106.7 WTLC Morning News with Kim Wells

If you like shopping from neighborhood papers or online where you have to meet a stranger to complete the purchase, then the police department of a nearby Indy suburb is helping to give you a sense of security. The Fishers Police Department is now opening their lobby to you to complete those transactions.  Anyone buying or selling items […]

Police officials in Ferguson, Missouri have captured the 21-year-old man they say shot an innocent nine-year-old girl who was sitting on her bed doing her homework while protests raged outside her doors on the streets of the St. Louis suburb following the one year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death at the hands of a police officer. Click the […]

Indiana state law bans taking selfies at the ballot box and the ACLU is fighting back; folks in Naptown are having a problem with a community leader’s “stop and frisk” solution to crime fighting; a deadly storm is gaining momentum during hurricane season. I have all these local stories, national headlines and more on what you […]

The Prairie View, Texas road where Sandra Bland was pulled over and arrested by a state trooper is being named after her. City council members in Prairie View approved a resolution Tuesday renaming University Boulevard to “Sandra Bland Parkway.” Bland’s name will stay for up to five years on the road that leads to her alma […]

An icon of the Civil Rights Movement will be buried at sea. Julian Bond who was chairman emeritus of the NAACP and a founder of both the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) is going to be cremated and his family will scatter his ashes at sea this Saturday in a […]

A beloved comedy veteran is now set to make a come-back after tragedy changed his course. NBC has announced Tracy Morgan will make his long-awaited return to Studio 8-H during “Saturday Night Live’s” 41st season. Morgan will host the show on October 17. You may recall the comedian has been sidelined from his career since June […]

In a follow-up to a story that #WTLC News, brought to you first, here in Indianapolis… We’re waking up in a world without one of the nation’s beloved civil rights leaders. Former NAACP head Julian Bond died Saturday night. The Southern Poverty Law Center announced Bond died in Florida, calling its former chairman a “visionary […]

The proposed bus rapid transit plan here in Indy is about to make a pivotal move forward. IndyGo is applying for a $50 million grant from the federal government. Officials say that grant money would cover most of the cost to build the first leg of the system. The first phase of the 35-mile Red […]

Indiana Black Expo and the Your Life Matters Initiative have joined the frey in calling for Indianapolis police to wear body cameras. This is in the wake of the latest police-action shooting in the city voicing support for the technology. In that incident, three Indianapolis Metro Police Department officers opened fire at 15-year-old Andre Green, killing him on […]

In today’s #YourMoneyMatters Report, it’s all about earning and jobs. You may be looking for a job or simply want to make a career move and today could be your lucky day for opportunity. There are two job fairs taking place on Wednesday and job seekers are invited. Indiana’s Seventh District Congressman, Andre Carson, is hosting his “6th Annual […]

As kids head back to classrooms all across Indy and the nation, a staple of kids lunches–and maybe yours–has been recalled. Kraft is recalling 36,000 cases of its single-wrapped American cheese slices due to possible choking hazards. The company announced Friday that a thin strip of the film from that wrapper could remain stuck to […]

Hot on the heels of one local grocery chain, Double 8 Foods, announcing a closure that put 40 employees out of a job, comes news today that another grocery chain is expanding and providing economic opportunity. Kroger is opening several stores here in Indianapolis. Spokesman John Elliott said 1,200 new hires will be needed to […]