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Wabash County Dam To Dam Bike Ride Rolls Sept. 8
WABASH — Summer registration for the 15th annual Wabash County Dam to Dam Ride — or “D2D” — will change to last chance registration pricing Thursday, Aug. 8, according to a news release from Visit Wabash County. The ride takes place on Sunday, Sept. 8, and is chiefly sponsored by Inguard.
Ohio AG sues home-improvement contractor who allegedly took nearly $11,000 from consumers
LANCASTER, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a Village of Bremen contractor accused of pocketing almost $11,000 in payments from three consumers but not completing the work. The lawsuit – filed in Fairfield County Common Pleas Court against Jeff Grimes and his company, In and Out Creations – cites violations of the […]
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...
Linda Likes It: Botanical Conservatory “Raise a Glass”
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Staff with the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory in Fort Wayne are celebrating the downtown attraction’s 40th anniversary with a new exhibit called “Raise a Glass.”. It’s full of remarkable pieces of glass art by local artists. Evening anchor Linda Jackson talked with the...
Fort Wayne ice cream shop gives back to families in need
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - “The Frozen Spoon” is a small ice cream shop that donates a portion of their sales to families at Riley Children’s hospital. Penny Lengacher opened the ice cream shop in 2020 after she “began to have an empty nest.”. She is...
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 […]