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CAMBRIDGE, MA.–New mayors in Indiana and the rest of the country got training at the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University’s Program for New Mayors: First 100 Days. The program helps them navigate their first 100 days in office. The three mayors from Indiana that took part in it are Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry, […] The post Three Indiana Mayors Take Part in Conference To Help Them Get Their Tenure Started appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
INDIANAPOLIS–Police in Indianapolis think a teenager stole a Kia Sedona Tuesday morning and crashed into another car, which killed the driver on the southwest side of Indy. IMPD says they got the call about a stolen vehicle around 8 am on Camby Road, which is near Mendenhall Road. They found the Sedona and tried to […] The post A Car Stolen and A Person Dies in a Crash on Indy’s Southwest Side appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Three people have been arrested in West Lafayette by state troopers. State police say a trooper saw a traffic violation by the driver of a Dodge Avenger in West Lafayette. When he tried to pull the driver over, the driver, Ivan Vasquez, 26, decided to take off and try and get […] The post Troopers Arrest Three People After Police Chase In West Lafayette appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
STATEWIDE — New Year’s Day was Inauguration Day for many people who were elected mayor of their respective cities and towns throughout Indiana. That was certainly the case for Indianapolis mayor Joe Hogsett, who was won in for his third term as mayor of the Capitol City on Monday. Hogsett takes on his third, and […] The post Mayors Across Indiana Take the Oath Of Office On New Year’s Day appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
INDIANAPOLIS — An active-duty Indianapolis firefighter has been identified as one of the victims of a Monday morning homicide. Justin Boyd was found dead inside of a crashed car on North Michigan Road at Grandview Drive just before 6 o’clock Monday morning. Boyd was in the car with a woman, and both had been shot, […] The post IFD Firefighter ID’d as Monday Morning Homicide Victim appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
STATEWIDE — January is expected to feel more like winter, as opposed to the last few weeks of warm days and no snow. “So, for much of this week it looks like we’ll just be seasonal, temperature-wise,” says forecaster Greg Melo with the National Weather Service Indianapolis office. “Seasonal” means January should bring with it […] The post Snow? Rain? Drought? What to Know About January Weather appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Democrat Joe Hogsett will begin his third consecutive term as mayor of Indianapolis with a swearing-in ceremony on Monday. Hogsett and 25 members of the City-County Council will take their oaths of office at 11 a.m. in a bipartisan ceremony at the Indiana Landmarks Building on Central Avenue. Hogsett, who defeated Republican Jefferson Shreve in the […] The post Joe Hogsett Takes Oath of Office To Begin Third Term as Indianapolis Mayor appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts have had their final regular season game flexed by the NFL. The game will now take place on Saturday night, kicking off at 8:15 p.m. The Colts chances at making the playoffs hang in the balance as they are currently in a three-way tie for first place in the AFC […] The post NFL Flexes Colts Final Regular Season Game to Saturday Night appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
INDIANAPOLIS — On Monday morning, as some celebrated the new year, others welcomed newborns. At Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Olivia Brown was the first baby born at 12:01 a.m. She weighed 7 pounds and 9 ounces and her proud parents, Brooke and Andrew Brown, live in Westfield. At 1:22 a.m., Ismael Casillas-Caldera […] The post Indy Hospitals Welcome New Year’s Bundles of Joy appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
STATEWIDE –An 11-year-old girl abducted in Wells County, Indiana, was found safe at a Kwik Trip in Barneveld, Wisconsin. The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office received a tip that the vehicle involved matched the one in the Indiana Silver Alert. Police from Dodgeville and Iowa County stopped the vehicle on US Highway 151, rescuing […] The post Young Girl Abducted in Indiana Rescued at Gas Station in Wisconsin appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
FRANKLIN, IND — A U-Haul truck involved in a police pursuit crashed in Franklin after being used in a robbery at a Target store. Franklin Police, alerted by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, located the truck at a gas station. The driver fled, leading officers on a chase through I-65, King Street, and Northwood […] The post WATCH: Police Chase Ends with Collision in Johnson County appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
INDIANAPOLIS – Indy Metro Police say at least ten shootings have taken place in the last several hours, and at least two people are dead. The shootings started on New Year’s Eve shooting and left one person critically injured on the southwest side of the city in the 5100 block of […] The post IMPD: At Least Two People Dead, Many Injured in Separate Shootings appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.