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@kwellscomm TLCNaptown.com News & Sports… It’s too soon to say that ‘suspect’ voter lists are evidence of voter fraud. That’s the word from Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry, a Democrat who’s also the top prosecutor here in this county. Curry is pushing back on the Indiana State Police’s claims they’ve have found evidence of voter […]

@kwellscomm TLCNaptown.com News & Sports Happy Friday to you as we head into this three-day holiday weekend… Millions of Americans are expected to fill up on the cheapest gas in more than a decade and hit the road in record numbers this Fourth of July weekend. AAA says nearly 43 million people will travel over […]

Get In the Know With Kim’s Wednesday News & Sports Headlines Education tops today’s local headlines… State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Glenda Ritz, is anticipating a 20 to 30-percent drop in this year’s ISTEP scores. She attributes the projected decline to the test’s harder standards and a new format that students weren’t used to.  It’ll be […]

Kim’s Thursday News & Sports Headlines Good morning to you on this 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. That’s the law that prohibits racial discrimination in voting and is considered a civil rights milestone. Minority voters in some parts of the country, however, are still facing obstacles at the ballot box. This 50th anniversary happens […]

The legislature is IN in the Indiana Statehouse with bills moving through that that should not fly under your radar. Here’s the skinny… It’s official. The ISTEP exam given in public schools is now shortened. This, after Governor Mike Pence signed Bill 62, also known as the “ISTEP Shortening Bill.” Bill 62 calls for whacking off […]

3 From Indiana Killed In Texas Crash Investigators say three people from Indiana have been killed and several others were hurt in a pickup truck rollover accident on Interstate 30 in Northeast Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety officials told TV station KSLA that seven people were in the vehicle and the driver may […]

Despite Glitches ISTEP Scores Rise Despite the glitches during this year’s ISTEP testing, scores are up slightly. According to data from a study sponsored by the Indiana Department of Education, a majority of students scored as well as they would have had the interruptions never happened. Parents and schools should get their ISTEP results by […]

1-year-old Stuck and Killed By Car A 1-year-old girl was fatally struck by a vehicle Sunday evening. Investigators said the girl darted out in front of a van in the 3200 block of West Michigan Street. Neighbors said the 1-year-old was very good at walking and had been playing just minutes before the accident. Investigators […]