Morning News with Kim Wells
Downtown Indianapolis is the place to be Thursday if you like strawberries. The 49th annual Christ Church Cathedral Strawberry Festival starts at 9:00 a.m. on Monument Circle. More than 300 volunteers will roll up their sleeves to pitch in and serve up approximately six tons of strawberries and 18,000 homemade shortcakes. Proceeds from the sale […]
The couple accused of killing three people in Las Vegas, including two police officers, lived here in Indiana and apparently nurtured their psychotic behavior. Investigators say Jerad and Amanda Miller moved from Lafayette in Central Indiana to Sin City in January of 2014. Police say they know Jerad Miller. According to their records in Tippecanoe […]
Metro police say the suspect who shot a gas station clerk in the head during a robbery on Wednesday night, shot three rounds at him unprovoked. One of those rounds was the one that landed, striking the clerk in the head and leaving him fighting for his life. The robbery took place at the Joe’s Junction Phillips 66 […]
Police say two men bumped into each other walking into the Thornton’s Gas Station on Pendleton Pike near Shadeland Avenue in Lawrence just after 1 o’clock Wednesday morning and that set off this latest shooting incident. The men argued near the front door, pulled guns and shot each other wounding in the abdomen and leg. A […]
Teachers at Indianapolis Public Schools have better attendance records than their peers in other districts in a new study. The National Council on Teacher Quality ranks the district number one among 40 large districts nationally for teachers showing up for work. The survey says Indy teachers take an average of six personal or sick days […]
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 […]
In remembering renowned author, legendary poet and beloved college professor Maya Angelou Wednesday, President Obama called Angelou one of the “brightest lights of our time.” He said he and First Lady Michelle Obama were mourning the passing of a “brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman.” Angelou died Wednesday at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina […]
The charges have been dropped against a 19-year-old man arrested after a fatal shooting at the Coke Lot during Indy 500 race weekend. WISH TV.com says Avory Johnson was in custody on a preliminary murder charge. Police say they are still investigating that shooting and another that happened near the Speedway during the busy race weekend. […]
Indianapolis is the backdrop of a new documentary that tackles the problem of homelessness. “Uncharted: The Truth About Homelessness” explores issues that cities face in addressing this critical problem. It captures the dismantling of a homeless camp south of downtown Indy last year and features Maurice Young. Young is the homeless advocate otherwise known as the […]
Fire and police investigators are looking into the cause of an apartment complex explosion Thursday night on Indy’s northwest side. Six people were injured, two of them critically, following this blast at Pangea Riverside Apartments. Emergency crews responded to calls of some sort of explosion at the complex in the 2600 Block of Cold Spring Road and […]
A pick-up truck crashed into and killed two construction workers on Interstate-69 Friday morning. This fatal crash occurred in an early morning work zone between 82nd Street and 96th Street on the left side of the south-bound lanes. That truck was driven by Jordan Staffer, 22, of Fortville, according to Indiana State Police. The workers were preparing to end their […]
The U.S. Supreme Court is upholding Michigan’s ban on affirmative action in public college admissions. In a 6-2 ruling on Tuesday, the high court said states can end affirmative action without violating the U.S. Constitution. This ruling means a state constitution may be altered to remove race as a consideration for college admissions. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg […]