Federal agency to survey tornado-damaged area (Henryville) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will get a firsthand look at the devastation left behind in last Friday’s storms and tornadoes in Clark County, to determine the area’s eligibility for federal assistance. Last Sunday, Governor Mitch Daniels had declared 11 counties as disaster areas, prompting FEMA officials to […]
Coach arrested on indecency charge (Indianapolis) — A former Martinsville High School basketball coach has been arrested and charged with public indecency. According to police reports, Tim Wolf, 65, was found wearing no clothes while sitting in his car Sunday afternoon about 40 feet away from an Eagle Creek Park playground. Investigators say a 17-year-old […]
Overnight fires being investigated (Indianapolis) — Firefighters this morning are investigating at least three blazes in an eastside neighborhood. Fire personnel were dispatched to fires at garages and at a trash dumpster early this morning in the area of Keystone Avenue and St. Clair Street. The series of fires started around 2 a.m. Arson investigators […]
Click Above to Listen to Interview. Runs 51 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. In their first, live Indianapolis media interview, the new Democratic leadership of the City-County Council appeared on Afternoons with Amos to talk the Council Democrats’ priorities, goals and objectives. Maggie Lewis, the new Council President, Brian Mahern, the new Vice-President and majority […]
Click Above for Full Interview. Runs 11 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. My commentary from this past Friday on the sloppiness, ineptitude and potential violations of the Federal Voting Rights Act behind the efforts by Marion County republicans top redistricting the City-County Council. Three hours after my commentary, Council Republicans unveiled a more detailed map of […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 31 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Democratic Mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy pledged that her campaign would remain positive in the closing days of the campaign. Kennedy, speaking on Afternoons with Amos, also condemned negative mailers her opponent Mayor Greg Ballard and, in Kennedy’s words, “his handlers” are mailing. Mailers that bring […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 12 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Democratic mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy blasted, while Mayor Greg Ballard defended the proposed deal by a California company to bring 1,100 jobs to Indy. Interviewed on Afternoons with Amos live special from the Outback Luncheon, Kennedy said city and state officials had been “punked” by […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 24 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. In an explosive charge, IPS Supt. Dr. Eugene White demanded an state investigation of charter schools serving Indianapolis. White presented affidavits and statements from IPS Parents forced to leave area charter schools since the school year began. Afternoons with Amos heard reaction to IPS’ explosive […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 59 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Click to hear the full debate between all the candidates for Indianapolis Mayor. Incumbent Mayor Greg Ballard (Republican) and challengers Melina Kennedy (Democrat) and Chris Bowen (Libertarian) held a formal debate on Afternoons with Amos. The three discussed everything from IMPD, Black unemployment, neighborhoods, crime, […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 25 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. At 21.3% Black unemployment in Indianapolis/Marion County is the highest in decades. But Mayor Greg Ballard doesn’t think it is a “crisis”. That’s what he told Afternoons with Amos listeners during a special 90 minute discussion of the high Black joblessness in the city/county. Ballard […]
Melina Kennedy Discusses Jobs, Education, Lack of Mayor Ballard’s Leadership With City’s Black Media
Audio Included in Post. Runs 15 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Democratic Mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy blasted the continued high unemployment and lack of leadership of incumbent Mayor Greg Ballard in an interview with Indy’s Black media. Kennedy appeared on Afternoons with Amos and answered questions from Amos and the Indianapolis Recorder. Kennedy talked about education […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 18 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Mayor Greg Ballard announced an Education plan Wednesday that would rapidly expand the number of charter schools in Indianapolis/Marion County. The Mayor’s plan would add twenty more charters to the city/county’s 29 existing charters. The plan would allow existing charters to expand to other locations […]
