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WHITELAND — Indiana is ranked third nationally for railroad crossing collisions. Indiana Department of Transportation, Indiana State Police and railroad companies are partnering to raise awareness about the dangers of disregarding stop signs at crossings. Dangers that a Whiteland family knows all too well. On March 19, Krista Smith’s 20-year-old daughter, Shauna Smith, died after […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police investigated four separate shootings between 5 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Just after 9:30 p.m., police officers were dispatched to Methodist Hospital on a report of a person who had been shot and taken to the emergency room, according to information from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. The victim is listed […]

INDIANAPOLIS —Eli Lilly is opening part of its campus to the community. Tuesday the company officially donated South Street Square Park to Indianapolis. The company says transferring the property was always part of the plan. Eli Lilly developed the park on its corporate headquarters downtown Indianapolis to provide a place for people to enjoy green […]

INDIANAPOLIS — For the first time, Indiana high school students will have an entire week to take advantage of free applications for more than a dozen in-state colleges. Fifteen Indiana colleges will waive college application fees during College Application Week, which runs through Friday, according to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. Eighteen other Indiana […]

Taraji P. Henson will be heading off to California’s wine country to tie the knot in April. The Empire star has revealed she and fiance Kelvin Hayden will exchange vows on 4 April, and admits the area means a lot to the couple, because Hayden first told Taraji he had fallen in love with her […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A Vatican office has temporarily suspended the decision of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis to no longer recognize Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School as a Catholic institution over the school’s refusal to fire a teacher in a same-sex marriage. The decision of the archdiocese to cut ties with Brebeuf was announced in June in a […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The state is urging travelers to get a new kind of ID that will soon be required to board a plane. On Monday the Transportation Security Administration and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles came together at the Indianapolis International Airport to educate people on what’s called the ‘Real ID.’ Starting on Oct. 1, […]

HOWARD COUNTY — The Howard County Sheriff’s Office is implementing changes to its suicide prevention procedures and improving mental health assistance following the deaths of several inmates in their care. Natasha King, 23, died in March after jail correctional officers found King asphyxiating herself with a bed sheet. That same month, Howard County jail correctional […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry is resigning for health reasons. According to a statement from the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, Curry has been undergoing treatment for prostate cancer since 2015. “Ending my time of service prior to the fulfillment of this third term was a very difficult decision,” Curry said in a statement. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A woman is dead after he was struck by a motorist Monday night on the east side of Indianapolis. Indianapolis police officers were dispatched to the 1100 block of North Rural Street just after 9 p.m. on a report of a pedestrian who had been struck, according to information from the Indianapolis Metropolitan […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Running an organization and volunteering can feel like a thankless task, but the Far East Side Community Council is feeling energized as their work on the streets has not gone unnoticed. On Monday evening, the Far East Side Community Council won the Collaborative Spirit Award given out by the Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center. […]

Korey Wise wasn’t the only one crying when Jharrel Jerome won the Emmy for Lead Actor In A Limited Series for When They See Us: Jerome’s Emmy win was one (actually two) for the record books. Jharrel made history as the youngest person to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or […]