WRTV News

RICHMOND — The fire continues to smolder after the massive warehouse fire in Richmond that caused over 1500 residents to evacuate, but in the latest update, EPA says they did not detect any ‘contaminants of concern’ in the air. This news comes on Tuesday, two days after the evacuation order was lifted. EPA says they […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Public Library’s Seed Service has returned for the 2023 spring and summer season. “The seed library is a library within a library,” Glory Perez, with IndyPL said. The Seed Library Service allows Hoosiers to take home free vegetable, flower and herb seeds to plant in at-home gardens. The library limits 25 […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Mayor Hogsett joined Indy Parks and the city-county council to officially announce the name of the multipurpose field at Tarkington Park as The Richard “Coach Nell” Hamilton field after Coach Nell, who was killed in a road rage incident earlier this year. In March, the Indy Park Board approved the named change after […]

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis woman is critically injured after a fire broke out at an apartment complex on the north side of Indianapolis. According to Indianapolis Fire Department (IFD), 11 units were dispatched to Cedar Common Apartments on Harcourt Road after multiple calls of an explosion turned apartment fire. Upon arrival, crews located an adult […]

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana family listened to their son’s heartbeat for the first time since his death after donating his heart to a Milwaukee police veteran. Debbie and Dan Patterson lost their son, Nick, to a heroin overdose in 2021. Losing Nick to drug abuse was difficult for the family, but they decided to turn […]

SPEEDWAY — The Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD) has shut down multiple areas of a local Kroger due to reports of rodent activity. On Thursday, the Kroger located at 5718 Crawfordsville Rd. in Speedway was inspected after a complaint of rodent activity. According to MCPHD, inspectors found mouse droppings in three of the store […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A group of motorcyclists are hoping to make a difference for the community. “317 Ryders” explain how a basketball tournament will benefit a local community center. “They think we pop wheelies, burn out, drink, get high and that’s it. That’s not it,” Dialo Thomas said. It’s a big misconception about the biker world […]

INDIANAPOLIS — North Central High School (NCHS) has released a statement to staff and families informing them the school’s principal has been fired. Mr. Evans Branigan was placed on paid administrative leave in March after allegations involving verbal misconduct came to light. The school also received complaints that he failed to implement District protocols regarding […]

INDIANAPOLIS — More than 70,000 people are expected to be in Indianapolis this weekend for the NRA Convention. “We are here to show off some of our new products,” Nick Scovil said. Scovil and his company, Savage Arms, will be of one of the many vendors inside the Indiana Convention Center. “We won a couple of awards […]

INDIANAPOLIS — An organization created by former Indianapolis Colt, Marlin Jackson, is hoping to change the lives of Indianapolis youth. “We teach it as decision making,” Jackson told WRTV. Jackson’s foundation is called Fight for Life. The former NFL cornerback started the foundation more than 10 years ago as a way to give back. The foundation […]

RICHMOND — Wayne Co. Emergency Management is ordering anyone within half of a mile from a large industrial fire in Richmond to evacuate. Firefighters are battling the flames at a warehouse at 358 NW F Street in Richmond. The Director of Wayne County Emergency Management, Matthew Cain says report of smoke in the area came […]

INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD says parties at short-term rentals are becoming a trend in Indianapolis. The properties can be homes rented through apps like Airbnb or Vrbo and often turn into parties with drug use or gun violence. “It’s scary but it’s not the first Airbnb and you hear it all over the city,” One neighbor […]