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INDIANAPOLIS — The pandemic and the shifting economy have inspired many Hoosiers to become their own boss. One woman is helping others along the path to entrepreneurship. “We always just talked about it. Just not working for somebody else. So even when the pandemic hit, it was just like, ‘We need to step out on […]

  The producer behind the scenes of a new Netflix show called Buried by the Bernards was a graduate of Ben Davis High School. Learn more about him in the video above.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana University said it is investigating an incident that allegedly occurred at a fraternity Friday night. The school said in a statement that IU Police Department detectives, the Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office and federal authorities are investigating the incident at the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity that allegedly involved physical assault, along with anti-Semitic […]

CARROLL COUNTY — A person is dead after a crash in an off-road vehicle early Saturday morning in Carroll County. Indiana Conservation Officers and emergency personnel were called around 1:20 a.m. on the report of an off-road vehicle crash in the 5000 block of South 100 West, according to a press release from Indiana DNR. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The state is urging travelers to get a new kind of ID that will soon be required to board a plane. On Monday the Transportation Security Administration and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles came together at the Indianapolis International Airport to educate people on what’s called the ‘Real ID.’ Starting on Oct. 1, […]

HOWARD COUNTY — The Howard County Sheriff’s Office is implementing changes to its suicide prevention procedures and improving mental health assistance following the deaths of several inmates in their care. Natasha King, 23, died in March after jail correctional officers found King asphyxiating herself with a bed sheet. That same month, Howard County jail correctional […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry is resigning for health reasons. According to a statement from the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, Curry has been undergoing treatment for prostate cancer since 2015. “Ending my time of service prior to the fulfillment of this third term was a very difficult decision,” Curry said in a statement. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A woman is dead after he was struck by a motorist Monday night on the east side of Indianapolis. Indianapolis police officers were dispatched to the 1100 block of North Rural Street just after 9 p.m. on a report of a pedestrian who had been struck, according to information from the Indianapolis Metropolitan […]

INDIANAPOLIS — If you talk to any teacher, they’ll probably tell you their workload is growing and their pay isn’t. That is the reminder teachers in Warren Township sent to their school board Wednesday night. In a sea of red, educators are making sure their needs in the classroom are not forgotten as money from […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The town of Speedway will be a busy place this week with all the Brickyard 400 activity. What isn’t busy, however, is work on the new hotel at 16th Street and Main Street. Work stopped on the Hilton Tapestry Hotel several weeks ago. RTV6 contacted the town of Speedway and the developer, Loftus Robinson, to see what’s […]

Be careful as you ride between 38th Street and 42nd Street on College Avenue at night time, because the lights are out! A local resident, Jared Hall told RTV6, “We have lights on, and then poof one day the lights are gone, and we are left out in the dark — literally and figuratively — […]

ADVANCE — Officials in Boone County said a suspected drunk driver struck five pedestrians, including a baby and two toddlers, who were on a walk Tuesday night. Boone County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Chris Burcham said Melody Thomas, 47, and her daughter, Jenna Thomas, 23, were walking Jenna’s eight-month-old son and Melody’s two other grandchildren at […]