Kim’s Monday News & Sports Headlines to Keep You in the Know Good morning to you on this post-IBE Summer Celebration Monday. Indiana’s National Guard armories and recruiting stations are now armed thanks to Indiana’s governor. In response to the recent attack on military personnel in Chattanooga, Governor Mike Pence signed an executive order on […]

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 […]

Get Caught Up With Kim’s Tuesday News & Headlines It’s a busy Fat Tuesday with bad weather lambasting various portions of the country; a new secretary of defense taking his post today; determining whether a Chapel Hill attack was a “hate crime”; Indiana lawmakers proposing budget shifts in education; an embattled state education chief making […]

Get In The Know With Kim’s Thursday News & Headlines President Obama is asking Congress for renewed war powers to fight ISIS; a bill to aid in the prevention of suicide among the nation’s veterans is headed to the President’s desk today; a veteran CBS/”60 Minutes” journalist loses his life in an automobile accident; for the first time there’s […]

Gordon Hendry is a member of the Indiana State Board of Education who made headlines recently when he wrote an op-ed for newspapers around the state criticizing Indiana Superintendent Glenda Ritz for much of the dysfunction between the Superintendent and the Board in the past year.  Hendry is an at-large member of the ten member […]

In an exclusive, in-depth Afternoons with Amos interview, Marcus Robinson, CEO of Tindley Schools, the operator of Arlington High School, one of the Indianapolis Public Schools takeover schools, talked frankly about why there’s been talk of Tindley no longer operating Arlington.  In nthe interview, Robinson assured the community that the school at 48th and Arlington […]

IMPD Officer Killed Overnight An Indianpolis Metropolitan Police Department officer was shot and  killed early Friday morning after responding to a domestic disturbance at Eagle Point  Apartments on Indy’s northwest side.  The five-year police veteran is 41-year-old Rod Bradway.  Police say Officer Bradway was shot by a suspect while entering an apartment to answer an […]

EXCLUSIVE: On the day that the public learned the results of the troubled 2013 ISTEP Test, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz appeared on Afternoons with Amos and discussed a wide range of educational issues. Supt. Ritz talked about the overall results of the ISTEP tests and said that despite problems, Hoosier students made […]

1-year-old Stuck and Killed By Car A 1-year-old girl was fatally struck by a vehicle Sunday evening. Investigators said the girl darted out in front of a van in the 3200 block of West Michigan Street. Neighbors said the 1-year-old was very good at walking and had been playing just minutes before the accident. Investigators […]

In her first extended media interview since she shocked the education world, especially education reformers, with her upset victory over Dr. Tony Bennett as Indiana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, Glenda Ritz talked about her vision, goals and plans for Indiana’s Public Schools and students.  Appearing on Afternoons with Amos, Ritz talked with Amos and listeners […]

Indianapolis celebrated the re-election victory of President Barack Obama during a special edition of Afternoons with Amos. Listeners told of their reaction and happiness at the President’s big win.  They talked about the challenges that lie ahead for the President and the fierce hatred expressed by those who oppose him.  Listeners also talked about the […]

After a whirlwind week when his Republican opponent’s hateful words created a firestorm of protest, Democratic US Senate candidate Joe Donnelly appeared on Afternoons with Amos in his last interview before November 6th election.  Donnelly again made the case for why he’s running for Senate, to provide jobs and opportunity for Hoosiers.  Donnelly was asked […]