ISTEP testing is getting underway for students at Indianapolis Public Schools. In February, the Indiana Department of Education expanded the testing window to March 21st because of the cold and snow that altered school schedules and kept students out of class. Testing is expected to wrap up on March 19th. Make sure your students get plenty […]
Plans for a new soccer stadium in downtown Indianapolis are shelved for now. Financing efforts died in the legislature Thursday. Indy Eleven pro soccer team owner Ersal Ozdemir stormed out of the State House upon hearing the decision from Senate President Pro Tem David Long. Ozdemir said he will resubmit plans for the 87-million-dollar facility next year. […]
IMPD detectives have arrested Gary Shinnamon II, 30, of Indianapolis. They’ve preliminarily charged Shinnamon with Failure to Stop at an Accident Resulting in Death, which is a Class C Felony, and two counts of Driving While License Suspended, Class C and D Felonies. The suspect turned himself into detectives at his attorney’s office on Thursday. Witnesses at […]
We know what police found after serving that high risk warrant on a known drug house Wednesday night. Four Indianapolis Metro SWAT officers were shot in a raid in the 1600 block of State Avenue and the suspect, Andrew Sizemore, 27, was killed in a shootout with police. The officers are all recovering today thanks to their bulletproof […]
Researchers say a nine-month-old baby with HIV may have been cured. The baby received treatment for the disease just four hours after her birth. This is the second case in which doctors have been able to bring a newborn’s HIV into remission by administering antiretroviral drugs. The other baby, who lives in Mississippi, is now three and a-half-years-old […]
Twitter is pointing its beak at a system error as the culprit behind a password reset e-mail that accidentally went out to a number of its users Monday night. The e-mail said Twitter users needed to change their passwords because their accounts had been hacked, which was not the case. The company is apologizing to the affected users for any […]
A community is preparing to say goodbye to an entire family lost in a deadly house fire. Visitation for Lionel and Brandy Mae Guerra and their four kids has been scheduled for Thursday, March 6 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at New Wineskin Ministries located at 4501 W 38th Street. The funeral service will be held the following day, Friday, March […]
Though the snow totals did not reach the levels predicted for this latest winter weather blast in Indianapolis, the sleet and snow is still having an impact. Roads will be slick and icy for commuters early Monday morning. Roadways are also dangerous in Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Parke, Putnam, and Vermillion counties. So plan ahead for your commute. […]
A school bus has reportedly hit two children in the Taylorsville area Thursday morning. According to early media reports, Columbus police and Indiana State troopers are on the scene investigating this accident where a school bus from Taylorsville Elementary apparently struck two students in the Colony Park neighborhood on Chaucer Drive. One student has been airlifted according […]
A fund to cover funeral expenses for the family of six killed in a fire is being set up. If you’d like to help, donations to the “Guerra Charitable Final Arrangement Trust” can be made at any Chase Bank location. Leo and Brandy Guerra and two of their children died Saturday. The Guerra’s two other children were taken […]
As word spreads that a family of six was killed this weekend in a deadly blaze in Indianapolis, the sad reality of death hits the children’s school. All four children in the Guerra family ranging in ages from six to 14 attended Lighthouse Charter School on Indy’s east side. Esteban Guerra,11, and Blanquita Guerra, 8, were killed […]
A gruesome discovery in the city adds to the homicide rate. IMPD and Beech Grove Police are investigating four people found dead inside a home in the 3400 block of South Parker Avenue. Officials say they got a call about the bodies of two men and two women Thursday night and it appeared they were […]