced that World Series Champion Jonny Gomes will also be in...
Get out this weekend to explore a cave, fish or learn about butterflies and how to ID trees
The weather this weekend looks like a mixed bag of sunshine and rain, but that shouldn't stop you from getting out and exploring the varied wonders of Indiana's state parks. Weekend activities include hikes, fishing and programs on tree identification and butterflies. Saturday looks like the best bet, with high temperatures in the...
New biotech $49 million hub could generate thousands of jobs, provide mobile cancer screening
More details have been revealed about a new biohealth technology hub that is projected to generate around 141,000 jobs over 10 years — with most of those positions likely to be in supply-chain and service industries, even restaurants, that benefit from economic growth. Eighteen public and private entities, including Medical College of Wisconsin and Milwaukee Area Technical College, are slated to share $49 million in federal funding for the biohealth hub centered on personalized medicine, an...
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