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Police involved in shooting on west side of Indianapolis
Police were involved in a shooting on the west side of Indianapolis Tuesday morning. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a report of a person shot before noon near Vermont Street and Lynhurst Drive. IMPD said when they arrived on the scene they encountered a person with a gun....
Indianapolis Man Arrested After Taco Bell Drive-Through Robbery
Fishers, IN – An Indianapolis man was arrested early Sunday morning after robbing a Taco Bell on Allisonville Road and reportedly later admitting to the crime. According to Fishers Police Department reports officers responded to a call around 1:30 a.m. regarding several men entering the drive-through window with guns drawn, demanding money. One suspect, Fredrick Nance, 24, reportedly fled in a stolen blue Dodge Challenger. The employees were unharmed.
Marion County Fair brings line-up of deep-fried food, carnival fun to Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The 94th Annual Marion County Fair is underway at the county fairgrounds, and that means rides, food, water-skiing squirrels, and much more. The fair officially kicked off on Friday, but there will be many chances to catch the action packing the midway until July 7. Highlights of the 2024 Marion County Fair […]
Two Defendants Convicted in 2022 Shooting Murder Case of Indianapolis Funeral Director James Dixon III
The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office said on Friday that two people were convicted of fatally shooting an Indianapolis funeral director in 2022, according to a news release. The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office said Friday that Jashon Wallace-Carswell and Stacey Fuller were convicted of several crimes in the shooting murder...
Thunderstorms roll through central Indiana, numerous power outages reported
INDIANAPOLIS — Thunderstorms rolled through central Indiana late Saturday afternoon. Beginning around 3:30 p.m., thunderstorm warnings were issued throughout the area. Some of the counties affected were Boone, Hendricks, Marion, Montgomery, Putnam, Hancock, Johnson, Shelby, Rush, Henry and Bartholomew. Most of the warnings were called off by 5:30 p.m. National Weather Service projections indicated severe […]
Two convicted of 2022 murder of Indianapolis funeral director
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday announced that two men were convicted for the 2022 fatal shooting of an Indianapolis funeral director, according to a news release by the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office. The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday that Jashon Wallace-Carswell and Stacey Fuller have been convicted of multiple charges […]
Marion County Fair opens with focus on safety, family fun
INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County Fair got underway Friday night with officials doing all they can to make sure everyone has a fun and safe time. The fair runs for 10 days, but fair manager Paul Annee said opening day is one of the most thrilling. "Seeing all the...
Indiana Weather Alert
631 WWUS53 KIND 292034 SVSIND Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 INC059-081-097-109-145-292045- /O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0115.000000T0000Z-240629T2045Z/ Shelby IN-Hancock IN-Morgan IN-Johnson IN-Marion IN- 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN SHELBY...HANCOCK...NORTHEASTERN MORGAN...JOHNSON AND MARION COUNTIES... At 434 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lawrence to near Greenwood to 6 miles west of Franklin, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Indianapolis, Shelbyville, Greenwood, Lawrence, Franklin, Greenfield, Beech Grove, Southport, New Whiteland, Cumberland, McCordsville, Whiteland, Bargersville, New Palestine, Meridian Hills, Brooklyn, Warren Park, Morristown, Homecroft, and Rocky Ripple. This includes the following highways... Interstate 65 between mile markers 84 and 116. Interstate 69 between mile markers 200 and 201. Interstate 70 between mile markers 79 and 110. Interstate 74 between mile markers 93 and 113. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3950 8644 3968 8620 3993 8616 3992 8607 3990 8562 3959 8571 3939 8599 TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 282DEG 38KT 3979 8598 3962 8601 3948 8617 TORNADO...POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ White.
Indianapolis weekend events: Marion County Fair, Indiana Black expo concert and more
The 94th annual Marion County Fair starts Friday, bringing food, fun and water-skiing squirrels to Indy's southeast side. What's happening: The event at the Marion County Fairgrounds runs through July 7. Attractions this year include Twiggy the World Famous Water-Skiing Squirrel, the 2024 Marion County Queen and Princess Pageant, and...
‘This is predictable’: Homelessness up slightly in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (MIRROR INDY) — Homelessness isn’t an unsolvable problem in Indianapolis. At least not the way Chelsea Haring-Cozzi sees it. Haring-Cozzi, executive director of the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention (CHIP), spoke from a stage June 26 at the Athenaeum Basile Theater and told advocates and policymakers that if you know what to look for, none […]
ISP: I-70 EB crash kills girl; 4 others injured
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Police are investigating a crash that killed a juvenile girl and injured four others on I-70 eastbound Thursday night. According to public police records, ISP troopers were dispatched around 8:30 p.m. to the scene of a fatal crash between Meridian Street and Madison Avenue. ISP said the collision seriously injured five […]
Homelessness increases slightly in Indianapolis, racial disparities persist
An annual census found 1,701 individuals experienced homelessness in Marion County on a single night in January, a five percent increase from last year. The number of unsheltered people dropped five percent, from 357 to 339 people. That’s still about three quarters higher than the number of unsheltered counted in...
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