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Indiana Heat Alert: Heat Indices to Reach Dangerous Levels
Indianapolis, IN – Residents across Indiana are advised to prepare for a significant heat wave next week. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), above-average temperatures with heat indices between 95 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit are expected. Some areas may experience heat indices exceeding 100 degrees. These elevated temperatures...
Bowling Against Bullying Looks To Strike Down Growing Bullying Statistics
During the 2022-23 school year, 38% of reported bullying incidents in Indiana schools were verbal, with 30% being physical. Social/relational bullying and a combination of bullying each were 11%, while written/electronic bullying was 10%, according to the Indiana Department of Education website. In total for the 2022-23 Indiana school year, there were 5,460 reported bullying incidents, up from 5,103 in 2022; 1,984 in 2021 and 4,495 in 2020.
DNR: A frog species that mysteriously disappeared from the Tri-State in the 1980s is back
A species of prairie-dwelling amphibians that disappeared from the Angel Mounds Historic Site a generation ago has been reintroduced there, Indiana state officials said this week. The crawfish frog, endangered in the Hoosier State, is back following an effort led by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Angel Mounds. ...
Hamilton County’s first outdoor refreshment area approved in Noblesville
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — The City of Noblesville is the latest central Indiana city to implement a DORA – an ordinance that allows residents to drink and openly carry alcohol in certain outdoor areas. Town officials announced Monday afternoon that Noblesville has received final approval for a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area, or DORA, from the Indiana […]
Logansport Memorial welcomes new pediatrician
Last Updated on July 25, 2024 by Cass County Communication Network. SOURCE: News release from Logansport Memorial Hospital. Logansport Memorial Hospital is pleased to welcome Dana Stewart, MD to the Logansport Memorial Physician Network. She is a board-certified pediatrician with over 19 years of experience in the field. Dr. Stewart...
Funds for Westfield sidewalk project increased
The Hamilton County Board of Commissioners approved an amended funding agreement for sidewalk installation in Westfield during their July 8 meeting. The funds are part of the city’s 2022 project year Community Development Block Grant disbursement from the Noblesville Housing Authority, which administers and provides housing and community development services for all of Hamilton County.
Column: Brewing up community, culture, connections
For many people, coffee isn’t simply a morning ritual. It’s a way to connect with others. Making it is a craft to be mastered and a reflection of the community’s evolving tastes. Through conversations with several roasters in Hamilton County, I’ve discovered how coffee has become a cornerstone of community life here.
Hamilton County leaders to discuss Sheridan-Adams Township merger
ARCADIA, Ind. (WISH) — Two Hamilton County commissioners on Thursday morning will have a forum to discuss a proposal to merge the town of Sheridan and the township of Adams into a single government. The township currently surrounds the town in northwestern Hamilton County, a predominantly rural area. The Hamilton County Reporter, a News 8 […]
Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Firearms to Chicago
Source: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, District of Illinois. An Indiana man has been handed a ten-year federal prison sentence for trafficking firearms from Indianapolis to the Chicago area, including 15 guns that ranged from semiautomatic rifles to untraceable "ghost guns". Devante T. Brown, age 29, and co-defendant Corey Sartin, 21, both from Indianapolis, conducted sales of these firearms to undercover law enforcement officers on several occasions in 2022.
Police: 2 arrested for I-65 road rage shooting in Whitestown
WHITESTOWN, Ind. (WISH) — Police say two people were arrested on Thursday in connection with a shooting on I-65 earlier this month, which injured a semi-driver and led to a crash. Officers responded to a semi that had veered off I-65 NB and stopped on Perry Worth Road in front of Woodspring Suites at 4:30 […]
Person killed in crash along County Line in Greenwood
GREENWOOD, Ind. — A person died in a crash along County Line Road in Greenwood. According to the Greenwood Fire Department, first responders responded to County Line Road and Combs Road for a fatal crash. The Johnson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 76-year-old Caren K. Gilcrist of Indianapolis. Traffic was blocked on the […]
9-year-old boy died after semi crashes into 3 cars, another semi on I-465
LATEST: The Marion County Coroner’s Office on Friday identified the 9-year-old boy who died in a crash on I-465 as Eamon Charles Goodrich. INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A 9-year-old boy died in a crash that police say was due to a semitractor-trailer failing to slow down in backed-up, rush hour traffic Thursday on I-465 eastbound. Investigators […]
Man’s body with gunshot wound found in home ‘in fairly quiet neighborhood’
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis police on Thursday found the body of a man with a gunshot wound in a home on McCarty Street on the city’s west side. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department was called to a death investigation at 12:20 p.m. Thursday to the 2200 block of West McCarty Street. That’s in an area with homes and industries just west of the I-70 overpass for South Belmont Avenue.
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