Morning News with Kim Wells
It’s National Donut Day across the country and Indy is getting in on the action on this 77th year of the tasty treat celebration. The Salvation Army will join thousands in celebrating and they’d like you to join them this morning on Monument Circle in downtown Indy. They’ve partnered with Square Donuts to give away […]
Can you run a mile? Many Hoosiers can and will do it this evening, which is expected to cause some traffic delays and backups in the Circle City at the end of the workday. The Monumental Mile, a precursor race to November’s Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, gets underway this evening at 5 p.m. with a street closure […]
The American Red Cross is holding its first-ever national “Giving Day” today. The 24-hour fundraising effort supports the work that the organization does throughout the year in communities every day, not just when there’s a disaster to respond to. Here’s how you can help. Go to RedCross.Org or call 1-800-Red-Cross to make a donation. The […]
Metro police are busy this Monday morning still working to find out who shot and killed a woman overnight just south of downtown. They suspect robbery was the motive according to witness accounts. The yet unnamed victim was found lying in the street at around 1:15 a.m. shot multiple times on South East Street. Fox […]
A new policy at Indianapolis Public Schools will now allow staff to intervene in fights. The district was criticized earlier this month when a teacher was caught on camera failing to break up a brawl at Northwest Community High School on the city’s north west side. The teacher could be heard telling the students to […]
Severe weather is threatening all of central Indiana later this Tuesday afternoon. You may want to keep your umbrellas handy today because Forecasters say rain could be heavy with damaging wind, as well as the possibility of isolated tornadoes. The threat will fade as the evening hours arrive.. A SWAT situation on the west side is now […]
Good morning on this wet Memorial Day holiday. It will be a busy day for President Obama on this holiday. His day gets underway this Monday morning by hosting a breakfast for Gold Star families –families who’ve lost a member in service to the country. They’ll join him at the White House. Later, he will lay […]
Indianapolis Metro Police are still investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash on the south side Wednesday morning. That crash has left a woman who was crossing the street in the area of Raymond and Shelby Streets dead. This tragedy happened around 6:40 a.m. IMPD so far, has located a red Ford Mustang vehicle that left the scene but […]
An alarming new study says black children are taking their own lives at a higher rate than other children. A new study says the suicide rate among black children ages five to eleven has nearly doubled in the past 20 years. Researchers at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio studied suicide rates for children […]
Kim’s Wednesday News & Sports Headlines It’s a busy Hump Day. The death toll from the North Philadelphia Amtrak train derailment is now up to six. Crews are searching still this morning for survivors who may be in or under the wreckage. As of now, at least 140 passengers are injured, some critically, and the […]
Just because the Indiana Pacers aren’t in this year’s NBA Playoffs doesn’t mean that one of the team’s star players can’t make an impact. Pacers star Paul George did just that–he made an angelic impact and headlines over the weekend off the court. On Sunday, George made a sizable donation to Daisy Esterline. Daisy is an eleven-year-old […]
Indiana Municipal Primary Highlights The field is set for the November general election for Mayor of Indianapolis. After Tuesday’s Primary Election, Joe Hogsett handily beat his field with 89 percent of the vote and will take on Republican Chuck Brewer. There’s your face off. Brewer, the GOP-slated candidate tallied 77 percent of the vote in the primary. Three […]