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Foreigner keyboardist ready for a break
For Foreigner keyboardist Michael Bluestein, the time is right to slow down a bit. “We’re in the middle of a two-year farewell tour,” Bluestein said. “We’re not saying goodbye completely but basically we’re entering a new chapter where we’ll not be traveling as extensively as we have been because it’s been about nine months a year for about 20 years. It’s going to be considerably less, so this is a full-on, going out with a bang during these two years.”
On mission: Carmel’s Seton Catholic church provides renewed purpose for refugee priest
For the Rev. Antony Jean Baptiste, joining the staff at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Carmel in 2023 felt a bit like coming home. Baptiste has deep ties to the congregation that stretch back to his childhood, and they provided a lifeline when violence suddenly forced him to flee his parish in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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 […]
New school board member appointed to replace Amy Word
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - There’s a new EVSC School Board Member. Secretary Mike Duckworth confirms the board appointed Josh Barnett at their meeting Monday night. He replaces Amy Word, who is no longer on the board after she was found guilty of maintaining a common nuisance. Barnett was a...
Nearly 30 Areas Being Surveyed As Potential Tornado Tracks This Morning
It was an incredible weather event yesterday. Our entire area, at one point or another, was under a tornado warning, and I can’t remember if that’s ever happened before. A handful of tornadoes have already been confirmed, but since it all happened under the cover of darkness and rain, it was impossible to say how many actually occurred. Safe to say…it was A LOT!
Kicking The Stigma, American Foundation For Suicide Prevention to distribute mental health-themed coffee sleeves
The Indianapolis Colts and Kicking The Stigma today announced a statewide collaboration with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Indiana to provide free coffee cup sleeves to coffee shops across Indiana that promote mental health awareness. The partnership, set for September's Suicide Prevention Month and October's World Mental Health...
Tracking more storms, comfortable air later this week
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A flood watch includes southern and south central Indiana until Wednesday afternoon. Showers and storms will likely return to these spots later today. TODAY: Showers will exit south central Indiana by midday. We are expecting some dry time with partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies before additional showers and storms start to […]
NASCAR driver's Brickyard 400 car features a giant Caitlin Clark photo on the hood
Caitlin Clark is going to be at the NASCAR Cup Series race this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Well, sort of. The Indiana Fever rookie will be featured on Josh Berry’s No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford paint scheme with a giant photo of her on the hood. In the photo, Clark is wearing an Iowa Hawkeyes uniform seemingly about to shoot the ball with her name and “Raining 3s” written behind her.
Jack Black says he is canceling Tenacious D tour, which included stop in Bloomington
Tenacious D frontman Jack Black told USA TODAY he is canceling the band's tour, which included a stop in Bloomington at IU Auditorium this fall, after a controversial statement by bandmate Kyle Gass. In a statement provided to USA TODAY, the "School of Rock" actor, 54, said he was "blindsided"...
Bird Observation Area at Camp Cullom Completed by Eagle Scout Candidate Maddox Culp
One of the many requirements for Eagle Scout is to identify, finance, plan, lead and construct a project that benefits the community. Eagle Scout Candidate Maddox Culp with Boy Scout Troop 336 of Mulberry chose to reconstruct the bird observation area at the Camp Cullom Nature Center. Maddox led his...
Clinton County Horseshoe Pitchers Association Raises Funds For FPD K9s & Project Lifesaver On July 27
The Clinton County Horseshoe Pitchers Association will be hosting a fundraising event at the Curt Day Horseshoe Courts at Dorner Park at 859 S. Clay St. in Frankfort to raise funds for Project Lifesaver. The Clinton County Horseshoe Pitchers Association will host the event in support of the Frankfort Police...
Greg Pence joins calls for investigation into Trump shooting
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Congressman Greg Pence on Tuesday said officials need to review what led up to Saturday’s attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump. Pence told News 8 that multiple House committees are likely to investigate how a would-be assassin was able to climb onto the roof of a building less than 500 feet […]
Wells outlines policy priorities after attorney general nomination
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Big-winning CA$H 5 jackpot ticket sold in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — Check your tickets! A winning lottery ticket was sold in Indiana. The winning CA$H 5 jackpot ticket is worth $125,854 and was purchased at the Meijer store located at 3600 N. Portage Rd. in South Bend. Lottery officials said the winning ticket matched all five numbers in...
Indiana Corn, Soybean Farmers Advocating for Better Policy in DC
Members of the Indiana Corn Growers Association and Indiana Soybean Alliance Membership and Policy Committee are advocating for better policy in Washington, D.C. this week as they meet with other corn and soybean growers from around the country. Ferdinand, Indiana farmer JR Roesner is an Indiana Corn Growers Association board...
INDOT holds public meeting about installation of EV charging stations
VINCENNES, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Indiana Department of Transportation discussed plans Tuesday for more electric vehicle charging stations around the state. A public meeting was held in Knox County about the Charging the Crossroads campaign. That’s INDOT’s plan to invest nearly $100,000,000 in electric vehicle charging stations. These will be built at strategic locations along […]
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