INDIANAPOLIS — After a successful first run last summer, “Friends of 38th Street” has decided to continue its family-friendly event “Blues & BBQ on 38th” annually. The Friends of 38th Street’s Blues & BBQ event returns to the north side on Saturday, August 27. It’s one of several events organized by the nonprofit with the […]
INDIANAPOLIS — New data from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department shows more pedestrians are being hit and killed on city streets. So far in 2022, IMPD says 21 pedestrians have been killed. In 2021 at this time, that number was 11 pedestrians. Three bicyclists have also been hit and killed this year, compared to two […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Every week, WRTV receives messages about missed trash pickup service. Sometimes it has been days, other times it has been weeks; their frustrations are all the same. Olivia Brubaker, who lives in Lockerbie Square, says her neighborhood went around three weeks without service. “There are so many trash pickups that have been missed […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A man was injured late Tuesday after he fell in the seating area of a concert at Lucas Oil Stadium, police say. Witnesses tell WRTV it happened as rock bands Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard. A report made by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department indicates the man fell over a railing. Officers responded […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Coming off of significant victories at the Red Bull BC One and the Breaking For Gold USA breakdance competitions in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Carmarry Hall, known by her b-girl name as Pep-C, is hard at work to certify her spot on Team USA at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France — the sport’s Olympic […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Thousands of college students across the state are heading back to campus as the fall semester nears. “We’re really trying to get back to normal here at Butler, safely,” Maxie Gardner, Butler University’s Director of Health Services, said. It will feel more like 2019 on Saturday when thousands of students return to Butler’s […]
INDIANAPOLIS — From April until November, a group of community members spends time getting their hands dirty, growing food, while also growing a community. “This is a spiritual exercise. This is something that uplifts the community,” La’Kiyah Muhammad said. Muhammad is the garden coordinator for Kheprw Institute’s Growin’ Good in the Hood program. “We have […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is hosting an event to try to prevent catalytic converter thefts. Commander Ron Hicks says there have been multiple reports of catalytic converter thefts across Indianapolis and Marion County. “We can go a few weeks, maybe a month with not getting many of them and then in one […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University and Purdue University are breaking up, the schools announced Friday. In what amounts to an amicable divorce, the state’s flagship universities say they will split Indiana University, Purdue University — Indianapolis into two separate universities that will share the same Downtown campus. Leaders of both schools say dissolving their 52-year Indianapolis […]
NOBLESVILLE — My Inner Baby announced on Facebook Thursday that it is temporarily closing its retail store following a cease and desist order from the City of Noblesville. The city says the store is a sex shop, while My Inner Baby says they provide medical devices to people that need them. The order, dated August 5, told […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Federal Bureau of Investigations said Thursday they can’t retrieve any data from the laptop recovered of the suspect in the Greenwood Park Mall shooting. The laptop was found in an oven at the suspect’s apartment sometime after the shooting took place. It is unclear how long it was left inside the oven. […]
INDIA NAPOLIS — Inflation data released this week is showing that prices are slowing. However, when it comes to rent, prices aren’t slowing as quickly, and economists say it could take some time before renters see relief. “When we see prices go up for particularly things like mortgages or a number of products, we […]
