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INDIANAPOLIS — A monkey is on the loose on the far east side of Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed officers are assisting animal control in a search for a lost pet monkey. The monkey is on the loose near 500 Ironridge Court, just south of East Washington Street and South Mitthoefer Road. IMPD […]

Two of Detroit’s Big Three automakers are furloughing more workers as the United Auto Workers strike nears the three-week mark without sufficient progress on a labor contract agreement. Ford and General Motors announced Monday that the companies are indefinitely laying off an additional 500 workers at four Midwestern plants because the strikes have made it […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Three Indianapolis have been named among the 15 best in the Midwest. The JW Marriott hotel in downtown Indy has been the top hotel in the Midwest in the 2023 Conde Nast Travelers Readers’ Choice Awards. Bottleworks Hotel was named the No. 11 hotel in the Midwest and Ironworks Hotel was named the No. 5 […]

INDIANAPOLIS — On Tuesday, protesters stand outside the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office demanding justice for a man who was fatally shot by IMPD following a traffic stop on the city’s northeast side two months ago. On August 3, 49-year-old Gary Dwayne Harrell died after being shot by Officer Douglas Correll, a 28-year-veteran of IMPD, during […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Working out strengthens your mind, body, and soul, but in this case a gym founder’s journey to fitness gave her much more than that. Now she’s paying it forward by strengthening others in Indy. In downtown Indy, Marla Rubalcava’s words of encouragement strengthen bodies and build courage. She knows what it’s like […]

INDIANAPOLIS — One person is dead after a shooting on the far east side of Indianapolis Tuesday. According to IMPD, the shooting occurred at 10100 John Marshall Dr around 8 p.m. Officers arrived and located a male victim in the driver’s seat of a van with gunshot injuries. The victim was transported to the hospital […]

This weekend is Circle City Classic Weekend…yea you heard that right, the 39th Annual Circle City Classic between Mississippi Valley State University Delta Devils and the North Carolina Central University Eagles! The annual IBE fundraising program brings in tons of locals and visitors from all over for the big HBCU football game at the Lucas […]

If you don’t know Ms. Pat then you’re in for a show! Ms. Pat is a comedian coming from the state of Georgia, who also resided in Indianapolis for 15 years. She stopped by the station to discuss her career, living and performing in Indianapolis, & her past with our very own, B. Swift. She […]

Colts QB Anthony Richardson came to the HOT 100.9 studio to talk about music and his friend’s music collective GVO!

If you haven’t heard of Butter Art Fair, then you have now! Presented by GangGang, Butter Art Fair is “a multi-day fine art fair that features artwork made by Black visual artists from Indiana and across the country. It “honors and amplifies the value of the worth of Black artists serving as a new model […]

Mississippi native MDG has been exploding in the music scene with his latest TikTok appearances and his amazing music and use of sampling. Check out his sit down with B. Swift in the HOT studio as they discuss his music journey, touring with Lil Baby, and what he has in store for us!

R&B artist Daniel Caesar stopped by Indianapolis during his Superpowers World Tour to perform at the Murat Theatre at the Old National Centre. The show went down at 8 p.m., with local fans gathering all around to experience the Toronto singer himself. Born in 1995, came to fame with his debut album “Freudian” in 2017. […]