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GREENWOOD, Ind. — The city of Greenwood is considering implementing a wheel and vehicle excise tax. Cars registered in Greenwood would have to pay $25 annually. Those who own a bus, semi, or RV would have to pay $40 a year. The city said they plan to use the revenue for road repair projects, as […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Three men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a string of armed robberies in Indianapolis in July 2024. Emmanuel Collins, 27, was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to three counts of interference with commerce by robbery and […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The trial of former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez has been pushed back yet again. Sanchez’s trial is now set to begin on Sept. 8. It’s the fifth different trial date set in his case. Most recently, the trial was set to start on July 13. Originally, Sanchez was scheduled to go on trial […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The Haughville Riverfront Vision Plan is getting a major investment to transform Indianapolis’ Reverend Mozel Sanders Park. On Tuesday, Indy Parks and The Parks Alliance of Indianapolis announced that a $10 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund will go towards improving the 25-acre park on the city’s near west side along the […]

STATEWIDE–Some scattered rain showers are supposed to return to Indiana this week and it gets warmer. Isolated to scattered storm chances return to Indiana starting as early as Wednesday afternoon and those will be mainly focused in the southern portions of the state. “But as we get into Thursday and really continuing through the end […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis City-County Council voted down a proposal to have more oversight of the Office of Public Health and Safety. During Monday night’s meeting, the council voted 18 to 6 against Proposal 190. The proposal from Republican council member Michael-Paul Hart would have required OPHS to implement standardized procedures for managing contracts, invoices, […]

LAWRENCE, Ind.–A 19-month-old boy died Monday afternoon in Lawrence. The Lawrence Police Department believes he ended up in a retention pond. Lawrence Deputy Police Chief Travis Cline says they were told the child went missing at around 11:50 am in the 7000 block of McIntosh Lane. That’s north of 52nd Street. “During the search, officers […]

DECATUR, Ind.–A former Adams County Deputy has been arrested on accusations that he forged documents. On Monday, 39-year-old Daniel Girard of Decatur turned himself into the Adams County Jail. “The investigation originated from a reported Homeowners Association violation involving forged and fraudulent documents submitted to the Decatur Building and Zoning Department. Once Adams County Sheriff […]

BEECH GROVE, Ind. — Police in Beech Grove said three kids were injured in a shooting near a park at the end of a fireworks show Friday night. According to the Beech Grove Police Department, officers were called at around 10:30 p.m. to an alley near the 1500 block of Main Street. Police believe the […]

LAS VEGAS–The Indiana Fever used a big second half to overwhelm the Las Vegas Aces Sunday night in Michelob Ultra Arena 84-68. The Fever were playing without All-Star Caitlin Clark and the Aces had to play without the four-time MVP A’ja Wilson. She has missed three straight games with ankle injury while Clark is trying […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Mitch Daniels has officially started his interim presidency at Purdue University. On July 1, Daniels filled the role after President Mung Chiang left to be president of Northwestern University. Daniels previously served as Purdue’s 12th president from 2013 to 2022. In a video message sent out on Wednesday, Daniels expressed how […]