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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMyOZmlxpK4 GREENWOOD — A drastic change to a Greenwood apartment complex’s leasing agreement is raising eyebrows and concerns for residents. The Cottages at Sheek Road Apartments, a Section 42 housing community that provides affordable housing to residents 55 and older has made a change their residents weren’t expecting. Up until recently, their water and sewer […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otqdxoFDQjU INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett introduced a proposed $400 million fiscal package for 2022 with a large portion focusing on crime reduction initiatives during Monday evening’s City-County Council meeting. Hogsett said the package aims to meet the moment and “create a transformative change with investments.” There are no proposed tax increases for the proposals. Crime […]

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtpNxgtvJNc INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis woman is working to honor her late son’s memory by creating opportunities for those in need. Holly Moore’s son, Donavan Barnett, 18, was shot and killed in May 2020. Moore said her son and other family members had spent time in prison, and she knows how hard it can […]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YtJf5GUn8g CANTON, Ohio — Peyton Manning’s entire career seemed destined to lead to Canton. The only five-time NFL MVP and a two-time Super Bowl winner who left the game five years ago with a slew of passing records was enshrined with other members of the class of 2021. The stadium rocked with cheers from fans […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG3x8xEN_Mc LAWRENCE — A man is in critical condition after he was shot by an off-duty Lawrence Police Department officer early Monday during a fight at a bar on the northeast side in which investigators say the man fired a gun. Officers with the Lawrence Police Department responded to the Mar y Sol Bar and […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6qY_PLNeSk INDIANAPOLIS — Ujamaa Community Bookstore is doing more than selling books and promoting reading. It’s bringing US history to life, working to educate those who stop in about the culture and traditions of the Black experience in America. “We just want to build the culture. We don’t want people to shy away from it because sometimes […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAVg15ZFt3M INDIANAPOLIS — Critical race theory, a once-obscure academic concept that is nearly 40 years old, has been thrust into the spotlight following last year’s social justice protests and a push by several states to create bills that would ban teaching the topic in elementary, middle and high schools. In the most basic terms, the […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Approximately 61 students in Lew Wallace School 107, on the west side of Indianapolis, are in quarantine after just a few days of resuming classes, according to a school official. After contact tracing, the parents of 61 fourth-graders were informed they would need to quarantine for 14 days due to possible exposure to […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXeAMl6xnOA INDIANAPOLIS — Several community outreach programs are working hard to influence the city’s youth amid a wave of crime in Indianapolis. Indy’s Police Athletic Activity League, also known as PAL is also recruiting kids to be a part of their football program. WRTV’s Alyssa Donovan reports how the league is a way for police […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym7ho-gVir4 INDIANAPOLIS — August 3 is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Historically, Black and African Americans have always had a significant pay gap in this country. But when it comes to Black women, their average wages are far behind both White men and women. So, what is the significance of equal pay day and how […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Martin University announced it will erase past-due account balances for more than 200 students who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indianapolis-based school said in a release that most of the students who will have their debts cleared are the ones who were not able to re-enroll in classes due to their […]