MUNCIE — Federal authorities are investigating the Muncie Police Department, according the Chief Joe Winkle. The investigation is reportedly looking into alleged police brutality, however, Winkle said he has not been officially informed of what the investigation is looking at or if federal authorities are officially investigating the department. Authorities have requested information on several […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Donating blood is always a good way to save lives, but so is donating bone marrow. Riley Children’s Hospital held a bone marrow registry drive Wednesday. Bone marrow and stem cell treatments help treat certain cancers, sickle cell disease and severe anemia. Unfortunately, not all patients have a matching donor in their family, […]
HENDRICKS COUNTY — State police arrested a Michigan man and seized more than 100 kilograms of cocaine and 130 pounds of marijuana Wednesday during a traffic stop on Interstate 70 in Hendricks County. A state trooper pulled over a semi before 3 p.m. on I-70 near State Road 39 for a motor carrier compliance check, […]
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 […]
MUNCIE — Ball State president Geoffory Mearns said the university is making progress towards its goal of being the front door to Muncie and Delaware County. Mearns told RTV6 the university’s enrollment level hit an all-time record with nearly 23,000 students at the school this year. The freshman class has also seen explosive growth with […]
INDIANAPOLIS— The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning about a new twist on a growing scam. In this phone scam, the caller claims to be from the Social Security Administration and says your benefits will end. The Federal Trade Commission says the real Social Security Administration will never call to threaten your benefits. If […]
INDIANAPOLIS—A relative of infamous 1930’s gangster John Dillinger is renewing efforts to have Dillinger’s remains dug up from their burial site at Crown Hill Cemetery. For the second time since July, Michael Thompson, a Morgan County man, has filed an application for disinterment with the Indiana Department of Health. The first application expired before Dillinger’s […]
CARMEL — The Carmel City Council introduced an ordinance at Monday’s meeting to expand the city’s ban on skateboards and scooters and said it has received complaints about skateboarders putting drivers in dangerous situations. The council is trying to expand the already existing skateboard ban in public places. Tim Devlin loves skateboarding and visits the […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Downtown residents and workers say an unfinished construction project has kept a busy sidewalk at Market Street and Capitol Avenue closed for months. And in all that time, they also say no one has been out there doing any work. Pedestrians who want to cross the street on Market are forced to walk […]
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer has been charged with battery and false reporting in connection with the physical altercation involving a 17-year-old Shortridge High School student earlier this month that was caught on video. The Marion County Prosecutor announced Monday that IMPD Officer Robert Lawson is charged with Battery for allegedly striking […]
Sad news out of Indy as RTV6 reports a 4-year-old child is in serious condition after police say he got ahold of a gun and shot himself Monday morning. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were called to the scene on Jamestown Court just before 12 p.m. Monday. Arriving officers found the little boy suffering from a […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The funding crisis continues for an Indianapolis organization that provides a safe space for people in need. RTV6 first told you last Thursday that after 20 years, Joy’s House Adult Day and Caregiving Center in Broad Ripple is in danger of shutting its doors due to a decrease in donations and new cuts to […]
