Indy Ultimate Adventure Race Test your athletic superiority when you complete this diverse set of challenges downtown Saturday. The race has participants making soccer goals at Carroll Stadium, running the bases at Victory Field, kicking field goals at Lucas Oil Stadium, shooting free throws at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, and more. The cost starts at $75, […]

@kwellscomm PraiseIndy.com Indy & National Newscasts A county prosecutor says prosecuting an Indy mom whose child shot and killed himself will be tough; an IMPD officer is being reprimanded over his ethics, but boss wants to take it further; sexual assault reports are up at Indiana University; an Indiana man is in hot water over […]

It’s a stunning leadership change involving two of Indianapolis most critical sports institutions, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indiana Sports Corporation.  Allison Melangton, who has had an over twenty year career at the Sports Corporation, including the past nearly two years as President, and helped lead Indy’s successful 2012 Super Bowl effort is leaving […]

Monument Circle in the Heart of Downtown is where Indianapolis has come to Celebrate Major Occasions or just to hang out. Saturday, July 12, it was a special scene as hundreds came downtown as dusk for Indy United, a reaffirmation of support for police after the tragic death of IMPD officer Perry Renn. And a […]

For a century, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has grown, made improvements and expanded all without asking local or state government for tax breaks, tax assistance or subsidies.  Now, a bill introduced in the Indiana Legislature could change that.  The Speedway is asking that $5 Million in state sales tax and state income taxes generated at […]

Chase Austin, the young African-American from Kansas striving to be a championship race car driver, debuted strongly in his first race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  The Eudora Kansas native finished ninth in the Firestone Freedom 100 race at the Speedway on Carb Day. Austin, whose practice time was cut short by rain, started 17th […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 19 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Share your comments below using your Facebook, Twitter, Black Planet names or through Disqus. Afternoons with Amos broadcast live from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Amos was selected to “wave the Green Flag” to start practice Thursday, May 19th. During the broadcast, the first time WTLC-AM […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs Five Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Willy T. Ribbs, the first African-American to qualify and race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is behind an effort by another African-American to race at Indy. Speaking on Afternoons with Amos, Ribbs revealed he owns a car to be driven by Chase Austin, 21, an […]