INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis fashion designer has halted production on her collection of designer dresses to instead make face masks. The handmade masks are being requested all over the world. This time of year fashion designer Codi Banks would normally be creating her spring collection but the novel coronavirus has put that on hold. The […]
HENDRICKS COUNTY — A Facebook group dedicated to supporting the Class of 2020 has taken off and given high school seniors something special to remember, despite having their last semester cut short. Not wanting the seniors to look back and only be disappointed about their last year, Billie Jo Brown started the Hendricks County Adopt […]
INDIANAPOLIS — With downtown Indianapolis hotel occupancy rates at historic lows, staying open makes no sense for some of the bigger hotels. The upscale Conrad Hotel is the latest to shut it doors, announcing Tuesday it is closed for the time being. The Conrad joins such hotels as the JW Marriott in suspending operations. Read […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s stay-at-home order will continue through May 1 and Gov. Eric Holcomb said businesses that have been closed should start preparing now to safely reopen when the time comes. Inside the Runway Barber and Beauty Lounge in Indianapolis the only thing getting cleaned up is the shop itself as barbershops and beauty salons […]
GREENWOOD — While many area high school seniors are finishing out their careers online through e-learning and missing those long-anticipated year-end traditions, one Center Grove senior isn’t spending time worrying about what he is missing. Instead, he is thinking about what he has — coding skills and business experience. Friends and volunteers to help. And […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The number of Indianapolis first responders who are back at work after recovering from COVID-19 continues to increase. According to statistics provided Monday by Aliya Wishner, chief communications officer for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, City of Indianapolis, 41 of the 60 first responders with IMPD, Indianapolis Fire Department and Indianapolis Emergency Medical […]
INDIANAPOLIS — People were outside of the Governor’s Residence Saturday protesting Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s stay-at-home order due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The protest was organized by Andy Lyons and local groups to let Holcomb know they think the order is an overreach of government, according to a press release from the organizers. “Our goal […]
Those who receive SNAP benefits who are trying to avoid entering grocery stores now have the option in many locales to take advantage of curbside pickup. On Thursday, Kroger and its family of grocery stores (which include Dillons, Harris Teeter, King Soopers and Ralphs) announced that SNAP benefits can now be used at 2,800 locations […]
WEST LAFAYETTE — A new cohort of pharmacy graduates from Purdue University will be entering the workforce early. If not for the COVID-19 pandemic, right now, Suhani Mehta, a 25-year-old pharmacy student, would be working through her final rotation before graduating from Purdue this spring. With graduation moved up to Friday, however, Mehta and her […]
WESTVILLE — The state of Indiana on Tuesday announced the first death of a state prisoner from COVID-19. According to a statement from the Indiana Department of Correction, the inmate, a man in his 70s, died Monday at the Westville Correctional Facility in northern Indiana. The Department of Correction said the man did not have […]
The IRS has launched a website that allows Americans to track the status of their stimulus checks. The IRS “Get My Payment” website tells users when they can expect their $1,200 coronavirus stimulus check, and whether the agency needs more information before they send the check along. The website also tells users if their check has been […]
INDIANAPOLIS — RTV6 is partnering with the United Way to get the word out about help available to families through the COVID-19 Community Economic Relief Fund. Money has been dispersed across central Indiana to provide child care to essential workers. The COVID-19 Economic Relief Fund identified child care for first responders and essential workers as […]
