President Obama is taking steps to make it easier for college students to learn what they need to know about financial aid options. The President is making a big announcement today about plans to allow students to apply for federal financial aid several months earlier than they can now. He’ll also allow them to get tax information […]
It’s been a busy news Monday for our neighbor to the south, Kentucky. A county clerk there, returns to work on this Monday still defiant on the issue of doing her job, which includes issuing marriage licences to gay couples–this despite spending five days in jail for contempt of court for disobeying a judge and […]
BMW is settling a federal lawsuit charging the company with racial bias in its use of background checks. The German auto manufacturer agreed Tuesday to pay $1.6 million and offer jobs to dozens of African-American applicants at its U.S. plant in Greer, South Carolina. This federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleges that the luxury car maker’s use […]
Indianapolis metro police are asking for your help identifying a suspect in a violent robbery that happened over the Labor Day holiday weekend. On Saturday, a man walked into Obadiah’s Smoke Shop on Georgetown Road on the city’s northwest side and hit the clerk several times in the face. He then, shot her in the leg when […]
If you like shopping from neighborhood papers or online where you have to meet a stranger to complete the purchase, then the police department of a nearby Indy suburb is helping to give you a sense of security. The Fishers Police Department is now opening their lobby to you to complete those transactions. Anyone buying or selling items […]
Get In the Know With Kim’s Wednesday News & Sports Headlines Education tops today’s local headlines… State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Glenda Ritz, is anticipating a 20 to 30-percent drop in this year’s ISTEP scores. She attributes the projected decline to the test’s harder standards and a new format that students weren’t used to. It’ll be […]
Police officials in Ferguson, Missouri have captured the 21-year-old man they say shot an innocent nine-year-old girl who was sitting on her bed doing her homework while protests raged outside her doors on the streets of the St. Louis suburb following the one year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death at the hands of a police officer. Click the […]
Many of America’s school classrooms will be getting a much-needed assist in this new school year from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and website DonorsChoose.org. The Gates Foundation will be matching all donations received today–Friday, August 21–at DonorsChoose.org, up to $1 million. Charles Best, the chief executive and founder of DonorsChoose, says America’s public schools […]
As kids head back to classrooms all across Indy and the nation, a staple of kids lunches–and maybe yours–has been recalled. Kraft is recalling 36,000 cases of its single-wrapped American cheese slices due to possible choking hazards. The company announced Friday that a thin strip of the film from that wrapper could remain stuck to […]
Kim’s PraiseIndy.com Thursday Local and National News & Sports Headlines Chase Bank reverses a decision to close one Indianapolis inner-city location as a part of it’s overall plan. Find out which location got a reprieve… Thursday morning’s commute was deadly for one motorcyclist on the city’s east side. Hear how motorists helped metro police… The leader […]
Hot on the heels of one local grocery chain, Double 8 Foods, announcing a closure that put 40 employees out of a job, comes news today that another grocery chain is expanding and providing economic opportunity. Kroger is opening several stores here in Indianapolis. Spokesman John Elliott said 1,200 new hires will be needed to […]
Mississippi authorities are investigating a car crash that killed an outspoken black Confederate flag supporter. You may know this guy from social media since the confederate flag battle has erupted again. He’s Anthony Hervey, 49. Reports say he died Sunday while returning home from a Confederate flag rally in Alabama. A passenger in Hervey’s car […]
