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Last week, it was announced that 24-year-old IMPD officer, Breann Leath, lost her life while in the line of duty. She was responding to a domestic violence call on the city’s east side when she was shot and killed. Leath was a lifelong resident of Indianapolis, a graduate of Southport High School, a member of […]

On Tuesday April 14, 2020 Community Connection held a special edition of the show targeted at helping those who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19. Tina Cosby spoke with several professionals about resources and services for those unemployed. Check out the full show below:   Check out these resources:  Indiana Department of Workforce Development […]

While many Americans are waiting for their COVID-19 stimulus payments, an Indiana man received a little more than he was expecting. Charles Calvin–who is a volunteer fire fighter from New Chicago, Indiana–told a nearby news station that he withdrew $200 from his checking account at an ATM. When he looked at his receipt, his remaining […]

Late last week, we reported that Indianapolis Officer Breann Leath was shot and killed after responding to a domestic violence call on the city’s east side. The family of Leath and IMPD have designated shopIMPD.com as the official fundraising source for t-shirts and other items to support the Officer Breann Leath Memorial Fund of the Central […]

Thursday afternoon an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officer, Breann Leath, was fatally shot while on duty. She was responding to a call involving domestic violence on the east side. Leath, who was only 24-years-old, was lifelong Indianapolis resident who graduated from Southport High School. She also was a member of the Army National Guard. After making […]

The impact of COVID-19 has grown greater and stopped many annual events. With Easter coming up, Pride Academy wanted to do something special for kids in the community. On April 11th, they will be having a Hitch Hiking Easter Egg Hunt at Pride Academy West. Pride Academy will also be passing out over 1,000 Easter […]

Join us for a free 60-minute webinar on Thursday, April 9th at 4:00 pm ET. We will be discussing the types of emergency resources and funding that are available to local small business owners affected by the current COVID-19 crisis. This webinar is presented by Urban One / Radio One Indianapolis and our partners. Moderator: […]

On Saturday, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced this year’s nine Hall of Fame honorees. Indiana Fever Vice President of basketball operations and general manager, Tamika Catchings was named as one of the honorees. Along with Catchings, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Eddie Sutton, Rudy Tomjanovich, Kim Mulkey, Barbara Stevens and Patrick Baumann […]

  Are you tired of cooking or just want to support local restaurants. The following restaurants are open right now in Indianapolis.   Maxine’s Chicken and Waffles, 132 East St. Downtown Indianapolis, (317)753-2859 – Maxine’s is open Tuesday-Sunday 11am-6pm for carry out and delivery through DoorDash and GrubHub. You can get a family meal that feeds […]

Wednesday, Indianapolis Mayor Hogsett and Dr. Virginia Caine of the Marion County Public Health Department made the announcement that they have decided to extend the county’s stay-at-home order to May 1. https://twitter.com/IndyMayorJoe/status/1245453216327897088?s=20 “As the spread of COVID-19 continues in Marion County, the medical data makes clear that our fight against this deadly outbreak must continue […]

The last few weeks have been a roller coaster due to COVID-19. Everyday more and more information comes out across the world about the virus. Locally, Gov. Holcomb holds daily briefings at 2PM with state and national officials, to continue share updates on COVID-19. It can be hard to keep up with all the news, […]

Did you know that children are one of the hardest-to-count groups during any census? In 2020, under-counting children could limit the amount of funding Indiana receives for schools. Census data is used to determine how federal funding is distributed across the nation. Basically, the more accurate of a count we have for Indianapolis and Marion […]