UPDATED (12:15 PM) — The suspect in the Charleston, South Carolina church massacre has been caught by police, according to various media outlets in South Carolina. Police identified the suspect as Dylann Storm Roof, 21, of Columbia, South Carolina. Law enforcement officials say Roof was captured in Shelby, North Carolina. That’s roughly three hours away from […]
#WTLCIndyNews: 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton Making Stop In Indy This Month
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is making a fundraising stop here in Indianapolis. Political and government news website Politico.com is reporting the former Secretary of State’s schedule and on it she’ll attend a private event here in the Circle City on June 22. No other details have been released about this appearance. Clinton has numerous campaign stops scheduled […]
An alarming new study says black children are taking their own lives at a higher rate than other children. A new study says the suicide rate among black children ages five to eleven has nearly doubled in the past 20 years. Researchers at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio studied suicide rates for children […]
Indiana’s First Church of Cannabis plans to hold its first pot-smoking worship service on the day that Indiana’s religious freedom law takes effect. Bill Levin, who founded the church after Indiana’s controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act was signed into law by Governor Mike Pence, said Tuesday the service on July 1 will include the playing of “Amazing Grace,” […]
Crews continue digging through rubble looking for victims Monday after more than 3,600 people have been confirmed dead and thousands injured in the massive earthquake that hammered Nepal over the weekend. It seems like whatever is going on in the world, Hoosiers are there. As was the case in this tragedy. A group of Hoosier climbers […]
A local activist is leading the charge against Governor Mike Pence in another wave of fallout from the “religious freedom law.” Click the media player below to listen to the latest on following the signs of protest. #WTLCIndyNews’ Kim Wells has the story: ###(@kwellscomm)### kimwellsmedia 042015 @praiseindy
The economic fallout lingers from the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). WISH TV is reporting the CEO of World Business Chicago visited Indy this week to meet with several local companies. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel happens to be chairman of that economic development agency. Indy Chamber CEO Michael Huber tells WISH-TV he doesn’t mind a little […]
UPDATE: Since the filing of this report, another shooting has occurred bringing the total of shootings in the city to five in the last 24 hours. This latest incident is in the neighborhood of the one on Howard where that victim was shot in the hand. In this one, police have responded to the shooting […]
There may not be a ton of snow outside across the Indianapolis area, but the temperatures have plummeted causing schools to close. Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) and the township district schools are closed Wednesday. Check the list to see if your particular school (or business) is closed or on a delay. Click HERE. Special note: While […]
If you’re still trying to get your high school grad enrolled in college late this semester or you have a high school senior this year and you’re starting the process, the college counseling app Admitted.ly now has new funding–more than a million dollars to help students, parents and college counselors get young people into the […]
A new rule designed to assist those with criminal backgrounds land jobs goes into effect Monday. The new rule is known as the “Ban the Box” rule. Because of “Ban the Box,” city and county contractors will no longer be able to ask about a person’s criminal background on a job application or during a first-round interview starting […]
IMPD arrested a suspect in the murder of a man found under a carport at an eastside apartment complex. A maintenance worker found Andre Brown, 56, of Indianapolis dead on Wednesday morning at the Bankers Lane Apartments at 24 Wallace Lane. James Satterfield, 53, also of Indianapolis, turned himself into IMPD headquarters late Thursday afternoon. […]
