Morning News with Kim Wells
The MLK Day holiday weekend is over and Indy is heading back to work and class in some brisk temps. I have local and national news and sports headlines for you including schools still handling threats and inviting the community in to discuss; punishment handed down swiftly to players of the girls varsity basketball teams […]
Get In the Know With Kim’s Monday News & Sports Headlines Good day to you on this bitterly cold Dr. Martin Luther King Junior holiday, here in Indy. Local: On a day designed for peace and service Indy Metro police find themselves investigating the city’s latest shooting. Fox 59 is reporting the victim is in […]
It’s still really cold here in Central Indiana–bitterly cold temps, in fact, around four degrees at some points–on this Wednesday morning. The cold is causing some area school officials to provide extra time for buses and parents to deliver students to school safely with several delays and a few closures in the outlying areas. Click HERE to […]
The bitter cold continues here in Central Indiana on Tuesday with fresh snow falling on top of the ice that was already present on city streets. These weather conditions combine for a messy, slick and potentially dangerous morning commute. Schools are making adjustments this morning to provide extra time for buses and parents to deliver […]
A teenager is dead after a gunfight at a shopping mall in North Carolina on Christmas Eve. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say a ongoing argument between two groups turned into a gunfight as terrified last-minute shoppers screamed and dove for cover inside Charlotte’s Northlake Mall. Some witnesses said they heard as many as ten shots fired before […]
#WTLCIndyNews: #BlackLivesMatter Protesters Shut Down Chicago’s ‘MagMile’ Urging Mayoral Resignation
Black Lives Matter activists are continuing to make their voices heard around the nation. In Chicago, they’re calling for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign. On Christmas Eve–a huge commercial retail day–demonstrators took to the downtown streets chanting “16 shots and a cover-up”. The chant is a reference to a black teen, Laquan McDonald, shot […]
Indy is getting a new weapon in the war against mental illness. A local school corp cancels classes heading into the holiday break as a precaution. A good samaritan gets injured while stopping a crime. A hung jury in the first trial of a Baltimore police officer has a city on edge. And…the HealthCare.gov deadline […]
Get In the Know With Kim’s Tuesday News & Sports Headlines Good day to you on this “Obamacare” deadline day at healthcare.gov. Sign-ups must be done on the exchange by midnight for coverage starting January 1. In Local News… IMPD is investigating what appears to be the shooting death of a woman on the northeast […]
Monday’s Local and National News & Sports Headlines With Kim Wells The rain will make it a slick drive to work, but the winds which could gust as high as 40 miles per hour could make the drive dangerous. Forecasters are warning drivers about a windy and wet start to the day. Things will dry […]
Protests will continue in Chicago in the wake of the police murder of a teenager, vows the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Click the media player to listen to the latest: ### (@PraiseIndy) ### kimwellsmedia 113015 Send your press releases, news tips and show requests to me at the station at kwells@radio-one.com; call 317-923-9696 x 509 and leave a message; […]
Get In the Know With Kim’s ‘Black Friday’ News & Sports Headlines Good Friday to you continue this long holiday weekend. In Local News… Two people have been shot on the city’s northwest side early on this ‘Black Friday’, according to Metro Police. Police responded to a “shots fired” call near a popular bar, JD’s Pub, […]
Get In the Know With Kim’s Post-Election “Hump Day” Indy and National News & Sports Headlines Democrat Joe Hogsett is going to be the next mayor of Indianapolis and he said he’s ready to get to work. Hogsett grabbed more than 60 percent of the vote Tuesday, beating out Republican Chuck Brewer and write-in Independent […]