MADISON COUNTY — A 19-year-old woman died in a crash early Sunday morning in Madison County. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office said three people are in custody and another is on the run after a crash that killed Sophie Darlene Robbins, of Dunkirk, around 4:30 a.m. Sunday on County Road 200 just east of State […]
INDIANAPOLIS — For more than a week, people living at a northeast side apartment complex have battled flood water in their hallway. Maintenance came out and called a plumbing company last week, but by Saturday, the hallway at Hubbard Gardens near East 42nd Street and Sherman Drive was flooded again. Since there is no emergency […]
FRANKLIN — The longtime athletic director and head men’s basketball coach at Franklin College will be the school’s acting president. The Franklin College Board of Trustees appointed Kerry Prather to the position Tuesday, one day after announcing the firing of Thomas Minar. Minar, who last year said her would leave the college in June after […]
LIZTON — The federal government has launched an investigation into whether the North West Hendricks School Corporation properly handles allegations of sexual harassment. The United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights opened the Title IX investigation on December 4, according to the agency’s website, for “sexual harassment” and “retaliation” within the school district. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A former co-worker of Matthew Small, a semi-truck driver accused of causing a deadly crash on Interstate 65, says she was concerned about his driving habits and tried to warn supervisors. Robin Michelin, an over the road truck driver of 20 years, said she worked with Small at Grand Rapids, Mich. company MNST […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Democrats in the Indiana House and Senate remain critical of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s plan for raising teacher pay in the state, even after he announced a multimillion-dollar proposal Tuesday evening. At his annual State of the State address, Holcomb recommended using $250 million from the state’s budget surplus to prepay some of the […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Police are investigating a fatal shooting early Sunday morning on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were responded to a call for help around 3:30 a.m. to the 5900 block of Bastille Lane in the Lafayette Villas community, near Lafayette Road, IMPD Officer Aaron Hamer said in an email. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Leadership of a southwest side church is fed up with being targeted by thieves. Since the summer, thieves have targeted the West Morris Street Free Methodist Church and created messes inside the building. The congregation is frustrated, but they say they are operating out of forgiveness. “This July, we got hit for the […]
SOUTHPORT — Lossie M. Davis recently made history when she became the first African-American woman to be appointed to the Southport Police Department’s command staff. Davis was appointed to become the department’s assistant chief by Chief Thomas Vaughn. She is the department’s first woman to become assistant chief. Davis was born in Ripley, Tennessee and […]
INDIANAPOLIS — As the number of Americans attempting to take their own lives continues to climb, mental health advocates are teaching people live saving measures. “QPR stands for Question, Persuade, Refer,” David Berman, of Mental Health America of Indiana, said. “CPR is deigned to keep someone alive, until professionals get there. QPR is very similar. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The shiny red and white truck was supposed to be shipped to Anderson last month. Shawn Abernathy and his fiance Tiffany found the truck listed on Facebook Marketplace by a page called AMS Car Sales. “It was a 1997 Ford F250 it looked brand new. I mean they sent us a video of […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Three days into Indiana’s legislative session, education is one of the top issues lawmakers are tackling. That’s welcome news for the thousands of teachers from across Indiana who rallied at the Statehouse less than two months ago. Ben Yoder was one of the more prominent teachers at November’s Red For Ed rally at […]
