Morning News with Kim Wells

Get In the Know With Kim’s Monday News & Headlines Good morning on this World AIDS Day and Cyber Monday. A former Ferguson police officer won’t be getting any severance pay. That’s Darren Wilson. Wilson has decided to resign from his position as an officer with the department. Mayor James Knowles says the suburb of […]

Many businesses around Indianapolis are making it easy for you to get in the holiday spirit of giving. After all the online shopping this “Cyber Monday” comes tomorrow’s “Giving Tuesday.” Many are offering special charity options. Here’s a list: Arts for Learning, which is the Indiana affiliate of Young Audiences, is using donations to pay […]

Get In the Know With Kim’s Wednesday News & Headlines Protesters clash with police across the nation in a response to no charges being brought against the police officer who killed an unarmed teenager. Happy Hump Day and Happy Pre-Thanksgiving to you. Before we get to that story…If you need a meal on Thanksgiving day, the […]

Get In the Know With Kim’s Tuesday News & Headlines An American suburb is waking up smoldering and in flames this Tuesday morning. Police in the St. Louis area say the violence sweeping through Ferguson, Missouri is worse than the violence that followed the death of Michael Brown last summer. Violence including the burning of several buildings […]

As a nation anxiously awaits a decision from a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri on whether a white police officer will be indicted for shooting and killing an unarmed black teenager, attention also turns to Cleveland, Ohio where a 12-year-old boy, who refused to drop a BB gun was fatally shot by a rookie officer. […]

In an exclusive with our St. Louis Radio One sister station, the father of the unarmed teen who was gunned down and killed in Ferguson, Missouri states his family’s wishes after the grand jury releases their decision. The nation is anxiously waiting to learn whether that grand jury will indict white Ferguson police officer Darren […]

In an exclusive with our St. Louis Radio One sister station, the father of the unarmed teen who was gunned down and killed in Ferguson, Missouri states his family’s wishes after the grand jury releases their decision. The nation is anxiously waiting to learn whether that grand jury will indict white Ferguson police officer Darren […]

Get In the Know With Kim’s Thursday News & Headlines Happy Throw-Back Thursday to you on this annual Great American Smokeout Day! Another shooting on at an American college leaves a campus community in chaos. At least two people are in the hospital this Thursday morning, one is in critical condition and the other is stable after […]

Get In the Know With Kim’s Tuesday News & Headlines Officials in Indianapolis are preparing for a grand jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri keeping in lockstep with most urban areas in the nation. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) is on standby in case this decision sparks trouble in the city. The Ten Point Coalition is also […]

The National Center On Family Homelessness has released its annual report card on how states fair on helping homeless children. The new report entitled “America’s Youngest Outcasts” ranks each state by child well-being. According to the reports’ findings Alabama does the absolute worst when it comes to helping homeless children. While Indiana placed much better, […]

Get In the Know With Kim’s Monday News & Headlines Good morning to you and everyone on this frosty Monday in Indianapolis. The Department of Public Works says crews have been out since yesterday treating and plowing the roads. Up to four inches was expected through Monday morning. A real-time map of what streets are being cleared and […]

Get In the Know With Kim’s Tuesday News & Headlines Today is Veterans Day. Federal, state, county and local offices are closed, and most banks to observe this day to honor our Vets.  There’s also no mail delivery.  Schools are open and buses will run on normal schedules. The annual Veterans Day Parade steps off at 11:45 a.m. downtown […]