106.7 WTLC News with Kim Wells

If you’ve used your credit card to buy hair or nail care products in the last few months, you may want to pay attention. For a second time in a little more than a year, major beauty supply company Sally Beauty Supply says its payment card system has been hacked. Officials with the beauty retail giant said Thursday morning they now have […]

Indiana’s First Church of Cannabis plans to hold its first pot-smoking worship service on the day that Indiana’s religious freedom law takes effect. Bill Levin, who founded the church after Indiana’s controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act was signed into law by Governor Mike Pence, said Tuesday the service on July 1 will include the playing of “Amazing Grace,” […]

Get in the Know with Kim’s Monday News & Headlines It’s time for Hoosiers to prep to head to the polls for the primary elections tomorrow; Indianapolis metro police have their hands full investigating the shooting death of a teen on the city’s east side while a motorcyclist–shot in the head–fights for his life; President Obama […]

A modest increase in school funding is in the new budget plan that Republican House and Senate leaders revealed Tuesday night at the Indiana Statehouse, as this current session of the legislature winds down. The roughly $32 billion two-year budget proposal includes $464 million in new school spending, an increase just over two percent. “The […]

This afternoon in Downtown Indy, the month of May gets underway a couple days early leading up to the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500. The nonprofit “500 Festival” is inviting you to a kickoff celebration on Monument Circle from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It’s one of 50 events the committee will host. Check those out HERE. Food […]

Baltimore citizens are banning together today to clean up their neighborhood after protests turned to violent rioting overnight leaving property damage, more than 200 arrests and at least 15 police officers injured. Click the media player below to hear how citizens plan to make a difference as a positive reaction to the pain caused by the […]

If you’re looking for a job here in Indianapolis, today is your day. From 10 a.n. until 2 p.m., employers will greet you with more than 1,000 job openings at Riverside Park Recreation Center. The rec center is located at 2420 E. Riverside Drive. This is a program of the City of Indianapolis’ Department of Minority […]

Crews continue digging through rubble looking for victims Monday after more than 3,600 people have been confirmed dead and thousands injured in the massive earthquake that hammered Nepal over the weekend. It seems like whatever is going on in the world, Hoosiers are there. As was the case in this tragedy. A group of Hoosier climbers are […]

A local activist is leading the charge against Governor Mike Pence in another wave of fallout from the “religious freedom law.” Click the media player below to listen to the latest on following the signs of protest. #WTLCIndyNews’ Kim Wells has the story: ###(@kwellscomm)### kimwellsmedia 042015 @1067wtlc  

1775  —  The first American society for the abolition of slavery was organized by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush. 1865  —  President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Washington’s Ford Theatre. 1915  —  James Hutton Brew, the “Pioneer of West African Journalism,” died on this date. 1963  —  Olympic basketball gold medalist […]

U.S. military commanders are urging American service members to hide information about their family so they don’t become terrorist targets. U.S. Northern Command warned troops in a memo sent earlier this month, that it could be dangerous to use military slang in public or decorate their homes with items associated with military service. The memo […]

UPDATE:  Since the filing of this report, another shooting has occurred bringing the total of shootings in the city to five in the last 24 hours. This latest incident is in the neighborhood of the one on Howard where that victim was shot in the hand. In this one, police have responded to the shooting […]