Ed Carpenter

KOKOMO — Behind his Kokomo home, inside of a large garage, Brad Plantenga paints helmets for athletes and racecar drivers. “People say what do you do? I paint helmets, for race car drivers. They go, oh, that’s cool. What’s your real job? Well, no that’s my real job,” Brad said. It’s been his real job […]

@KwellsComm TLCNaptown.com News & Sports Some people value education as a top priority. Heading into this 100th Anniversary of the Indy 500 auto race, one of the drivers credits his experience at an Indianapolis college for his success in the racing industry and beyond. Click the media player below and take a listen to hear how […]

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver, Reggie Wayne topped his 2013 helicopter arrival by rolled into today’s start of Colts training camp in the back of a double-seater IndyCar driven by American racer Ed Carpenter. Wayne climbed out of the doorless race car wearing a blue racing suit and custom Colts racing helmet.

Storm Deaths Suffered By Our Neighbor The Weather Channel says storms swept through eight states Sunday including here, in Indiana. The death toll in our neighboring state Illinois has now reached six. Disruption there also included an evacuation of Soldier Field and a two-hour delay on a Bears home game against the Ravens. Indiana Battered […]