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Games vs. Marquette, Alabama, Auburn highlight Purdue basketball's nonconference schedule
The Purdue men's basketball nonconference schedule has been finalized for the 2024-25 season. Purdue will kick things off against Grand Valley State on Oct. 30 at Mackey Arena in an exhibition before playing Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at home on Nov. 4. ...
Hage takes over Zionsville Deputy Mayor role
Justin Hage is the new deputy mayor of Zionsville. Hage was appointed to the vacancy July 16 by Mayor John Stehr, following the June 20 resignation of former Deputy Mayor Kate Swanson. Hage most recently served the town as a member of the Zionsville Pathways Committee, to which he was...
Carmel Jazz Fest Set For Next Month
Carmel Jazz Fest will return August 9 and 10 with top international, regional and local acts in Jazz, Blues and R&B. The festival kicks off at 5 pm Friday with Carmel's own Blair Clark, founder of Carmel Jazz Fest. Experience Clark's captivating vocals that have thrilled audiences worldwide. Clark has collaborated with Grammy winners and legends like Evelyn "Champagne" King, Grammy award-winner/producer Narada Michael Walden, BMI award-winner Preston Glass and New Orleans jazz legend Henry Butler, to name a few.
Indoor skiing, apartments and a canal? Westfield envisions development near Grand Park
Grand Park in Westfield was visited more often last year than Lucas Oil Stadium, ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando and Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The sports campus saw more than 5.5 million visits in 2023, according to data from a city presentation. Now Westfield plans to further leverage Grand Park as a tourism asset to attract development.
Rembrandt etching was found in WLPL archives. But where did it come from?
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — As she worked to rifle through the archives in the West Lafayette Public Library's basement in 2008, Mary Barford wasn't finding anything particularly interesting. Assigned to the library's art collection, Barford's work of sorting through the donated paintings was all part of a course she was taking at Purdue University in the pursuit of her doctoral degree in history. ...
Knowing food safety in hot temperatures
INDIANAPOLIS (CONSUMER REPORTS) — Having a picnic or cookout at a park or a beach is a great summer tradition, but the warm weather can quickly turn tasty treats into nasty bacteria. News 8 consumer reporter Jeremy Jenkins and Consumer Reports share essential reminders to keep food poisoning off your summer menu. The head of […]
Cutting sports not Purdue's 'first option,' but creativity, efficiency needed in order to pay athletes
WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue athletic director Mike Bobinski is settling in for one final year of business as usual in college sports — and preparing for a major shift. In 2025, a new financial model arrives due to the House vs. NCAA settlement and other ongoing litigation. That settlement, if finalized, will allow teams...
TBT at Hinkle Fieldhouse: Rosters, schedule as IU, Purdue, Butler alumni compete
Summer basketball is coming to Hinkle Fieldhouse this week as Butler hosts a region for The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a made-for-TV annual event with a $1 million winner-take-all prize awaiting the last team standing in the 64-team TBT. Teams featuring alumni from IU, Purdue and Butler will compete, plus plenty...
Purdue offers rising 2025 power forward Tre Singleton
A late riser in the 2025 recruiting class has cemented himself as a target on Purdue basketball's board in the class as Jeffersonville (Ind.) power forward Tre Singleton added an offer from Matt Painter and the Boilermakers. Singleton has seen his stock rise in recent weeks with a strong July, both with his Jeffersonville squad and with Indiana Elite Team Tradition 2025 in Rock Hill last week. This week was the tipping point for Singleton's recruitment, as he picked up offers from Louisville, Notre Dame, Clemson, Wake Forest, Butler, and DePaul, all in the last few days. The 6-foot-8 forward...
Upscale hotel, office space proposed along Range Line Road in Carmel
An upscale hotel, office space, apartments, retail and underground parking garage are proposed at the corner of Range Line Road and Executive Drive just north of Carmel’s Proscenium development. Known as Proscenium III, the $123 million project would be a public private partnership between Birkla Investment Group and the...
Save money on mortgage interest with this payment strategy | What's the Deal?
INDIANAPOLIS — Most of us like saving money. So, when 13News saw a social media post claiming a hack could trim money and time off of your mortgage, we checked it out. The post says, “Divide your mortgage payment by 2. Make biweekly payments rather than waiting for the first of each month. This will cut 8 years from your loan and save you 23% - 30% in interest."
Live Nation Presents Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo In Indianapolis On July 27; Listen To WILO For A Chance To Win Tickets
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo will rock the stage of the Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park on July 27 at 6:30 p.m. for the show of the summer with songs spanning three decades of rock ‘n’ roll. Tune in to WILO 96.9 FM, 1570 AM and...
2 shootings at near east Indy gas station draws attention to safety issues
INDIANAPOLIS — Monday afternoon, people could be seen fueling up at a gas station on the corner of 10th and Rural streets on the east side of Indianapolis. But too often at night, neighbors say gunshots are heard coming from that same parking lot. "What if I'm in the...
Repeated intimidation of apartment residents led to shooting of 5 people
INDIANAPOLIS — Five people are recovering from gunshot wounds following a shooting at an apartment complex on Indy’s south side. Just after 8 p.m. Sunday, a fight near the playground of the Laurelwood apartment complex erupted into gunfire Five people were hit by gunfire, including a 17-year-old boy. “It happened so fast that bullets just […]
3 men arrested after robberies of Dollar General stores in Greenfield
GREENFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — Three men were arrested for their accused involvement in two separate robberies that occurred just minutes apart last week at Dollar General stores in Greenfield. At 7:06 p.m. on July 8, Greenfield Police Department officers responded to a report of a robbery at Dollar General, located at 2000 West Main Street. […]
Brownsburg Man with “Long List of Criminal Offenses” Gets 22 Years in Prison
BROWNSBURG, Ind.–A man from Brownsburg was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for being guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. 42-year-old Jason Compliment is accused of selling three guns to a pawnshop in Indianapolis for $725 on July 16, 2022. Police say video surveillance footage shows him selling the […] The post Brownsburg Man with “Long List of Criminal Offenses” Gets 22 Years in Prison appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
Purdue football quarterback legend hired as Boilermakers radio analyst
INDIANAPOLIS -- Mark Herrmann is moving from Purdue football's Cradle of Quarterbacks to the radio booth. Purdue Sports Properties and Learfield announced Monday that Herrmann is the Boilermaker Sports Network's new radio color analyst. The Carmel grad joins play-by-play announcer Tim Newton in the booth following Pete Quinn's retirement as color analyst after 32 years.
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